sorry! I didnt know that there was already a committee. Its probably
not a good thing if we send in duplicates. Can you check if there is
activity in this area otherwise I will be happy to work with this
project.
Mathias
Joichi Ito wrote:
I THINK I'm on the committee for this, but I'm not sure. Please cc me
if you sending stuff in.
- Joi
On Oct 18, 2005, at 2:46 PM, Mathias Klang wrote:
Hi,
Since the Swedish licenses are on the verge of porting I think this
would be an interesting thing to take part in. I can start drafting
- feel free to send comments to me. If this is OK with everyone else?
By the way its official now - winter is coming - I saw ice on the
grass this morning :(
Mathias
Yong Liu wrote:
*Please circulate widely and apologies for cross-posting*
I hope this will be of interest to you.If you have questions or
comments, please contact Earl Mardle at
earl.mardle AT stockholmchallenge.se or Ulla Skidén at
ulla.skiden AT stockholmchallenge.se.
Best,
Yong Liu
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The Stockholm Challenge Award 2006 is open for entries
THE STOCKHOLM CHALLENGE AWARD 2006 invites excellent ICT projects
from all over the world to compete for the prestigious Challenge
trophies. The Challenge is searching for the best initiatives that
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