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Sugarcamp SF 2012

2012-08-27T04:40:36Z

Janissa: /* Ride Board */

SugarCamp++ will be Mon Oct 22 to Wed Oct 24 in San Francisco, immediately following OLPC SF's global community summit: http://olpcSF.org/summit

Presenting an opportunity for all to begin real hacking & implementation of the tech/learning/organizational ideas exchanged over the weekend summit. Please join & help strengthen collaborative global education!

We strongly welcome new participants. Read up on [http://planet.sugarlabs.org ongoing] [http://planet.laptop.org projects], think about [mailto:volunteer@laptop.org volunteering] with [http://www.sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs] and [http://one.laptop.org OLPC], open your imagination to what open-learning-for-all might become -- and put yourself [http://olpcMAP.net on the map] :)

 
http://olpcsf.org/sites/default/files/u8/red_xo_in_sf_fog_2012.jpg

= Topics =

Please add project topics below if you will give them legs :)

* [http://cananian.livejournal.com/66654.html XOrduino], Curricular Arcs, Streamlined Teacher Training
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/server-devel/2012-August/006126.html School Server Community Edition] (hassle-free [http://ChildrensLibrary.org ICDL], Yes We [http://khanAcademy.org Khan], etc)
* [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2012-August/thread.html#38829 Sugar 0.98 & 1.0 and what lies beyond] (vs Windows 8 releasing Fri Oct 26 ;)
* Hackers Without Borders, Feedback from Small/Medium-sized Deployments, [http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2012-05-30T21:08:10 NewCo], [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ALEARN_Network ALEARN]
* Documentation within Sugar; Video Tutorials; Books/Histories of OLPC/Sugar
* Power Infrastructure: developing countries' schools need what??

= Relevant SF Communities =

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noisebridge Award-winning] anarchistic SF educational hackerspace: http://Noisebridge.net
* Silicon Valley-San Francisco Bay Area Python Interest Group, meets Oct 25: http://BayPIGgies.net

= Attendees =

Please add your name if you will come & contribute to the future of Sugar/OLPC or similar -- include 2 words about your preferred project:

* Adam Holt, Boston (in SF Oct 18-25?)
* Alex Kleider, SF - XS Community Edition
* Bastien Guerry? Paris - XS Community Edition?
* Bernie Innocenti, Boston
* Bill Stelzer? US Virgin Islands
* Caryl Bigenho? Los Angeles
* Christoph Derndorfer, Vienna
* Cherry Withers? San Jose CA | Philippines
* Christine Murakami? Columbus Ohio
* Craig Perue, Jamaica - Curricular Arcs
* CScott Ananian? Boston - [http://cananian.livejournal.com/66654.html XOrduino?]
* Daniel Drake, Nicaragua (will attend but not sure which days)
* Gary Martin? Scotland
* George Hunt, NYC - XS Community Edition
* Janissa Balcomb - Lesotho
* Jerry Vonau? Winnipeg - XS Community Edition?
* Kevin Gordon, Toronto/Kenya
* Mark Battley? Toronto/Kenya - Curricular Arcs
* Mary Lou Jepsen? Taiwan
* Matt Keller?? Connecticut
* Mitch Seaton? Philippines/Australia/Denmark
* Mike Lee, DC (Oct 19-23)
* Nancie Severs? New Hampshire
* Nick Doiron? SF
* Sameer Verma, SF
* Simon Schampijer? Berlin
* Tony Anderson, Rwanda - Karma Learning System, XS Community Edition?
* Walter Bender, Boston
* Yoshiki Ohshima? Los Angeles

= Location =

UNCONFIRMED BUT LIKELY:

San Francisco State University 
835 Market St, 5th Floor (go downtown, NOT main campus!) 
San Francisco, CA 94103

In a modern classroom (or possibly 2!) Oct 22-24, most business hours and possibly Mon/Tue early evenings. Nearby pubs will be well-used evenings too.

Cost will be kept to an absolute minimum (possibly free, thanks to the amazing generosity of SFSU) with reliable Wifi included -- lunch/dinner available for purchase downstairs at the large Food Court.

Note the weekend's [http://olpcSF.org/summit Oct 19-21 Community Summit] itself (structured talks/demos/panels etc, you don't want to miss!) typically costs about $40/person to pay for room rental, supplies etc. That price would be an order of magnitude higher if it weren't for the astonishing volunteer efforts of the http://olpsSF.org community.

= Accommodations =

San Francisco is not cheap, but great hostels are available if you book them early. Please write to the olpc-sf@lists.laptop.org public mailing list for tips, so you can get to know & stay nearby others: http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf

= Suggestions =

Most welcome (register & click Edit above!) & also here: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Sugarcamp_SF_2012

Please also join the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf olpc-sf public mailing list] if you'd like to volunteer making this event an important if not historic contribution to global collaborative learning, thanks! You may also write privately to Adam Holt if you prefer: holt @ laptop.org

= Ride Board =

Drivers and Passengers: Post your ride information here.

* Driver: Janissa Balcomb, traveling from Wayan, Idaho. Room for 1 passenger comfortably, 2 if one has short legs. Leaving Idaho Thu Oct 18, Returning ?Wed (or Thu) Oct 24 (or 25). Main route will be via I-80 thru Elko, Reno & Sacramento. Will probably camp overnight partway.

