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SugarCamp++ will be Mon Oct 22 to Wed Oct 24 in San Francisco | SugarCamp++ will be Mon Oct 22 to Wed Oct 24 in San Francisco (business hours especially) immediately following [http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/community/olpc_san_francisco_community_summit_2012.html OLPC SF's global community summit]. | ||
Presenting an opportunity for all to begin real hacking & implementation of the tech/learning/organizational ideas exchanged over the weekend summit | Presenting an opportunity for all to begin real hacking & implementation of the tech/learning/organizational ideas exchanged over the weekend summit | ||
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= Photos = | |||
* From Adam Holt: http://flickr.com/tiayiti | |||
* From Mike Lee: http://flickr.com/curiouslee/sets/72157631841452526 | |||
* From Mark Battley: http://flickr.com/ntugigroup/sets/72157631839591590 | |||
* From Pete Fecteau: http://flickr.com/africahacktrip/sets/72157631846071405 | |||
* From Nancie Severs: http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/nsevers/4/1351172665/tpod.html | |||
* From Mitchell Seaton: https://plus.google.com/photos/114766364529484115275/albums/5821209871799850449 | |||
= Topics = | = Topics = | ||
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* Documentation within Sugar; Video Tutorials; Books/Histories of OLPC/Sugar | * Documentation within Sugar; Video Tutorials; Books/Histories of OLPC/Sugar | ||
* Power Infrastructure: developing countries' schools need what?? | * Power Infrastructure: developing countries' schools need what?? | ||
* Translating [http://google.com/search?q=olpc+butia Butía] construction instructions from Spanish to English (Christoph) | |||
* Sensors... build, test, create lesson ideas (STEM, SET, and SCIB), maybe video tutorials of how-to make? KISS! (Caryl) | |||
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= Attendees = | = Attendees = | ||
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* [http://twitter.com/adborden Aaron Borden]? OLPC SF | * [http://twitter.com/adborden Aaron Borden]? OLPC SF | ||
* Adam Gordon, Toronto/[http://ntugigroup.org Kenya] | * Adam Gordon, Toronto/[http://ntugigroup.org Kenya] (Oct 19-22) | ||
* Adam Holt, Boston ( | * Adam Holt, Boston (Oct 17-25) | ||
* Alex Kleider, SF - XS Community Edition | * Alex Kleider, SF - [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition XS Community Edition] | ||
* Anish Mangal, UMichigan | * Aleksey Lim, Russia (Oct 19-24?) | ||
* Anna Schoolfield, Birmingham Alabama | * Anish Mangal, UMichigan, former Dextrose Project Manager (Oct 17-21) | ||
* [http://lumiere.ens.fr/~guerry/ Bastien Guerry?] Paris - XS Community Edition? | * Anna Schoolfield, Birmingham Alabama (Oct 19-24?) | ||
* [http://codewiz.org Bernie Innocenti], Boston - Google, Sugar Labs founder | * [http://lumiere.ens.fr/~guerry/ Bastien Guerry?] Paris - XS Community Edition? (Oct 19? 21-23?) | ||
* Bill Stelzer, US Virgin Islands | * [http://codewiz.org Bernie Innocenti], Boston - Google, Sugar Labs founder (Oct 19-28) | ||
* Caryl Bigenho, Los Angeles - Teacher & [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program Contributors Program] mentor | * Bert Freudenberg, Germany - Etoys (Oct 19-21) | ||
* Bill Stelzer, US Virgin Islands (Oct 18-27) | |||
* Caryl Bigenho, Los Angeles area - Teacher & [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program Contributors Program] mentor (Oct 19-24)(Robots, Sensors, XS) | |||
* Christoph Derndorfer, Vienna - OLPC News Editor (in SF Oct 17-25) | * Christoph Derndorfer, Vienna - OLPC News Editor (in SF Oct 17-25) | ||
* Cherry Withers? San Jose CA | Philippines | * Cherry Withers? San Jose CA | Philippines | ||
* Christine Murakami? Ohio - [http://csgolpc2012.weebly.com Columbus School for Girls] | * Christine Murakami? Ohio - [http://csgolpc2012.weebly.com Columbus School for Girls] | ||
* Claudia Urrea? Boston | Colombia - OLPC [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/claudia-urrea Director of Learning] | * Claudia Urrea? Boston | Colombia - OLPC [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/claudia-urrea Director of Learning] (Oct 21-23) | ||
* [http://twitter.com/craigperue Craig Perue] - Jamaica Ministry of Education (Curricular Arcs, Project Mgmt) | * [http://twitter.com/craigperue Craig Perue] - Jamaica Ministry of Education (Curricular Arcs, Project Mgmt, Oct 19-21) | ||
