From mit.world at MIT.EDU Wed Mar 4 15:24:38 2009 From: mit.world at MIT.EDU (MIT World) Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:24:38 -0500 Subject: [Mitworld] Chomsky on Gaza, Terri Kelly on Innovation at W.L. Gore Message-ID: <200903042024.n24KOcU1022886@mrkrabs.mit.edu> MIT World Newsletter Volume 8, Number 28 | March 4, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------- Chomsky on Gaza January 13, 2009 In this highly charged talk, Chomsky recaps the history of Israeli relations with Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere, and condemns Israel for its attack on Gaza, and for "turning Gaza into the world's largest prison." http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/645 Speaker: Noam Chomsky Institute Professor; Professor of Linguistics Event Host: Center for International Studies "We?re observing a rare moment in history: politicide, the murder of a nation at our hands." -Noam Chomsky -------------------------------------------------------------- Nurturing a Vibrant Culture to Drive Innovation December 9, 2008 Terri Kelly provides insights into the W.L. Gore Company, and explains its unique culture that encourages experimentation, risk taking and taking the long view. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/643 Speaker: Terri Kelly President & CEO, W.L. Gore & Associates Event Host: MIT Sloan School of Management "The culture is only there to allow us to innovate, but it comes first: nurture a vibrant culture that engages talented associates who deliver innovative products that create extraordinary value for all of our stakeholders." -Terri Kelly -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Paint it Black: Avoiding the Financial Beast of Burden in 2009 and Beyond Presented By: MIT Enterprise Forum Speakers: James Poterba David Tabak Alan Cohen -------------------------------------------------------------- Contact MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 mit.world at mit.edu | http://mitworld.mit.edu You are viewing this email because you have subscribed to the MIT World Newsletter Not interested anymore? 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We must think how to put in place a community that overwhelmingly uses technology for good, for constructive purposes." -Reshma Shetty -------------------------------------------------------------- Key Issues In the Department of Defense for the Obama Administration January 15, 2009 Panelists discuss the challenges facing the Obama administration and the Department of Defense and offer advice on getting a handle on the half a trillion dollars defense budget. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/647 Moderator: Barry Posen Ford International Professor of Political Science Director, CIS Security Studies Program, MIT Event Host: Securities Studies Program "The simplest approach to Defense program allocations is to decide what kinds of wars we think we?re going to fight, and what is the relevance of the program in one of these kinds of wars." -Owen Cote -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Politics and Popular Culture Presented By: MIT Communications Forum Speakers: Henry Jenkins Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities Director of Comparative Media Studies Program -------------------------------------------------------------- MIT Professional Education ? 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Hockfield and Cole celebrate the victory of the first African-American U.S. President, but remind listeners that American institutions have not yet achieved the full measure of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?s dream. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/649 Speakers: Dr. Susan Hockfield MIT PresidentProfessor of Neuroscience Johnnetta Betsch Cole Chair, Board of Directors Johnnetta B. Cole Global Diversity and Inclusion Institute President Emerita, Bennett College for Women Event Host: MIT Annual Breakfast Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "We need to imagine and work toward making a world where difference doesn?t make any more difference. We need to envision and then create communities where everyone is respected and invited to the table so their voices can be heard, so their experiences can help propel work that can be done. If there?s not enough work at the table, we have to learn how to build bigger tables." -Johnnetta B. Cole -------------------------------------------------------------- Yes We Must: Achieve Diversity through Leadership-Student Remarks February 5, 2009 Two students deliver heartfelt appeals for courage and integrity at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day breakfast. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/648 Speakers: Matt Gethers Senior, Biological Engineering, MIT Joy Johnson Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Ph.D. candidate, 2012 Event Host: MIT Annual Breakfast Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "For so long, we?ve been achieving, inventing, and discovering, but for the same time, our achievements have been overlooked, our inventions stolen and discoveries rediscovered. ... The impostors have been doing it so long, they?ve perfected the very art of fraud." -Joy Johnson -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: Observations on the Science of Finance in the Practice of Finance Presented By: School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Robert A. Muh Award Lecture Speakers: Robert C. Merton John and Natty McArthur University Professor Harvard Business School -------------------------------------------------------------- Contact MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 mit.world at mit.edu | http://mitworld.mit.edu You are viewing this email because you have subscribed to the MIT World Newsletter Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe Instantly: Write to mitworld-request at mit.edu with "unsubscribe" in the subject line -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT Sloan School of Management Event Host: Center for International Studies "Banking is bad in the U.S. because of politics. ... We know what should be done, we can afford it, but we can?t make it happen." -Simon Johnson -------------------------------------------------------------- China's Development and China-U.S. Relations February 10, 2009 MIT President Susan Hockfield hails a new era of collaboration between the Institute and China, and Zhou Wenzhong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China, discusses the larger relationship between his country and the U.S., particularly in light of the economic crisis enveloping the world. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/651 Speaker: Zhou Wenzhong Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States Event Host: Global MIT "China is ready to work with the new U.S. administration and American friends from all walks of life to build a better future, on the basis of achievements in the past three decades. Together we will keep bilateral relations on track, strengthen dialogue, enhance mutual trust, expand cooperation and respect and accommodate each other?s core interests." -Zhou Wenzhong -------------------------------------------------------------- In The Pipeline: An Evening with Video Artist Bill Viola Presented By: The Council for the Arts at MIT Eugene McDermott Award Speaker: Bill Viola -------------------------------------------------------------- Contact MIT World Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 mit.world at mit.edu | http://mitworld.mit.edu You are viewing this email because you have subscribed to the MIT World Newsletter Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe Instantly: Write to mitworld-request at mit.edu with "unsubscribe" in the subject line -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitworld/attachments/20090325/366939fd/attachment.htm