As I write this, I'm flying home from Squeakfest USA. Sitting here, staring at my laptop, I'm completely unable to find appropriate words to describe the magic and friendship of the last few weeks. So many passionate talks, so many stirring examples, so many last minute details and surprises. I'm tired. That much is clear. Blame it on three conferences in four weeks and roughly fifteen thousand miles of travel in between. Were it not for my many Squeaker traveling companions, I'd have curled up to hibernate long ago. Truly the best part of the last month has been the...

Greetings from Porto Alegre, Brasil! As I write this from breakfast, the sun is coming up over the city. I'll soon be joined by the ten of us who have traveled here to represent Squeakland Foundation and our respective Etoys organizations. Most of us flew in yesterday, then met last night for a wonderful dinner hosted by Intel, one of the conference sponsors. It was very nice seeing everyone last night. While we speak frequently together through Skype and Qwaq, there's nothing quite like meeting in person. At dinner we had time to discuss ours lives outside Etoys, getting to...

Registration is now open for both Squeakfest USA 2009 (Los Angeles: August 10,11,12) and Squeakfest Brasil 2009 (Porto Alegre: July 23, 24, 25). Squeakfest USA registration costs $100, or $125 if payment is received after August 1st. Squeakfest Brasil registration is free. Please register as early as possible so that we may better plan the events. To register for Squeakfest USA, click here. To register for Squeakfest Brasil, click here. To find out more about Squeakfest, visit squeakfest.org. We hope to see you!...

Greetings, We are happy to announce that University of North Carolina Wilmington will be the host for this year's Squeakfest! We invite you all to a face to face gathering, sharing of experiences and materials relative to the usage of Etoys. We will have two great keynote speakers this year: Walter Bender from Sugar Labs and Julian Lombardi from Duke University. Squeakfest USA July 26, 27 and 28th Wilmington, NC University of Wilmington We'll have more info on the Squeakfest website shortly, but until then, please save the date! Please forward this email and share with friends and colleagues. This...