CORRECTION: Dr. Yunus to speak 1/28/98

[Carl B. Page]

(sent to CPSR NW members and freinds from CPSR ( Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility ) 	http://www.cpsr.org) 

The presentation by Dr. Yunus will be 1/28/98, not 1/30/98 as I previously announced. 

Professor Yunus will be speaking at UW at 6:00PM, Wednesday (1/28) evening in
the Boeing Auditorium, which is Room 110 of the Seafirst Executive Education Center (SEEC) on the North end of the University of Washington campus.   The event is free.  Some parking directions for campus are at http://www.washington.edu/admin/parking/directions/
A map showing the building on campus is at http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northcentral.html .   The building is at map location 5-7

Dr. Yunus will also be at the World Affairs Human Rights and Development meeting on the evening of the 29th.  This is at the Scottish Right Masonic Temple, 1155 Broadway E.  (Near 10th and E. Highland.  
Map at http://www.mapblast.com/yt.hm?FAM=mapblast&CMD=GEO&SEC=blast&IC=0%3A0%3A8&IC%3A=Masonic+Temple&AD2=1155+Broadway+E&AD3=Seattle+WA+
 
Things will get started with around 5:30 or 6:00.  




DETAILS AGAIN.  

MICROCREDIT CHAMPION SPEAKS 1/28/98  


Dr. Muhummad Yunus, the "Barefoot Banker" and prominent economist and feminist from Bangladesh will speak at the  at 
		6:00 PM on January 28th.  
		Boeing Auditorium.  (SEEC 110) 
		University of Washington Business School

Sure to please Libertarians and Socialists alike, 
Dr. Yunus will describe the lessons learned from starting and adapting the MicroCredit concept to grow Grameen, the largest bank in Bangladesh, with 35,000 locations.  If there will ever be a technical solution to the problem of poverty, this is it.  
A bank system to cater to the capital needs of, be run, owned and dominated by the poorest of the poor. 

Note that volunteer opportunities for computer professionals exist with Grameen, which is extending its cellular phone net and building a pilot internet POP in rural Bangladesh, where neither electrical nor telephone service have yet been introduced.  The Grameen Bank could also use support in improving its use of it's 200 PC's, a small number for 35,000 locations.  

Much more information about MicroCredit is available at my web on the issue, http://www.findpage.com/~carlp/microcredit.htm .




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