* CScott Ananian? Boston - [http://cananian.livejournal.com XOrduino?] [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2012-September/015518.html Arduino?] | * CScott Ananian? Boston - [http://cananian.livejournal.com XOrduino?] [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2012-September/015518.html Arduino?] | ||
* Daniel Drake, Nicaragua ( | * Dafydd Harries - alum of Collabora Ltd (Oct 16-23) | ||
* David Farning, Wisconsin - [http://activitycentral.com Activity Central] founder | * Daniel Drake, Nicaragua (Oct 18-24) | ||
* David Jessup? Florida - OLPC/Liberty City [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/david-jessup-jr Project Manager] | * David Farning, Wisconsin - [http://activitycentral.com Activity Central] founder (Oct 19-24?) | ||
* David Jessup? Florida - OLPC/Liberty City [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/david-jessup-jr Project Manager] (Oct 19-22?) | |||
* Ed Bigenho, Los Angeles area-Volunteer "helper" (Oct 19-24)(Robots, sensors) | |||
* Gary Martin? Scotland | * Gary Martin? Scotland | ||
* George Hunt, NYC - [ | * George Hunt, NYC - [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition XS Community Edition] (Oct 19-24) | ||
* Giulia D'Amico | * Giulia D'Amico, Miami - OLPC [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/giulia-damico VP of Business Development] (Oct 19-21?) | ||
* Grant Bowman - [http://olpcSF.org OLPC SF] | * Grant Bowman - [http://olpcSF.org OLPC SF] | ||
* Janissa Balcomb - [http://olpc2010-lesotho.blogspot.com/ Lesotho] | * Janissa Balcomb - [http://olpc2010-lesotho.blogspot.com/ Lesotho] (Oct 19-23) | ||
* Jennifer Martino - [http://www.olpccanada.com/blog/ OLPC Canada] [http://twitter.com/olpccanada Director] (Oct 18-22) | * Jennifer Martino - [http://www.olpccanada.com/blog/ OLPC Canada] [http://twitter.com/olpccanada Director] (Oct 18-22) | ||
* Jerry Vonau? Winnipeg - [http://www.laptop.org.au/ OLPC Australia], [ | * Jerry Vonau? Winnipeg - [http://www.laptop.org.au/ OLPC Australia], [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition XS Community Edition] | ||
* Kevin Gordon, Toronto | * John Watlington, Boston - OLPC VP of Hardware Engineering (Oct 20-22) | ||
* Mark Battley, Toronto | * Jonathan Ooms, Global Literacy Foundation | ||
* Kevin Gordon, Toronto | [http://ntugigroup.org Kenya] (Oct 18-22) | |||
* Luke Faraone, DC/Boston (Oct 19? 21-22?) | |||
* Marina Zdobnova, LA/Russia (Oct 19-24?) | |||
* Mark Battley, Toronto | [http://ntugigroup.org Kenya] - Curricular Arcs (Oct 16-25) | |||
* Mary Lou Jepsen? Taiwan - [http://pixelqi.com/ Pixel Qi] | * Mary Lou Jepsen? Taiwan - [http://pixelqi.com/ Pixel Qi] | ||
* Matt Keller | * Matt Keller, Connecticut | Ethiopia - [http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429206/emtech-preview-another-way-to-think-about/ OLPC Literacy Project] (Oct 19-21) | ||
* Mitch Seaton, Philippines | * Mitch Seaton, Philippines (eKindling) | Australia | Denmark (Oct 18-26) | ||
* Mike Lee, DC - Tablets, [http://olpcLearningClub.org OLPC Learning Club] (Oct 19-23) | * Mike Lee, DC - Tablets, [http://youtu.be/VuOvwJAwA0U XOrduino, XO Stick], Scratch, Etoys, [http://proyectojuanchacon.blogspot.com/2012/09/sugarlabs-dc-is-back.html SugarLabs DC], [http://olpcLearningClub.org OLPC Learning Club], [http://bib.archive.org/ Books in Browsers] (Oct 19-23/26) | ||
* Nancie Severs, New Hampshire/Thailand/Vietnam | * Nancie Severs, New Hampshire/Thailand/Vietnam - [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program Contributors Program] coordinator (Oct 17/18-22) | ||
* Nick Doiron? SF - Code For America | * Nick Doiron? SF - Code For America (Oct 19-22) | ||
* Richard M.Batna, Montreal | * Richard M.Batna, Montreal (Oct 18-23) | ||
* Richard Smith? Boston - [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/power power electronics], OLPC [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/richard-smith Director of Embedded Engineering] | * Richard Smith? Boston - [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/power power electronics], OLPC [http://one.laptop.org/about/people/richard-smith Director of Embedded Engineering] | ||
* Ruben Rodriguez | * Rod Weis, Global Literacy Foundation | ||
* Ruben Rodriguez? Spain - Activity Central CTO | |||
* Sameer Verma - [http://olpcSF.org OLPC SF] Chief Organizer | * Sameer Verma - [http://olpcSF.org OLPC SF] Chief Organizer | ||
* Sarah Naguib? [http://laptopsforegypt.wordpress.com Ohio | * Sarah Naguib? [http://laptopsforegypt.wordpress.com Ohio | Egypt] | ||
* Simon Schampijer? Berlin | * Simon Schampijer? Berlin | ||
