[IAEP] Sugar Youth Summit

[Walter Bender]

Youth Summit - Montevideo, Uruguay (20-23 September 2014)


Dear Colleagues,


ANEP (National Administration of Public Education) and Sugar Labs are
organizing a World Junior Programmers Summit, a meeting among  youths
from different parts of the world who are working in software
development. Taking advantage of this gathering, we are soliciting
participation by leaders of educational programs interested in the
potential that technology has on learning and in promoting meaningful
participation of students.


This event will last for four days, three days for the youth meeting,
and the fourth day for a series of strategic to discuss the current
impact and  future of the Sugar learning environment. The first day of
the youth event will be open to anyone interested in joining the
community of free software developers, while the other two days will
be for those who are already actively involved in Sugar development.


Who should attend:

- Youths who have an interest in programming and / or have made
concrete contributions to the development of the Sugar learning
environment;

- Leaders interested in participating in a series of strategic
meetings to define the future of the Sugar learning environment.


Why participate in this meeting:

- To work with internationally recognized young a Python developers;

- Help define the future of the Sugar learning environment and future
generations of software for learning;

- To connect with experts, convinced of the potential of technology in
the development and learning;

- To strengthen the community of users of the Sugar learning
environment around the world.


Anyone interested in participating in this important event should
contact us immediately. ANEP has offered funding to cover the local
costs for  youths to participate in this event.

Sincerely,

José Miguel Garcia

(ANEP)


Walter Bender

(Sugar Labs)



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Walter Bender
Sugar Labs
http://www.sugarlabs.org