Youth Summit - Montevideo, Uruguay (20-23 September 2014)
Dear Colleagues, ANEP (National Administration of Public Education) and Sugar Labs are organizing a World Junior Programmers Summit, a meeting among youths from different parts of the world who are working in software development. Taking advantage of this gathering, we are soliciting participation by leaders of educational programs interested in the potential that technology has on learning and in promoting meaningful participation of students. This event will last for four days, three days for the youth meeting, and the fourth day for a series of strategic to discuss the current impact and future of the Sugar learning environment. The first day of the youth event will be open to anyone interested in joining the community of free software developers, while the other two days will be for those who are already actively involved in Sugar development. Who should attend: - Youths who have an interest in programming and / or have made concrete contributions to the development of the Sugar learning environment; - Leaders interested in participating in a series of strategic meetings to define the future of the Sugar learning environment. Why participate in this meeting: - To work with internationally recognized young a Python developers; - Help define the future of the Sugar learning environment and future generations of software for learning; - To connect with experts, convinced of the potential of technology in the development and learning; - To strengthen the community of users of the Sugar learning environment around the world. Anyone interested in participating in this important event should contact us immediately. ANEP has offered funding to cover the local costs for youths to participate in this event. Sincerely, José Miguel Garcia (ANEP) Walter Bender (Sugar Labs) -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
