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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt">{My apologies if this is a duplicate message or if you have already rsvp’d. – Judy}<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You are invited to attend the MIT symposium on<span style="font-size:12.0pt"> “The History of Technology: Past, Present, and Future” organized by Prof. Merritt Roe Smith. It will be held June 7<sup>th</sup> & 8<sup>th</sup> in Wong
Auditorium on the MIT campus. In brief presentations, distinguished senior scholars and recently minted Ph.D.s promise to bring fresh perspectives to the history of technology as an academic discipline. The time is ripe to take stock of the field, assess
where it currently stands, and ask what next steps might be taken to advance it further. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">You are also invited to attend the kickoff event -- a</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<b><i>Tour and Reception at the MIT Museum on Thursday evening, June 6 (5-7pm). <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ATTACHED</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> is an updated program and historic poster.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The symposium is free and open to the public. No registration is required. But, for catering purposes, please let me know if you wish to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Judy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Judith Spitzer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Administrative Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">77 Massachusetts Ave., Room E51-194<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Cambridge, MA 02139<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tel.: 617-253-4044; Email:
</span><a href="mailto:jspitzer@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">jspitzer@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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