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

[Mike Lee]

I just added my talk right after Walter's.

Mike


On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Caroline Meeks <caroline at solutiongrove.com
> wrote:

> 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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