From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Thu Apr 5 15:05:52 2007 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 15:05:52 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Vest and Hockfield on Education and Globalization, Bender on One Laptop Per Child Message-ID: <45155.LODXONWO@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 29 | April 5, 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [GLOBALIZATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION: COMPETITION AND COOPERATION] Vest and Hockfield close out the first day of this conference with reflections on the changing global landscape in higher edcuation. SPEAKERS: Charles M. Vest President Emeritus, MIT Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Susan Hockfield MIT President Professor of Neuroscience PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "My personal view is we are observing the early emergence of the Meta University: a transcendent, accessible, empowering, dynamic, communally constructed framework of open materials and platforms on which much of higher education worldwide can be constructed or enhanced." --Charles M. Vest EVENT HOST: iCampus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD: REVOLUTIONIZING HOW THE WORLD'S CHILDREN ENGAGE IN LEARNING] In an informal conversation with an MIT Museum audience, Walter Bender describes the mission and progress of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) venture--a new enterprise developed at the MIT Media Lab. SPEAKER: Walter Bender Dean, MIT School of Engineering President, Software and Content Development, One Laptop per Child Senior Research Scientist (on leave), MIT Media Lab PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "We can be both consumers and creators of content. Real learning happens while being expressive." --Walter Bender EVENT HOST:iCampus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Review Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT 2006 Jonathon F. Miller Former Chairman and CEO America OnLine EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS IN ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT AND BUSINESS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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 2007 Classes begin September 5 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 Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences MIT Sloan School of Management School of Science MIT Alumni Association Industrial Liaison Program Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T - DCAD Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-433 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In his talk, Atkins outlines his ambitious goals for this new post. SPEAKER: Daniel Atkins Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Information, the University of Michigan PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Cyberinfrastrcture offers the opportunity for new global-scale collaborations across disciplines and geography.... Realizing its potential will however also require a new wave of commitment to collaborate between the complex array of stake holders necessary to create, deploy, sustain and apply cyberinfrastructure in transformative ways." -- Daniel Atkins EVENT HOST: iCampus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [MANAGING COPYRIGHT TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND TEACHING] The MIT Libraries' IAP panel on authors' rights and access to research examines how MIT authors can take actions that will increase the impact of their own work, and serve the advancement of science and technology by maximizing the full potential of research to be shared and reused. MODERATOR: Ann Wolpert Director, MIT Libraries PANELISTS: Claude R. Canizares Bruno Rossi Professor of Physics, in the Department of Physics and the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Vice President for Research and Associate Provost Thinh Nguyen Counsel, Science Commons Ann Hammersla Senior Counsel for Intellectual Property, MIT Ellen Finnie Duranceau Scholarly Publishing Consultant Brian Evans Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "We're finding increasing consolidation in the publishing industry, in the hands of publishers who are less and less flexible....many of the publishers are part of large international conglomerates. They could be selling widgets or beans as well as journals." -- Ann Wolpert EVENT HOST: MIT Libraries ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT Engineering Systems DIvision Annual Charles L. Miller Lecture presents Yossi Sheffi Professor of Engineering Systems and Civil and Envrironmental Engineering Director, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Geeks and Chiefs: Engineering Education @ MIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Professional Institute [2007 SUMMER SHORT COURSES] Intensive programs from 1 to 5 days long: * led by renowned MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus with MIT resources * geared for busy professionals * designed for in-depth learning * grant certificates and CEUs in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, data modeling and analysis, IT, lean fundamentals, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology, nuclear systems, lasers & optics, technology policy, system architecture and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. For a complete listing of 2007 courses, visit the MIT Professional Institute ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences MIT Sloan School of Management School of Science MIT Alumni Association Industrial Liaison Program Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T - DCAD Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-433 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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MODERATOR: James J. Duderstadt President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan PANELISTS: Andrew A. Chien Vice President, Director of Intel Research Christopher J. Mackie Associate Program Officer, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Irving Wladawsky-Berger Visiting Professor, Engineering Systems Division Ashok S. Kolaskar Honorary Vice Chancellor, University of Pune, India PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "If people develop good tools for learning that are appealing, we should be able to sell them. I wonder if this is not an incredible opportunity for leveraging 3D internet, the virtual world, properly done for learning purposes." -- Irving Wladawsky-Berger EVENT HOST: iCampus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ENGINEERING SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS TO REAL WORLD CHALLENGES IN HEALTHCARE] This panel makes the case that systems thinking and processes--not unlike those used in the airline industry--can help cure the growing problem of human errors in hospital patient care. MODERATOR: Irving Wladawsky-Berger Visiting Professor, Engineering Systems Division Vice President, Technical Strategy and Innovation, IBM PANELISTS: Daniel Z. Aronzon President and CEO, Vassar Brothers Medical Center Nicholas Christiano, Jr Vice President and CIO, Health Quest Stephen A. Katz Chief Medical Officer, Vassar Brothers Medical Center PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "In 2020, an additional 75% of Americans will turn 65.... The worst thing is, boomers will hit the system with expectations of utilization that the system has never dealt with before." -- Daniel Aronzon EVENT HOST: Engineering Systems Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology and Culture