From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Sep 8 13:32:26 2004 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 13:32:26 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Arts Forum celebrating Stata: Gehry and Venturi Message-ID: Hello Friends of MIT World Go to http://mitworld.mit.edu for the latest additions to MIT World. The MIT Office of the Arts 2004 Max Wasserman Forum on Contemporary Art presents "The University as Patron of Cutting Edge Architecture" (Part One) in celebration of the opening of the Ray and Maria Stata Center for Computer, Information and Intelligence Sciences Featured speakers: Jane Farver Director, MIT List Visual Arts Center James Ackerman Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus at Harvard University Kimberly Alexander Architectural Historian Charles Vest MIT President Part One provides an overview of MIT's architectural history as well as the history of campus design in general. MIT President Charles Vest shares his insights about the Stata Center and overseeing one of the most ambitious building initiatives in MIT history. Go directly to the video page at http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/218. "The University as Patron of Cutting Edge Architecture" (Part Two) William Mitchell leads this lively and insightful panel that features two Pritzker Prize Laureates-- a must-see series of exchanges between Frank Gehry and Robert Venturi. MODERATOR William J. Mitchell Head, Media Arts and Sciences Professor of Architecture and Media Arts and Sciences Architectural Advisor to the President of MIT PANELISTS: Frank Gehry Architect The Ray and Maria Stata Center for Computer, Information, and Intelligence Sciences 1989 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Robert Venturi Architect 1991 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Kyong Park Founder/Director of International Center for Urban Ecology John Curry MIT Executive Vice President Go directly to the video page at http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/219. With the addition of these two new videos, MIT World begins its 4th year of operation. There are now 202 videos in the MIT World archive. Thanks to all of the program hosts for providing rich and provocative programs to the site. MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs and is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the School of Architecture and Planning, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the Sloan School of Management, and the School of Science at MIT. -- Send comments to Project Manager MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg. 9 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 http://mitworld.mit.edu/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20040908/2d388fc7/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Mon Sep 20 09:53:44 2004 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 09:53:44 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Thurow on China, Enterprise Forum on VC Message-ID: Hello Friends of MIT World Go to http://mitworld.mit.edu for the latest additions to MIT World. MIT Sloan School of Management Back to the Classroom 2004 presents Lester Thurow Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Economics and Management "The Emergence of China in the Global Economy" In this fast paced lecture, Thurow takes us through China's transformation from communism to capitalism and the implications of the rise of China influence on global economics. Go directly to the video page at http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/220/ This is the third of 5 lectures from Sloan's Back to the Classroom series. See the others at http://mitworld.mit.edu/series/59/. The final two will be on MIT World in October. ******************** The MIT Enterprise Forum presents "Placing your Bets: Where Will the Smart Money Land?" A panel discussion featuring Bob Metcalfe General Partner, Polaris Venture Ann Winblad Co-founding Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Guy Kawasaki Managing Director and Chairman, Garage Technology Ventures This lively discussion addresses big questions about technology investing in a sobered economy. Go directly to the video at http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/221/. MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs and is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the School of Architecture and Planning, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the Sloan School of Management, and the School of Science at MIT. -- Send comments to Project Manager MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg. 9 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 http://mitworld.mit.edu/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20040920/ba466e0b/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Mon Sep 27 11:03:10 2004 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:03:10 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Tech Day on Cars, Forum on Global Drug Pricing Message-ID: Hello Friends of MIT World Go to http://mitworld.mit.edu for the latest additions to MIT World. The MIT Alumni Association Technology Day 2004 "Shifting Gears" presents Daniel Roos Japan Steel Industry Professor of Engineering Systems and Civil and Environmental Engineering "The Automotive Sector: Future Challenges and Opportunities" John B. Heywood Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering "Future Automotive Technology and Fuels: The Options and Their Impacts" Go directly to the video page at http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/222/. This year's Technology Day program provided a fascinating look at the automobile in society--from car design, environment and fuels, human factors, car alternatives, and issues for the aging population. This is the first of 4 such installments. The others will be added to MIT World in October. ************************************ MIT Sloan School of Management presents Large Molecules, Large Dreams: A Forum on Global Drug Pricing and Sustainable Medical Innovation "Why do we Need Differential Pricing?/Industry Perspective" Mark McClellan Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Judy C. Lewent Executive VP, CFO, President, Human Health Asia, Merck & Co. Inc. Go directly to the video page at http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/223/ The Forum was held in conjunction with and preceding the 3rd Annual Celebration of Biotechnology in Kendall Square. The Forum was sponsored by MIT Sloan School of Management, the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, the MIT Entrepreneurship Center and the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. This is the first of 4 installments from this forum. The others will be on MIT World in October. IN THE PIPELINE authors at MIT presents "Pursuing the Endless Frontier Essays on MIT and the Role of Research Universities" MIT President Charles M. Vest MIT Museum presents "The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy" David P. Billington MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs and is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the School of Architecture and Planning, the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, the Sloan School of Management, and the School of Science at MIT. -- Send comments to Project Manager MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg. 9 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 http://mitworld.mit.edu/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20040927/2650da0d/attachment.htm