From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Wed Dec 6 16:32:06 2006 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:32:06 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Microsoft's Malvar, Panel on Planning after Katrina Message-ID: <1261632.SAGLEOJU@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 13 | December 6, 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [RECENT ADVANCES IN DIGITAL PROCESSING OF IMAGES AND AUDIO] Malvar kicks off RLE's 60th Anniversary with the latest from Microsoft in sound and image digital signal processing. SPEAKER: Henrique S. Malvar Director, Microsoft Research PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [PLANNING AFTER KATRINA: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED SO FAR?] The Department of Urban Studies and Planning gathers a panel of planning experts to examine the progress of recovery efforts in New Orleans a little more than a year after Hurricane Katrina. MODERATOR: Susan Fainstein Professor of Urban Planning & Design, Harvard University PANELISTS: Stephen Villavaso President, American Planning Association's Louisiana chapter J. Phillip Thompson Associate Professor of Urban Politics, Department of Urban Studies and Planning Jon Witten Lecturer, Urban and Environmental Policy, Tufts University PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Department of Urban Studies and Planning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT Sloan School of Management Dean's Innovative Leader Series presents Dan Hesse Chairman and CEO, Embarq Why Large Companies Should Out-Innovate Small Ones ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] Professional Education Programs [OPEN THE DOOR TO AN MIT EDUCATION] MIT Professional Education Programs (PEP) helps professionals stay up-to-date with the latest advances in rapidly changing disciplines, gaining new knowledge and mastering new technologies. 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Richard Wagoner, Jr. GM Chairman & Chief Executive Officer PLAY NOW: QUOTE: "It (the Buick) has got a good image in China because it was the car the last emperor drove." --G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [METASTASIS] In part 6 of this series, Hynes shares the latest knowledge on metastasis--the spreading of cancer cells from a primary tumor to distant sites in the body. SPEAKER: Richard O. Hynes Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research, Department of Biology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute PLAY NOW: QUOTE: "Screens are revealing a lot of different mechanisms by which metastatic cells learn new tricks, and suborn the mechanism of the host to get them where they're going. The appealing thing is, these alterations offer opportunities for therapies." --Richard Hynes EVENT HOST: MIT School of Science ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT Communications Forum Joe Haldeman MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies [THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE FICTION] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] Professional Education Programs [OPEN THE DOOR TO AN MIT EDUCATION] MIT Professional Education Programs (PEP) helps professionals stay up-to-date with the latest advances in rapidly changing disciplines, gaining new knowledge and mastering new technologies. 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Vest President Emeritus, MIT Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Engineering Systems Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [WHY NEWSPAPERS MATTER] In the final part of the series, Will Newspapers Survive? Thorburn moderates a lively panel about an industry in transition, refocusing attention on the unique role newspapers play in society. MODERATOR: David Thorburn MIT Professor of Literature MacVicar Faculty Fellow Director, MIT Communications Forum PANELISTS: Jerome Armstrong Founder, Netroots.com Pablo J. Boczkowski Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University Dante Chinni Senior Research Associate, Project for Excellence in Journalism PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: MIT Communications Forum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT Sloan School of Management Dean's Innovative Leader Series presents Anne Mulcahy Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation Leadership Lessons Learned on the Firing Line ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] Professional Education Programs [OPEN THE DOOR TO AN MIT EDUCATION] MIT Professional Education Programs (PEP) helps professionals stay up-to-date with the latest advances in rapidly changing disciplines, gaining new knowledge and mastering new technologies. 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DiVincenzo Research Staff Member, IBM PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [WHY LARGE COMPANIES SHOULD OUT-INNOVATE SMALL ONES] As the telecom industry continues to evolve, Hesse provides strategic advice on innovation, growth and competition. MODERATOR: Dan Hesse Chairman and CEO, Embarq Corporation PLAY NOW: EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ authors at MIT presents Diana Henderson Professor of Literature Collaborations with the Past: Reshaping Shakespeare Across Time and Media ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] Professional Education Programs [OPEN THE DOOR TO AN MIT EDUCATION] MIT Professional Education Programs (PEP) helps professionals stay up-to-date with the latest advances in rapidly changing disciplines, gaining new knowledge and mastering new technologies. 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