-11/12/03- "Summary
of Knowledge (with respect to ANWR and the Definition of an A" (version1)
has been posted
It is available at this link. Also, the hydrocarbon
value table has been updated (see research).
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-11/7/03- Friday
Meeting
The entire Mission discussed
topics of future organization, including making groups solely to present,
edit, analyze, etc. Team E also unveiled its initial proposal, and is awaiting
criticism on it. Time is running short, and the rate of work verses rate of
time has to increase phenomenally if this is to pull off, which it will, inshallah...
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-11/5/03-
Team Meeting
Tempers ran high as we
all 'discussed' (to put it politely) on how to approach the remainder of
our tasks... in the end it was decided to stick with the status quo and to
continue on, with all summaries to be finished by this Monday, or else...
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-11/3/03-
M2007 "Mid Term"
Each M2007 student was
thrown into 4 impromptu groups, which were then told to give a presentation
regarding the use of different types of roads in the ANWR environment.
The UTFs then grilled
each team on their answers... and in the end said that their expectations
were passed (which is not much in absolute terms of knowledge, info, etc.,
but is a good morale booster, at least it shows how much our UTFs think we're
capable of :| )...
On the other hand, it
is VERY clear that inorder for any presentation to work it would have to be
meticulously planned out. The "Midterm" showed that all it takes to derail
a presentation is for one person to speak too much, thus diminishing too much
time. That is the true morale of the story...
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-10/31/03-
Friday Meeting
Groups 9 and 10 presented
their status report today, and Kip yet again dropped more hints about 'speeding
things up...' The group then spent its time discussing the final 'summary/report/publication'
for Team 1... clearly the work is not finished yet by a long shot...
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-10/29/03-
Team Meeting
Unfortunately, not much
is different from last week. We decided that we should go ahead with making
the 'summaries' for our individual research, and that we should compile
all this in one cohesive document. The exact details are, however, still
a bit vague at this moment...
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-10/27/03-
Final Perspectives
Subhankar Banerjee was
there today, sharing his experiences with ANWR and the subsequent political
storm that encompassed it.
Meanwhile, the team again split into smaller groups, and discussed the
political ramifications of ANWR... in the end we pretty much agreed that
Banerjee's exhibit being 'modified' at the Smithsonian was clearly a result
of a game of political football between the Democrats and Republicans with
respect to oil drilling in ANWR.
The issue of international politics- such as treaties with Canada or OPEC's
reaction- is still to be discussed.
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-10/24/03-
Friday Meeting
Each team gave a brief
"5 minute" update on what they were doing, and how far along they are in
doing it. Please refer to Team 8's minutes for the details: http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2007/teams/8/progress_102403minutes.html
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-10/22/03- Team Meeting
We recognized that it
is now crunch time, and that we need to step up our efforts in getting our
part finished so that we can be in a better position to help M2007 overall.
We've reconfirmed our deadlines, and reshuffled some of our tasks (i.e.
Xiangmin is taking on some of the plays that Mariela hasdn't finished yet),
and prepared for our summary report on Friday.
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-10/20/03- Perspectives
Perspectives IV finished
today, regarding the implication of ANWR with different ethnic groups in
the region. The teams were divided into 3 groups to facilitate discussion-
an approach that does seem to work in terms of increasing participation.
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-10/17/03-
Friday Meeting
Today we continued the
construction of the team website, as well as had discussions with Teams
e and 8.
With Team 8 we found
that they needed some basic information from us, and so we decided to go
ahead and cooperate in that field (especially with respect to "how much
it's worth:" that's what I am currently researching).
Team e needs to know
from us "How much is there" and "where it is..." two questions that Andrew
is addressing.
Next Friday all teams
will be giving a status update on their progress... good luck to all the
teams in that.
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-10/15/03- Team Meeting
We framed plans to cooperate with teams 8 and E in terms of information
exchange. We also confirmed our deadlines, argued a bit about our true intentions,
definitions of an A, and so on. In essence, though, it does not seem like
there was much new since last Friday, although we had indeed read more
research papers and updated our pages.
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-10/10/03- M2007 Meeting- TEAL Room- Coordination
Thought of the day: "Coordination
is not a delieverable of the class- think of it as a means to an end. The
question that you should be asking yourself is- how far have you gone in
terms of developing an exploration/exploitation strategy?" - Kip (he wrote
that on the board as a *hint*). He adds: "It is later than you think".
