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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From: Heather Fry
<heatherf@MIT.EDU></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Subject: Today: Haiti relief round
table</blockquote>
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cite>____________________________________________________</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"><b>Haiti Relief Round
Table Discussion with MA State Reps Marie St-Fleur and Linda Dorcena
Forry, Dr. Marc A. Zissman, Paul Altidor & Dean Steven
Lerman</b></font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Speaker: State Reps.
Marie P. St. Fleur & Linda Dorcena Forry, Dr. Marc A. Zissman,
Paul Altidor & Dean Steven Lerman. Moderated by Dr. Dale
Joachim</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Time:
2:00p-3:30p</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Location: E15-070,
Bartos Theatre, MIT Media Lab</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">"Sustainable
Cooperation with Haiti" Lecture Series</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Lectures &
discussion of response to the Haiti crisis with an emphasis on
applicable roles of energy and communication technologies in the long
nation re-building efforts to come. What began as an IAP workshop at
the Media Lab focusing on the January 12th crisis in Haiti will
continue as a lecture series, a string of projects and continued
discussions on the history, re-construction and nation-building of
Haiti.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">The unprecedented
challenges facing Haiti after the earthquake on January 12 invite us
to analyze foundational aspects of Haitian society as rebuilding
projects are being put in place to restore virtually every single
component of the country's infrastructure---physical, health-related
educational, socio-economic, political, etc.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">This round table, with
Massachusetts State Representatives Marie P. St. Fleur and Linda
Dorcena Forry (both of whom are Haitian-American), Dr. Marc A. Zissman
currently with Joint Task Force (JTF) - Haiti, Paul Altidor, advisor
to the Haitian government on privatization projects, and Prof. Steven
Lerman, Vice Chancellor and Dean of Graduate Education will explore
the anticipated contributions of research universities in Haiti's
rebuilding efforts and how these contributions will bear on these
universities' traditional missions of research and
teaching.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">The round table will
be moderated by Dr. Dale Joachim and will take place at 2:00pm,
February 17th in the Bartos Theater at the Media Lab
(E15-070)</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Both state
representatives represent districts in Boston and have been
instrumental as leaders in working with the Haitian community and the
Mayor's office to support the local Haitian community in
Boston.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">This event is being
held as part of the lecture series "Sustainable Cooperation with
Haiti" (</font><a
href="http://krikkrak.media.mit.edu/lectureseries"><font
face="Arial">http://krikkrak.media.mit.edu/lectureseries</font></a><font
face="Arial">).</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Web site:</font> <a
href="http://krikkrak.media.mit.edu/lectureseries"><font
face="Arial">http://krikkrak.media.mit.edu/lectureseries</font></a></blockquote
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Open to: the general
public</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Cost:
Free</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Sponsor(s): Media Lab
Haiti Initiative</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">For more information,
contact:</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Dale
Joachim</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
face="Arial">617-715-4534</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><a
href="mailto:kristin@media.mit.edu"><font
face="Arial">kristin@media.mit.edu</font></a></blockquote>
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