Have you heard about the XO, the innovative "$100 laptop" from the non-profit organization One Laptop Per Child which wants to provide children of the developing world with low cost laptops? Did you get your own through their "Give One Get One" donation program? Or do you wish you did? (Maybe next time.) Do you want to learn what people in other countries are doing with them, what kids are doing with them, or how they can be used for education and creativity in the classroom and elsewhere? Maybe you have ideas of your own for software games and applications?
Come to our OLPC community workshops. Bring your XO if you have one. Learn how you can develop software, play games, connect to the international XO development community, and get involved in the Boston/Cambridge XO user community. Adults and kids, families and individuals are invited.
Sponsored by the Greater Boston Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (GBC/ACM) -- www.gbcacm.org [1]
GBC/ACM is the local chapter of the international ACM -- www.acm.org [2] -- the world's oldest and largest educational and scientific computing society, dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology, and for interpreting their impact on society at large. GBC/ACM sponsors monthly meetings on cutting edge topics in computer science, software development, and information technology.
Cost: Free, but space is limited, so register now at http://www.gbcacm.org/cambridgesciencefestival [3] Please provide feedback during registration to allow us to plan this event and check our website for more details in the weeks before the event.
Building 32 is the Stata Center on 32 Vassar Street. More information about the Stata Center can be found on the MIT campus map [4].
