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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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The Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) and student organization GT IDEA (Initiative for Development and Education in Africa) co-sponsor this Afric@Tech Seminar. The event begins with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by the program at 7 p.m.
About the speaker:
Jerome J. Verdier Sr. is a leading human rights activist and environmental lawyer in Liberia. In 2006, Verdier was selected to serve as chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee of Liberia. Verdier is a multiple graduate of the University of Liberia. He received his Bachelor's of Business Administration in 1988 as well as a Bachelor's of Law degree in the same year from the school's Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law.
