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Please join us for the inaugural meeting of the Ivory Tower Working
Group on Oct 20th, Noon, Science Center 252, Harvard University.<br>
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At which Harvard’s own Steven Shapin will discuss his current work on: <br>
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“The Scientific Entrepreneur: Money, Motives and the Place of Virtue”<br>
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Lunch will be served. The text will be made available by Oct 13th in
the History of Science Department, on the fourth floor of the Science
Center, outside the Graduate Lounge.<br>
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<i>The purpose of the ITWG is to provide a forum for the discussion of
the linked issues concerning historical and present-day relations
between the university, science, technology, business, industry, and
government. These include, but are not confined to, questions about the
historical development of patterns currently characterizing such
relations, the similarities and differences between the practice of
science within industry and academia, the effects of commercialization,
intellectual property, and technology transfer on the university and
academic science, the nature of scientific entrepreneurship and the
scientific life in entrepreneurial settings, and the place of ethical
discussions and legal regulations in these configurations.<br>
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Please RSVP to Ben Hurlbut at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jhurlbut@fas.harvard.edu">jhurlbut@fas.harvard.edu</a><br>
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The ITWG will meet every other Thursday, beginning Oct 20th. If you
are unable to attend on the 20th, but would be like to be included on
our email list, please let us know.<br>
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Please circulate this announcement widely.<br>
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Kara W. Swanson, B.S., M.A., J.D.
Ph.D. Candidate
History of Science
Harvard University
Science Center 371
Cambridge, MA 02138
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kswanson@fas.harvard.edu">kswanson@fas.harvard.edu</a>
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