Forum and the MIT Leadership Center present Philip Zimbardo Professor Emeritus of Psychology Stanford University The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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 2007 Classes begin September 5 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 Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences MIT Sloan School of Management School of Science MIT Alumni Association Industrial Liaison Program Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T - DCAD Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-433 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 MIT World: http://mitworld.mit.edu/ --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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MODERATOR: James J. Duderstadt President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan PANELISTS: Andrew A. Chien Vice President, Director of Intel Research Christopher J. Mackie Associate Program Officer, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Irving Wladawsky-Berger Visiting Professor, Engineering Systems Division Ashok S. Kolaskar Honorary Vice Chancellor, University of Pune, India ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 32 | April 24, 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [BUILDING TECHNOLOGY THAT MATTERS: GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ENGINEERING] In this final panel of the iCampus series, Duderstadt asks his colleagues to take up the question of how to propagate or scale up successful initiatives in educational technology, so that they have a transformative impact on higher education. SPEAKER: Richard (Rich) K. Templeton President and Chief Executive Officer, Texas Instruments PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Students talk about making career decisions. They're worried about being bored when they get to the outside world. I tell them, relax, in this world today, in the work you're pursuing, you won't get bored but you may get jet-lagged." -- Richard K. Templeton EVENT HOST: Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [THE RNAI REVOLUTION] SPEAKER: Phillip A. Sharp Institute Professor Founding Director McGovern Institute for Brain Research PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "This is MIT. If you've got something in the lab that's new and you know people need it outside of the lab, you're under an obligation to try to translate it into therapy." -- Phillip A. Sharp EVENT HOST: MIT School of Science ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT School of Science and Center for Cancer Research present Robert S. Langer, Jr. Institute Professor and Kenneth J. Germeshausen Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Engineering New Approaches to Cancer Detection and Therapy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [SPONSORED LINK] MIT Professional Institute [2007 SUMMER SHORT COURSES] Intensive programs from 1 to 5 days long: * led by renowned MIT faculty * taught on the MIT campus with MIT resources * geared for busy professionals * designed for in-depth learning * grant certificates and CEUs in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, data modeling and analysis, IT, lean fundamentals, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology, nuclear systems, lasers & optics, technology policy, system architecture and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists. For a complete listing of 2007 courses, visit the MIT Professional Institute ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences MIT Sloan School of Management School of Science MIT Alumni Association Industrial Liaison Program Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T - DCAD Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-433 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/20070424/6860ab59/attachment.htm From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Fri Apr 27 08:55:04 2007 From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:55:04 -0400 Subject: [Mitworld] New: Forum on 2007 Markets, Panel on Shakespeare Message-ID: <427855.KNGOHRXG@MIT.EDU> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIT World - Newsletter - Volume 6 | Number 33 | April 27, 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - View the latest additions to MIT World: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FINANCIAL MARKETS: OUTLOOK 2007] There's a lot of money to be made in the coming year, say these practitioners from different areas of finance, offering just a few notes of caution. They offer a grab bag of investment tips for average consumers and entrepreneurs in this annual Enterprise Forum event. MODERATOR: Liz Claman Co-Anchor, CNBC's Morning Call Anchor, CNBC's Cover to Cover PANELISTS: Frederick Lane Chairman, CEO, and Founding Partner, Lane, Berry & Co. International Deborah Kuenstner Chief Investment Officer, Brandeis University Axel Bichara Senior Partner, Atlas Venture Benjamin Howe Chief Executive Officer, America's Growth Capital PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Manufacturing has become less and less important. It's all about IP, new technologies. It's not something we worry about at a macro level." -- Axel Bichara EVENT HOST: MIT Enterprise Forum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [REMIXING SHAKESPEARE] William Shakespeare as the original crossover performer... MODERATOR: Mary Fuller Associate Professor of Literature, MIT PANELISTS: Diana E. Henderson Professor of Literature Dean for Curriculum and Faculty Peter Donaldson Ann Fetter Friedlaender Professor of Humanities Head of the Literature Faculty, MIT PLAY NOW: [QUOTE] "Some of us find ourselves spending a whole lifetime looking at Shakespeare. It's not just because of a particular play text but it's because of these four centuries of how the remix allows you a reflection on culture at large." -- Diana Henderson EVENT HOST: MIT Communications Forum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Research Laboratory for Electronics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science present Nanotechnology Public Lecture Series Bruce Donald Building Very Small Mobile Micro-Robots ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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 2007 Classes begin September 5 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 Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences MIT Sloan School of Management School of Science MIT Alumni Association Industrial Liaison Program Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation PARTNERS Academic Media Production Services IS&T - DCAD Akamai Technologies RiverRun Media Send comments to: MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professional Education Programs 77 Massachusetts Avenue 35-433 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/20070427/bacc876f/attachment.htm From andersnicholas at gmail.com Mon Apr 30 00:07:34 2007 From: andersnicholas at gmail.com (nicholas anderson) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:07:34 +0800 Subject: [Mitworld] what is MIT-world all about In-Reply-To: <200704300359.l3U3xgGH017501@w92-130-web-1.mit.edu> References: <200704300359.l3U3xgGH017501@w92-130-web-1.mit.edu> Message-ID: On 4/30/07, andersnicholas at gmail.com wrote: > > Dear Staff at MIT, may I know how to join the MIT-World Nichoclas > Anderson > Can I join the MIT-World? Regards Nicholas Anderson ---- > The referring page was http://www.mit.edu/. > This message was sent using http://web.mit.edu/comment-form.html. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20070430/1ca370cc/attachment.htm