Digital Media and Learning Competition

LH sez check it out....

A few months back, Fitz was kind enough to introduce me to Craig Wacker of the MacArthur Foundation. Craig had been hoping to glean some insights into our management of the Summer of Code program, and we spent some quality time brainstorming about the next Digital Media and Learning Competition.

The 2008 edition of the competition was recently announced and this year's theme is Participatory Learning. The Young Innovator Awards may be of particular interest for any of your GHOPers and GSoCers.

Heading to Hungary

And where I've been hiding...

Actually, I've been hiding right in plain sight. Life is busy as usual 'round Hawthorn Landings, so here's the quick list of what's been going on since my last posts on kittenly-joy and Twitter deliberations.

• Our 10 GHOP Grand Prize Winners visited the Googleplex and a great time was had by all.


• Came down with a nasty cold directly thereafter and missed Foo Camp. Boo!


• Headed to OSCON for the traditional Google Open Source Update and GSoCer BoF at Old Town Pizza. Met up with the usual suspects, engaged in some wonderful conversations and had a lovely time shopping at Powell's with Cat, Emma and Jeff.


• Helped make SciFoo happen. You can read all about it on the Google Open Source Blog. Many kudos go out to Cat for the vast majority of the success of the event. Make sure to check out Fitz's It's It Powered Stirling Engine.

Next week I am heading to Szeged, Hungary for DrupalCon, where I'll be giving a talk, then swinging back home through Vancouver, B.C., Canadia for the Open Everything retreat.

Life is good.