5/06/2005

This Article Made My Morning

A MIT grad student is organizing a convention for time travellers, reports the New York Times here.

Here are some notable quotes from the article:

[The organizers] contend that theirs is the only time traveler convention the world needs, because people from the future can travel to it anytime they want.

The event is potluck and alcohol-free - present-day humans are bringing things like brownies. But Mr. Dorai's Web site asks that future-folk bring something to prove they are really ahead of our time: "Things like a cure for AIDS or cancer, a solution for global poverty or a cold fusion reactor would be particularly convincing as well as greatly appreciated."

He would also welcome people from only a few days in the future, far enough to, say, give him a few stock market tips.

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In case their august university does not exist forever, they have posted the latitude and longitude of the East Campus Courtyard (42:21:36.025 degrees north, 71:05:16.332 degrees west).

No future-guests are confirmed as of yet, although one responder purports to be from 2026.

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