Introduction

Scheduled Time: 7:00 PM EST Thursday, February 26^th, 2009
Scheduled Location: Wiesner Building, E15
map Streetview 20 Ames Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Meeting Log: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MassachusettsTeam/Meetings/IRCLogs/

Meeting Chair: Martin Owen
Meeting Minutes by: Steve Pomroy

Agenda Items

The following agenda items were proposed for this meeting:

• Introductions (everyone)
• Open Floor (everyone)

Present

The following team members were present during this meeting:

Physically Present:

• Martin Owens (doctormo), meeting chair, starts things off, FOSS Programmer.
• Mike Rushton (leftyfb), Systems Admin in Lowell.

Virtually Present:

Action Items

Special guest, Walter Bender, who will be talking about a project his Sugar Labs is working on: Sugar on an [Ubuntu] stick.

The overall idea is to provide an easy way for kids to bring Sugar with them along with all their files/activities. This can be inexpensively given to kids so they can take it home to use on any computers they may have there.

Additionally, Walter will be talking about some local-area projects to work with schools to get these in the hands of kids. He's looking for people interested in helping spread these great technologies to the local communities around Boston and other areas.

This should be a great opportunity to see what others in the community are trying to bring more GNU/Linux into the education world. If you are an educator or know anyone who is interested in these ideas, come along!

Some starters: Try Ubuntu+Sugar on a stick!

Proceedings

Group Introduction (Martin)

[someone please post link to poster]

Open Floor (All)

Conclusion

• There is lots to do.