[ale] OT: Yuri's Night Party in Atlanta on April 12th (for space geeks)

[Michael Mealling]

Given the high concentration of geeks here I figured there might be
folks interested in this:

Local Space Enthusiasts Participate In World Wide Celebration

Atlanta, GA, March 30, 2004 -- On April 12th local space enthusiasts,
space business leaders and students will participate in the world wide,
grass roots celebration on the anniversary of the first manned space
flight by Yuri Gagarin in 1961, as well as the anniversary of the first
Space Shuttle flight in 1981.

The celebration, dubbed "Yuri's Night", will link a constellation of
events in 45 cities, 20 countries, and 6 continents. Many of these
events will be directly connected with each other through the Internet
via streaming video, chat rooms, and email.  

The goal of Yuri's Night is to provide a venue for people of diverse
backgrounds to connect with each other through a common inspiration --
the future of space exploration. From the limitless opportunities of
moving the human experience into space permanently to the possibility of
scientific discoveries that redefine what being human really means, our
future in space is something worth celebrating.

In Atlanta the celebration will be held at the Georgia Tech Global
Learning & Conference Center at 85 5th Street from 8:00 until 11:30. 
Activities will include music, dancing, interaction with other Yuri's
Night parties from around the world, and an evening long space trivia
competition.

It has been 43 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first human to see
the Earth from space. During the years since then many other humans have
gone into space and returned with a new awareness of how small the Earth
really is, how important it is to protect it, and how limitless our
opportunities really are. It is this spirit of cooperation, exploration
and learning that we commemorate with Yuri's Night.

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Editors:

For information about the Atlanta event:
http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/msgt/yn/
For general information on Yuri's Night:
http://www.yurisnight.net
For a current list of countries participating:
http://www.yurisnight.net/parties/