Re: [IAEP] Fwd: [Sugar-devel] SugarCamp in Paris -- save the date: September 9th-10th-11th, 2011
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Bastien b...@altern.org wrote: Hi Sasha, Sascha Silbe si...@sugarlabs.org writes: Excerpts from Christoph Derndorfer's message of Fri Jul 08 16:31:24 +0200 2011: @Bastien: Count me in! :-) I'm going to join the fun (and hard work!) as well, but still need accomodation. It would be nice to share an apartment with some fellow Sugar hackers, preferably with snore-proof walls for the bedrooms. ;) Great :) Assistance from a local resident with organising a suitable location would be much appreciated. (Non-alcoholic) German beer perhaps? :) I suggest looking for a hotel near Gare du Nord: http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=gare+du+nord+parishl=encid=14493091528920011811 There is this nice youth hostel: http://www.woodstock.fr/ (Not snore-proof though...) And this hotel, just in front of it: http://www.paris-hostel.biz/france/hotel-pas-cher-paris.html There are much more, but these are the ones I know. If I get more requests from people looking for a place to stay, I will try to make a group reservation. While I like the Woodstock name and music on their Web site the second one seems to be a better deal. In the Woodstock hostel each night in a 10-people dorm costs €28,40 whereas the second hostel offers 3-people rooms with their own shower and toilet for €29 (http://www.paris-hostel.biz/france/hotel-bon-marche-paris.html). That's of course all assuming that my limited French skills are confusing me here;-) Regardless I think it would be good to get a head-count of people who need accomodation: * Sascha * Christoph From the sounds of it Gary and Daniel might also need something. Tony, Luke, Simon, Raul, Mitchell: What about you guys? Cheers, Christoph -- Christoph Derndorfer co-editor, olpcnews url: www.olpcnews.com e-mail: christ...@olpcnews.com ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Anyone up for a post Sugar Camp Hack Day?
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Bastien b...@altern.org wrote: Dear all, thanks Christoph for this great idea. It was Sascha's idea, I'm just the messanger;-) Daniel Drake d...@laptop.org writes: I think this is a great idea. I'm looking into the possibility of attending, but that weekend is a bit complicated with some university and moving commitments (Monday OTOH would be fine). I'd like to push PyGI/GTK3 porting as the main activity of such a hack day... http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/GTK3 That'd fits the purpose of the SugarCamp perfectly and if it can drag and drap Daniel here in Paris, even better :) We *do* have several spaces available, for small (~10) and larger (~30) groups of people who want to work closely together. I cannot promise anything for a space on monday, but I will try to find a location -- stay tuned. Please keep me informed on accommodation as well. What would be a reasonable average budget for attendees ? I think I can find something for ~60€ per night per person for 10-15 persons. If at least 10 persons confirm this is within their budget before sunday eve, I can try to find a hotel. Otherwise, I suggest agreeing on finding locations not far from Gare du Nord: http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=gare+du+nord+parishl=encid=14493091528920011811 Let me know how I can help further, best, Also see my reply on the other thread. Personally I think that most of us are on a relatively tight budget so €60 / person / night seems like quite a lot... Christoph -- Christoph Derndorfer co-editor, olpcnews url: www.olpcnews.com e-mail: christ...@olpcnews.com ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Fwd: [Sugar-devel] SugarCamp in Paris -- save the date: September 9th-10th-11th, 2011
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Christoph Derndorfer christoph.derndor...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Bastien b...@altern.org wrote: Hi Sasha, Sascha Silbe si...