[E&E seminars] TPP IAP Seminar Series: Issues in Technology and Policy

[Renee Robins]

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The Technology and Policy Program presents

Issues in Technology and Policy
2010 IAP Seminar Series
All seminars meet in E51-145
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Many policy issues involve a significant technology element. This  
annual seminar series explores selected issues in technology and  
policy.  Bring a brown bag lunch; light refreshments will be provided.


TPP IAP Seminar Series Schedule


Tuesday Jan. 5th     Noon–1:30 pm     E51-145
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An Engineering Systems Approach to Pandemic Flu
Richard Larson, Mitsui Professor of Engineering Systems and Civil &  
Environmental Engineering and Director, Center for Engineering Systems  
Fundamentals

In this talk, Prof. Larson will discuss an eng. systems project in its  
3rd year, the modeling and analysis of pandemic influenza. The  
approach combines mathematical modeling associated with operations  
research with approaches from social science and management sciences,  
and suggests strategies to control the spread of the disease. Recent  
H1N1 developments have provided new data sources and new questions to  
be analyzed.




Tuesday Jan. 12th     Noon–1:30 pm     E51-145
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A Lean Enterprise Systems Approach to Health Care Transformation
Deborah Nightingale, Professor of the Practice of Aeronautics and  
Astronautics and Engineering Systems and Co-Director, Lean Advancement  
Initiative

The health care system is highly fragmented and increasingly  
technology-based. For over 15 years MIT’s Lean Advancement Initiative  
(LAI) has been working to transform aerospace and defense enterprises  
in both industry and government. These same methods are now being  
applied to complex health care systems. This talk will address recent  
research related to hospitals, the Veteran’s Administration and new  
drug development.




Tuesday Jan. 19th     Noon–1:30 pm     E51-145
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Climate Change Challenges in Developing Countries: Low Carbon Economic  
Development Options for Indonesia
Dr. Gary Kleiman, Senior Environmental Policy Analyst, World Bank  
Office, Jakarta

The Government of Indonesia recognizes that climate change is a key  
economic development issue, and also that early action to address  
mitigation and adaptation concerns will be strategically beneficial.  
Indonesia is studying options to address climate change mitigation  
without compromising development objectives. This talk will review the  
overarching goals of the study and present early findings across  
several sectors.




Sponsored by the Technology and Policy Program, Engineering Systems  
Division.
http://tppserver.mit.edu/
http://student.mit.edu/iap/nstechpo.html



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Renee J. Robins
Director of Special Projects, Technology and Policy Program
Director of Program Integration, MIT-Portugal 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
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