Response- we realized
that time is running out, and so the Coordinaters set a deadline for the
first week of November as the day that research must be concluded, so that
work on the final product may begin. (For details refer to the coordination site).
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-10/8/03- Team Meeting
The team meet today to
discuss progress. Unfortunately, there has not been much progress, and as
a result it's time to increase the tempo.
Officially, we've found
the majority of the sources we need, and it is now a matter of selectively
compiling the information in all the sources.
We've set the internal
deadline of October 31st as the day that our book research should be concluded,
so that we can send our results to the other teams, and commence work on
the 'bigger solution.'
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-10/6/03- Perspectives III
The perspectives seem
to be getting better and better as time progresses, partly because each
team is learning from previous experiences. The idea to split the whole group
into smaller groups to better facilite participation was a good one- although
by the end (when all the groups came back together) no one had much to contribute.
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-10/2/03- Site Updated
Site version 2.007 made
As you can see, the site has been totally transformed. This one includes
more links, pages, and more information. It is designed to better inform
you of what is going on.
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-9/26/03- All-Team
Meeting and Coordination Meeting 2
Site version 1.000 made
The team agreed on the principle layout of its own webpage, and will
be implementing those changes soon. Most of my research- once it gets into
electronic form- will be on the team site rather than this, although I
will include links.
The coordinators met, decided on the template, and distributed it.
The next coordination meeting will be at the same time, same place.
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-9/24/03- Team I
Meeting
Site version 1.000 made
Weekly update-
- I found some information on my sources. I have decided that the
best approach to finding current oil prices would be to use official
sources such as "American Petroleum Institute" or OPEC publications
(such as their website) that contain the most up-to-date information.
- For older trends, predictions, and cost calculations, I will be
consulting resources in the Dewey Library (in particular the 'Petroleum
Encyclopedia).
We also met with Team VIII to discuss how to handle Perspectives
II. We figured it out, and hope that this one will be more refined than
the previous Perspectives.
During the All-Team meeting on Friday, the issue of arranging the
Team I website will be discussed at length.
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-9/17/03- Coordination Meeting #1
The first coordination meeting was today at 3:45pm at the Terrascope
room. The following was decided:
1) The Coordinators will try to meet every week on Friday during
team time. This will ensure that all group members have no other commitments,
and will better facilitate inter-group communication.
2) The
Mission 2007 Forum will be used to handle electronic communications.
This reduces the volume of email.
3) A preliminary draft for the web page template has been created.
It will be distributed for feed back shortly.
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-9/17/03-
Team I Meeting
Site version -11.000
made
Today Team I met at Killian to decide on how to approach its question
of 'determining the potential of hydrocarbon resources at ANWR.' We
decided that we would divide the research among the group, with each
person being responsible to provide sources for next meeting (Wednesday).
My part is to research - in depth - the 'economic value' of the
hydrocarbon reserves in ANWR. This involves using oil prices from past
trends, current values, and projected future rates to determine how
much the oil would be worth. It also involves comparing these values
to other hydrocarbon sources around the world, in order to better gauge
its 'potential.'
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-9/16/03-
Perspectives I Reflection
Site version -11.900
made
The first fifteen minutes of Perspectives I was the actual discussion
on the topic. The other 55 minutes became a free-for-all on various
topics ranging from the validity of oil's use in society to whether
the students should bother doing the Mission. It was quite interesting...
but it started dragging eventually.
Anyway, Team 1 defined its Expectations for an A (click on the
link to get to that page).
The first Coordinate Meeting will be on Wednesday, 3:45 at the
Terrascope room 16-168. I will be representing Team 1 there.
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-9/15/03- Weekly update- What I did last week
Last week I was mainly involved with my group in defining A-grade
objectives for my group. I also spearheaded the 'coordination' proposition
by emailing the whole of Mission007, suggesting the idea, and arranging
for the first meeting.
This week, I intend on getting this template issue resolved
among the groups, and at the same time commence on research for my own
group.
Have a nice time!
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- 9/15/03- Site version -12.000
inaugurated
Site version -12.000 made
HeyYy everyone! This website is obviously not finished. That
is due to issues over formatting that the entire team is discussing
at the current time. Once a decision is reached in that respect I can
go ahead and add appropriate graphics, links, presentations, colors, and
so on. For now, this temporary (version -12.000) will have to do.
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