From mit.world at MIT.EDU Mon Mar 1 15:41:59 2010 From: mit.world at MIT.EDU (MIT World) Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:41:59 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] MIT Energy Initiative on The Road from Copenhagen, Nigel Wilson on Transit Systems Message-ID: <201003012041.o21KfxnN025799@mrkrabs.mit.edu> MIT World Newsletter Volume 9, Number 26 | March 1, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------- The Road from Copenhagen February 5, 2010 Following the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in December 2009 in Copenhagen, a five-member panel reviews the pros and cons of the events that took place. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/748 Moderator: Ernest J. Moniz Director, MIT Energy Initiative Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems Co-director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment Event Host: MIT Energy Initiative "The Copenhagen Accord has some good news; it provides for some real greenhouse cuts by some of the major emitters, it establishes a transparent framework which was very important for evaluating a country?s performance against their commitments; it initiates a massive flow of resources to help the poor, vulnerable nations." -Rob Stavins -------------------------------------------------------------- The Role of Information Technology in Improving Transit Systems September 29, 2009 Wilson recounts how cosmopolitan transit systems now have the computer capacity to track their buses or trains, collect fares automatically, count passengers, trace usage over time, and communicate instantaneously between system headquarters and vehicles in motion. But they haven?t typically applied the data or other new technology available to them in a methodical way to improve service and operations and customer experience. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/745 Speaker: Nigel Wilson SM '67, PhD '70 Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, MIT Director of the Long-term Programs between MIT and CTA, and Transport for London Event Host: Transportation at MIT "People are interested in the overall trip. It?s evolving from the operator?s view to the customer?s view of the network." -Nigel Wilson -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Leading through Adversity Presented By: MIT Sloan School of Management Dean?s Innovative Leader Series Speaker: Paul Sagan President & CEO Akamai Technologies -------------------------------------------------------------- MIT Professional Education?Short Programs Summer Short Programs for Professionals http://web.mit.edu/professional/short-programs/?c1=email&source=sp+mitw Spend 2-5 days at MIT this summer learning from experts in: Biopharma, Computing, Energy / Transportation, Data Modeling & Analysis, High-Speed Imaging, Innovation, Lean Enterprise, Mechanical Design & Engineering, Nanotechnology, Supply Chain / Marketing, Systems Engineering, and Technology / Organizations. New courses cover Formulation, Biocatalysis, Crisis Management, Epoch-Based Thinking, and more. 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With the proliferation of wireless connectivity, smartphones (think cheap embedded computers), it is now possible to continuously monitor urban areas using mobile sensors carried by people while they drive. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/746 Speaker: Hari Balakrishnan Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Lead, Networks and Mobile Systems, CSAIL Event Host: Transportation at MIT "I think what?s happened over the past few years is [that] dramatic changes in computing and networking can enable these applications at extremely massive scale and at quite sustainable cost." -Hari Balakrishnan -------------------------------------------------------------- The Culture Beat and New Media November 12, 2009 Celebrity culture and the brutal economics of print journalism have conspired to kill arts criticism, but it migrates to the web, it just may survive and even thrive. Panelists discuss the field?s colorful history, current decline, and possibly vibrant future. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/749 Moderator: David Thorburn MIT Professor of Literature MacVicar Faculty Fellow Director, MIT Communications Forum Event Host: MIT Communications Forum "We?re coming upon a golden age of arts journalism, partly because a lot of ways in which we have discussed culture in this country have been stunted. We haven?t had much public discourse on culture in 30 to 40 years. ... People are diving in and wanting to talk about culture now." -Douglas McLennan -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Autism: What Do We Know, What Do We Need Presented By: Simons Initiative on Autism and the Brain at MIT Speaker: Thomas R. 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King made clear his battle was not merely against white supremacy and racism in America, but against poverty as well. