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| + | See http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg04163.html for background and reference;<br> |
| + | also, http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg04201.html. |
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| + | This venture will depend on creative, community support and the cooperative spirit of participants. Please join and '''[[/Ideas|contribute ideas here]]''', on this page, and on the [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep It's an Education Project] mailing list. |
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| ==Sugar Institute Vision== | | ==Sugar Institute Vision== |
− | * Fill a house with design students, education students, and computer science students all coming together to work on Sugar. | + | * Fill a house with design students, education students, and computer science students all coming together to work on Sugar. Small Scale version of this is [http://docbox.flint.com:8081/maple Maple Sugar ]. |
| * Something with work and living space for about 20 people to come together to work together for brief periods (a couple of weeks to a couple of months). | | * Something with work and living space for about 20 people to come together to work together for brief periods (a couple of weeks to a couple of months). |
| * It could be used for training deployment teams, some weeks for hackers to work together, some weeks.... | | * It could be used for training deployment teams, some weeks for hackers to work together, some weeks.... |
| * It could become a place for deployments and deployers to hire Sugar developers and designers for specific tasks. | | * It could become a place for deployments and deployers to hire Sugar developers and designers for specific tasks. |
− | * Flophouse, or SugarShack, would be a precursor to Institute to see if this is something that is useful, cost effective, and | + | * Flophouse, or Sugar Shack, would be a precursor to an Institute to see if this is something that is useful, cost effective, and manageable. |
− | manageable.
| + | * Sugar Labs would be a technical sponsor. |
| + | * Give smart, passionate students, who might not be familiar with open source and community development, a chance to immerse themselves in the culture. |
| + | * Provide a catalyst for small groups, loosely affiliated with Sugar Labs, to form, and work on interesting projects that might feed back upstream. |
| + | ==Regional Institutes== |
| + | * Rochester, New York, USA (see below) |
| + | * [http://www.bosivt.org Barre Open Systems Institute] in Barre, Vermont, USA with Paul Flint, http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg04175.html |
| + | * [[Sugar Labs DC]], Washington, DC, USA with Jeff Elkner, http://n2.nabble.com/-Marketing--Fwd:-Sugar-Labs-DC-Summer-Workshop-tt3004044.html |
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− | ==RIT FOSS Co-op Vision== | + | ==[http://www.rit.edu/ RIT] FOSS Co-op Vision== |
| + | [http://www.rit.edu/ Rochester Institute of Technology, RIT], Rochester, New York, USA |
| * Modeled after http://www.hfoss.org/index.php?page=hfoss-summer-institute | | * Modeled after http://www.hfoss.org/index.php?page=hfoss-summer-institute |
− | * Support students such as those in [[olpc:RIT_honors_seminar%2C_developing_for_the_OLPC_XO]] working on [[Math4Team/RIT]] and want to continue or earn required Co-op credit. | + | * Support students such as those in [[olpc:RIT honors seminar, developing for the OLPC XO]] working on [[Math4Team/RIT]] who want to continue or earn required RIT Co-op credits. |
| * 350-hour work commitment by students per term. | | * 350-hour work commitment by students per term. |
− | * External to RIT Co-op program Supervisor(s) | + | * External to RIT Co-op program Supervisor(s) to oversee and grade the student work. |
| * Prefer that students locate in Rochester, NY rather than disperse. (distance co-ops an option) | | * Prefer that students locate in Rochester, NY rather than disperse. (distance co-ops an option) |
| * Paid positions when funding is available, unpaid otherwise (Student's must commit to documenting their work before leaving for a paid position). | | * Paid positions when funding is available, unpaid otherwise (Student's must commit to documenting their work before leaving for a paid position). |
− | * | + | * Collaborating with students that will be working on independent studies, see [[User:Bbl5660|Brian Long]] , [[User:Classclownfish|Abbi Honeycutt]] and etc. |
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| + | ==Opportunity== |
| + | * Serve both visions in a co-sponsored, 2009 Sugar Summer Co-op program. |
| + | * A hybrid operation with RIT students and other interested parties would be possible. |
| + | * Find financial sponsors. |
| + | *:Sugar Labs is not currently able to provide financial support except through [[Sugar Labs/Donate|community donations]]. |
| + | ** optionally, associate with [http://www.hfoss.org/ H-FOSS]. |
| + | ** self sponsor, when possible. |
| + | * Use RIT Resources |
| + | ** Laboratory, office, and meeting spaces |
| + | ** Faculty for special projects |
| + | ** optionally: campus housing for room and board (One could get housing and a full meal plan at RIT for something like $2500-$3500 for the summer. '''BUT''', application deadlines have passed; though, a group application exception may be possible.) |
| + | * Use Rochester/Upstate New York Resources |
| + | ** [[olpc:OLPC_Rochester,_NY| Rochester, NY Special Interest Group]] and http://www.lugor.org/. |
| + | ** Local schools, colleges, and universities |
| + | ** Other local institutions... |
| + | ** [http://www.visitrochester.com/ Local] & [http://www.iloveny.com/home.aspx Regional] resources for the social calendar. |
| + | * Room and Board |
| + | ** optionally: RIT campus housing for room and board (Application deadlines have passed, but a group application exception may be possible.) |
| + | ** optionally: solicit Sponsor homes, like for exchange students, for those that might prefer or can't afford the other options. |
| + | *** a community support option for interested families |
| + | *** perhaps sponsors could invite appropriately-sized groups to summer cottages or vacation homes for reflective weekends or short, get-away periods. |
| + | ** Rochester local housing: $900-1,000/month for a 3 bedroom house $1400-1600/month for a four, etc. |