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** [https://codefordc.org/ Code for DC Brigade] of Code for America
** [https://codefordc.org/ Code for DC Brigade] of Code for America
** [https://twitter.com/itwizkids Gerald Cooper] - Founder, [https://www.itcomputerwizkids.com/ IT Computer Wizkids]
** [https://twitter.com/itwizkids Gerald Cooper] - Founder, [https://www.itcomputerwizkids.com/ IT Computer Wizkids]
** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/steamteacher/ Damon Jones], Founder / Director, [www.steam-america.org/ STEAM America]
** The [https://www.newamerica.org/oti/ Open Technology Institute (OTI)], a division of the [https://www.newamerica.org/ New America Foundation], a progressive think tank in DC. New America Foundation has some fantastic lectures and panels on science, technology, and policy. OTI folks helped the DC Broadband Bridge group set up a neighborhood mesh network, that the DC government ''was'' hoping to model when Bryan Sivak ran OCTO. (Alas, the community got cut out of those conversations after Bryan left.)
** The [https://www.newamerica.org/oti/ Open Technology Institute (OTI)], a division of the [https://www.newamerica.org/ New America Foundation], a progressive think tank in DC. New America Foundation has some fantastic lectures and panels on science, technology, and policy. OTI folks helped the DC Broadband Bridge group set up a neighborhood mesh network, that the DC government ''was'' hoping to model when Bryan Sivak ran OCTO. (Alas, the community got cut out of those conversations after Bryan left.)
** (If you talk to any of them, drop my name.)
** (If you talk to any of them, drop my name.)
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** [https://archive.org/details/MikeLeeOLPCLearningClubAugustMeetingatNortelNetworks OLPC Learning Club (audio)] and [https://www.slideshare.net/fotogeek/1ccmedia-lab-aug-2008-presentation OLPC Learning Club (slides)] - Nortel Networks, August 2008
** [https://archive.org/details/MikeLeeOLPCLearningClubAugustMeetingatNortelNetworks OLPC Learning Club (audio)] and [https://www.slideshare.net/fotogeek/1ccmedia-lab-aug-2008-presentation OLPC Learning Club (slides)] - Nortel Networks, August 2008


* '''Further afield'''
* '''Further afield (but in cyberspace, distance is irrelevant)'''
** [http://detroitdjc.org/documentation-from-the-last-discotech-get-ready-for-the-next-april-15/ Detroit Digital Justice Coalition's Disco Tech Fair] - The model for the DC Disco Techs, promoted at the [https://www.alliedmedia.org/ Allied Media Conference]. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: The [http://detroitdjc.org/discotech-zine-out-now/ Disco Tech 'Zine] featuring articles from both Detroit and DC folks on how to run a Disco Tech
** [http://detroitdjc.org/documentation-from-the-last-discotech-get-ready-for-the-next-april-15/ Detroit Digital Justice Coalition's Disco Tech Fair] - The model for the DC Disco Techs, promoted at the [https://www.alliedmedia.org/ Allied Media Conference]. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: The [http://detroitdjc.org/discotech-zine-out-now/ Disco Tech 'Zine] featuring articles from both Detroit and DC folks on how to run a Disco Tech
** [http://45.33.3.156:8080/bosivt.org Barre Open Source Institute (BOSI)], Barre, VT
** [http://45.33.3.156:8080/bosivt.org Barre Open Source Institute (BOSI)], Barre, VT
** [https://www.qeyno.com/ Qeyno Labs / Academy], co-founded and headmastered by [https://www.linkedin.com/in/priforce/ Kalimah Atreyu Priforce]
** [http://www.elite-education.org/ '''ELiTE''' Education ('''E'''merging '''L'''eaders '''i'''n '''T'''echnology and '''E'''ngineering)] - Executive Director, [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseyroebuck Chelsey Roebuck]

Revision as of 19:04, 22 November 2017

2017.11.21 "Inaugural" Meeting

In attendance

Add your notes thoughts here...

DC/MD/VA spaces

Following up with some of the other local maker/hacker/bio/food spaces in the area (Dorothy):

  • Northern Virginia

Miscellaneous links

Some of the places, people and events mentioned yesterday, in no particular order (Ubuntourist)

  • Potential partners locally
    • John Capozzi, Program Manager at The Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Government of the District of Columbia. He was part of the Broadband Bridge Coalition, and other progressive tech efforts.
    • Mike Lee, Senior Advisor, Digital Strategy at AARP Digital Strategy & Membership; Founder, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Learning Club DC
    • Leshell Hatley, Founder and Director, Uplift, Inc. in SE DC. A fantastic program. (LinkedIn profile)
    • Phil Shapiro, tweeter/ promoter / dreamer / writer Makezine, OpenSource.com, Twitter, LinkedIn (He can be very good at "getting the word out")
    • Greg Bloom - serial digital justice crusader / organizer (no longer in the area but still "connected" to DC)
    • Code for DC Brigade of Code for America
    • Gerald Cooper - Founder, IT Computer Wizkids
    • Damon Jones, Founder / Director, [www.steam-america.org/ STEAM America]
    • The Open Technology Institute (OTI), a division of the New America Foundation, a progressive think tank in DC. New America Foundation has some fantastic lectures and panels on science, technology, and policy. OTI folks helped the DC Broadband Bridge group set up a neighborhood mesh network, that the DC government was hoping to model when Bryan Sivak ran OCTO. (Alas, the community got cut out of those conversations after Bryan left.)
    • (If you talk to any of them, drop my name.)
    • Cities of Learning, DC part of Cities of LRNG (pronounced "learning"), mentioned by Ken
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