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Talented social cartographers & implementers from the global
community of One Laptop per Child (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://blog.laptop.org">http://blog.laptop.org</a>) and
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://SugarLabs.org">http://SugarLabs.org</a> will fly to Boston Dec 27-31 -- to physically
map our geo-social fabric of small/medium/large deployments
worldwide. In completely new and different ways -- on and around
CMU/Nick Doiron's rapidly evolving adoption/volunteering map:<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a><br>
<br>
Just like a Book Sprint (writing an entire book within a week, like
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://laptop.org/manual">http://laptop.org/manual</a>) we
will beautify, rigorize and publish this community product within 5
business days.<br>
<br>
We're looking for the very best talent globally to join us, to lay
critical seeds Connecting-The-Dots of OLPC/Sugar/ICT4Education
around learning/deployment/content knowledge. Globally! Starting
with one single student's social map -- that has already powerfully
captured the popular imagination OLPC sites around the world, since
its alpha-launch in San Francisco last week.<br>
<br>
SAVE THE DATE, and RSVP early to confirm your (a) any dedicated
contribution and (b) spot! We have a long way to go and Need Your
Help: <u>cartographic tools, deployment experts, artistic curators
all...coalescing into our geosocial FABRICation</u>. EG. Who will
package this for XO laptops in offline countries
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/OfflineMap">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/OfflineMap</a>) and iPhone App
both??<br>
<br>
The venue for making this happen will likely be OLPC's headquarters,
in Cambridge, Massachusetts or a nearby university -- both very
conveniently transit-accessible to Boston's airport "BOS". Details
to follow later in November, off of this page:<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP</a><br>
<br>
Thank you to the organizing volunteers (email <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:beautify@olpcMAP.net">beautify@olpcMAP.net</a>)
already INvesting so much of their personal/family resources, flying
in during 2010's Season of Giving. Just 2 months away now, to
celebrate a Cause They Believe In! That cause being to grow our
community of face2face doers building 21st century educational
opportunities for the world's poorest children, with new
volunteer/internship opportunities that None Of Us Have Yet
Imagined. We are thrilled to already have in attendance these
powerhouse contributors:<br>
<br>
Walter Bender (Sugar Labs Executive Director, partial
attendance)<br>
David Farning (ActivityCentral.org, Executive Director,
Wisconsin)<br>
Caroline Meeks (SolutionGrove.com, Executive Director, partial
attendance)<br>
Nick Doiron (Carnegie Mellon University)<br>
Marina Zdobnova (Russia, <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://SaigonOLPC.wordpress.com">http://SaigonOLPC.wordpress.com</a>)<br>
Kurt Maier (OLPC Support Gang founding member, Indiana)<br>
Claudia Urrea (OLPC learning coordinator for Latin America,
partial attendance)<br>
SJ Klein (OLPC Director of Outreach, partial attendance)<br>
Reuben Caron (OLPC global deployment support, partial
attendance)<br>
Adam Holt (OLPC Community Support Manager)<br>
(Special Chicago guest/s from <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://IITempoweringHaiti.org">http://IITempoweringHaiti.org</a>
)<br>
<br>
<u>Please spread the word.</u> I with match up rich volunteers with
poor, just as I did for <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcSF.org/summit">http://olpcSF.org/summit</a>
last week, to make sure housing and a few <u>select airfares are
covered, when truly exceptional talent is demonstrated</u>.
Thanks & see you there!!<br>
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