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Hi, Andrea.<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>First Step Coral is a team of MIT graduate and undergraduate students who won the IDEAS Competition and implemented a marine education program and innovative coral reef regeneration system in the Philippines. GJ la 'O, the graduate student, is very inspiring and would make a terrific speaker.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>See also:</div><div><a href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/in-the-news/downloads/Wind_sun_and_tides_power_Biorock.pdf">http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/in-the-news/downloads/Wind_sun_and_tides_power_Biorock.pdf</a></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Best,</div><div>Sally</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 16, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Andrea Cohen wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div><font face="Palatino" color="#000000">Dear All,<br> <br> I am wondering whether anyone has any recommendations for a speaker who'd connect well with high school students. This is for a short introduction to the Blue Lobster Bowl, here at MIT on Feb. 9. 2008.<br> <br> Part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, this event brings teams of students together to compete in series of round robin questions. The goal of the competition is to increase knowledge of the oceans on the part of high school students, their teachers and parents, and to raise the visibility and public understanding of the national investment in ocean-related research.<br> <br> The ideal speaker would be someone involved in research and/or education, able to inspire kids on a Saturday morning, and maybe even elicit some press interest. A couple (big) thoughts we have had are President Hockfield and Deval Patrick.<br> <br> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. This also begs the question: does MIT have any sort of resource/database of possible speakers for various events?<br> <br> Regards,<br> Andrea<br> <br> p.s. see <a href="http://scripts.mit.edu/~lewisjb/blb/index.php?option=com_content&">http://scripts.mit.edu/~lewisjb/blb/index.php?option=com_content&</a><span></span>task=view&id=16&Itemid=31 for more information</font></div> <div><font face="Palatino" color="#000000"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Palatino" color="#000000"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Palatino" color="#000000"><br></font></div> <div>Andrea Cohen, Communications Manager <br> MIT Sea Grant College Program <span></span> <x-tab> </x-tab> <x-tab> </x-tab> <br> Bldg. NE20-378, 3 Cambridge Center <x-tab> </x-tab> <br> 77 Massachusetts Avenue <span></span> <span></span> <br> Cambridge, MA 02139<br> <br> 617.253.3461 phone<br> 617.252.1615 fax<br> <a href="mailto:alcohen@mit.edu">alcohen@mit.edu</a></div> <div><a href="http://seagrant.mit.edu">http://seagrant.mit.edu</a> </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Editors mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:Editors@mit.edu">Editors@mit.edu</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/editors">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/editors</a></div> </blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>___________________________</div><div>Sally Susnowitz</div><div>Director, MIT Public Service Center</div><div>Assistant Dean, Student Life</div><div>77 Massachusetts Ave, 4-104</div><div>Cambridge, MA 02139</div><div>Tel: 617-258-7344</div><div>Fax: 617-258-9357</div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:susnowit@mit.edu">susnowit@mit.edu</a></div><div>Web: <a href="http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc">http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div><br></div></body></html>