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Gates to visit Clemson; limited tickets for faculty, staff

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates will visit Clemson University Monday, Nov. 2 to host a question-and-answer session with students.

“A Conversation with Bill Gates: The Future Generation’s Role in Addressing the World’s Greatest Challenges” will be at 4:30 p.m. in Tillman Hall auditorium. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. and will close at 4 p.m.

Gates’ talk is student-centered, so priority seating is allotted to Clemson students who registered for tickets yesterday. Student tickets for the event were claimed in 10 minutes.

Limited seating available for faculty and staff

A very limited amount of tickets are available for faculty and staff to attend. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. One ticket per attendee. Faculty and staff should click here to register and download a ticket. Faculty and staff must present a ticket and Clemson ID at the door.

The event will be streamed live on ClemsonTV and overflow seating to see Gates’ presentation will be in Ballroom B at the Hendrix Student Center.

Gates and his wife, Melinda, launched the Gates Foundation to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology in the U.S. and enhance health care and reduce extreme poverty in the world.

For questions, send an email to rsvp@clemson.edu.