Contributors program/February 6, 2009
Contents
Agenda
- Upcoming program changes
- New processes for triage and publishing projects
- Local XO pool updates and reports
Attending
Open proposals
PROJECT SUBMITTER XOs months
XO-based Teacher Training Yamaplos 80 6
needs more detail. Can it start smaller / with emulation? How/where would results be shared?
OLPC: The Bolivia Project leighmeldrum 10 12
Amicitia Am. School of Fez mhasbrouck 25 10
multilingual school proposal; needs detail. How would results be shared?
OLPC pilot in Israel - B2 upgrade guysoft 30 6
already started with B2s. Still needed? pending update from guy.
= Older requests
AASDO:K12 Science and Tech Ed Mission in Ethiopia Abkebede 20 12
not very specific, though a promising topic. start smaller? needs feedback.
Health Rec to Improve Outcomes Post Knee Replacement minnalevine 31 24
likely turned down; is one useful for development?
Smaller requests
Ghana Ed Enrichment Project aralston 4 4 Tutorius drykod 2 8 Zambia Rural Education bobfalzini 1 24 Bahamas westvilla 1 6 Create the Buzz KarinaD 1 4 niki @sloan nikigomez 1 5 olpcca0209 olpcca0209 1 4 Educational toolkit zubair.assad 1 3 Math Tutor dragon6158 1 6
New business
Action items
- sj, bjordan and holt are updating the CP submission form to allow public posting, and posting the 16 projects currently under consideration by Friday 2/13/09.
