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Techies Day 99

Schools nationwide will join in the celebration of the first annual Techies Day on Tuesday, October 5. Techies Day in Schools activities will bring technology professionals into K-12 classrooms to encourage children to study science and pursue technology careers. The initiative was created by technology companies to focus public attention on the importance of technology professionals and their contributions to all parts of life. An extensive Web site has been created to organize the effort. Techies Day; 612/944-1020 or http://www.techiesday.com/.