<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Beyond Boston's olpcMAP Sprint / Summit itself (previewed below, beautifying the 2-month old <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> built entirely by volunteers) also watch for: * How to Mash Up olpcMAP(s) into Your Own site/app * Integrating OLPC/Sugar service learning volunteers into Your Own community * 20-30 confirmed participants (RSVP required) from around the US and beyond: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP#Attendees">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP#Attendees</a> * Connecting with the actual OLPC/Sugar volunteers who coordinate in over 50 countries, each doing "God's Work" in their own way * Deployments' facts+photos you've never seen, and how CMU Nick Doiron created this map now unleashing them * New API & Data Model evolving: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP/data-api">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OlpcMAP/data-api</a> * Web 2.0 interfaces emerging: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net/community">http://olpcMAP.net/community</a> * Marina Dzobnova's professional survey asking deployments, children, parents and teachers how THEY want themselves & their schools visually getting to know each others' accomplishments, on <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> <table class="moz-email-headers-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Subject: </th> <td>OLPC hosting global mapmaking event</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Date: </th> <td>Tue, 7 Dec 2010 00:38:48 -0800 (PST)</td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">From: </th> <td>Nick Doiron <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ndoiron@andrew.cmu.edu"><ndoiron@andrew.cmu.edu></a></td> </tr> <tr> <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">To: </th> <td>CrisisCampBoston <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:crisiscamp-boston@googlegroups.com"><crisiscamp-boston@googlegroups.com></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <pre>One Laptop Per Child's office in Cambridge is hosting an olpcMAP Sprint / Summit from December 27th-31st. [ <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com">http://saigonolpc.wordpress.com</a> ] [ <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/olpcMAP">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/olpcMAP</a> ] Topics will include: * Digital mapping with the OLPC laptop, including offline maps platform supporting GeoRSS and KML (formats of Ushahidi and Google Earth) <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/OfflineMap">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/OfflineMap</a> * Use of <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://olpcMAP.net">http://olpcMAP.net</a> to map and network schools which use OLPC laptops and the Sugar operating system. The website and the laptops' software are free and open source. * Using the online map as a medium for photos, storytelling, and updates from local communities around the world OLPC has shipped two million laptops to schools around the world, including Haiti, Afghanistan, and other crisis-stricken regions. Educating students about the power of mapmaking and creating a communications / content portal serve the long-term interests of CrisisCommons. There has also been discussion of adults using the laptops to run Ushahidi and Sahana on a low-cost, low-power, and resilient system. Please RSVP if you would like to attend part of our map sprint. Content-creation is going to be a major focus of December 28-29 events, so it would be great if some of the crisis mapping community could be there. Regards, Nick Doiron Civil Engineering Class of 2011 Carnegie Mellon University </pre> </body> </html>