From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Mon May 9 15:07:02 2005 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 15:07:02 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: von Hippel on Innovation, A New Liberal Iraq Message-ID: <59157.TPWAFFAK@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT WORLD - Newsletter - volume 4 | number 25 | May 9, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEMOCRATIZING INNOVATION MIT Sloan professor Eric von Hippel makes the case for user driven innovation, citing a wide range of examples from his new book "Democratizing Innovation". Speaker: Eric von Hippel Professor of Management and Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group, MIT Sloan School of Management PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: authors at MIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONSTRUCTING A NEW LIBERAL IRAQ In part four of the series "The Politics of Reconstructing Iraq", Robert Looney and John Tirman discuss the economic challenges facing Iraq and the obstacles to forming a liberal market economy today. Speakers: Robert E. Looney Professor of National Security Affairs, and Associate Chairman of Instruction, Naval Postgraduate School John Tirman Executive Director, Center for International Studies, MIT PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Department of Urban Studies and Planning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: MIT OpenCourseWare presents Thomas Friedman The New York Times columnist and author THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE 2005 Summer Short Courses: * led by pioneering MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus * designed for in-depth learning and long-term value * attended by experts who want to stay expert in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, IT, mechanical engineering, MEMS, nanotechnology, physics, technology policy, system architecture, telecommunications, and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. 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Speaker: Eric Foner DeWitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia University PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Special Program in Urban and Regional Studies (SPURS) &Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VEGETATION DYNAMICS AND THE EARTH SYSTEM Martin Claussen looks at Earth's climate systems and discusses events that can create dramatic climate change. Speaker: Martin Claussen Professor of Climate Physics, Head of the Climate System Department, Managing Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam University PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: Engineering Systems Division 4th Annual Charles L. Miller Lecture James Champy Chairman of Consulting, Perot Systems Corporation IN CHARLIE'S VISION: THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERING AT MIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT ADVANCED STUDY PROGRAM Put MIT to Work For You Spend a Semester at MIT As an ASP fellow, you will * investigate the latest advances in your field * design a curriculum to meet individual and company goals * learn to harness the power of new technologies * access the full range of MIT courses and resources * build a lifelong network of colleagues Accepting applications for Fall 2005 Classes begin September 7

For more information, please visit the Advanced Study Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. SPONSORS Office of the Provost Office of the Vice President for Research School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Sloan School of Management The School of Science PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T Web Communications Services Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg.9 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20050518/95b400bb/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Tue May 31 15:55:33 2005 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 15:55:33 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Friedman on The World is Flat, Post Election Iraq Message-ID: <5311555.KNBINXPY@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT WORLD - Newsletter - volume 4 | number 27 | May 31, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD IS FLAT Friedman provides an overview of his new book The World is Flat, discussing globalization down to the individual level. He provides insight into outsourcing and "insourcing" and touches the globalization of many industries, including retail, shipping, software development, and the airlines. The talk links the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the destruction of the World Trade Center as manifestations of the power of two competing forms of imagination. Speaker: Thomas L. Friedman Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: OpenCourseWare ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONSOLIDATING IRAQI DEMOCRACY: THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT Feldman discusses the ongoing and seemingly endless insurgency in Iraq and how the lack of security on all levels is threatening the hopes for a democratic system to move forward. Makiya takes on the inherent flaws in the pre-election process and post-election period. Speakers: Noah Feldman Professor, New York University School of Law Kanan Makiya The Sylvia K. Hassenfeld Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Brandeis University Founder, Iraq Memory Foundation PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Department of Urban Studies and Planning Sciences ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE PIPELINE: Department of Urban Studies Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies Humphrey Evening Lecture Series "Myths about America" Leo Marx Kenan Professor of American Cultural History Emeritus Program in Science, Technology, and Society, MIT "JAY GATSBY AND THE MYTH OF AMERICAN ORIGINS" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE 2005 Summer Short Courses: * led by pioneering MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus * designed for in-depth learning and long-term value * attended by experts who want to stay expert in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, IT, mechanical engineering, MEMS, nanotechnology, physics, technology policy, system architecture, telecommunications, and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. For a complete listing of 2005 courses: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional Education Programs. SPONSORS Office of the Provost Office of the Vice President for Research School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Sloan School of Management The School of Science PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T Web Communications Services Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg.9 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20050531/d97b8690/attachment.htm