Forum Notes

November 12, 2008

Assign mentors (from any team) as a question person for new members
Evaluation that past wiki pages are actually read
Online wiki orientation tutorial with quizzes
Better documentation to aid future members
More basic introductory information (i.e. glossary)
Smaller training sessions for new members
Newcomer orientation w demo plant and slideshow of processes
Lateral knowledge transfer between teams
Team updates on any major breakthroughs at beginning of class
Monthly short (3-5 minute) update on projects to entire class
Weekly updates from half of teams, with each team going every other week
Class/speakers on Monday, half updates on Wednesdays (short class period)
Ensure an understanding of goals for team each semester
Open house for research tours at the beginning of the semester

1 credit technical writing course to add to CEE 2550 for technical writing option
Offer CEE4550 course as by permission of instructor with CEE 4540 or CEE 3310

AguaClara Forum

Meeting notes
How much should Cornell stay tied to AguaClara?
- How much control should we keep, how much power and freedom should go to partner institutions
- Could lose lab space and alumni connections
What other NGOs and groups should we pair with?
- Religious focus of CRS and other faith-funded charities is tricky
Expansion into Ethiopia?
- Cornell program there would provide good ground contacts
- Many sites there don't have adequate distribution systems in place
- Water chemistry differences would greatly strain our research program
- Replicate this lab in Ethiopian univeristy?
Concept paper on wiki to be edited by whole team
- concept paper
- 2 pages intro to what the project is about to give to donors or allies

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