Lulu Tech Circus Announces `Free Admission Friday' for Teachers and Students; Students Can Learn to Use Technology to Build Robots, Supercomputers and a Better Universe.Business/Technology Editors RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2002 Area Teachers, Administrators and Students to Interact with Tech Geeks and Gadgets and the People Who Love Them-- Free of Charge, Friday September 27 at Raleigh's Lulu Tech Circus Lulu Tech Circus, the 3-day interactive technology experience sponsored by Bob Young's Lulu Enterprises, today announced "Free Friday" for teachers and students throughout the southeast from DC to Atlanta. Circus tracks are designed to appeal to teachers and students. Educators will have the opportunity to learn cutting-edge approaches to teaching and technology. Special theater presentations will illustrate how science and math skills, teamwork and individual accomplishment can be nurtured. These presentations will feature Lego Mindstorm products. Additionally, leading computer science thinkers will share their research into effective computer integration strategies. At Lulu Tech Circus, Students will get the chance to build, manipulate, practice, and tinker with cutting edge "stuff"--including gadgets, robots, digital film, photography and games. Students will have opportunities to question, interact and create with experts and tech geeks. "Technology and Education go together like steroids and home run records...oops I mean freedom and democracy. The two are essential to the success of each other," said Bob Young, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Lulu Enterprises. "It's an absolutely obvious fit to bring these two together at Lulu Tech Circus. If these free-admission attendees of the circus don't leave with sore brains from all the cool new stuff they've learned, I'll give them their money back." Educational institutions represented at the Circus through projects, speakers and just plain fun include: University of Virginia, University of Virginia, University of, mainly at Charlottesville; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1819, opened 1825 with Thomas Jefferson as its rector. Jefferson also planned the organization and curriculum and designed its first buildings. North Carolina, MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology , North Carolina State University History
And while you're making plans to attend the free Friday Tech Circus, don't forget about the "Lulus!" The Lulus celebrate important geek A technically oriented person. It has typically implied a "nerdy" or "weird" personality, someone with limited social skills who likes to tinker with scientific or high-tech projects. The origin of the term dates back to the late 1800s. characteristics and signifiers of supreme geekdom such as: Retentiveness re·ten·tive adj. 1. Having the quality, power, or capacity of retaining. 2. Having the ability or capacity to retain knowledge or information with ease: a retentive memory. , appearance and hygiene, social/asocial activities and habits, arrogance, skepticism, criticality and the rest of the standard and extraordinary measures of geekdom as best personified by an individual. To be a part of the world's first Lulus, go to www.lulutechcircus.com/lulus right now and nominate your favorite Lulu, which may very well be yourself! The Lulus will be awarded at the Raleigh Lulu Tech Circus, which runs from September 27-29, at the North Carolina fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. . Look for the Lulus to be handed out September 27 at 5pm in a ceremony that dares to ask, "Are you Lulu enough"? You must be present at the Lulus ceremony at the show to win your Lulu. About Lulu Tech Circus Plans for the first Lulu Tech Circus include a wide variety of live and interactive experiences from which attendees can design their personalized days at the Circus-- everything from master classes with animation experts to digital film screenings. In keeping with the circus theme, the event is divided into five rings--ArtisTeka (Graphic, Music and Media Arts), Expansive Education, Gear and Gadgets, Fun and Games "Fun and Games" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 30 March, 1964, during the first season. Opening narration , and Extreme Computing. Lulu Tech Circus is a live, interactive, hands-on event for technology enthusiasts of all ages. With opportunities to learn cutting-edge technology applications, witness remarkable innovation, and participate in demonstrations and labs, Lulu Tech Circus offers instructors and everyone else examples of the latest and best uses of technology. About Lulu Enterprises Lulu Enterprises is the latest endeavor of Red Hat (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : RHAT RHAT Red Hat (stock symbol) RHAT Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania RHAT Register Hba Attributes ) co-founder Bob Young (see related press release 6/4/2002). The Lulu brand is derived from the concept of a "lulu," which is a 1930's term for a remarkable person, thing or idea. The Tech Circus is part of a larger Lulu-related vision, which includes Lulu Press, a technology company dedicated to developing a new architecture for the creation and distribution of content. Both enterprises are driven by Young's strong commitment to the free and available access to information as a new foundation for knowledge advancement, be it in computer code, education or other areas. |
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