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Outreach Meeting Minutes
Spring 2009 Minutes
4/10/09
Working Group: PR
Brandon
Accomplishments
- Sent out emails to WSP, Cornell Chronicle, and Cornell Alumni Magazine.
- Talked to P4HH about coordinated efforts with AguaClara. Narayana and I will attend their meeting Sunday night; they present to us on Monday.
- Updated all of the journal info on the wiki
Metrics
Outcomes
- Min set up some presentations for the coming weeks
- P4HH wants to join efforts with AguaClara in the near future
- Finished working on contact email and updated the errors in the original email.
Issues
- Currently working on the cover letter for the pamphlets and brochures that are to be mailed in the coming weeks.
- Working to contact someone at the UN (Possibly Jeff Sachs)
- Next week I plan on working with Min to make sure that the presentation is set for Museum of the Earth.
Min
Accomplishments
- recruit presenters for up comming presentations
- confirm 4/13 and 4/18 earth museum presentation
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
Jake
Accomplishments
- Finishing up the demo sheet
- Worked on completing the newsletter with Min and Trang
Metrics
Outcomes
- Demo sheet and newsletter are essentially complete
Issues
- Begin working on Museum of the Earth presentation with Min
Trang
Accomplishments
- Working on Newsletter draft
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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
Chi-Chi
Accomplishments
- Brought back footer display of Children pages by request
- Brought back left side bar links by request
- Added in drop-down Navigation Menu that displays all children links at all levels, regardless of what page one is currently viewing
- Confirmed with Leo for the translation of the 9 main pages
Metrics
Outcomes
- Slow(er) Wiki
- Will have the first layer of main pages translated for Spanish Wiki by Apr 11
- Aesthetically 'lighter' look of website
- Horizontal scrollbar appeared due to new formatting of layout
Issues
- Drop-down Navigation Menu slows down Wiki, will probably change it two 2 levels (pros: faster than it is now & it is easier to find subtopics with drop down menu; cons: still slow)
- Horizontal scrolling is ugly and intrusive on the formatting of pages (is is due to the header?)
- Headings, body text, subheading text's CSS must be edited. Some text is too small, some text is overwhelmingly big. Affects legibility of drop-down Navigation Menu. Will find out how ASAP.
Working Group: Fundraising
Joe
Accomplishments
- 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
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
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.
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