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Ashikaga1 — Attendees at the Japan Solar Cooker Preliminary Convention.

January 2015: The Japan Solar Cooker Preliminary Convention was held on November 22nd and 23rd, 2014 at the Ashikaga Institute of Technology. The convention was led by Professor Yuichi Nakajo with the goal of creating a network for manufacturers, distributors, traders, researchers, and others with a strong interest in solar cooking to collaborate. The event was attended by roughly 100 invited participants. Professor Nakajo is planning to hold a larger convention next year which will will be open to anyone interested in solar cooking.

January 2015: GACC has released their November 2104 Post-Summit Report

January 2015: Patricia McArdle responds to the GACC Post-Summit Report from the November 2014 conference.

Lightoven III training with Boy Scouts in Pakistan — The Lightoven III, designed by Hartmut Ehmler is explained at a training event for Pakistani Boy Scouts. - *Hartmut Ehmler*

January 2015: Pakistani Boy Scouts are introduced to solar cooking - Hartmut Ehmler photographed this Boy Scout training event of his Lightoven III solar panel cooker. It is a lightweight portable design, suitable to take into the field for camping.

Solar Cooking in the Sahel map, 1-19-15 — Solar Cooking in the Sahel - *NOWCAST*

January 2015: Scholarly paper documents the available sunshine in the Sahel region of Africa - Authors, Beth Newton, Sophie Cowie, Derk Rijks, Jamie Banks, Helen Brindley, and John h. Marsham have published a well-documented analysis of the potential sunshine available for solar cooking in the Sahel region, particularly in northern Chad where a number of Sudanese refugee camps are located. TchadSolaire has been training both refugees and the indigenous population to solar cook in the region since 2005. Even along river population centers where clouds tend to form, solar cooking is possible for over 330 days a year. Read more: Solar Cooking in the Sahel - NOWCAST

Sun and Ice school cookers in Mali, 1-19-15 — Mid-day meal being prepared at a Mali school - *Sun and Ice*

January 2015: Only the cooking food is out in the sun at this Mali school - Stephan Zech, with Sun and Ice, posted this photo of a mid-day meal being prepared at a school in Mali.

January 2015: Carte Blanche visits the Holms of Saartjiesnek, South Africa - Kormorant

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+[[File:Ashikaga1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Attendees at the Japan Solar Cooker Preliminary Convention.]]
-*'''January 2015:''' [[Media:GACC_post-summit-report_.pdf|GACC has released their November 2104 Post-Summit Report]]
+*'''January 2015:''' The Japan Solar Cooker Preliminary Convention was held on November 22nd and 23rd, 2014 at the [[Ashikaga Institute of Technology]]. The convention was led by [[Yuichi Nakajo|Professor Yuichi Nakajo]] with the goal of creating a network for manufacturers, distributors, traders, researchers, and others with a strong interest in solar cooking to collaborate. The event was attended by roughly 100 invited participants. Professor Nakajo is planning to hold a larger convention next year which will will be open to anyone interested in solar cooking.
+*'''January 2015:''' [[Media:GACC_post-summit-report_.pdf|GACC has released their November 2104 Post-Summit Report]]
 *'''January 2015:''' [[Media:GACC_2014_meeting_summary,_Pat_McArdle,_1-21-15.pdf|Patricia McArdle responds to the GACC Post-Summit Report from the November 2014 conference.]]
 [[File:Lightoven_III_training_with_Boy_Scouts_in_Pakistan.png|thumb|300px|The [[Lightoven III]], designed by [[Hartmut Ehmler]] is explained at a training event for Pakistani Boy Scouts. - ''[[Hartmut Ehmler]]'' ]]
 *'''January 2015: Pakistani Boy Scouts are introduced to solar cooking''' - [[Hartmut Ehmler]] photographed this Boy Scout training event of his [[Lightoven III]] [[solar panel cooker]]. It is a lightweight portable design, suitable to take into the field for camping.
 [[File:Solar_Cooking_in_the_Sahel_map,_1-19-15.png|thumb|Solar Cooking in the Sahel - ''NOWCAST''|300px]]
-*'''January 2015: Scholarly paper documents the available sunshine in the Sahel region of Africa''' - Authors, Beth Newton, Sophie Cowie, Derk Rijks, Jamie Banks, Helen Brindley, and John h. Marsham have published a well-documented analysis of the potential sunshine available for solar cooking in the Sahel region, particularly in northern [[Chad]] where a number of Sudanese [[refugee camps]] are located. [[TchadSolaire]] has been training  both refugees and the indigenous population to solar cook in the region since 2005. Even along river population centers where clouds tend to form, solar cooking is possible for over 330 days a year. Read more: [[Media:Solar_Cooking_in_the_Sahel,_NowCast,_1-19-15.pdf|Solar Cooking in the Sahel]] - ''NOWCAST''
+*'''January 2015: Scholarly paper documents the available sunshine in the Sahel region of Africa''' - Authors, Beth Newton, Sophie Cowie, Derk Rijks, Jamie Banks, Helen Brindley, and John h. Marsham have published a well-documented analysis of the potential sunshine available for solar cooking in the Sahel region, particularly in northern [[Chad]] where a number of Sudanese [[refugee camps]] are located. [[TchadSolaire]] has been training both refugees and the indigenous population to solar cook in the region since 2005. Even along river population centers where clouds tend to form, solar cooking is possible for over 330 days a year. Read more: [[Media:Solar_Cooking_in_the_Sahel,_NowCast,_1-19-15.pdf|Solar Cooking in the Sahel]] - ''NOWCAST''
 [[File:Sun_and_Ice_school_cookers_in_Mali,_1-19-15.png|thumb|300px|Mid-day meal being prepared at a Mali school - ''[[Sun and Ice]]'']]