Ok I grabbed 11-11:30 for Walter and 1:30 to 2pm for me. Walter, can you add a bit to yours or let me know if you can't make that day.
Thanks! Caroline On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 12:02 AM, Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com>wrote: > Hi Caroline (also Walter, Mike, Luke, Kevin, and all other interested > folks), > > Yes, there are lots of nice slots for NECC "Unplugged" that are still > open. Go to : > > http://www.neccunplugged.com/ > > When there, register so you can edit and put your presentations on the > schedule (you'll love the editor...very easy to use). > > On day one, Monday June 29, there are time slots all over the place. I > went for one in the middle of the day (on day 2) so it would be convenient > no matter which time zone people were in. > > You and Walter could put yours consecutively. Perhaps in Virtual Room A > at a good time such as 11-11:30 and 11:30-12. No one has signed up in any > of the rooms at that time slot yet. Actually, the Main onsite room is open > then, maybe the DC folks would like to take that one and you and Walter > could do one in the afternoon. There are lots of slots available (e.g. > 1:30-2 and 2-2:30 ... right after Chris does his Alternate Reality Game > sessions in the Onsite main room (BTW, he plans to eventually make versions > of his game for the XO) > > The DC folks should sign up for the Onsite Main Room. There are lots of > time slots there too. It would be good for them to do theirs on day one so > they can let attendees know about any "sandbox" activities and SoaS download > sessions they might be running in the Open Source area. > > There will be training sessions for learning to use Eluminate before the > Conference and everyone can sign up for a 3-seat virtual room to try things > out. There are other live training sessions and a lot of resources on the > Eluminate site. > > http://www.elluminate.com/support/docs/9.0/participant.jsp > > I had another idea. Maybe the DC folks could have colorful t-shirts that > said "Ask me about Sugar" or something like that. I'm sure someone can come > up with a really clever saying for it. Is there any money to do something > like that? > > I think you all may get 2 or more copies...sorry! Better multiples than > none. > > Caryl > (Unofficial "official") > > P.S. Below is the exchange Caroline and I had about the conference. It > also has some information you might need. > > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 15:52:07 -0400 > Subject: Re: [IAEP] NECC Unplugged...Sign Up Now! > From: carol...@solutiongrove.com > > To: cbige...@hotmail.com > > > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Hi Caroline, > > My thinking is that it would be great to have an intro early-on in the > first day about OLPC and Sugar in general (someone is welcome to "borrow" a > few of my CUE slides for that). Then soon after (also on the first day of > the conference) something about the XOs, SoaS, and Sugar that will send > folks to the "sandbox" in the open source area where they can play with XOs > and maybe even download their own copies of SoaS. That presentation could be > in the main "room" where "live" people could also attend. If this happens > on the first day, folks could have the whole conference to play. > > > Are there any slots open? > > > > I purposely put the the talk about the Contributors program later so folks > who have seen the machines and software and want to get involved can find > out how. > > The presentations are limited to 30 minutes. Chris got around that by doing > a part 1 and part 2 for his. But short, narrow topics are probably best. > > > Ok so maybe Walter can do the first one and I can do the second one. I > didn't see any good open time slots though :( > > > > Another thought...maybe the DC club and some of the others who will be > there physically could have some sort of t-shirt that says "Ask me about > Sugar" among other things. > > > Yes, there will be an onsite contingent. Walter and I will not be there but > Mike Lee and others will be. > > > > Will you and Walter physically be at the conference? > > My houseguests just left so I need to go out and tear out my cool season > annuals and get the garden ready to leave it for 4 months since we will > leave for MT in a few days. I'm going to be swamped with packing and stuff > but will check my email from time to time to see what is happening. > > Some others who have expressed interest in participating include: > *Kevin Cole* (dc.l...@gmail.com), *Mike Lee* (curious...@gmail.com), Luke > Faraone (l...@faraone.cc). I'll forward their emails. Someone "official" > could coordinate this to make the OLPC/Sugar presence really great. > > > You are official! :) > > > > Later, > Caryl > > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:41:21 -0400 > Subject: Re: [IAEP] NECC Unplugged...Sign Up Now! > From: solutiongr...@gmail.com > To: cbige...@hotmail.com > > > Hi Caryl, > > I see you signed up to do one. What do you think is the right strategy? One > presentation or a few with different focuses. Do you think I should do one > afterwards or later in the day on Sugar on a Stick? Do we want Walter to do > one too? > > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Hi All, > > Well, my son, Chris, reminded me (by signing up) that I hadn't signed up to > do a virtual session on the OLPC Contributors program for NECC "Unplugged" > in late June. So...I just did! > > I signed up to do a 30 minute session about the Contributors program in > *Virtual > Room A* on Tuesday June 30 from 11-11:30 am (EDT). You can see my > submission on their wiki at: > > http://www.neccunplugged.com/ > > Some of you indicated you are interested in doing sessions about OLPC and > about SoaS. Now is the time to sign up, while the good time slots are still > available! Just go to the site, register, and add your information to the > wiki. BTW...their wiki is very easy to use, I think you will like it. > > If you are going to actually be on-site at the NECC conference (it's in > Washington DC), you can sign up for the *Onsite-Main* room. I know some > of you plan to attend and take XOs and Sugar Sticks. A session on Monday > morning could get the interest going for any sandbox activities you plan for > later in the conference. > > While you are there, take a look at the sessions in the *Onsite-Main* room > on Monday June 29 from 12:30-1 and 1-1:30 pm (EDT). They are about *Alternate > Reality Gaming* and my son, Chris, is presenting. He wants to develop an > ARG that can run in Sugar and on the XO, hopefully utilizing the mesh. It's > not ready yet, though. > > Email us all if and when one of you signs up to present. > > Caryl > > P.S. Don't worry if you don't know how to use the Eluminate virtual > rooms. They will have some practice sessions and you can practice on your > own by signing up for an Eluminate Virtual room at: > > http://www.elluminate.com/vroom/register.go > > I know, it isn't FLOSS, but at least it meets the first criteria...Free. > And free is good! > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > > > > -- > Caroline Meeks > Solution Grove > carol...@solutiongrove.com > > 617-500-3488 - Office > 505-213-3268 - Fax > > > > > -- > Caroline Meeks > Solution Grove > carol...@solutiongrove.com > > 617-500-3488 - Office > 505-213-3268 - Fax > -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove carol...@solutiongrove.com 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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