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Start a Group

The process of forming a DBF olpc chapter is very informal and easy.

Chapters are really just a good excuse to get together and meet group of interesting people!

This group will have people interested in supporting the olpc project, the OX, Sugarlabs, Free and Open Source Software and content.

These groups can plan interesting activities and support the programmes with DBF’s guidance. Here are some suggestions to get a group together Open to change anything according to what works best for your group.

• Gather a group of at least 10 interested people at your school, college, office, locality, or city, who want to form a chapter. Assuming all or most use computers a lot, create a mailing list or a mini website to help you recruit.
• Create template flyers and letters that all can use.
• Create your group's homepage for the DBF olpc /(your group name) wiki
• Create a mailing list for communication within your group. If you have no way of host mailing lists for your groups, Use a free mailing list services from Google or yahoo etc. It is often convenient to define group membership and mailing list membership as the same thing (in other words, if you're signed up for the mailing list, you're a member of the group).
• Once you've got at least 10 people, call a meeting and collectively decide on a name and some projects to begin working on -
• Holding a Jam is often a good first project to bring a group together (and can help you recruit new members and projects to boot).
• Designate one person to be the main external contact for your group. (This is usually called "electing a leader," but go by your ideas on self-governance, as these may be different and vary.) The external contact person (and any other interested members) should subscribe to the DBF mailing list (to be set up soon).
• Your chapter can easily evolve into a club or community service group at your school, college, office, locality, or city.
• When you have an active group, a first project, a webpage, and a contact person, add yourselves to the DBF chapters list.
• Send out an email announcing your new chapter and introducing yourselves to the editor@lists.dbf.org mailing list. (correct please)

• olpc Gity Groups: India
• Mumbai: (had its first meeting)
• Navi Mumbai
• Bangalore
• Goa
• Mangalore
• Hyderabad.
• Pune
• Chennai
• Kolkata