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We have scheduled a field trip to Massachusetts to visit some technology sites and learn and work with people there.
We have scheduled a field trip to Massachusetts to visit some technology sites and learn and work with people there.
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==Rough Schedule==
==Rough Schedule==
# Leave Rochester on 10 August for the Boston area to collect or meet up with Eric, Tyler, Dave and stay in a youth hostel, [http://bostonhostel.org/about.shtml Hostelling International-Boston].
I'm thinking that our rough schedule might start to look like this (adjustments or additional suggestions welcome):
# Work in Boston area
## Gardner Academy
## Sugar Camp sessions
### How to interact with Community
### Affordances we can provide for new developers and contributors
### School Server deployment and development issues (I've invited Dave Bauer to join us, if he can come, a School Server track would be very valuable for all.)
# Tour in the Boston area
## MIT Media Lab
## Computer History Museum
## MIT Museum http://web.mit.edu/museum/
# Return to Rochester 16/17 August
# 17-18 August RIT visits


* Dave Farning could make (perhaps less expensive roundtrip) flights to & from Rochester or fly to Boston and return with us to Rochester to stay with me for a couple of days to visit RIT and meet the available faculty.
===Monday 10 August===
* Rochester area folks would take a 1 or 2 cars (depending on the number joining from Rochester) and proceed to hostel site.
* Drive to Boston
* Adam Holt may drive back with us to Rochester.
* Check in to Hostel, http://bostonhostel.org/about.shtml
* Maybe dinner out with Mel Chua, if available, learn the Metro, etc.
===Tuesday 11 August===
* 10 am - Visit MIT Museum, http://web.mit.edu/museum/
* 1 pm - lunch on or near campus
* 2 pm - Review field trip plans and schedule
* 2:30 pm - Conference room session, "What we've learned as OLPC/Sugar Labs students about working in the FLOSS environment as RIT students, co-ops, and associates"  (a small group session, with Mel Chua as sole guest beyond the 6 in our group)
** Why we enrolled
** Difficulties we've encountered
** Questions we haven't asked
** Personal learnings, such as dealing with our own and other's lack of knowledge or skill.
** How we would change the experience based on all the above
* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)
===Wednesday 12 August===
* 9:30 am -  Museum of Science, Cahners Computerplace exhibit, http://www.mos.org/exhibits_shows/current_exhibits&d=232, see Keith Simmons, RIT alumnus, and Flagship Computer Clubhouse
* 12:30 am - Lunch at museum or nearby
* 2 pm - Conference room sessions, "Our projects - let's help each other.  Problems we've had and need help with" (guests welcome)
** Teacher Reporting - Wesley Dillingham & Fred Grose
** Math Quest - Eric Mallon & Tyler Bragdon
** Math4 Project - Karlie Robinson
** Community Interactions - David Farning
* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)
===Thursday 13 August===
* 10 am - Workshop with Caroline or her available team, "Tasks we can assist with over 3 days (13 - 15 Aug) to advance her projects"  (Bring your laptops and be ready to take on unfinished tasks.)
* 1 pm - Lilla G. Frederick Middle School (if appropriate) or continue with workshop tasks.
* 5 pm - Quit for dinner & evening plans (TBD)
===Friday 14 August===
* 10 am - Red Hat visit in Westford, MA with Luke Macken (to be scheduled)
* afternoon - workshop tasks, additional conference room topics, or casual visits with OLPC/Media Lab/OLE/Others
* evening plans - open
===Saturday 15 August===
* 10 am - Another local destination, additional conference room topics, or workshop tasks
* afternoon - Review & document workshop accomplishments for hand-off or continued work
* evening plans open
===Sunday 16 August===
* Return home (or stay for additional events that may be suggested)
===Monday 17 August===
* Wesley, Fred, David, Karlie back in Rochester (Adam Holt welcome to join, if available)
* Rest and visit Genesee River falls and pier, Abbotts, etc.
===Tuesday 18 August===
* RIT visits with Professor Jacobs (Adam Holt welcome to join, if available)
 
== Possible Adjunct meetings ==
* While in Boston, perhaps we (David and I) could have a short visit with Ed McNierney and Stefan Unterhauser to discuss Infrastructure plans for OLPC/Sugar Labs, for example, http://vig.laptop.org/wiki/index.php/Recipe:migratewiki and http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-sysadmin/2009-July/000324.html.


Please add more specific suggestions.




Hoping others can offer some suggestions and support.
Hoping others can offer some suggestions and support.


===Participants===
==Participants==
* Frederick Grose, Rochester, 10 - 18 August, room for 3 others at my house in Rochester, room for 3 others in my car.
* Frederick Grose, Rochester, 10 - 18 August, room for 3 others at my house in Rochester, room for 3 others in my car.
* David Farning, Wisconsin, , room with Fred in Rochester
* David Farning, Wisconsin, , room with Fred in Rochester
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