[IAEP] Google Rise Awards

[Brooks, Kevin]

Google Rise recipients list is here: http://www.google.com/edu/rise/recipients.html
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Kevin Brooks
Chair
Department of English
Dept 2320, Box 6050
Morrill 219A
North Dakota State University
Fargo ND 58108-6050
701-231-7147
http://english.ndsu.edu/faculty/kevin_brooks/


The computer's true function is to program and orchestrate terrestrial and galactic environments and energies in a harmonious way.  -- Marshall McLuhan




On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:26 AM, Caryl Bigenho wrote:

Hi Folks,

I would really like a link to somewhere that we could view the winning proposals and learn from them. Does anyone have this information?

Caryl

> From: sandra.thaxter at verizon.net<mailto:sandra.thaxter at verizon.net>
> To: walter.bender at gmail.com<mailto:walter.bender at gmail.com>; e0425826 at student.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:e0425826 at student.tuwien.ac.at>
> Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 09:59:06 -0400
> CC: iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org<mailto:iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org>; Kevin.Brooks at ndsu.edu<mailto:Kevin.Brooks at ndsu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Google Rise Awards
>
> Sugar Labs Friends,
> I didn't see your proposal, but I suspect from looking at
> the winners, connecting to communities on the ground, who are grassroots
> organizations is more their focus.
>
> Small Solutions is thinking of applying to support the village XO projects
> in HIV/AIDS education, and the wonderful work of Peter Amunga (local Kenyan
> school teacher and playwrit) at Eshibinga with Jiggers.
> http://eshibinga.wordpress.com. But let's work together, keep each other
> informed.
>
> Sugar is wonderful. It's not that the green machine isn't but with out your
> Sugar work, we would be nowhere.
>
> Sandra Thaxter
> www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org<http://www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org>
> sandra at smallsolutionsbigideas.org<mailto:sandra at smallsolutionsbigideas.org>
> (617) 320-1098
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> From: "Walter Bender" <walter.bender at gmail.com<mailto:walter.bender at gmail.com>>
> To: "Christoph Derndorfer" <e0425826 at student.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:e0425826 at student.tuwien.ac.at>>
> Cc: <iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org<mailto:iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org>>; "Brooks, Kevin" <Kevin.Brooks at ndsu.edu<mailto:Kevin.Brooks at ndsu.edu>>
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 12:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Google Rise Awards
>
>
> > On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Christoph Derndorfer
> > <e0425826 at student.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:e0425826 at student.tuwien.ac.at>> wrote:
> >> Hi Kevin,
> >>
> >> thanks a lot for the heads-up and for all the information on your Web
> >> site.
> >>
> >> Did you get any feedback as to why the proposal wasn't accepted? Because
> >> similarly to you it's my impression that Sugar-related activities should
> >> fit
> >> in quite well with RISE's scope...
> >
> > You'd think Sugar would be a good fit for Summer of Code as well, but
> > apparently not.
> >
> > -walter
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Christoph
> >>
> >> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Brooks, Kevin <Kevin.Brooks at ndsu.edu<mailto:Kevin.Brooks at ndsu.edu>>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> We submitted a Google Rise proposal last year, but were not funded. The
> >>> competition does seem like a good fit for Sugar Camps, after school
> >>> programs, etc., especially if working with populations underrepresented
> >>> in
> >>> the CS world.
> >>>
> >>> http://fargoxo.wordpress.com/grant-proposals/google-rise-proposal-2012/
> >>>
> >>> Kevin
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Kevin Brooks
> >>> Chair
> >>> Department of English
> >>> Dept 2320, Box 6050
> >>> Morrill 219A
> >>> North Dakota State University
> >>> Fargo ND 58108-6050
> >>> 701-231-7147
> >>> http://english.ndsu.edu/faculty/kevin_brooks/
> >>>
> >>> The computer's true function is to program and orchestrate terrestrial
> >>> and
> >>> galactic environments and energies in a harmonious way. -- Marshall
> >>> McLuhan
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >> --
> >> Christoph Derndorfer
> >>
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