[OS:N:] 2008 FOSS and K-12 Education Awards

[Bryant Patten <opensource whitenitro com>]

The National Center for Open Source and Education (NCOSE)
     announces the winners of the

* 2008 FOSS & K-12 Education Awards *


The NCOSE FOSS and K-12 Education Awards are given as expressions of  
appreciation for the hard work and dedication of individuals who  
contribute immense amounts of their time and expertise to advancing  
the use of Open Source solutions in K-12 schools. In its inagural  
year, the Center has chosen individuals from all across the continent  
that have made an extraordinary contribution to Free and Open Source  
Software use in the field of K-12 education.

2008 Recipients

Robert Arkiletian - Fl_TeacherTool

Eric Harrison - K12LTSP

Daniel Howard - GOSEF

Paul Nelson - K12LTSP

David Trask - NELS/FOSSED


This year's awards will be presented to the recipients at the Open  
Minds Conference ( http://www.k12openminds.org/ )in Indianapolis,  
(USA) on Sept. 26th, 2008. The awards are being underwritten, in part,  
by Resara, an Open Source Educational Platform ( http:// 
www.resara.com/ ).

(For more information about the awards and biographies of the  
recipients, go to the NCOSE website (http://www.ncose.org).