@sugarlabs.org writes: Excerpts from Christoph Derndorfer's message of Fri Jul 08 16:31:24 +0200 2011: @Bastien: Count me in! :-) I'm going to join the fun (and hard work!) as well, but still need accomodation. It would be nice to share an apartment with some fellow Sugar hackers, preferably with snore-proof walls for the bedrooms. ;) Great :) Assistance from a local resident with organising a suitable location would be much appreciated. (Non-alcoholic) German beer perhaps? :) I suggest looking for a hotel near Gare du Nord: http://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=gare+du+nord+parishl=encid=14493091528920011811 There is this nice youth hostel: http://www.woodstock.fr/ (Not snore-proof though...) And this hotel, just in front of it: http://www.paris-hostel.biz/france/hotel-pas-cher-paris.html There are much more, but these are the ones I know. If I get more requests from people looking for a place to stay, I will try to make a group reservation. While I like the Woodstock name and music on their Web site the second one seems to be a better deal. In the Woodstock hostel each night in a 10-people dorm costs €28,40 whereas the second hostel offers 3-people rooms with their own shower and toilet for €29 (http://www.paris-hostel.biz/france/hotel-bon-marche-paris.html). That's of course all assuming that my limited French skills are confusing me here;-) Okay, I just saw that according to http://www.woodstock.fr/rates.php the Woodstock also offers doubles for €31 (weekends) / €28 (weekdays) however they might be full already since the reservation search doesn't show them for my dates (Sept. 9 to 14). Christoph Regardless I think it would be good to get a head-count of people who need accomodation: * Sascha * Christoph From the sounds of it Gary and Daniel might also need something. Tony, Luke, Simon, Raul, Mitchell: What about you guys? Cheers, Christoph -- Christoph Derndorfer co-editor, olpcnews url: www.olpcnews.com e-mail: christ...@olpcnews.com -- Christoph Derndorfer co-editor, olpcnews url: www.olpcnews.com e-mail: christ...@olpcnews.com ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Funding team?
On Fri, August 12, 2011 12:49 am, Chris Leonard wrote: On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:30 PM, moku...@earthtreasury.org wrote: I would like to propose that we create a funding team to pursue grant opportunities and partnerships for Sugar Labs, including Activity development, translation, documentation, teacher training materials, and digital content integrating software into lessons and explorations. To get things started, I have created a temporary page with some suggestions. There are lots more. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai/Funding We need people to gather and document opportunities; grant writers; and proposals for what to fund. Some people think that this is still a bad time to ask for money, but I hear that corporations are sitting on trillions of dollars of cash equivalents. Edward, The question I have is whether it is necessary to instantiate a new Team or whether to add this as a function / focus area within the Marketing Team. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Marketing_Team It is my impression that one of the major expenditures of a FOSS project is funding travel to events. The Marketing Team is already engaged in tracking Sugar relevant events as well as being centrally involved in the production of the sorts of materials that a fundraising group would require for applications and presentations to potential funders (e.g. media kits, etc.) That would be fine with me, if Marketing wants it. Anybody here from Marketing? However, I am concerned with funding Development, Localization, Translation, and possible contracts with governments for e-learning content, curriculum development, teacher training,... I am more concerned that we get people willing to follow up on commitments rather than with formal organization. So far, nobody has stepped up in reply to my suggestion, so this discussion is premature. On the theory that ten teams of nine people are better and more stable to turnover than thirty teams of three people, as well as being better equipped for surge capacity when needed, what would you think of the idea of developing your initiative(s) within the context of the Marketing Team umbrella instead as a separate effort. Obviously any effort representing Sugar Labs to funding sources (and committing Sugar Labs to the contractual conditions of such funding such as financial and other progress reporting and tracking requirements) would need close coordination with the Oversight Board and the SFC which would most likely act as the conduit through which funding would be channeled. Again, this is premature. Of course we will liaise with our partners as required, but right now there is nothing to liaise over. cjl ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep -- Edward Mokurai (#40664;#38647;/#2343;#2352;#2381;#2350;#2350;#2375;#2328;#2358;#2348;#2381;#2342;#2327;#2352;#2381;#2332;/#1583;#1726;#1585;#1605;#1605;#1740;#1711;#1726;#1588;#1576;#1583;#1711;#1585; #1580;) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Replacing_Textbooks ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Funding team?
