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There have been a number of excellent "9.1 proposals" posted to devel@ and sugar@ recently.  Since OLPC seems to have cancelled [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XOcamp_2 XOcamp], here's a proposal for an alterna-conference during the same time period.
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Participation is open to all Sugar and OLPC volunteers and employees!
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For the '''XOCamp-2''', originally scheduled for November but now postponed to January, [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XOcamp_2 see here].
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== What happened ==
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Read Tomeu's writeup of the event, [http://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2008/11/sugarcamp-nov-08-part-i.html part 1] and [http://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2008/12/sugarcamp-nov-08-part-ii.html part 2].
  
 
== Space-time coordinates ==
 
== Space-time coordinates ==
  
* Where: '''Cambridge MA, USA''' (exact location to be confirmed)
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=== When ===
* When: '''November 17, 2008 - November 21, 2008'''
 
  
== Confirmed attendees ==
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'''November 17, 2008 - November 22, 2008'''
("Confirmed" is a bit of a loose term at the moment, but these are the people I expect to be in town at the time.)
 
  
* C. Scott Ananian (speaker)
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=== Where ===
* Michael Stone (speaker)
 
* Chris Ball (speaker)
 
* Marco Gritti (Milan, Italy) (speaker)
 
* Tomeu Vizoso (Prague, Czech Republic) (speaker)
 
* Martin Langhoff (?) (speaker)
 
* [[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]] (Florence, Italy) (speaker)
 
* Walter Bender (at the end of the week) (speaker)
 
* Mel Chua (speaker)
 
  
== Proposals ==
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:Cambridge Innovation Center
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:One Broadway
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:Cambridge MA, USA
  
I'm first going to list all the proposals, then group them, then attempt to schedule them. If you're reading this page now, I'm still in the 'listing' phase.
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Please sign in at the front desk and use Chris Rowe @ OLE as your contact.
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If you have problems you can call the conference phone in the room 617-682-3760
  
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020595.html Desktop compatibility] (Marco Gritti)
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* Training room, 5th floor (Mon to Thu)
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020597.html Top Five performance problems] (Marco Gritti)
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* Charles Meeting room, 14th floor (Fri)
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020598.html Web-based activities] (Marco Gritti)
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* MIT Media Lab (Sat)
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020566.html View source everywhere] (Tomeu Vizoso)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020400.html Legacy compatibility] (Sayamindu Dasgupta)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020415.html i18n and l18n in 9.1 and beyond] (Sayamindu Dasgupta)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020695.html MouseTrap for Sugar] (Carlos Mauro)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020694.html Per-Country Sugar themes] (Carlos Mauro)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020696.html Usability testing] (Carlos Mauro)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020416.html Printing] (Martin Langhoff)
 
* School Server Update (Martin Langhoff)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020436.html Submitting homework] (Mikus Grinbergs)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020566.html Control Panel improvements] (Mikus Grinbergs)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020400.html Link local collaboration] (Morgan Collett)
 
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XOcamp_2#Networking Server based collaboration, removing Presence Service, File Transfer / Journal Object sharing] (Morgan Collett)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020447.html Textbooks] (Edward Cherlin)
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/2008-October/009472.html Report Cards on XO] (Yamandu Ploskonka)
 
* Portfolio (Walter Bender)
 
* [[User:Mchua/proposals#Sugarcamp brainstorm|Brainstorm: Making SugarLabs the easiest project ever to contribute to]] (Mel Chua)
 
* [[InfrastructureTeam|Sugar Labs Infrastructure]], current status & planning (Bernie Innocenti)
 
  
== Events ==
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== Resources ==
  
* [[Sugarcamp hackathon]] the evening of Monday, November 17. ([[User:Mchua|Mchua]] coordinating)
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=== Important announcements ===
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[[Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Announcements|Announcements]] (watch this page for updates)
  
== Donations ==
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=== Week schedule ===
These were donations made for the original XOcamp; the contributors need to be contacted to see whether they are willing to put the money towards a sugarcamp instead.
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[[Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Schedule|Schedule]] (watch this page for updates)
  
* [[User:CScott]] (cscott at cscott.net) has pledged $1000 for ''sugar developers''
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=== List of attendees ===
* [[User:Mstone|Michael Stone]] (michael at laptop.org) has pledged $1000 for ''speakers''
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[[Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Attendees|Attendees]] (please add yourself to the table)
* Christoph ( christoph at olpcnews.com) has pledged $100 for ''anyone''
 
* [[User:Ohshima]] (yoshiki at vpri.org) has pledged $50 for ''anyone''
 
* An anonymous donor has pledged $800.
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020435.html Peter Robinson] pledged $50.
 
* George Mavrothalassitis pledged $50.
 
