Has your job been recently outsourced?

Planning to outsource operations overseas?

Wondering what all the fuss is about?

The Indian American Forum for Political Education, New England (IAFPE-NE)

invites you to a powerful political debate

OUTSOURCING: Addressing the Social, Emotional &

Political Impact on Americans

SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2004 (12:30 pm-3:00 pm)

(Reception with light refreshments to follow.)

MIT
(77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, Bldg. 10-250)

Special Keynote Address by:

ROHIT KHANNA

(Candidate for US Congress, CA)

Moderated by:

DICK GORDON

(Host of 'The Connection', National Public Radio)

Speakers include:

Paul Almeida (Dept. President, AFL-CIO)
Ian Fletcher (VP, American Engineering Association)
Prof. Amar Gupta (MIT Sloan School)
Max Michaels (Managing Director, CRYZTAL Capital)
Prof. Lakshmi Srinivas (Wellesley College)
U.K. Sinha (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of India)

Panel Discussants:

Include proponents/opponents of outsourcing from media, academia, business & government.

For more information, visit: www.iafpe-ne.org.

We thank our sponsors and supporters for allowing us to bring this event to the community free of charge:

MIT SANGAM

TiE-Boston
LOKVANI

INDIA New England News

IMANE - Indian Medical Association of New England
SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, Massachusetts

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, South Asian Business Association

BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, South Asian Law Students Association

MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, South Asian Business Club

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CONTACT:

Pooja Shukla Aparna Upadhyay Madhuri Ravi

IAFPE, Co-Chair IAFPE, Co-Chair IAFPE, Co-Chair

pooja@alum.mit.edu aparna_upadhyay@hotmail.com mravi_jd@yahoo.com

Vanita Shastri Utkarsh Sinha

President, IAFPE President, MIT SANGAM

vanita@shastri.net utkarsh@mit.edu

EVENT LOCATION:

MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue (Auditorium 10-250), Cambridge, MA

http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?section=directions

Walking directions:

Enter MIT complex at 77 Massachusetts Avenue. Follow posted signs along infinite corridor to Auditorium 10-250.

By Car:

From I-93, take exit 26, and follow the signs to Back Bay along Storrow Drive West, approximately 1.5 miles, to the exit for Route 2A. The exit will be on the left, just before the Harvard Bridge (more appropriately called the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge). The Charles River will be on your right. As you cross the bridge, you will be looking at MIT. Go 1 mile to 77 Mass. Ave.

From the North: If you are heading south on I-93, follow I-93 into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading south on I-95, take the I-93 South exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.

From the South: If you are heading north on I-93, follow I-93 (the Southeast Expressway) into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading north on I-95, take the I-93 North exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.

From the West (I-90): Follow I-90 east to the Cambridge/Brighton exit (exit 18). Following the signs to Cambridge, cross the River Street Bridge, and continue straight about 1 mile to Central Square. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. 77 Massachusetts Avenue is a half mile on your right. The main entrance to MIT will be on your left. If you cross the river again, you have gone too far.

Parking Options:

1) Metered parking on Massachusetts Avenue

2) Free parking on Vassar Street

3) Parking lot at Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street

4) Marriot Hotel Parking Garage (Ames Street and Broadway)

By T:

Red line to Kendall/MIT Station. Walk down Vassar Street. Entrance for 10-250 will be 500 yards on your left.

By Bus: Take the #1 Bus to 77 Massachusetts Avenue (stop at Dome). Follow walking directions.