Sugarcamp SF 2012

2012-08-27T04:27:51Z

Janissa: added Rider Board section, including info about ride-provider Janissa Balcomb

SugarCamp++ will be Mon Oct 22 to Wed Oct 24 in San Francisco, immediately following OLPC SF's global community summit: http://olpcSF.org/summit

Presenting an opportunity for all to begin real hacking & implementation of the tech/learning/organizational ideas exchanged over the weekend summit. Please join & help strengthen collaborative global education!

We strongly welcome new participants. Read up on [http://planet.sugarlabs.org ongoing] [http://planet.laptop.org projects], think about [mailto:volunteer@laptop.org volunteering] with [http://www.sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs] and [http://one.laptop.org OLPC], open your imagination to what open-learning-for-all might become -- and put yourself [http://olpcMAP.net on the map] :)

 
http://olpcsf.org/sites/default/files/u8/red_xo_in_sf_fog_2012.jpg

= Topics =

Please add project topics below if you will give them legs :)

* [http://cananian.livejournal.com/66654.html XOrduino], Curricular Arcs, Streamlined Teacher Training
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/server-devel/2012-August/006126.html School Server Community Edition] (hassle-free [http://ChildrensLibrary.org ICDL], Yes We [http://khanAcademy.org Khan], etc)
* [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2012-August/thread.html#38829 Sugar 0.98 & 1.0 and what lies beyond] (vs Windows 8 releasing Fri Oct 26 ;)
* Hackers Without Borders, Feedback from Small/Medium-sized Deployments, [http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2012-05-30T21:08:10 NewCo], [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ALEARN_Network ALEARN]
* Documentation within Sugar; Video Tutorials; Books/Histories of OLPC/Sugar
* Power Infrastructure: developing countries' schools need what??

= Relevant SF Communities =

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noisebridge Award-winning] anarchistic SF educational hackerspace: http://Noisebridge.net
* Silicon Valley-San Francisco Bay Area Python Interest Group, meets Oct 25: http://BayPIGgies.net

= Attendees =

Please add your name if you will come & contribute to the future of Sugar/OLPC or similar -- include 2 words about your preferred project:

* Adam Holt, Boston (in SF Oct 18-25?)
* Alex Kleider, SF - XS Community Edition
* Bastien Guerry? Paris - XS Community Edition?
* Bernie Innocenti, Boston
* Bill Stelzer? US Virgin Islands
* Caryl Bigenho? Los Angeles
* Christoph Derndorfer, Vienna
* Cherry Withers? San Jose CA | Philippines
* Christine Murakami? Columbus Ohio
* Craig Perue, Jamaica - Curricular Arcs
* CScott Ananian? Boston - [http://cananian.livejournal.com/66654.html XOrduino?]
* Daniel Drake, Nicaragua (will attend but not sure which days)
* Gary Martin? Scotland
* George Hunt, NYC - XS Community Edition
* Janissa Balcomb - Lesotho
* Jerry Vonau? Winnipeg - XS Community Edition?
* Kevin Gordon, Toronto/Kenya
* Mark Battley? Toronto/Kenya - Curricular Arcs
* Mary Lou Jepsen? Taiwan
* Matt Keller?? Connecticut
* Mitch Seaton? Philippines/Australia/Denmark
* Mike Lee, DC (Oct 19-23)
* Nancie Severs? New Hampshire
* Nick Doiron? SF
* Sameer Verma, SF
* Simon Schampijer? Berlin
* Tony Anderson, Rwanda - Karma Learning System, XS Community Edition?
* Walter Bender, Boston
* Yoshiki Ohshima? Los Angeles

= Location =

UNCONFIRMED BUT LIKELY:

San Francisco State University 
835 Market St, 5th Floor (go downtown, NOT main campus!) 
San Francisco, CA 94103

In a modern classroom (or possibly 2!) Oct 22-24, most business hours and possibly Mon/Tue early evenings. Nearby pubs will be well-used evenings too.

Cost will be kept to an absolute minimum (possibly free, thanks to the amazing generosity of SFSU) with reliable Wifi included -- lunch/dinner available for purchase downstairs at the large Food Court.

Note the weekend's [http://olpcSF.org/summit Oct 19-21 Community Summit] itself (structured talks/demos/panels etc, you don't want to miss!) typically costs about $40/person to pay for room rental, supplies etc. That price would be an order of magnitude higher if it weren't for the astonishing volunteer efforts of the http://olpsSF.org community.

= Accommodations =

San Francisco is not cheap, but great hostels are available if you book them early. Please write to the olpc-sf@lists.laptop.org public mailing list for tips, so you can get to know & stay nearby others: http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf

= Suggestions =

Most welcome (register & click Edit above!) & also here: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Sugarcamp_SF_2012

Please also join the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf olpc-sf public mailing list] if you'd like to volunteer making this event an important if not historic contribution to global collaborative learning, thanks! You may also write privately to Adam Holt if you prefer: holt @ laptop.org

= Ride Board =

Drivers and Passengers: Post your ride information here.

* Janissa Balcomb, traveling from Wayan, Idaho. Leaving Idaho Thu Oct 18, Returning ?Wed (or Thu) Oct 24 (or 25). Main route will be via I-80 thru Elko, Reno & Sacramento. Room for 1 passenger comfortably, 2 if one has short legs.