15 days to departure!

Things continue to progress toward the IBM Corporate Service Corps adventure in Tanzania.

Received my passport back from the embassy in under a week, and I'm now "official".

The main team has been distributed into three subteams, each of which will work on different projects:

• Tanzania Meteorological Agency
• Recycling sisal fiber
• Creating Public / Private dialog & partnerships

I'll be working on the Public/Private part, helping business associations and businesses work effectively with public & governmental organizations. There's been a fair amount of previous work done on this topic globally, in Africa, and even some in Tanzania; a lot of our preparatory work will help us to avoid reinventing any wheels and learning from what has (and has not) worked elsewhere. My colleagues on this subteam are from Australia, Brazil, the Czech Republic, and the Philippines, and we bring a combined 50 years of IBM experience with us.

We're now having weekly meetings for each of the subteams, as well as our overall preparatory meeting for the entire group. Our preliminary workplan is due next week.

My team (and my colleagues) continue to be tremendously supportive. I'm blessed to have this opportunity, and to have so many people supporting my work ... they each contribute to its success.

More to come ...

#ibmcsc Tanzania