MC Conference in MIT

Today finished the 3 day long Milleneum Campus Conference on global poverty alleviation. It was organized by the Global Poverty Initiative(GPI) of MIT and Milleneum Campus Network (a federation of student organizations based in different campuses across USA). The conference was superb. It seemed unbelievable that soley students can organize such a successful event. It was inaugurated on last Friday where former candidate of the US Presiential Election 2008 Jhon Edwards and USAID Administrator Henrieta Fore spoke. On the concluding day legendary Prof Jaffery Sachs of Columbia University & John Legend, winner of astounding eight Grammy Nominations attended with a unique session of music cum lecture. It was so inspiring that if I didn't make up to join, definitely it would have been a great miss during my Humphrey year.
John & Prof Sach presented the "Show Me- the poverty action tour". Also prof Amy Smith of MIT, Ira Magaziner, an expert of public policy; Paul Farmer, a physician cum anthropologist, among others delivered their keynote speeches with highlights on different aspects of poverty alleviation measures from the globe.
Me along with my son attended the conference. We both were fascinated by the works of others, particularly the students from MIT & other campuses in order to remove poverty curses from the world. We commited to make our own contributions in that cause.