Göteborg kids programming meetups

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* Kids (at least mine) loves computers and being able to make them do things

* Meetup group, loosly formed (no "förening" or like that)
** http://coderdojo.com/ and/or http://www.meetup.com/
* Monthyly or so events
* Locate events at different hosts: library, schools, (parents) companies
* Soft drinks+pizza, rely on parent employer sponsorship?
* Target ~6-15 year olds
** Require parents below a certain age, coderdojo uses 12 years

* Different types of events for different ages, e.g:
** Programming robo-parent (http://drtechniko.com/2012/04/09/how-to-train-your-robot/)
** Simple game
** Program Lego trains
** Minecraft hacking
** ...

* Ask for donations (funds) for 10 (minimum) to 20 (awesome) raspberry pi+keyboard+mouse
** ~500 SEK/kit
** Make available for anyone who wants to run a meetup
** Rely on being able to borrow monitors at locations. Do we need cables/converters?
* Bootstrap computers with linux+basic tools, reset after meetup
* Later on, try to get funds for different type of physical devices (breadboard, various input and actuators, displays)