MEETING AGENDA

Meeting / OSTC / NW / Friday, September 17, 2004 10:30AM

Jim Ross
John Iras
Anna Smith / Palace Stone
Paul Briercheck

Tom Smith
Linda Torony
Nancy White
Jana Thams

AGENDA
Introductions

Need Letter of Understanding from Oakland Schools
Budgetary Considerations Discussion / Leverage Possibilities

McMath-Hulbert Solar Observatory
National Geographic Article / Golden Age of Solar Astronomy
Digital Observatory
Faulkes Telescope Project
Digital Solar Observation
Telescope in a Bucket
*Thomas Edison Project / Port Huron

Agri-Science Off-site Program Development
Palace Stone
Hawk Woods Nature Center
Unisolar (Altenative Energy)
Teachers Discovery
Solar Farms / David Oliver / Palace Stone
MichBio formalizes student chapters (Nancy White)
*OSTC / NE Program Development Collaboration
*Brandon Elementary School / Mentoring Program

U.S FIRST Robotic's Program / OSMTech
Submersible Graphics / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project https://webcam.crrel.usace.army.mil/soo/vid2/camera2.mpg
SOL (Society for Organizational Learning) Confernece (Peter Senge) October 10-14, 2004
Student Participation in SEED Program
*Oakland Schools / Pontiac Schools / Oakland Schools Technology Center / NW / Agri-Science (Water Quality Testing)

*NSF Grant Initiative

*FFA / Virtual FFA from OSTC/SE 2005

Action Items
Letter of Understanding
Budget Outline
Create Youth Advisory Council (MHO CFG Youth Advisory Council
*Blog-site Development
SAT Photo's of Palace Stone, Hawk Woods, Unisolar, Teachers Discovery (Oakland County)
Agri-Science Chair / OSTC/NW / Set Meeting

ECD system energizes new California school: The first of three new California schools using solar energy to power its classrooms is being dedicated today in the city of Brentwood, in Contra Costa County. United Solar Ovonic L.L.C., a subsidiary of Rochester Hills-based Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: ENER) provided building integrated photovoltaic roofing for the project. The 33-kilowatt system will put power into the grid for the district's new Pioneer Elementary School. The photovoltaic laminates are applied directly to the school's stainless steel flat panel roofing. Pam Currier, business manager for the district, said the decision to use solar power would pay for itself, and made sense in the face of state educational spending cuts. The district also received a $125,000 rebate from Pacific Gas and Electric for the system. A second Uni-Solar system will be installed at the Grant Avenue Elementary School now under construction in the district. A third system for a new 80-kW middle school is under bid. More at www.uni-solar.com.

MichBio formalizes student chapters: MichBio, the state's life sciences industry association, Wednesday announced that it plans to develop student chapters at nine colleges and universities in Michigan. The schools involved are Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Kalamazoo College, Michigan State University, Oakland University, the University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Western Michigan University. The student chapters are intended to help students learn about job opportunities in Michigan's life sciences industry, through programs like career days, internship programs and industry guest lectures. MichBio also announced that its BioConnections internship program placed 27 paid interns this summer. For the first time, MichBio expanded the BioConnections program outside the Washtenaw county area, placing students in Detroit, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Lansing. Internship positions ranged from organic chemistry interns to artificial lung projects to entrepreneurial MBA positions. BioConnections is funded by a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. It aims to place students in Michigan's life sciences industry and keep them in Michigan after graduation. The intern program is available year-around to all life science companies in Michigan. MichBio now has more than 160 members. More at www.michbio.org.