kmguru
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Saw on the net...we talked about this in other threads...
Time capsule project: India first on agenda
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
PARIS: Some 50,000 years from now, descendants of some Indians will be able to read what their ancestors had to say about society today.
India is the first country where a campaign is being launched to get messages that will be a part of a unique satellite that will be launched into space by European launcher Arianespace from its South American base in Guyana next year.
Designed to carry details of every aspect of human life of today and the past 8,000 years, the satellite project has already received thousands of messages from people in 181 countries and will serve as a time capsule for humans in the very distant future.
But Frenchman Jean Marc Philippe, who in 1995 came with the idea of a satellite that will touch down on earth 50,000 years after its launch, says the messages so far have been largely from Western nations.
He says in order to get the right balance the project will launch campaigns in select countries to ensure that people from across the globe participate and that the messages for posterity are not lopsided.
Come September and the unique promotional campaign will get under way in India.
While most campaigns have a message to give, this one seeks your message.
Every Indian will be invited to write up to four pages in his own language on an issue closest to his heart for the sake of posterity.
Philippe and his team will undertake a three-week long tour of India, which will take them to six major cities -- New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.
"We want to meet as many people as possible during our visit. We will be addressing press conferences, holding meetings in schools and colleges, talking to NGOs and the scientific and corporate world in India," says Sejal Gupta of the KEO communications department who will be part of the team.
"Since the time is so short, we want to touch the maximum number of people during our visit."
Messages can be delivered either through the post at the collection centres that will be set up in the French embassy and consulates or directly by Internet at www.keo.org.
Though the current deadline for receiving messages is December 31, 2002, Philippe says he would like to push this date in order to receive messages from the underrepresented regions, including Asia and Africa.
He says all messages that are received will be put on the discs, without any censoring, in order to preserve the diversity of various cultures. The messages will also be put up on KEO's Web site and people can access these once the 100 kg satellite has been launched.
Time capsule project: India first on agenda
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
PARIS: Some 50,000 years from now, descendants of some Indians will be able to read what their ancestors had to say about society today.
India is the first country where a campaign is being launched to get messages that will be a part of a unique satellite that will be launched into space by European launcher Arianespace from its South American base in Guyana next year.
Designed to carry details of every aspect of human life of today and the past 8,000 years, the satellite project has already received thousands of messages from people in 181 countries and will serve as a time capsule for humans in the very distant future.
But Frenchman Jean Marc Philippe, who in 1995 came with the idea of a satellite that will touch down on earth 50,000 years after its launch, says the messages so far have been largely from Western nations.
He says in order to get the right balance the project will launch campaigns in select countries to ensure that people from across the globe participate and that the messages for posterity are not lopsided.
Come September and the unique promotional campaign will get under way in India.
While most campaigns have a message to give, this one seeks your message.
Every Indian will be invited to write up to four pages in his own language on an issue closest to his heart for the sake of posterity.
Philippe and his team will undertake a three-week long tour of India, which will take them to six major cities -- New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.
"We want to meet as many people as possible during our visit. We will be addressing press conferences, holding meetings in schools and colleges, talking to NGOs and the scientific and corporate world in India," says Sejal Gupta of the KEO communications department who will be part of the team.
"Since the time is so short, we want to touch the maximum number of people during our visit."
Messages can be delivered either through the post at the collection centres that will be set up in the French embassy and consulates or directly by Internet at www.keo.org.
Though the current deadline for receiving messages is December 31, 2002, Philippe says he would like to push this date in order to receive messages from the underrepresented regions, including Asia and Africa.
He says all messages that are received will be put on the discs, without any censoring, in order to preserve the diversity of various cultures. The messages will also be put up on KEO's Web site and people can access these once the 100 kg satellite has been launched.