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/752 Speakers: Dr. Susan Hockfield MIT President Professor of Neuroscience Gerry Hudson International Executive Vice President, Service Employees International Union Event Host: MIT Annual Breakfast Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "The issues of my life, from health care and labor reform to green jobs... the President can?t bring those things about. He can want them. He can ask for them, but he can?t make them happen. That takes you, that takes me, all of us." -Gerry Hudson -------------------------------------------------------------- Deploying Our Gifts for the Betterment of Humankind: What Would Dr. King Say about Us? Student Remarks February 4, 2010 Evoking the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dylon Rockwell considers what King might make of efforts to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, as well as the need to respond to Haiti. Inspired by King, he says what we need is a "heart full of grace and a soul generated by love", and hopes this message will be a call to action for support of Haiti. Zenzile Brooks encourages all who are part of the fabric of MIT to recognize this gift and to use it and tangible ways, to be a mentor, to provide real leadership, and to give voice to the voiceless. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/751 Speakers: Dylon Rockwell AeroAstro '11 Zenzile Brooks Civil and Environmental Engineering 'G Event Host: MIT Annual Breakfast Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "When we combine our gifts with the gifts of MIT, we become great thinkers and doers. We find problems and we design solutions." -Zenzile Brooks -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: The Future of Digital Public Media Presented By: Center for Future Civic Media Moderator: Jake Shapiro Executive Director The Public Radio Exchange -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow MIT World on Twitter A new decade, a new way to stay updated http://twitter.com/MITWorld Join MIT World's followers on Twitter for instant updates when new lectures are published, and for links to lectures on topics and thought leaders in the news. MIT World on Twitter http://twitter.com/MITWorld -------------------------------------------------------------- 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? 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Paul Sagan tells how he became the CEO of this young firm, and helped it survive and then flourish despite ?unimaginable adversity.? http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/754 Speaker: Paul Sagan President and CEO, Akamai Technologies, Inc. Event Host: MIT Sloan School of Management "I learned that no business is permanent, and no set of managers or employees get a guarantee that things won?t change, that customers won?t defect, and that businesses may not wither or die." -Paul Sagan -------------------------------------------------------------- Transportation Policy: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally and Walking the Talk October 20, 2009 Why do so many sustainable transportation programs turn out, like the Alice in the Wonderland parable to lead us down unexpected paths? Fred Salvucci observes that true sustainable transport requires making more than short-term fixes. A sustainable transportation program is built upon the pyramid of three ?E?s: equity, environmental benefit, and economics. Maximizing on just one of these objectives imbalances the others, and leads to unintended and undesirable results. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/747 Speaker: Frederick P. Salvucci '61, SM '62 Senior Lecturer, Center for Transportation and Logistics, MIT Event Host: Transportation at MIT "Every automobile that is bought is going to continue to live for 15-20 years because the good news is they're more robust and they last longer. The bad news is they're more robust and they last longer. So the minute a car comes off the assembly line it's going to be polluting, somewhere on planet Earth, for the next 15-20 years." -Fred Salvucci -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: The Future of Government-Citizen Engagement Presented By: Center for Future Civic Media Moderator: Jerry Mechling Lecturer in Public Policy Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University -------------------------------------------------------------- MIT Professional Education ? 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Forrester Professor of Management and Engineering Systems Director, System Dynamics Group, MIT Event Host: Transportation at MIT "There is just no question, the current transportation model does not scale. It isn't going to happen?because everybody wants to be as rich as we are, and we all want to be richer than we are today." -John Sterman -------------------------------------------------------------- The Future of Civic Engagement in a Broadband-Enabled World March 1, 2010 The digital revolution that brought us Facebook, Twitter and YouTube could help revive participatory democracy in the U.S., says Eugene J. Huang. He unveils the FCC?s plan for providing broadband access to every American, and describes how its recommendations could spur more open government and greater civic engagement. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/753 Speaker: Eugene Huang Government Operations Director for the National Broadband Task Force, Federal Communications Commission Event Host: Center for Future Civic Media "We believe broadband has the potential to transform civic engagement. This transformation will take a commitment from government, elected leaders, and the public at large, to renew democracy in a broadband-enabled 21st century." -Eugene J. 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