Some possible topics for the "Birds of a Feather" talks at the Maho Realness Summit sponsored by Waveplace on May 28-31:
-Powering the Program: [Alternative] Energy Solutions for an OLPC deployment -What's the Word? Publicity and Fundraising for your OLPC project -Integrating the classroom: How to bridge cultural gaps and collaborate with local government -The Money's Gone! What to do when you're out of funding -Getting People on Your Bandwagon: Partnering with NGOs and what to do when people ask "how can I help?" -What Not to Do: Project Killers and How to Avoid Them Any thoughts/feedback on these ideas? Beth Waveplace --- Beth Santos 603.661.1273 http://www.bethsantos.com http://bethstepsup.blogspot.com http://www.travelgogirl.com On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 5:53 AM, Adam Holt <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope to see a dozen of you there!!! > Buzz me live starting Monday if you're also interested in arriving early -- > as many of the speakers like myself are doing -- helping with 3 local > schools etc, > --A! > > > Subject: [Grassroots-l] ANN: olpc realness summit > end of may > > realness.org Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:54:50 -0400 From: Timothy > Falconer <[email protected]> <[email protected]> To: grassroots > OLPC <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > > Waveplace is pleased to announce the OLPC REALNESS SUMMIT. > > No hype, no bashing, no wireless, no room service. Just straight talk > about what works, what doesn't, and why we do what we do. > > > WHERE: Maho Bay Camps on the island of St John, US Virgin Islands (steps > from the beach) > > WHEN: May 28, 29, 30, 31 > > HOW MUCH: $300 for four nights, including lodging > > > Twelve invited talks and discussions, three a day, from five continents > and the Caribbean: > > * WAVEPLACE: Tim Falconer > > * OLPC: Adam Holt > > * SUGAR LABS: Bernie Innocenti > > * ASIA: Mike Dawson from the OLPC Afghanistan > > * SOUTH AMERICA: Marta Voelcker from Brazil and Carlos Rabassa from Plan > Ceibal, Uruguay > > * AFRICA: Beth Santos from the Step Up OLPC (São Tomé and Príncipe*)* > > * EUROPE: Christoph Derndorfer from OLPC Austria > > * CARIBBEAN: Lunise Cerin from Haiti, formerly of USAID and Save the > Children, and John Engle of Haiti Partners > > * NORTH AMERICA: Christine Murakami from Columbus School for Girls, Ohio > > > All of this will be happening at the same time as our St John mentor > workshop and pilots, which take place over ten days (May 24 to June 2). > We'll be training 40 new mentors, many for Haiti, and working with 60 > elementary children from the islands three schools. So all summit attendees > will get to see XOs in action, with mentors and children working together. > You can also sign up to take the full ten day workshop, which would make > you eligible to travel for Waveplace to one of our upcoming pilots. > > We're very excited about this event! I hope many who love XOs from > around the world can attend so we can compare stories and solutions. > > Find out more and register at http://realness.org. > > Please help spread the word by forwarding this announcement to people, > groups, and mailing lists you know. > > Thanks, > Tim > > -- > Timothy Falconer > Waveplace Foundation > http://waveplace.org > + 1 610 624 3760 > > _______________________________________________ > support-gang mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang > >
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