<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Thanks to Sugar's 3G interface developers who will join from South America this coming Sunday 4PM! Reply to holt @ laptop.org for our phone presentation's conf-call number, and the below speaker's PDF slides, which we hope he might later make public. Call is free worldwide, if you have a full "SkypeOut" account.  Live Chat for those who don't: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://forum.laptop.org/chat">http://forum.laptop.org/chat</a> (that's #olpc-help on irc.freenode.net) <blockquote cite="mid:4C27DB6B.4060806@laptop.org" type="cite"> <blockquote cite="mid:SNT110-W60F83A9F6CFB9C7C18491CCC90@phx.gbl" type="cite"> <div> <blockquote cite="mid:4C279A9A.8030608@laptop.org"> <blockquote cite="mid:4C24F00B.2020202@laptop.org">All presentations Sunday 4PM Boston/Eastern Time, unless otherwise noted.  Calls should be short (15min talk, 15min Q&A) -- alongside any insider OLPC scoop I can possibly provide you, to help all volunteers do their very best: Sunday June 27 - How Cellular Data can Reach *Distant* Schools By Roger Glasel, CEO eeZee Communicarions Inc, <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.eezee.ca">http://www.eezee.ca</a> </blockquote> Clarif: many of us will gather 4PM (SHARP) at OLPC's office in Cambridge, Massachusetts to listen to Roger present his slides from Edmonton, Alberta. Sorry doors are locked after 4PM -- RSVP if you will attend in person! <blockquote cite="mid:4C24F00B.2020202@laptop.org">    Roger will explain how you can put your school online, even if you     live in a remote area just outside the reach of your cellphone's     normal calling areas.  The technology does not require the     cellphone company advance permission, and requires only     a $700-$2500 device that dramatically boosts your regular     cellphone data plan's signal, using all modern protocols:     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G</a>     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G</a> Sunday July 11 - Virtual Field Trip Realness (Classrooms ain't in Kansas Nomore) By Laura Susan Bell, Virtual Field Trip Facilitator & OLPC Support Volunteer.     Laura will explain how she administers classrooms in Upper NY State,     taking her students on virtual field trips will real-live NASA engineers etc,     who ship her in-classroom supplies in-advance to dramatically liven the     experience for all kids. Sunday July 18 - Eleven Years Deploying Computers in South African Schools By Alan Field, in person at OLPC in Cambridge, MA.     Alan will discuss the many deep lessons he's learned along the way, over     the 11 years he and his wife have spent teaching & training using Macs     across 30 schools 300KM SE of Johannesburg.  Towards both     "Creative Learning" and "Drill and K^hThrill" -- come learn where     Nelson Mandela's post-World Cup nation is heading next.     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mac.com/donita27/EndumeniLearningMachines/Home.html">http://web.mac.com/donita27/EndumeniLearningMachines/Home.html</a> Sunday July 25 NOON - East Africa and West Africa OLPC Community Public Brunch NYC/Bronx Location [] announced here -- RSVP required:     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_NYC">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_NYC</a>     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-nyc/">http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-nyc/</a>     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://twitter.com/olpcnyc">http://twitter.com/olpcnyc</a> August July 1 - From Viet Cong to Venture Capital to Vietnam Community Location/Parti-Pants to be announced.     How has OLPC's Vietnam Community progressed so far, so fast, in just 1 year?     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpc.vn">http://olpc.vn</a>     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com">http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com</a>     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Vietnam">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Vietnam</a>     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-vietnam/">http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-vietnam/</a>     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.me.com/seanlaurence/olpc/olpc.html">http://web.me.com/seanlaurence/olpc/olpc.html</a>     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/nsevers/4/tpod.html">http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/nsevers/4/tpod.html</a>     <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="ecxecxmoz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/Vung_Vieng_Fishing_Vietnam">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/Vung_Vieng_Fishing_Vietnam</a> REMINDER: meetings are generally for OLPC volunteers/staff only, and accompanying friends you personally introduce, who are willing to help Make S---^h^h^hUPPORT Happen!!</blockquote> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote> ... <blockquote cite="mid:SNT110-W60F83A9F6CFB9C7C18491CCC90@phx.gbl" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">_______________________________________________ support-gang mailing list <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:support-gang@lists.laptop.org">support-gang@lists.laptop.org</a> <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang</a></pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>