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Major sponsors: Swatch, Lego, Citicorp Nearly 4000 Entries representing 8000 children (many team entries) Purpose is to give children the power to effect change, to contribute to the advancement of the world they will inherit and to give adults the opportunity to hear from the leaders of the future Children from 139 Countries have entered Technologically advantaged to disadvantaged 1000 entries will be selected to be part of an on-line forum, judging will be completed by June 29 Children will participate on-line in their own language - translation will be available on-line Adults will help guide the children but children will drive the activity - from topics in chat rooms to design of the on-line forum The MIT Media Lab is supplying computers to children who don't have access (approximately: 85 computers in 78 countries) 100 participants will be selected as 'ambassadors' who will come to Cambridge in November for 6-day summit Invited dignitaries - from political, social, academic, professional, business sectors Professor Justine Cassell is Faculty Advisor and Director. Annette Tonti is Executive Producer For more information, contact Alexandra Kahn at the MIT Media Lab Press Office @ (617) 253-0365 or akahn@media.mit.edu