* [[User:garycmartin|Gary]] (gary at garycmartin dot com) has paypaled $100 for ''sugar developers''
 
* [[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]] has paypaled $42.42 as a symbolic gesture to fund ''sugar developers and supporters''
 
  
== Housing ==
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=== Slides for the presentations ===
These were people willing to host speakers during XOcamp; they need to be contacted regarding their willingness to host for Sugarcamp.
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[[Marketing Team/Presentations|Presentations]] (presenters, please add '''before''' the talk)
  
* Bill Bogstad can a twin bed in a basement. One person for the entire time period. Confirmed for Sugarcamp.
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=== Minutes for brainstorms ===
* Mel Chua (and Chris Carrick) <s>can take 2 guests</s> (update: both mattresses in our guest room are full, we are housing two guests for Sugarcamp - hurrah!) We do live 15min walking from the airport for those with weird flight times who don't mind air mattresses or the sofa in the living room. (mel at laptop)
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[[Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Minutes]]
* The [http://www.acetarium.com/ Acetarium] and its dépendence reserved royal suites for their valued Italian attendees (bernie and marcopg).
 
  
== Adopt a speaker! ==
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=== IRC channel ===
These are out-of-town speakers (and links to their proposals) who could present at Sugarcamp.
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irc.freenode.org #sugar
  
''Please feel free to add anyone I've missed; I just compiled this quickly by scanning emails to [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/ devel@] and [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/ sugar@] with 'Proposal' in the title.  If you're one of the listed developers, please add your location and the approximate cost of airfare, if you can determine it -- or remove yourself if you've made a proposal but aren't actually interested in attending, or can donate your own travel costs.  I tried to roughly sort by number of proposals made (talks to be given).''
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=== Conference call ===
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:Dial-in number: +1 218-486-2209
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:Participant IDs: 3113474
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:Host ID (for the meeting room): 9592075
  
; Marco Pesenti Gritti (marcopg).
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=== Printer ===
: Core Sugar developer
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:balto.cictr.com, HP LaserJet 4250 (JetDirect).
: Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020595.html Desktop compatibility], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020597.html Top Five performance problems], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020598.html Web-based activities]
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:Ask [[User:Bernie|Bernie]] for physical access.
: From: Milan, Italy.  Cost: booked for US$542.
 
  
; Tomeu Vizoso
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=== Photos ===
: Core Sugar developer
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[[Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Photos]] (Ryan & Yama)
: Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020566.html View source everywhere], others?
 
: From: Prague, Czech Republic Cost: booked for US$720
 
  
; Sayamindu Dasgupta (unmadindu)
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=== Feedback ===
: Sugar developer/Translation lead
 
: Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020400.html Legacy compatibility], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020415.html i18n and l18n in 9.1 and beyond]
 
: From: Kolkata, India Cost: $1400
 
  
; Carlos Mauro
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[[Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Feedback]] from the last day - please add your thoughts.
: Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020695.html MouseTrap for Sugar], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020694.html Per-Country Sugar themes], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020696.html Usability testing]
 
: From: ?  Cost: ?
 
  
; Martin Langhoff
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== Talk proposals ==
: School server developer
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[[Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Proposals]]
: Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020416.html Printing], School Server Update
 
: From: ? Cost: ?
 
  
; Mikus Grinbergs?
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== Adopt a speaker! ==
: Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020436.html Submitting homework], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020566.html Control Panel improvements]
 
  
; Edward Cherlin
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:Want to contribute?
: Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020447.html Textbooks]
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:Looking for an accommodation?
: From: Cupertino CA Cost: $300
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:Need travel funding?
  
; Yamandu Ploskonka?
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Go to [[Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Logistics]].
: Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/2008-October/009472.html Report Cards on XO]
 
: From: ? Cost: ?
 

Latest revision as of 19:08, 24 February 2010

Participation is open to all Sugar and OLPC volunteers and employees!

For the XOCamp-2, originally scheduled for November but now postponed to January, see here.

What happened

Read Tomeu's writeup of the event, part 1 and part 2.

Space-time coordinates

When

November 17, 2008 - November 22, 2008

Where

Cambridge Innovation Center
One Broadway
Cambridge MA, USA

Please sign in at the front desk and use Chris Rowe @ OLE as your contact. If you have problems you can call the conference phone in the room 617-682-3760

  • Training room, 5th floor (Mon to Thu)
  • Charles Meeting room, 14th floor (Fri)
  • MIT Media Lab (Sat)

Resources

Important announcements

Announcements (watch this page for updates)

Week schedule

Schedule (watch this page for updates)

List of attendees

Attendees (please add yourself to the table)

Slides for the presentations

Presentations (presenters, please add before the talk)

Minutes for brainstorms

Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Minutes

IRC channel

irc.freenode.org #sugar

Conference call

Dial-in number: +1 218-486-2209
Participant IDs: 3113474
Host ID (for the meeting room): 9592075

Printer

balto.cictr.com, HP LaserJet 4250 (JetDirect).
Ask Bernie for physical access.

Photos

Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Photos (Ryan & Yama)

Feedback

Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Feedback from the last day - please add your thoughts.

Talk proposals

Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Proposals

Adopt a speaker!

Want to contribute?
Looking for an accommodation?
Need travel funding?

Go to Marketing Team/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Logistics.