Scratch Day !!!

> Hi all,
>
> May 21st 2011 is Scratch Day worldwide: http://day.scratch.mit.edu/
> If you don't know what is scratch, this is very nice very visual
> language in order to do animation and control also embedded systems.
> More information here: http://scratch.mit.edu/
>
> Scratch is open-source and written in Squeak Smalltalk. A version of
> Scratch is available on XO OLPC.
>
> Maybe we could try to organize something in Ha Noi ?
> Several alternatives are possible for a Scratch Day:
> - invite educators to discover Scratch
> - presentation of local scratch projects
> - informal gathering of Scratchers.
>
> Any Scratchers (or wanabee scratchers) in Ha Noi ? Viet Nam ?
>
> We some friends, we are working on porting Scratch to a more modern
> version of Squeak, called Pharo (because we don't like green
> interfaces and we want to open Scratch to code contributions from
> people who are working on using Scratch with external devices like
> arduino).
> We already have some portion of the software working.
> So i'm willing to do wild Scratch coding sessions :-)
>
> Regards,
> --
> Serge Stinckwich
> UMI UMMISCO 209 (IRD/UPMC), Hanoi, Vietnam
> Every DSL ends up being Smalltalk
> http://doesnotunderstand.org/
>

> On Tue, 10 May 2011, Serge Stinckwich wrote:
>
>> Nobody interested to organize a Scratch Day in Vietnam ?
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Serge Stinckwich
>> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Scratch is open-source and written in Squeak Smalltalk. A version of
>> > Scratch is available on XO OLPC.
>> >
>> > Maybe we could try to organize something in Ha Noi ?
>> > Several alternatives are possible for a Scratch Day:
>> > - invite educators to discover Scratch
>> > - presentation of local scratch projects
>> > - informal gathering of Scratchers.
>> >
>> > Any Scratchers (or wanabee scratchers) in Ha Noi ? Viet Nam ?
>> >
>> > We some friends, we are working on porting Scratch to a more modern
>> > version of Squeak, called Pharo (because we don't like green
>> > interfaces and we want to open Scratch to code contributions from
>> > people who are working on using Scratch with external devices like
>> > arduino).
>> > We already have some portion of the software working.
>> > So i'm willing to do wild Scratch coding sessions :-)
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > --
>> > Serge Stinckwich
>> > UMI UMMISCO 209 (IRD/UPMC), Hanoi, Vietnam
>> > Every DSL ends up being Smalltalk
>> > http://doesnotunderstand.org/
>> >
>>
>
> Dear Serge,
>
> Oh, I couldn't believe I have missed your email!!!  I support the idea
> af a Scratch day in Hanoi.  This is a good chance for promote
> Smalltalk Squeak/Pharo.  Also, it's a great chance for me to get my
> hands dirty with Smalltalk again.  I haven't used Smalltalk for a
> while.

> Le 2011-05-12 22:51 +0700, Duong "Yang" ヤン Ha Nguyen a écrit :
>> > Nobody interested to organize a Scratch Day in Vietnam ?
>>
>> Oh, I couldn't believe I have missed your email!!!
>> I support the idea af a Scratch day in Hanoi.
>
> If you need a place for fewer than 30 people, the CNF could
> welcome this activity too.
>
> If you need a place for more than 30 people, we could ask IFI.

> On Fri, 13 May 2011, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy wrote:
>
>> 2011/5/12 Duong "Yang" ヤン Ha Nguyen <[hidden email]>:
>> > Oh, I couldn't believe I have missed your email!!!  I support the idea
>> > af a Scratch day in Hanoi.  This is a good chance for promote
>> > Smalltalk Squeak/Pharo.  Also, it's a great chance for me to get my
>> > hands dirty with Smalltalk again.  I haven't used Smalltalk for a
>> > while.
>>
>> I've never used Smalltalk but heard a lot of it and would definitely
>> join a smalltalk meeting in hcm city. I guess it's over though :)
>> --
>> Duy
>>
>
> Why don't you just start one? ;-)
>
> Regards,
> Dương "Yang"
> --
> Dương "Yang" ヤン Hà Nguyễn
> Web log: http://cmpitg.wordpress.com/
> "Life is a hack"
>
> [ Do not send me Microsoft Office attachments, please.
>  http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html ]
>
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> GIT/C/ED/L d++ s-:-(:) !a C+++(++++) ULU++++>$ P-- L+++>$ E+++
> W++>+++ N+ o+ K w--- O- M@ V- PS+ PE++ Y+>++ PGP++ t+ 5 X+ R-
> tv+ b+++ DI+++ D++ G+++ e* h* r* y-
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> There was a Scrath Day in HCMC two years ago, but it was mainly kids
> and user oriented.
>
> 2011/5/13 Duong "Yang" ヤン Ha Nguyen <[hidden email]>:
>> On Fri, 13 May 2011, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy wrote:
>>
>>> 2011/5/12 Duong "Yang" ヤン Ha Nguyen <[hidden email]>:
>>> > Oh, I couldn't believe I have missed your email!!!  I support the idea
>>> > af a Scratch day in Hanoi.  This is a good chance for promote
>>> > Smalltalk Squeak/Pharo.  Also, it's a great chance for me to get my
>>> > hands dirty with Smalltalk again.  I haven't used Smalltalk for a
>>> > while.
>>>
>>> I've never used Smalltalk but heard a lot of it and would definitely
>>> join a smalltalk meeting in hcm city. I guess it's over though :)
>>> --
>>> Duy
>>>
>>
>> Why don't you just start one? ;-)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dương "Yang"
>> --
>> Dương "Yang" ヤン Hà Nguyễn
>> Web log: http://cmpitg.wordpress.com/
>> "Life is a hack"
>>
>> [ Do not send me Microsoft Office attachments, please.
>>  http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html ]
>>
>> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
>> Version: 3.12
>> GIT/C/ED/L d++ s-:-(:) !a C+++(++++) ULU++++>$ P-- L+++>$ E+++
>> W++>+++ N+ o+ K w--- O- M@ V- PS+ PE++ Y+>++ PGP++ t+ 5 X+ R-
>> tv+ b+++ DI+++ D++ G+++ e* h* r* y-
>> -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
>
>
>
> --
> Serge Stinckwich
> UMI UMMISCO 209 (IRD/UPMC), Hanoi, Vietnam
> Every DSL ends up being Smalltalk
> http://doesnotunderstand.org/

> I would like to give you some more ideas: As you see on the mailing
> list, there are already people interested in HCM. Secondly in Cantho
> we have space available for training and hacking activities in our
> company building right in the center and would love to host a Scratch
> Day. Thirdly, we are already doing trainings about IT and
> Environmental Education with 45 teachers in Bac Lieu. Many of those
> teachers are very eager to learn new things. Surely they would like to
> learn about Scratch and Smalltalk. Getting them to learn about XO
> activities would also be a good preparation for a potential XO project
> as well.
>
> What do you think?