* SJ Klein? Boston - [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trustees Wikipedia Board], [http://dp.la Digital Public Library of America] | * SJ Klein? Boston - [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trustees Wikipedia Board], [http://dp.la Digital Public Library of America] (Oct 20-21) | ||
* Tony Anderson, Rwanda - Karma Learning System, XS Community Edition? | * Tanja Kohn, Austria (in SF October 16 - 26 early morning) | ||
* Walter Bender, Boston - [[Oversight Board|Sugar Labs Executive Director]] | * Tim Falconer, Pennsylvania (Oct 19-22?) | ||
* Tony Anderson, Rwanda - Karma Learning System, XS Community Edition? (Oct 19-24) | |||
* Walter Bender, Boston - [[Oversight Board|Sugar Labs Executive Director]] (Oct 21-24) | |||
* Yoshiki Ohshima? Los Angeles | * Yoshiki Ohshima? Los Angeles | ||
= Registration = | |||
<u>Be sure to add your name to the "Attendees" list above, with a couple words about your interests, and also write to <b>holt @ laptop.org</b> confirming there's still room!</u> | |||
Both rooms below will be free (thanks to the amazing generosity of SF State University's College of Business) with reliable Wifi included -- lunch/dinner is available for individual purchase downstairs at the large Food Court. | |||
Note the preceding weekend's [http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/community/olpc_san_francisco_community_summit_2012.html Oct 19-21 Community Summit] itself (structured talks/demos/panels etc, you don't want to miss, [https://www.eventbrite.com/event/4025544512 please register now!]) costs $25 to $40/person to pay for facilities rental, great community shirts, supplies etc. A price that would indeed be an order of magnitude higher if it weren't for the astonishing volunteer efforts of the http://olpcSF.org community :) | |||
= Location = | = Location = | ||
<b>In 2 modern classrooms, Oct 22-24 (Mon to Wed), 8AM to 5PM</b>: | |||
San Francisco State University | San Francisco State University | ||
835 Market St, | Rooms 667 & 668 | ||
835 Market St, 6th Floor <i>(go downtown, NOT main campus)</i> | |||
San Francisco, CA 94103 | San Francisco, CA 94103 | ||
= Evening Excitement = | |||
<b>Nearby pubs will be well-used too!</b> (And restaurants, and large food court below SFSU/downtown) | |||
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* [http://twitter.com/AfricaHackTrip AfricaHackTrip] Drink-up, Wednesday Oct 17, 6:30PM @ Showdown saloon (happy hour!) 10 6th Street, San Francisco: http://www.meetup.com/AfricaHackTrip/events/85351052/ | |||
* Reception @ SFSU/Downtown [http://olpcSF.org/summit Friday Oct 19, 5:00PM]. [https://www.eventbrite.com/event/4025544512 Please Register Now] for the summit if you haven't! | |||
* Party in Bolinas Sunday Oct 21, 6PM (1hr from SF, across Golden Gate). Rental vehicles will be arranged in person during the weekend summit, ask for the awesome June & Alex Kleider on the summit floor! | |||
* Will Obama/Romney mention OLPC in their [http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/ foreign policy debate] Monday Oct 22, 6PM PDT? As [http://blog.laptop.org/2012/10/03/former-president-clinton-mentions-olpc/ Bill Clinton just did] Sept 23? Find out at a local bar with us! | |||
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Cbigenho Caryl Bigenho] and [http://derndorfer.eu Christoph Derndorfer] invite you to an on-street segway city adventure for about $30, perhaps late Mon/Tue Oct 22-23? Music/shows also possible. Please contact them or jot something in right here ! | |||
* SF [http://www.africahacktrip.org/ AfricaHackTrip] Meeting #1, Wednesday Oct 24, Noon @ SFSU downtown: http://www.meetup.com/AfricaHackTrip/events/85328062/ | |||
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The olpc-social@googlegroups.com mailing list for [https://www.eventbrite.com/event/4025544512 registered summit attendees] can also help coordinate ad hoc/spontaneous in-city get-togethers etc! | |||
== 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 | |||
= Accommodations = | = Accommodations = | ||
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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 | 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 | ||
The olpc-social@googlegroups.com mailing list for [https://www.eventbrite.com/event/4025544512 registered summit attendees] can also help coordinate ad hoc/spontaneous in-city get-togethers etc! | |||
= Ride Board = | = Ride Board = | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | ||
= 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: <b>holt @ laptop.org</b> | |||