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<div><font face="Arial" size="+4" color="#0000FF"><b>Do Something...
Different.</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+2" color="#3366FF"><b>Learn how
technology can be used in socially responsible career
paths.</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+3"><b>Thursday, April 22 at 7:30PM in
6-120</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+2">Speaker Panel; Reception with
Refreshments to follow</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+1">Featured Speakers:</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+1"><b>Trevor Baylis</b> has had a long
and interesting career, but he is undoubtedly best known as the
inventor of the Clockwork Radio. This low-cost wind-up device has
brought the information power of radio to communities without
electricity, and has had a great positive impact on the developing
world. Trevor will speak about how he has applied his technological
knowledge to serving under-supported communities.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+1"><b>Ted Okada</b> has a distinguished
career in providing technical expertise to projects supporting
humanitarian organizations. He is currently Senior Humanitarian
Systems Architect at Groove networks. Recently Ted has been
working to help the State Department set up Groove to manage the
rebuilding effort in Iraq. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+1"><b>Matt McCambridge</b> is a design
engineer at DEKA R&D Corporation in Manchester, NH, with project
experience on the IBOT balancing wheelchair. Matt has been involved in
the design and production of third-world appropriate wheelchairs
through Whirlwind Wheelchair International.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+1"><b>Rich Fletcher</b> is interested
in finding ways in which technology can be used to help basic human
problems in developing countries. He values simple design and simple
technology.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">For more information, please contact Amy
Banzaert, amybanz@mit.edu</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+3" color="#0000FF"><b>Grad
Students:</b></font> continue the conversation at an afternoon coffee
break with Trevor Baylis</div>
<div>Friday April 23rd, 5:00pm in 1-134</div>
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<div>RSVPs are not required, but would be much appreciated!</div>
<div>Email Amy Banzaert: amybanz@mit.edu</div>
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<div>Amy Banzaert '98</div>
<div>Service Learning and Outreach Coordinator</div>
<div>MIT Public Service Center</div>
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<div>x8-0872</div>
<div>7-133</div>
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color="#000000">jfischer@mit.edu *~*
Ph: 617-253-0386 *~*
Fax: 617-252-1003</font></div>
<div><font face="Century Gothic" size="-1" color="#000000">M.I.T.
Office of the Provost<br>
Room 11-268, 77 Massachusetts Avenue</font></div>
<div><font face="Century Gothic" size="-1" color="#000000">Cambridge,
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