Subject: Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday

From: "Dr. R. Stephens" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2005 16:24:16 -0800

As a science educator, you may already realize that Darwin's 200th birthday will occur on February 12, 2009.  Our 'Darwin Day' project is a nonprofit organization designed to promote science education and at the same time develop an international celebration of Science and Humanity each year on, or near, Feb. 12.  Darwin and the theory of evolution are being used as symbols of scientific progress, and our goal is to achieve a Global Celebration by 2009.  Currently, events that teach about Darwin and evolution are being registered on our Web site for 2005.  
 
The purpose of this letter is to invite you to visit our Web site at http://darwinday.org  -- and then to consider joining many others in this constructive educational effort.  Our Web site offers basic information to assist you in developing ideas for a 'celebration' event that is suitable for your own circumstances.  In addition you can browse the events from previous years for many more ideas.  
 
Supporters include prominent scientists, educators, philosophers, and writers such as: Patrick Bateson, Provost, Kings College, Cambridge; Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University; Richard Dawkins, Oxford University; Daniel C. Dennett, Tufts University; Steven Pinker, Harvard University; Helena Cronin, London School of Economics; Eugenie Scott, National Center for Science Education; Steve Jones, Univ. College London; and many others.  We encourage you to join them and become an enthusiastic participant in this project.  To sign up quickly, register at http://darwinday.org/register/index.php .

Sincerely Yours, 
 
Robert J. (Bob) Stephens, Ph. D.
Emeritus Director, Cell Biology Program, 
SRI International, formerly Stanford Research Institute.
Chairman of the Board, Darwin Day Celebration, a Nonprofit Corp.
http://darwinday.org
 
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