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March 31, 2000 JOURNALISTS: Here are some story ideas and a list of selected Purdue events during the next two weeks. To the moon, or on to Mars?Two nationally known experts on space exploration will speak at Purdue at 8 p.m., Friday, April 7, during a public forum entitled: "Back to the Moon or On to Mars: What Should Be Humanity's Next Step in the Exploration of the Cosmos?" The forum will be in Room 129 of the Electrical Engineering Building. Speaking will be Alan Binder, chief scientist for the Lunar Prospector mission, which discovered ice on the moon, and Pascal Lee, head of the Haughton-Mars project, which is a project to build a mock Mars base in an Arctic meteor impact crater. CONTACT: Stephen Hanna, (765) 746-3724, shanna@purdue.edu. NPR and MTV executives address prejudiceKevin Klose, president and chief executive officer of National Public Radio, and Ira Fields, a producer for MTV, are scheduled to speak Saturday, April 8, at Purdue as part of the 19th annual Holocaust Remembrance Conference. Klose's presentation, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in the Class of 1950 Lecture Hall, is titled "Democratic Dialogue: Questions for the 21st Century." Fields is scheduled to speak in the same location at 2:50 p.m. on "Hate Crimes in America." CONTACT: Rabbi Gedalyah Engel, (765) 743-1716. Creativity reigns at National Rube GoldbergIt will be a match of wits and creativity during the 12th Annual National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest at Purdue. Teams from seven universities kick off the competition at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8, in the Elliott Hall of Music. In the tradition of the late cartoonist, the goal is to take a simple task and turn it into a laborious enterprise. This year's task is to use 20 or more steps to put seven of the 20th century's greatest inventions into a time capsule – all within nine minutes. Past contests have been featured on "The Tonight Show," "Good Morning America," and CNN. For photographs or b-roll of past contests, or to arrange campus visits and interviews, contact Jesica Webb, Purdue News Service media coordinator, (765) 494-2079, jwebb@purdue.edu. Video and photographs of this year's contest and a news release will be available the afternoon of the event. A satellite feed of selected footage and interviews will also be available. Journalists will not be allowed on the stage during the event, but are welcome before and after the competition. Professor to speak about global warmingRobert G. Watts, a distinguished Tulane University mechanical engineering professor, will speak 4 p.m. Thursday, April 6, about the engineering implications of global warming. Watts' talk, the Hawkins Memorial Lecture in Heat Transfer, will be in Room 161 of the Mechanical Engineering Building and will be preceded by refreshments at 3:30 p.m. He will be available to meet with reporters for about 45 minutes after his 5 p.m. talk. CONTACT: Robert Schoenhals, (765) 494-5626, rschoenh@purdue.edu What are they wearing on Mars?NASA space suit engineer Amy Ross, the daughter of astronaut Jerry Ross, will speak about the "Best Dressed Astronauts – The Latest in Mars Wear," during an annual symposium Friday, April 14, at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. The Indiana Aerospace Symposium, sponsored by the Purdue-based Indiana Space Grant Consortium, will begin with an 8 a.m. registration and continue until 5 p.m. Morning presentations will be geared toward the university and business communities, and afternoon sessions will feature talks by students about their research experiences. Ross will speak at 4 p.m. and will be available for media questions and photos at 5 p.m. CONTACT: Dominick Andrisani, (765) 494-5135, dandrisa@purdue.edu. Row, row, row your boatThe "Battle of Tippecanoe" acquires a new meaning when the Purdue Crew Club brings the competition to the Wabash River at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8, as five universities compete in Purdue's spring crew regatta. Participating teams are from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University, Butler University, Wabash College and Purdue University. The race will be held near South River Road, about three miles south of West Lafayette. CONTACT: David Kucik, (765) 494-3121, dwk@rsc.purdue.edu. Events• Friday, April 7. Board of Trustees meeting. 10:30 a.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union. CONTACTS: Jeanne V. Norberg, director, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2084; jeanne_norberg@purdue.edu, or Joseph L. Bennett, vice president for university relations, (765) 494-2082; joe_bennett@purdue.edu. • Saturday-Sunday, April 8-9. 19th annual Holocaust Remembrance Conference. Theme is "Our Town – Overcoming Prejudice." A full schedule of events is available in an online news release. CONTACT: Rabbi Gedalyah Engel, (765) 743-1716. • Monday, April 10. Women in Engineering Career Day. This daylong event, sponsored by Purdue's Schools of Engineering and the Society of Women Engineers, is open to all young woman in their junior year of high school, as well as their parents and teachers. Amy Ross, a space suit project engineer with NASA who earned bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Purdue, will deliver the keynote speech during a noon luncheon at the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom. CONTACT: Jane Daniels, (765) 494-3889, jdaniels@purdue.edu.
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