Earlier this year there was discussion about forming a Financial Team. I'm not sure exactly if a team is required, but formalizing mechanisms for projects like translations and content, research or development, to look for funds - sounds like an excellent idea. We (local labs) have been thinking and talking for a long time about a project bank where projects could be tracked in a platform for funding, as well as requirements and funding could be gathered in bounties or calls for proposals (the other way around). I'm cc'in Laura who has been thinking about the design of such a system for a long time. What do you think? Maybe funding for developing such a platform is one of the first things to consider? Regards, Sebastian El 12/08/11 08:30, moku...@earthtreasury.org escribió: I would like to propose that we create a funding team to pursue grant opportunities and partnerships for Sugar Labs, including Activity development, translation, documentation, teacher training materials, and digital content integrating software into lessons and explorations. To get things started, I have created a temporary page with some suggestions. There are lots more. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai/Funding We need people to gather and document opportunities; grant writers; and proposals for what to fund. Some people think that this is still a bad time to ask for money, but I hear that corporations are sitting on trillions of dollars of cash equivalents. ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] “Digital publishing in developing countries”
FYI, a study titled Digital publishing in developing countries has been published recently by the . Its available in French, English and Spanish. Links: http://alliance-lab.org/etude/?lang=en http://www.world-governance.org/spip.php?article691 http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/activities/network-partner-iaip-publication-digital-publishing-in-developing-countries.html ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Funding team?
On Fri, August 12, 2011 9:41 pm, Sebastian Silva wrote: Earlier this year there was discussion about forming a Financial Team. I'm not sure exactly if a team is required, but formalizing mechanisms for projects like translations and content, research or development, to look for funds - sounds like an excellent idea. We (local labs) have been thinking and talking for a long time about a project bank where projects could be tracked in a platform for funding, as well as requirements and funding could be gathered in bounties or calls for proposals (the other way around). Exactly. I'm cc'in Laura who has been thinking about the design of such a system for a long time. ¡Hola! Laura. Por favor, ver http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai/Funding y díganos lo que piensas. Hay muchas oportunidades. What do you think? Maybe funding for developing such a platform is one of the first things to consider? It is hard to get funding to look for funding. Grantmakers want to see in advance what the proposed result of their grant for those in need is intended to be. I have in mind grants for Sugar development, for creating Open Education Resources to replace textbooks, for developing teacher training, and for localization and translation. In each of those cases we can state how many students will benefit now and can project the possibilities for the future. Translation to Spanish is one of the top priorities, in terms of numbers of children to be served. Replacing textbooks in Uruguay (starting to happen now) and Perú may rate as an even higher priority. I am planning to write to Software Freedom Conservancy, which handles donations to Sugar Labs, about how they handle fundraising projects. Their policy is to take care of administrivia and let the projects focus on development and rollout. It may be that it is more appropriate to build the platform there so that it can coordinate among all of the SFC projects. However, nothing will happen unless we get volunteers to seek out opportunities, and write the grant applications. I am assuming that given workers, we can get the board to hash out the policies. Regards, Sebastian El 12/08/11 08:30, moku...@earthtreasury.org escribió: I would like to propose that we create a funding team to pursue grant opportunities and partnerships for Sugar Labs, including Activity development, translation, documentation, teacher training materials, and digital content integrating software into lessons and explorations. To get things started, I have created a temporary page with some suggestions. There are lots more. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai/Funding We need people to gather and document opportunities; grant writers; and proposals for what to fund. Some people think that this is still a bad time to ask for money, but I hear that corporations are sitting on trillions of dollars of cash equivalents. ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep -- Edward Mokurai (#40664;#38647;/#2343;#2352;#2381;#2350;#2350;#2375;#2328;#2358;#2348;#2381;#2342;#2327;#2352;#2381;#2332;/#1583;#1726;#1585;#1605;#1605;#1740;#1711;#1726;#1588;#1576;#1583;#1711;#1585; #1580;) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Replacing_Textbooks ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
