[IAEP] NECC Unplugged...Sign Up Now!

[Caroline Meeks]

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 <cbigenho at 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: caroline at solutiongrove.com
>
> To: cbigenho at hotmail.com
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at 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.loco at gmail.com), *Mike Lee* (curiouslee at gmail.com), Luke
> Faraone (luke at 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: solutiongrove at gmail.com
> To: cbigenho at 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 <cbigenho at 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!
>
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