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- Difficult and unresolved issues
- Plans for action
Jake
Accomplishments
- A summary of major work completed since last meeting based on last meeting's identified outcomes/issues
Metrics
- Quantitative and qualitative results from accomplishments and outcomes.
- Potential metrics for unresolved issues.
Outcomes
- A summary of resolutions based on what was accomplished.
- New directions and ideas that result from these resolutions.
Issues
- Finishing up the demo sheet
- Worked on completing the newsletter with Min and Trang
Metrics
- N/A
Outcomes
- Demo sheet and newsletter are essentially complete
Issues
- Begin working on Museum of the Earth presentation with Min
- Difficult and unresolved issues
- Plans for action
Trang
Accomplishments
- Working on Newsletter draft
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Working Group: Fundraising
Joe
Accomplishments
- A summary of major work completed since last meeting based on last meeting's identified outcomes/issues
Metrics
- Quantitative and qualitative results from accomplishments and outcomes.
- Potential metrics for unresolved issues.
Outcomes
- A summary of resolutions based on what was accomplished.
- New directions and ideas that result from these resolutions.
Issues
- Difficult and unresolved issues
- Plans for action
Narayana
Accomplishments
- A summary of major work completed since last meeting based on last meeting's identified outcomes/issues
Metrics
- Quantitative and qualitative results from accomplishments and outcomes.
- Potential metrics for unresolved issues.
Outcomes
- A summary of resolutions based on what was accomplished.
- New directions and ideas that result from these resolutions.
Issues
- Submitted Tech Awards Grant (TAG) after it was edited by Narayana. I also did some minor edits in order to meet the word limit
- Met and emailed with Narayana concerning TAG and the Engineering Sustainability Conference, both of these issues were resolved.
- Researched Community Foundation of Tompkins County and CUTonight as potential sources for funding. Both were ruled out due to a lack of fit with the program.
- Spoke to contact in Daily Sun about article on AguaClara (note: this was NOT Jeff Katz); they said they were working on it.
- Began looking at Ford Foundation (website crashed) and will continue doing to this week
Metrics
- TAG submitted!
Outcomes
- One grant taken care of allowing us to concentrate on other grants as well as revising the 5 year plan.
- New group model is effective.
Issues
- Will draft letter fro Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Will find contact as well as fill out info for the Ford Foundation (Note: this information should be carefully looked over as the Ford Foundation tends to scrutinize applications very closely.)
Narayana
Accomplishments
- Met with Joe and clarified the Engineering Sustainability Conference issues. That has now been taken care of
- Edited the Tech Awards Grant (TAG) and sent it to Joe for submission.
- Investigated the Resource Foundation, but could not find a contact.
- Investigated the Bartles Fund as a source for travel funding.
Metrics
- N/A
Outcomes
- Edited the TAG and sent it to Joe for submission, that grant submission has now been taken care of.
- Will find contacts for Resource Foundation through email and investigate the Bartles Fund further.
Issues
- Will continue emailing funding sources in order to establish contacts.
- Will begin to work on the 5 year plan with Joe as a long term goal for the semester.
- Difficult and unresolved issues
- Plans for action