Sorry for the late notice, but if you don't have lunch plans today and are in or around Washington, try to swing over to DuPont Circle for what promises to be a fascinating talk. Jeffery Galinovsky (of Intel's Emerging Markets Platform Group) will present World Ahead, an Intel program that will invest more than $1 billion over the next five years to speed access to uncompromised technology and education for people in developing communities.

I know Jeff, and I have seen the Classmate PC in action (there will be a demo today as well). If you're at all interested in the One Laptop Per Child idea, stop by today to see how others are approaching this issue. The presentation will span a variety of interests, from education policy to technical design. Jeff is not only a successful platform manager at Intel, but he's an electrical engineer by training, so he promises to make a great presentation.

If you can't make it today, keep an eye on NextBillion - I plan to attend and will blog on it later today or tomorrow.

What: Jeffery Galinovsky presents Intel's World Ahead Program and demos Classmate PC
Where: International Resources Group, Suite 700, Conference Room, 1211 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC. Map
When: 12:00 - 2:00 today
Note: This is a brownbag lunch event, so bring your lunch.

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