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.