<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Join us as MIT celebrates Earth Day 2009 with a week of events. Come learn, share, get inspired, and have fun! Free food, massages, live entertainment, "how to" greening workshops, and raffle at the Earth Day Fair!<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; "> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Wednesday, April 22<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">Lecture by James McCarthy, Board Chairman, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">4:15 – 5:45 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Reception follows<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Stata</span></font></st1:placename><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></span></font></st1:place><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Kirsch Auditorium<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Thursday, April 23<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">MIT Earth Day Fair: Sustainability In Action<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><div style="line-height: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">11am - 2pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="line-height: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">Stata</span></font></st1:placename><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; "> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></span></font></st1:place><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">, <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Student Street</st1:address></st1:street><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="line-height: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">Attend one of four engaging <a href="http://sustainability.mit.edu/earthday/earth-day-sustainability-in-action-workshops" title="blocked::http://sustainability.mit.edu/earthday/earth-day-sustainability-in-action-workshops" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font color="#4a7e36"><span style="color: rgb(74, 126, 54); text-decoration: none; ">Sustainability in Action Workshops</span></font></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>during the Fair and learn how you can reduce your footprint. Workshop schedule outlined below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="line-height: 12pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">Eco/Expo/Sustainability <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:city> Poster Session<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">4:00 – 7:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Stata</span></font></st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>, TSMC Lobby<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Friday, April 24<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">MIT Sustainability <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">9:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Walker Memorial<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Registration required (Registration still open at <a href="http://sustainabilitysummit.mit.edu/" title="blocked::http://sustainabilitysummit.mit.edu/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font color="black"><span style="color: windowtext; ">http://sustainabilitysummit.mit.edu/</span></font></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Thursday, April 23<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><h3 style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 125%; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; "><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 125%; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">MIT Earth Day Fair Workshops<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">Location: <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Student Street</st1:address></st1:street> Alcove at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Stata</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><strong><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">11:15 - Greening Your Transportation Footprint: Jialan Wang & Pam Lundin (Sustainability@MIT)</span></font></b></strong><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="rteindent1" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">Learn the facts behind your transportation footprint and get started on greening the way you get around.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><strong><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">11:45 - Reducing Your Computing Energy Footprint: Laxmi Rao (MIT Information Services and Tech.(IS&T))</span></font></b></strong><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="rteindent1" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">You have the power to make a difference and save the Earth - one watt at a time. Learn about ways of saving I.T. Energy and reducing your computing footprint at MIT.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><strong><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">12:15 - Recycling @ MIT: Ruth Davis (MIT Dept. of Facilities)</span></font></b></strong><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="rteindent1" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">Come learn about new developments in MIT's recycling program and how you can make the most of our program to save money and lighten your impact.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><strong><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">12:45 - Composting with <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Worms</st1:place></st1:city>: Ryan Gray (MIT Libraries)</span></font></b></strong><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="rteindent1" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; ">Food waste accounts for up to 45% of all landfilled "trash." A very easy solution exists: compost with worms in your home, office, or practically anywhere. Learn how now!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Brought to you by: Working Group Recycling Committee, Department of Facilities, Environmental Programs Office, MIT Energy Initiative, Sustainability@MIT, Campus Dining, Division of Student Life </span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">For more information about these events, visit<font color="blue"><span style="color: blue; "> </span></font></span></font><strong><b><font color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; "><a href="http://mit.edu/earthday" title="blocked::http://mit.edu/earthday" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://mit.edu/earthday</a></span></font></b></strong><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></body></html>