p2p news / p2pnet:- If you’re at college and you see a geeky looking guy with glasses cruising the corridor, it could be the world’s richest man.

Bill Gates, that is.

He’s on a recruitment tour, “designed to promote greater youth involvement in technology careers,” says a post on the University of Wisconsin-Madison site.

Thirteen students were, “five minutes into a review for an exam when Gates walked in,” says the Associated Press.

Gates answered questions ranging from how much is he worth (“$51 billion, according to Forbes magazine, though Gates dodged the question”) to which is his favorite video game (“Project Gotham”), says AP.

After fielding questions from UW-Madison undergraduates in a computer science class, Gates set out for his remaining busy afternoon on campus. His schedule included an open forum, during which he was introducing new breakthrough technologies to his captivated audience - more than 200 students who have a strong interest in technology or biology careers - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Class teaching assistant Aneesh Karve (opening the door to Gates, above right and left in this pic), “said he’s interviewing for an internship at Microsoft next week and asked Gates to put in a word for him,” says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

“Gates’ busy afternoon included making a surprise visit as a ‘guest lecturer’ for a computer science class, which was filmed by mtvU, a 24-hour college network,” says the U of WM.

“Not surprising, however, was his overall message - the exciting opportunities for today’s students as they enter fields related to technology.

Later in the afternoon, Gates was scheduled to discuss ‘The Impact and Opportunity of Technology: Why Computer Science? Why Now?’ at a student forum. A video stream of his talk will be available Friday, Oct. 14.”

Both pictures are by Jeff Miller.

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See:-
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Bill Gates surprises students as “stand in” professor, October 12, 2005
Associated Press - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates surprises class at Wisconsin campus, October 12, 2005

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