Upcoming conference call
Seth Woodworth of the One Laptop Per Child project has graciously offered to host a conference call for Outquisition brainstorming. The purposes of the call are
- to discuss the actual needs, both social and technical, which the Outquisition may address (and probably not solve),
- to share information about people and groups which share intellectual space with the Outquisition and which deserve more support and partnerships, and
- to learn about what One Laptop Per Child is already doing in the area of data extensibility and copyright licensing (for those of us who don’t already know). This is a potential area in which the Outquisition could light a fire.
Interested in participating? First, email me. Second, mark your calendar for Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 18:00 UTC. (For reference, that’s 11:00 a.m. in Los Angeles and 7:00 p.m. in London.) Third, in case we need to reschedule the call, check back here for updates.
Update: The call has been postponed. I am now driving home from the San Francisco Bay Area (where I spent a total of ten hours in Outquisition-related meetings). Sorry for any inconvenience. Stay tuned for further updates and information pertaining to the future conference call.
I’m interested, though whether I can make that time slot remains to be seen. Last minute client-related items have a way of making mush of any attempt on my part to schedule stuff during the work day (Oakland California area here).
It figures that folks involved with OLPC are interested in this. I’ve got one of their machines sitting right nearby on my desk. Convergence!