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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I just wanted to let you know about two special events in STS that are
happening this spring:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>1. Manuel Castells annual visit, March 10-17. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> Monday
March 10 – Castells invited to regular STS faculty/student lunch<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> Monday
March 17 – Castells invited to give an informal talk to faculty and
students, followed by a reception.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>2. The Morison Prize Lecture in Engineering and the Humanities:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> This
year’s Morison Prize Lecturer will be Prof. David Billington of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Princeton</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> Thursday
May 1 – Informal lecture seminar by Billington in E51-095<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> Friday
May 2 – Morsion Prize Lecture, 2pm, Bartos Theater, reception to follow<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><u><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>MAY<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Other
spring dates to note (final details and poster to follow soon). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u>MARCH<o:p></o:p></u></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Tuesday
March 4 STS
Colloquium Joint with Department of History of Science, Harvard Image,
Text, Signal and Matter: Beyond the History of Hardware and Software<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Christopher
Kelty, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Rice</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Harvard</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (Visiting)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 4:00
pm, Harvard, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Science</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> 469<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Wed
March 12 STS
Colloquium Joint with MIT’s Space, Policy and Society Research Group<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Title:
“The Urban Space Station”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <span
class=eudoraheader>Natalie Jerimenjenko<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><span
class=eudoraheader><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> 5:00
pm, MIT, location tba<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><span
class=eudoraheader><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <u>APRIL<o:p></o:p></u></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Thursday
April 10- Student
Conference: “Disruptive Environments,” <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">MIT</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Friday
April 11<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Monday
April 14 Informal
lunch workshop with Alberto Cambrosio, HASTS students,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> and
interested faculty [E51-275 reserved 12-2:00]. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> STS
Colloquium<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Title:
tba<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Alberto
Cambrosio, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">McGill</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 4:00
pm, E51-095<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Thursday
April 24 Special
talk by Steve Epstein for HASTS faculty and students hosted by David Jones <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 4:00
pm, location tba <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Friday
April 25 CSD
Conference: What’s the Use of Race? (MIT Faculty Club)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Saturday
April 26<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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