[Olpcaustria] Fwd: [Grassroots-l] 1st OLPC NL meeting: 15 Dec 2007, 2 PM, in Amsterdam!

[Aaron Kaplan]

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> From: "Bastiaan Bakker" <bastiaan.bakker at enovation.nl>
> Date: December 10, 2007 3:40:18 PM GMT+01:00
> To: <grassroots at lists.laptop.org>
> Subject: [Grassroots-l] 1st OLPC NL meeting: 15 Dec 2007, 2 PM, in  
> Amsterdam!
>
> Hi fellow grassrooters,
>
> Coming Saturday December 15th the Dutch OLPC grassroots group will  
> have
> their very first informal gathering. You're very welcome to join us.
> Included below is the complete invitation.
> Don't hesitate to forward the invitation to anyone who might be
> interested as well.
>
> Hallo,
> you are invited to join our first informal gathering, the very  
> beginning
> of the Dutch OLPC grassroots group.
> OLPC stands for 'One Laptop Per Child', the non-profit project more
> commonly known as the '100 $ Laptop initiative' (see 'General
> Information' below).
>
> As a grassroots initiative, we aim to build a network of people  
> that are
> genuinely interested in OLPC and have fun in contributing to projects
> with whatever expertise they have. Contributions can range from
> software, hardware, content, documentation, pedagogical input for
> programs to designing laptop-bags, organizing cooperations with other
> projects or raising awareness.
>
> Interested? Then pop by at our OLPC-NL wiki -
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Netherlands - and our first meeting on
> Saturday.
>
> *** Please forward this invitation to all people (mailinglists) you
> think are interested in the subject..
> We want to promote this informal meeting only P2P and every help to
> spread the word is appreciated. Thank you.***
>
> The meeting
>       * When: Saturday, December 15th 2007, starting at 2 pm
>       * Where: 'Canvas op de 7e' (Horeca & Exhibitions), Wibautstraat
>         150 (oude Volkskrant gebouw), 1091 GR Amsterdam; take the
>         elevator to the 7th floor.
>       * Getting there: I won't even get started about parking your car
>         in Amsterdam... but the Metro station Wibautstraat is  
> basically
>         in front of the building (btw, all metro lines from central
>         station will stop at Wibautstraat).
>       * Available infrastructure at the location: fast and free
>         wireless, a beamer, enough comfty seats, an open bar and a
>         spectacular view.
>       * Agenda: The idea of this Saturday afternoon is an informal,
>         pleasant and enjoyable get-together. We plan a short intro on
>         OLPC, OLPC-NL, XO and Sugar, we will have several XOs  
> available
>         for demonstrations, and some people will show what they've  
> been
>         working on so far. We'd like to discuss necessary  
> organizational
>         aspects of our grassroots group. Also, we'll attempt a
>         livestream with the European OPLC grassroots meeting in  
> Vienna.
>         Please check http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC-NL_meetings for
>         updates.
>
> General Information
>
>
> What is OLPC
>
>
> OLPC is an education project - the idea is that children get the
> opportunity to playfully learn to use computers, and to explore,
> experiment and express themselves this way. Children easily acquire
> skills when using the computers, some might even go further into
> programming. Either way, this learning experience gives chances to  
> their
> lives, they would otherwise not have. Some developing countries have
> already ordered large numbers of XOs to give to pupils in their
> countries, also quite a number of XOs can be given to children in poor
> regions due to the ongoing Give 1 Get 1 program. The deployment of the
> first mass produced XOs has started recently in Uruguay.
> The official OLPC website: http://www.laptop.org/en/index.shtml
> The official OLPC wiki: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Main_Page
>
>
> Hardware
>
> The laptop is called XO - http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/ - and is a
> very rugged machine to withstand dropping and conditions like dust or
> humidity. One of the barriers for computer technology in remote areas
> are brownouts or total lack of electricity - to cope with these
> conditions, the XO features already a number of ways to generate power
> manually. For more outstanding features, like strong wifi-antennas for
> mesh networking, see
> http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/hardware/specs.shtml
>
>
> Software
>
> All software on the XO is free and open source software. Open  
> standards
> are used for the same reason: transparency is empowering and allows to
> develop further, as it gives to its users the 'freedom to reshape,
> reinvent, and reapply their software, hardware, and content.' Learn  
> more
> about software: http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/software/specs.shtml
>
>
> See you Saturday,
>
> Sabine Hengeveld-Auer & Bastiaan Bakker
>
> e-mail: contact at olpc-nl.org
> OLPC-NL wiki: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Netherlands
> OLPC-NL mailingllist: http://lists.lo-res.org/mailman/listinfo/olpc-nl
>
> Disclaimer: We are not speaking on behalf of OLPC, we are just people
> that want to contribute to the project.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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