<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif"><b>tl;dr:</b> <b>There</b></font><font face="georgia, serif"><b> will be a student forum on Hacking, Ethics, and Community led by Professors Steven Hall and Chris Kaiser on February 24th from 6:30-7:30 pm in room 6-120. Please RSVP to </b></font><b><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"> </span><a href="mailto:facultychair-reply@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="font-family:georgia,serif">facultychair-reply@mit.edu</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">Dear Undergraduates,</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">The Undergraduate Association, in partnership with Professors Steven Hall and Chris Kaiser, invites you to participate in an MIT student forum on questions raised by the report “<a href="http://swartz-report.mit.edu/" target="_blank">MIT and the Prosecution of Aaron Swartz</a>.” The forum will take place on Monday, February 24th from 6:30-7:30 pm in room 6-120.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">In his letter accompanying the release of the report, President Reif wrote: “I believe the report’s larger questions deserve the collective wisdom of the MIT community.… Because these questions bear so directly on the expertise, interests and values of the people of MIT, I believe we should explore them, respectfully debate our differences and translate our learning into constructive action.”</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">The community engagement process began in September with a website that allows members of the MIT community to offer their thoughts on the <a href="http://swartz-review.mit.edu/" target="_blank">eight questions</a> presented in the report, and continued through the fall with outreach around campus. In December, Professors Hall and Kaiser launched a series of discussions with different segments of the MIT community.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">Among the questions the forum will consider are:</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">- What lessons can we draw for MIT’s hacker culture from the Aaron Swartz case?</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">- Should an MIT education address the personal ethics and legal obligations of technology empowerment?</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">- What are the moral, ethical, and legal challenges that face MIT and the broader community in our increasingly technological and connected society?</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">If you are interested and will be attending on February 24th, please RSVP to <a href="mailto:facultychair-reply@mit.edu" target="_blank">facultychair-reply@mit.edu</a>. We look forward to hearing your views on hacking, ethics, responsibility, and community, as well as other issues raised in the report.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">Sincerely,</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px"><font face="georgia, serif">Shruti Sharma</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px">
<font face="georgia, serif">Chief of Staff, UA</font></p></div>