E-mail things we should talk about, ideas, etc.  to the OSEL mailing list or Sarah Cooley at cooleys at engr.orst.edu.

Both Peter and Andrew worked diligently to write a preliminary video chat application for the OLPC using the helix media player and helix server.

While focused on senior design projects, the Engineering Expo also offers the College of Engineering and the general student population a chance to show industry representatives, high school students, and parents what interesting engineering innovations are happening at OSU.  The OSEL was there to represent Open Source at OSU by talking about the OSL, work with the One Laptop Per Child Project, OSU’s Linux computing facilities, and general Linux use in the College of Engineering.

Where: Cubespace
622 SE Grand Ave.
Portland, OR 97214

When: Friday May 2 @ 6PM - Sunday May 4 @ 3PM

 For people interested in going:
If you are driving to BarCamp Portland and have room for extra passengers or if you want to go but can’t get there or don’t have somewhere to stay please post either in the LUG mailing list, wiki or the BarCamp Portland wiki.

The day started with a tour of the EECS department, focusing on Carlos Jensen’s work with social computing and Tim Budd’s involvement with open source education.  After lunch, Jack visited the Open Source Lab then met the director of EECS.

 For many, the highlight of Jack’s visit was his colloquium presentation in Kelly. Students literally lined the walls to listen to Jack talk about what he describes as how a billion little collisions define everything.   In the case of open source, many small events have compounded to make a huge impact.

What is a BarCamp? Unlike traditional (read: lame) conferences that do silly things like make schedules ahead of time, at BarCamp the schedule is created throughout the day by popular consensus. Anyone who wishes to lead a talk on any relavant topic can do so. We have enough rooms to host a bunch of different tracks going at the same time. Pick what is most interesting at the time, jump between sessions or just run one yourself!

Want to talk OLPC? Done. Learn more about Python web development with Django? Not a problem. PHP module development for Drupal? Cake. How about mirroring the success of our own Open Source Lab at other universities? Go for it! Anything that you want to talk about is fair game, just signup for one of the conference rooms in the lobby and whoever wants to partake in that discussion will join. Sound fun? It is! BarCamps in Seattle, Portland and throughout the world have had phenominal success with these “unconferences.” Their flexibility and fresh material makes for a fun, thought-provoking day. Come see what all the hype is all about: 9am at Kelley Engineering Center at OSU with a smile on your face.

Sponsors include: Software Association of Oregon Corvallis Chapter, MyStrands, Jive Software, Sanda Communications, WoodstocksPizza, OSU College of Engineering, Insights Now!, Microsoft, Mozilla

Finally, here is the pdf for the issue.

The Open Source Education Lab is devoted to helping students become involved in contributing their time and talents to open source projects. At the heart of the organization are two or more paid student “open source evangelists”. These students plan meetings, design programs, give presentations, and help maintain the OSEL infrastructure. If you are an OSU student, have an outgoing personality, like to speak to groups, are well organized, and are passionate about the open source movement, then contact either Professor Budd (budd@eecs.oregonstate.edu) or send a message to osel@lists.oregonstate.edu.