Description

Yellow fabric banner with black duct tape spelling out "MIT Nerds for a Better America." Above the text, there is a duct tape rendering of the Great Dome, and below the text, there is a nerd crossing sign and an American flag, all made with duct tape. At the bottom, “nerd pride” is spelled out in duct tape. The top has a wooden bar with a rope used to hang the banner. There is also a wooden bar at bottom.

In 1992, then president George H. W. Bush instituted the National Technology Initiative (NTI), a presidential initiative to promote technological strategies to strengthen the American economy and better compete in global markets. The kickoff event for the NTI was a February conference at MIT that brought together universities, government agencies, and major corporations. The day before the event, MIT hackers welcomed the delegation with this banner outside of Lobby 7.

Additional Information

See IHTFP website for image: http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/1992/nerds_america/