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 ==== Open Badges Public Beta launch ====
-* What: Public beta version of the Open Badge Infrastructure, the underlying badge specification and set of repositories ('Backpacks') to support a badge-as-alternative-credential ecosystem
+* '''What''': Public beta version of the Open Badge Infrastructure, the underlying badge specification and set of repositories ('Backpacks') to support a badge-as-alternative-credential ecosystem
-* Pretty big deal - lots of badges are getting a lot of attention and lots of people are working on badges toward a common goal of supporting all types of learning, especially informal, interest-driven and on-the-job learning. The OBI is a key part of success since it allows learners to earn badges across learning experiences, collect them into a single collection they manage and share them out with potential employers, etc.
+* '''Pretty big deal''': lots of badges are getting a lot of attention and lots of people are working on badges toward a common goal of supporting all types of learning, especially informal, interest-driven and on-the-job learning. The OBI is a key part of success since it allows learners to earn badges across learning experiences, collect them into a single collection they manage and share them out with potential employers, etc.
 [[Image:Tech-diagram-v3 updated.png|700px|Open Badges -- Tech-diagram-v3 updated.png]]
-* Public beta includes: full issuer API, Backpacks with management tools, privacy controls, grouping and publishing features, initial displayer APIs, necessary legal components
+* '''Public beta includes''': full issuer API, Backpacks with management tools, privacy controls, grouping and publishing features, initial displayer APIs, necessary legal components
-* Lots of badge issuers already starting to push badges in.
+* '''Outreach''': Press release and announcements going out tomorrow, Tuesday 4/10/12
-* More info / see for yourself:
+* '''Adoption''': Lots of badge issuers already starting to push badges in.
+* '''More info / see for yourself''':
 ** [http://openbadges.org http://openbadges.org] (earn your first badge!)
 ** [http://beta.openbadges.org http://beta.openbadges.org]