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- 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management Center for Collective Intelligence Thomas W. Malone Phone: 617-253-6843 E-mail: malone@mit.edu cci.mit.edu 5 Cambridge Center, NE 25-755, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA December 16, 2014 Dear Salem Afeworki, On behalf of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence's Climate CoLab, I would like to thank you for the invaluable contribution you made as a Fellow for the Climate CoLab Adaptation to Climate Change contest in 2014. All evidence indicates that the 2014 contest period was a great success. Collectively, the 18 contests received 582 proposals, from which 64 finalists and 34 winners were chosen. Approximately 14,000 votes were cast during the public online voting period, and the Climate CoLab community doubled from 15,000 to over 33,000 members. The 34 winners presented their proposals and connected with potential implementers at our Climate CoLab conference, Crowds & Climate: From Ideas to Action, held in November at the MIT campus. Over 200 people attended the conference in person, and an additional 1,000 watched the proceedings online. It is clear that this development would not have been possible without the commitment of our Fellows. We hope you know how much we appreciate the time you spent and your sustained commitment. We also hope that this event is the beginning of a lasting relationship with the Climate CoLab. We would appreciate your feedback and invite you to lend your expertise to our contests and other future initiatives. Best Regards, Thomas Malone Founding Director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management