[E&E seminars] Technology and Policy IAP Seminar Series

[MIT Technology and Policy Program]

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The Technology and Policy Program presents

Issues in Technology and Policy
IAP Seminar Series
All seminars meet in E51-149
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Assessing Implications of
Emerging Technologies:
Looking Back to Look Ahead
Ken Oye, Professor of Political Science and Engineering Systems

Tuesday, Jan. 9th
Noon - 1:30 pm
E51-149

New technologies, their potential applications, and their societal 
implications are seldom accurately predicted, yet investment choices 
and regulatory decisions must be made. This seminar will focus on two 
retrospective cases (GPS and the laser) and two current emerging 
technologies (synthetic biology and Internet II) to illustrate issues 
of risks/benefits, protocols and standards, intellectual property, 
and regulation.

Bring brown bag lunch; light refreshments provided.
rrobins at mit.edu for further information

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TPP IAP Seminar Series Schedule
(For seminar descriptions see http://student.mit.edu/iap/nstechpo.html

Tues. Jan. 9    Noon-1:30 pm
Assessing Implications of Emerging Technologies
Ken Oye, Professor of Political Science and Engineering Systems


Tues. Jan. 23    Noon-1:30 pm
Issues in Lean Enterprise Architecting and Transformation
Prof. Deborah Nightingale, Director, Lean Aerospace Initiative


Tues. Jan. 30     Noon-1:30 pm
Pathways to Sustainable Development:  Co-optimizing Competitiveness, 
Employment and Environment
Nicholas Ashford, Professor of Technology and Policy


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All seminars meet in E51-149
Bring brown bag lunch; light refreshments provided.
For further information contact Renee Robins, rrobins at mit.edu


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Renee J. Robins
Director of Special Projects, Technology and Policy Program, MIT 
Engineering Systems Division
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room E40-381
Cambridge, MA  02139
(617) 253-7662  (tel)        (617) 452-2599  (fax)     rrobins at mit.edu (email)
http://tppserver.mit.edu (TPP web)     
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