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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:40:58 -0400
From: "Bob LeChevalier, President and Founder - LLG" <lojbab@lojban.org>
Organization: The Logical Language Group, Inc.
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Subject: [Llg-members] New Business: other topics
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I am not ready to hear motions on other New Business topics until the 
byfy vote is done.  But we do have a few items to consider before 
(finally) closing the meeting.  Please hold off a few days so that the 
other stuff is completed before discussions start.

1) Ali's project manager proposal, which should probably be 
re-introduced as a motion for discussion when I call for it.

2) Last Sunday, gleki, Ilmen and I, with apparently selpa'i listening 
only, had a patched Skype conversation with a Brian Wernham of a company 
called NooLearn in the UK, and his assistant.  They are interested in 
alpha-testing of their software system with a group of Lojbanists, which 
will hopefully create some sort of on-line Lojban courseware (MOOC 
platform (MOOC = Massive Open Online Course)), which would be made 
available to us (and others) under a Creative Commons license.  The 
alpha-test would probably involve getting some number of Lojbanists 
together in one place for a half-day closed-room effort at testing/using 
the system, and I think there will be additional online testing that 
people can help asynchronously.

One suggestion was to have this take place as part of LogFest, which I 
understand Pierre is putting together for July either in New York or 
possibly at my place here in Washington DC (or perhaps at a nearby 
hotel, which might be necessary in order to support their test).  I 
believe that the organization would be paying for any special needs, and 
might be willing to assist a few people in getting to the test location. 
  Another possibility would be to get European Lojbanists together in 
some single locale for the testing.

So in New Business, we will discuss whether the membership wishes LLG to 
support this effort, and whether LogFest is the best time for getting 
together (or whether this might too-seriously disrupt the ability for 
other activities).   I believe I have a little more information, but we 
may have to ask the nooLearn group some questions.

3) I think I've seen some other topics that might be appropriate for New 
Business, but they are not coming to mind just now.  Please feel free to 
mention them in response to this message, or to propose them when I 
actually call for New Business in a few days.

lojbab

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