<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> <div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed; font-size: 13px;" lang="x-western">Please join us (right now!) reviewing the latest OLPC/Sugar community projects over IRC Live Chat, 2PM EDT Boston Time Friday, right here right now :) <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://forum.laptop.org/chat">http://forum.laptop.org/chat</a> Then type at bottom: /join #olpc-meeting AGENDA: * New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects#XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects#XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects#XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries"></a> * Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring?! <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27">http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27</a> * Fast Review of the 2 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please join us advocating for and/or reviewing shortcomings of these proposals: 1. Ceibal Jam - Uruguay <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44651">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44651</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://drupal.ceibaljam.org/?q=contributorsProgram">http://drupal.ceibaljam.org/?q=contributorsProgram</a> Requests 20 XO's over 12 months Project Objectives: This project aims to expand our Developers Program and increase the number of contributors. We plan to promote a paid internship program funded with donations and grants that will become available thanks to our new NGO status. This program is inspired by the Google Summer of Code program. The volunteer nature of the work makes our progress slow and despite our efforts we don't have the amount of contributors and finished activities we desire. We hope to get more things done with a paid internship program that could attract students. In Uruguay there is zero unemployment in the ICT sector and most university students can get a good job after their first year at school, then they get very busy with work and studies and are unable to contribute as we wish. This new batch of XOs would help us boost the internship program and hopefully increase the number of finished activities. Our measurable objectives are: - increase by ten the number of active projects by the end of the year (current number = 16) - increase by five the number of finished projects by April 2010 (current number = 6) - complete at least five paid internships by April 2010 2. XO Laptops for Mayan children in Guatemala - Sponsor in West Florida/FL, USA <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44982">http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=44982</a> Requests 2 XO's Project Objectives: We believe that the combined efforts of individuals and organizations can make great ideas a reality. The combined efforts of OLPC, Rotary, Adopt-A-Village and Advanced Computer Systems can significantly change the lives of the Mayan children of NW Guatemala. Our objective is to deploy the XO laptops to one classroom at a time in selected Mayan villages of Guatemala. The XO laptop will empower the young Mayan children to learn and have a better future. Additionally, our business and community contacts will allow us to excite others about the OLPC concept. We anticipate obtaining additional donations for OLPC. We anticipate a first deployment of twenty XO's to be scheduled for a trip to Guatemala in Feb. 2010. We request two XO's now for training and familiarization.</div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>