Aight, here's the deal. There are a couple of things in the works that everyone needs to keep track of. First, and perhaps most importantly, is what Arthur has just posted about, the possibilities of a Salaam trainee, THIS SUMMER!!! This is very very exciting news. If anyone has any ideas on organizations that would be interested, email it out. I have a few in mind, including Cornell Cooperative Extension, but that shouldn't limit our search. I'm sure there are many other places that could create a great experience for a Salaam trainee. The next issue is Coop. Currently, I am waiting on an email back from them, to cement our next meeting. Last Thursday, Arthur and I had a conversation with Chris White, concerning the Coop program. So far, we seem to be on track, taking what he termed, the "consultative" approach. Through the conversation with Chris, we decided on two different approaches that we could potential take with Coop. The first would be an informal, perhaps two or three person "test run" over this next year. In this test run, they would refer interested engineering students to us, so they can join AIESEC and go through the normal EP track. Do to the current size of our LC, we decided that five would be the upper limit of this test run. This limit was set because we need to deliver a very high quality experience for those students. Any more, and we could be compromising quantity over quality. After this test run, we would then sit down again next summer and see where we wanted to go. The second option is to start working on a customizable product. This process would include a bit more on the front end, setting all the processes up, researching student demand trends, tagging traineeships abroad, establishing some financial support, etc. From our perspective, these were the two most viable options we could suggest to the Coop.

So people, this summer is gonna be crraaazzzzyyy. I've said it before, and i'm going to say it again, buckle your seat belts, its going to be a ride.