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To accommodate a wider range of institutions, the Bamboo Leadership Council agreed to add a fourth instance of Workshop 1, "Understanding Arts and Humanities Scholarship." The new workshop, Workshop 1d, is planned for July 14-16 and will be held on the East Coast. Location information will be posted as soon as it becomes available so teams can plan accordingly.

Institutions and organizations interested in participating in the Bamboo Planning Project are invited to formally join the effort by registering their team for one of the offerings of Workshop One, "Understanding Arts and Humanities Scholarship." Although we encourage teams to attend a workshop together, we realize that individual schedules may not allow that. As a result, your team members may attend separate workshops by selecting "Special Request" in the form and detailing your request in the comments field at the end of the application.

To register, visit the Join Us section of the site.

We are pleased to announce that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation decided to fund the 18-month Bamboo Planning Project. The announcement came via email on Friday, March 14, and was received with great enthusiasm on both the University of California, Berkeley, and University of Chicago campuses.

Work has begun on planning and scheduling the series of workshops outlined in the proposal, the first of which will be offered on April 28-30, 2008, on the Berkeley campus. Interested institutions and organizations are encouraged to contact the Project Bamboo team for more information on how to participate.