<div dir="ltr">Just wanted to let you know that tomorrow night we'll be having a workshop on cryptocurrency that some of you might be interested in.<div><br></div><div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">An Introduction on Cryptocurrencies,</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> the technology and some of the implications - by John Michael Jepson, a local entrepreneur, and technologist in this area. He has experience with “Green Crypto” and with commercial crypto-mining operations. His presentation will provide an accessible introduction to various aspects of cryptocurrencies.  </span>  <br><div><br></div><div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tuesday, August 14, 2018</span></div><div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">7-9pm</span></div><div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Forge Initiative</span></div><div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3300 Green Level West</span></div><div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cary, NC 27518</span></div><div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Sign up here:</span><br></div><div><a href="http://www.theforgeinitiative.org/workshops/cryptocurrency2018">http://www.theforgeinitiative.org/workshops/cryptocurrency2018</a><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><div>Linda</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_96756358807229348gmail_signature"><div class="gmail-m_96756358807229348gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial"><div>------<br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.38">Linda Whipker, PhD</span><br></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">President, The Forge Initiative</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PO Box 4798</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3300 Green Level West</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cary, NC 27519</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Email:  </span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:linda.whipker@theforgeinitiative.org" target="_blank">linda.whipker@theforgeinitiative.org</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span sty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