As previously announced, Project Bamboo's Workshop Three will be held in Tucson, Arizona, on January 12-14, 2009. The workshop is scheduled to begin Monday morning and run through noon on Wednesday. Although the specifics have not been finalized, the agenda will include an update of the planning project, reports from the various working groups, sharing of and discussion around demonstrators, continued refinement of the scope of Bamboo, further exploration of the community and consortial model for the project, and time for working groups to meet.

Beginning today, the registration/application period is open for the workshop and will extend through December 1, 2008. We're asking participants to register in advance so that we can plan for meeting space, food, and beverages. To participate in the workshop, please complete one of the two options below:

A) Previously Accepted into Project Bamboo
For institutions or organizations who previously applied and were accepted into Workshops Two/Three, you must still register for Workshop Three by Monday, December 1, 2008. Colleges and universities whose applications were accepted for Workshop Two/Three may register up to two workshop participants where one individual should be a faculty member; industry partners and organizations may register one participant. Universities and colleges may register at https://formulator.uchicago.edu/?Id=144 and organizations and industry may register at https://formulator.uchicago.edu/?Id=145 .

B) New to Project Bamboo
For institutions or organizations who never previously applied to Project Bamboo but wish to participate in Workshop Three, please:

• Email bamboo_event_coordination@lists.berkeley.edu and express your institution's/organization's intent to participate by Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008; and
• Submit a complete application to participate in Workshop Three by Monday, December 1, 2008. A complete application consists of filling out the online form, and for college or university applicants, includes an appropriate institutional letter of support. Detailed application requirements and a link to the online forms can be found on the Project Bamboo website at http://projectbamboo.org/join-us .

Please note that the registration of new institutions/organizations will be provisional pending the review and acceptance of complete applications. For new applicants, we will communicate the status of applications by Friday, December 5.

More Information
As we process registrations and finalize workshop details, we will update the workshop page (including the list of participating institutions) that is posted at http://projectbamboo.org/workshop-three . If you have any questions regarding registration, feel free to contact us at bamboo_event_coordination@lists.berkeley.edu