EduJAM/2013
It's true!!!
EduJam 2013!!!
This page is for planning the EduJAM! summit in Paraguay October 10th to 13th 2013.
Main goals
- Sharing experiences among global Sugar and OLPC deployments
- Encouraging the creation of local communities and strengthening existing ones
- Getting updates on the current activities of OLPC, Sugar, TurtleArt and technology and learning projects of MIT
- Encouraging the participation of local communities in the overall project
Program
A first sketch of the event (preliminary, see also update here!) is as follows: Program committee:
- Gonzalo Odiard
- Walter Bender
- Leticia Romero
- Martín Abente
- Claudia Urrea
- Mary Gomez
Attendees
If you want to attend, please write us: edujam@googlegroups.com
Including Volunteer Organizers: Martín Abente, Walter Bender, Pablo Flores, Gonzalo Odiard, Leticia Romero, Micaela Acosta
Accommodation
We'll put here some more information about possible places for staying.
The following 4 are from edujam.wix:
- Quinta Ykua Sati
- El viajero Hostel
- El Circo Hostel
- Los Alpes Hotel
The program is showing a range of venues, UNA, ABC color, Caacupe, Paraguay Educa, Sheraton
Near UNA (Universidad Nacional de Asunción):
- Badenia Hotel Garni 2, Fernando De La Mora, Paraguay
- Hotel del Sur Av Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
- Liz Hotel Gral Genes, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
- Hotel Universitario P. J. Carles, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Paraguay (generally) uses 220V European electrical outlets so please consider bringing a small converter.
Wifi access will be sought where possible, but not guaranteed.
Transport
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Asunci%C3%B3n#Get_around
- http://voices.yahoo.com/asuncion-paraguay-transportation-33843.html?cat=16
Registration
Soon
Paraguay
Visas are not required for most US, Canada, Europe.
My advice on phoning the embassy is that Australian and New Zealand citizens need a visa [1]which costs US$135 for Australians or US$140 New Zealanders. The embassy is in Canberra and processing takes 2-5 days plus mailing time. However Wikipedia indicates that you can get a visa on arrival at the Asuncion main airport [2] this may be true and the phone advice incomplete or Wikipedia may be out of date.