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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: October 8, 2002
On Friday, October 4, 2002, Governor Roy Barnes held a swearing-in ceremony for members of the newly created Computer Equipment and Disposal Recycling Council. One of the new board members is Jane Ammons from Georgia Tech, where she serves as the NSF ADVANCE Professor of Engineering and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
The Computer Equipment and Disposal Recycling Council by the 2002 Georgia General Assembly with House Bill 2 and signed by Governor Barnes on May 14. With great concern for long term hazardous waste pollution risk, this board will advise the Governor and Legislature of the state of Georgia on potential actions and policies to enhance electronics recycling and reuse.
