OLPC Australia

OLPC Australia was launched in March 2008. They received a small batch of laptops to distribute as that independent Foundation could manage it across pilot projects in the region.

Key contacts

OLPC Australia Board

• Rangan Srikhanta, Chief Executive Officer
• Clinton Hoffmann, Acting Chairman
• Prof. Barry Vercoe, Director
• Charles Kane, Director
• Philip Argy, Non-executive Director
• Michael McLeod - Director

Team

• Sridhar Dhanapalan, Technical Manager
• Penelope Bowden, Marketing Manager
• Kelly McJannett, Communications Manager
• Crighton Nichols, Education and Research Manager
• Elisha Barrett, Program Manager
• Rita Sharma, Office Manager
• Ning Gong, Finance and Logistics Co-ordinator
• Alan James, Regional Manager - Northern Territory

See also

• OLPC Oceania
• OLPC New Zealand

External links

• OLPC Australia (official site)
• Australia (Wikipedia)

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