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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
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</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>Christina English <<a href="mailto:cenglish@MIT.EDU">cenglish@MIT.EDU</a>></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Date:
</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>September 24, 2008 1:35:20 PM EDT</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Helvetica'><a href="mailto:tacforum@MIT.EDU">tacforum@MIT.EDU</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Subject:
</span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:bold'>[TaCforum] Coalition on the Public
Understanding of Science @ MIT Museum</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:blue;background:white;font-weight:bold'>COPUS Mixer/Science Outreach
Night @ <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">MIT</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=4
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background:white'>Friday September 26</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";background:
white'> at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">265 Massachusetts
Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>, building N51</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2
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background:white'>The Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS)
and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">MIT</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2
face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
background:white'>invite you to an evening of networking, science outreach, and
fun. Come hear</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2
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background:white'>about plans for the COPUS 2009 Year of Science and
learn how you can get</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2
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background:white'>involved. Featuring over two dozen science outreach
organizations from MIT and</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2
face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
background:white'>across the Greater Boston area. If you are a science
educator, a researcher, or</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2
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this is the event of</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2
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handouts, demos,</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
color:red;background:white'>FREE</span></font></span><span
class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face="'American Typewriter'"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";background:
white'> and open to all. No alcohol will be served without ID.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face="'American Typewriter'"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";background:
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face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
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face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
background:white'>CommuniTech</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
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face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
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face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
background:white'>Global Poverty Initiative at MIT</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
background:white'>HMS Office for Diversity and Community Partnership</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";background:
white'> Education through Technology</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
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class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face="'American Typewriter'"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
background:white'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></span></st1:place><span
class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face="'American Typewriter'"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";background:
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face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
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face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
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class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face="'American Typewriter'"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
background:white'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Public</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
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w:st="on">Grant</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
Program</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="'American Typewriter'"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\0027American Typewriter\0027";
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