From mit.world at MIT.EDU Wed Feb 4 15:00:07 2009 From: mit.world at MIT.EDU (MIT World) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 15:00:07 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] Lessons from Craigslist, Panel on James Marshall and Humor in Children's Books Message-ID: <200902042000.n14K074p030485@mrkrabs.mit.edu> MIT World Newsletter Volume 8, Number 24 | February 4, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------- A Few Things Learned from Craigslist November 14, 2008 While Craigslist.org "is a simple platform where people help each other out," focusing on everyday needs like getting a job or an apartment, it is also a profoundly collaborative venture, with political potential. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/636 Speaker: Craig Newmark Founder, and Customer Service Representative, Craigslist Event Host: MIT Center for Collective Intelligence "I had a brand already, and it was personal and quirky. I didn?t know what a brand was at that point, but I learned." -Craig Newmark -------------------------------------------------------------- Celebrating James Marshall and Humor in Children?s Books November 18, 2008 Friends, colleagues and fans unite in loving praise of children?s author James Marshall-- writer/illustrator of the George and Martha and The Cut-Ups series. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/637 Moderator: Roger Sutton Editor in Chief, The Horn Book and Author Event Host: Office of Government and Community Relations "The picture book -- I think it?s the most beautiful form ever created. There?s nothing more perfect, because it draws on what the child has. (There is a) ballet in a perfect picture book between words and text. It?s the greatest form to work in." -Roger Sutton -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Key Issues In the Department of Defense for the Obama Administration Presented By: MIT Security Studies Program Speakers: Barry Posen Ford International Professor of Political Science Director Security Studies Program -------------------------------------------------------------- Contact MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 mit.world at mit.edu | http://mitworld.mit.edu You are viewing this email because you have subscribed to the MIT World Newsletter Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe Instantly: Write to mitworld-request at mit.edu with "unsubscribe" in the subject line -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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These panelists, who have both observed and driven this change, attest to how truly transformative the 2008 presidential election turned out to be. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/638 Moderator: Henry Jenkins Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities Director of Comparative Media Studies Program Event Host: MIT Communications Forum "There were subtle but incredibly powerful and viral mechanisms to give every single person a way to engage. It was no longer the idea of being a passive supporter." -Ian Rowe -------------------------------------------------------------- Science Policy and the Obama Administration: Advice to a New President November 19, 2008 MIT Dean of Science Marc Kastner advises the President?s first move should be to increase the prestige of science in government, by giving the science advisor a more important role, listening carefully to career scientists in government agencies, and encouraging rather than punishing them for speaking out. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/639 Speaker: Marc A. Kastner Dean, MIT School of Science Donner Professor of Science, MIT Event Host: Center for International Studies "The gigantic amount of data being generated by rapid sequencing requires new approaches: biology needs theory for the first time, needs integrating ideas to explore information and come up with clarity." -Marc A. Kastner -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Do-It-Yourself Biology Presented By: MIT Museum Soap Box series Speakers: Natalie Kuldell & Reshma Shetty -------------------------------------------------------------- Contact MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 mit.world at mit.edu | http://mitworld.mit.edu You are viewing this email because you have subscribed to the MIT World Newsletter Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe Instantly: Write to mitworld-request at mit.edu with "unsubscribe" in the subject line -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The question is, why wouldn?t you do it?" -Shai Agassi -------------------------------------------------------------- Leadership Development December 5, 2008 A trio of graduates from MIT?s Technology and Policy Program (TPP) discuss their career paths, bumps and all, and offer guidance to current students. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/644 Speakers: Dava Newman Sm '89, PhD '92 Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering SystemsDirector of Technology and Policy Program and MacVicar Faculty Fellow Eric Amundsen ?94, SM ?99 Associate, Wolf Greenfield Karina Funk CE ?97 Equity Research, Winslow Management Company Ajit Kambil ?85, SM ?89, PhD ?93 Global Research Director, CFO Deloitte Event Host: MIT Technology and Policy Program "Leadership is not about having a title and making decisions, it?s about building a ?followership? that?s committed to you." -Ajit Kambil -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Providing Chips and Technology for a World with Four Billion Cellular Subscribers Presented By: School of Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series Speakers: Dr. Irwin Jacobs Chairman, Qualcomm, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------- MIT Professional Education ? 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