[Editors] BBC Science Challenge

[Elizabeth Thomson]

Please feel free to pass along the following to engineers in your 
areas who might be interested in this program.....

Elizabeth


>
>
>Dear Elizabeth,
>
>I'm writing to you from BBC Productions New York. I'm currently in 
>the process of looking for contestants for a new BBC Worldwide TV 
>pilot. The overall objective of the show is to promote the sciences 
>within the realm of entertainment. I've been in touch with several 
>organizations (NASA, FAS, CAII) and universities, and am trying to 
>put as many feelers out as I can in my attempt to help find 
>participants for this pilot. Staff and students from MIT are most 
>certainly on the top of our outreach list. If you know of any means 
>through which to communicate our search to science experts and 
>students, I'd be very grateful for the opportunity to discuss them 
>with you.
>
>Here's a link to our posting on the BBC website 
>(<http://www.bbc.co.uk/whatson/beonashow/shows/a_b.shtml>http://www.bbc.co.uk/whatson/beonashow/shows/a_b.shtml), 
>and below is the blurb our legal department has approved for 
>circulation.
>
>"BBC Worldwide is looking for technological and engineering wizards 
>to take part in the pilot episode of a new science series. Whether 
>you have professional experience or are an enthusiastic amateur, you 
>must be willing to get your hands dirty. Please be energetic, fit, 
>and up for a fantastic challenge. We're looking for 
>engineering/physics/electrical enthusiasts; folks who've been 
>tinkering with car engines and the like since childhood; inventors; 
>and gadget freaks.
>
>The casting call will take place in NYC on March 24th. Filming will 
>begin in May. Please contact Audra at A2BUS at bbc.co.uk with a RECENT 
>PHOTO (jpeg and tiff file formats, please) and your details 
>(RESUMES, etc.) if you're interested and want more information. A 
>valid passport is required, as you'll likely be travelling abroad. "
>
>I sincerely hope we can work together to recruit some top-notch 
>science enthusiasts to take on this challenge, which promises to be 
>a great opportunity for engineers, designers and the like to think 
>outside of the box and do what they do best.
>
>Very sincerely,
>
>Audra
>
>
>Audra Epstein
>BBC Worldwide

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Elizabeth A. Thomson
Assistant Director, Science & Engineering News
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
News Office, Room 11-400
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA  02139-4307
617-258-5402 (ph); 617-258-8762 (fax)
<thomson at mit.edu>

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