<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello everyone,<br><br>We're excited to announce the formation of Squeakland Foundation Inc, a non-profit organization that will take over from Viewpoints Research as the guardians of Squeak Etoys.<br><br>Our new board of directors held its first meeting last Thursday, where we approved the name, elected our officers, and made plans for this year's Squeakfest events. The new board includes:<br><br>Tim Falconer<br>Kim Rose<br>Walter Bender<br><br>Rita Freudenberg<br>Kathleen Harness<br>Marta Voelcker<br><br>Scott Wallace<br>Yoshiki Ohshima<br>Milan Zimmerman<br><br>These nine people are just the start, of course. Please help us in our mission to "build community and encourage deep learning worldwide by promoting, supporting, and improving Squeak Etoys and related educational media."<br><br>To read more about Squeakland Foundation, read today's newsletter:<br><br><a href="http://squeakland.org/news/newsletter/web.jsp?id=9">http://squeakland.org/news/newsletter/web.jsp?id=9</a><br><br>You can subscribe to our quarterly newsletter here:<br><br><a href="http://squeakland.org/subscribe/">http://squeakland.org/subscribe/</a><br><br>Take care,<br>Kim<br></body></html>