Hi all,

Just received a errata to the date of the Pedal
Powered Lecture, refer below. I've also uploaded the
correct flyer to the YarraBUG website.

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>On 31/01/06, Mick Douglas
<michael.douglas@...> wrote:
>This lecture is confirmed as on tomorrow, 1st Feb.

>This multi-tasking pedaller yours truly produced a
flyer and >email which confusingly had an incorrect
date (1st March) as >well as the correct date (1st
Feb).

>The corrected flyer is attached, and info below.

>- mick

>----------------
>"pedal-powered"
>Two free public lectures sharing experiences in
developing >human-powered transportation projects in
India, Indonesia, >Africa & North America.

>(a pdf flyer is attached)

>WHEN: 6.30pm Wed 1 Feb,

>WHERE: RMIT City Campus Casey Plaza lecture theatre
>building 10, Bowen St, (btwn Latrobe & Franklins Sts,
ground >floor of white angular building with plenty of
bike parking at >front.)

>WHAT: Shreya Gadepalli:
>Rickshaws and Pedicabs: Solutions from the past for
the future

>Matteo Martignoni:
>Human Powered Vehicles: international insights

>WHO: Shreya Gadepalli is a Designer and Technical
Director
>with Institute for Transportation & Development
Policy based in >India. She is a graduate of the
Indian Institute of Technology, >and has been leading
designer on the India cycle rickshaw >improvement
project. Because the improved design rickshaws are
>easier to pedal and more attractive to customers,
rickshaw >pullers - often the poorest of the poor -
are able to increase >their incomes. In just three
years, the number of these cycle >rickshaws on Indian
streets has reached over 100,000. A similar
>improvement project is underway in Indonesia on the
becak >rickshaw. See www.itdp.org

>Matteo Martignoni is a bicycle industry consultant
and Vice >President of the International Human Powered
Vehicle Association >based in New York. He is a
board-member of the non-government >organisation
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy,
>and works with Shreya Gadepalli on transport
development >projects in India and Indonesia. His
extensive human-powered >vehicle experience includes
building aerodynamic land-speed >record vehicles and
amphibious vehicles.

>--------------------
>Shreya and Matteo are in Melbourne collaborating on
the >Pedal-Powered Vehicles Workshop
more info* http://pedalpvw.blogspot.com

>CULTURAL TRANSPORTS UNIT
>research in cultures of change & sustainable
transportation

>THE PPVW IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF RMIT
INDUSTRIAL >DESIGN & RMIT PUBLIC ART UNIT




--- Yarra Bicycle Users Group <yarrabug@...>
wrote:

> YarraBUG February News
>
> 1. Next YarraBUG Meeting
> 2. Next Yarra Council Bicycle Advisory Committee
> Meeting
> 3. TODAY - Protect your bike: Free Engraving Day at
> Federation Square
> 4. Social Rides
> 5. Pedal Powered Vehicles - Free public lecture
> 6. Commonwealth Games - Cycling Events


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