<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Hello everyone,</span></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">My name is Michael Mak and I am a third year BHSc student, Global Health Specialization at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. </span></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">There is a growing interest from McMaster BHSc, Global Health Specialization in purchasing XO laptops to use and distribute for different NGOs that student join from the specialization. With more attention driven to OLPC after my trip to Canada's North and another student's Masters thesis on OLPC in Ghana, my facilitator would like me to write a proposal to my assistant dean to spend the necessary $25 000 to purchase 100 laptops for next year's cohort. Because that is quite a sum, I would love any help I can get in providing a convincing argument on the importance of getting the XOs in global health and development. The health component and how the XO can be used for health practices (such as education, or even for diagnostic and/or electronic medical records) is an extremely vital one, especially since we are a health science discipline. </span></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Here are some points that I will need help and more information on:</span></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></span></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Why the XO should be purchased (for ex. Education, health, etc) </span></font></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">How the XO can be used in a clinical/health care setting (very important!) in a remote/rural environment </span></font></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Support for the XO laptop and training (training for the students which I can help with) and technical support</span></font></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Hopefully a long-term partnership with OLPC</span></font></span></span></li></ul><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></span></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Thanks so much everyone, I look forward to hearing your responses on the matter. </span></font></span></font></div></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Michael Mak</span></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">BHSc III, Global Health Specialization</span></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Keewaytinook Okimakanak / K-NET Services</span></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">OLPC Intern</span></font></span></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>