[Sci-tech-public] PLEASE NOTE THESE ADDITIONS TO THE CALENDAR

Debbie Meinbresse meinbres at MIT.EDU
Tue Nov 15 19:59:14 EST 2005



A few events have been brought to my attention 
that were not included on the Schedule of Events that I circulated yesterday.
A revised schedule is attached.  Information 
follows on two Science, Technology, and Global Security Working Group Seminars
offered this week.  Information about the time 
for the MIT Museum Behind-the-Scenes Tour on Friday is also included below.


>>>Wednesday, November 16, 2005
>>>Export and Import Monitoring in Arms Control
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Speaker: Gunnar Jeremias
>>>Time: 12:00p–1:30p
>>>Location: 
>>><http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=E51-275?mapsearch=go>E51-275 
>>>, 2nd floor conference room
>>>A talk on developing export/import monitoring 
>>>schemes into a sound concept as a basis for 
>>>future political and diplomatic processes. Key 
>>>questions include the institutional control of 
>>>such a system, ownership of and access to 
>>>data, financing, mode of and triggers for data entry, and quality control.
>>>Open to: the general public
>>>Cost: free
>>>Sponsor(s): STS
>>>For more information, contact:
>>>Danielle Mancini
>>>452-2542
>>>dmancini at mit.edu
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Friday, November 18, 2005
>>>Radioactive Sources Security and Radiological Attack Preparedness
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Speaker: Tom Bielefeld
>>>Time: 12:00p–1:30p
>>>Location: 
>>><http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=E51-275?mapsearch=go>E51-275 
>>>, 2nd floor conference room
>>>A talk focused on a few select issues 
>>>concerning the threat of radiological weapons, 
>>>namely on the availability of highly 
>>>radioactive sources from domestic medical and 
>>>industrial facilities to terrorists and criminals and
>>>on the effects such a weapon would have if 
>>>used in a typical urban environment in Germany 
>>>and how emergency operations would function in the aftermath of an attack.
>>>
>>>Open to: the general public
>>>Cost: Free
>>>Sponsor(s): STS
>>>For more information, contact:
>>>Danielle Mancini
>>>452-2542
>>>dmancini at mit.edu

MIT MUSEUM BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR

>Every year the Collections staff of the MIT 
>Museum likes to invite our friends at the 
>Dibner, Knight Fellows, STS, and Science Writing 
>Program to participate in a Behind-the-Scenes 
>Tour of the museum. This year's event has been 
>scheduled for Friday,  November 18th from 
>2:30-4:15 pm.  It is an opportunity to meet the 
>staff and see the various collections of the 
>museum.     We know that the experience is an 
>enjoyable one for participants and it has also 
>resulted in a number of interesting collaborations as well.
>
>We would appreciate it if you would forward this 
>invitation to the members of your 
>program--graduate students, faculty, visiting 
>fellows are all welcome.    For those interested 
>in attending, it would be helpful if you would 
>please send a short email to Debbie Douglas 
>(ddouglas at mit.edu) so that we have a rough idea of how many will be coming.
>
>With best regards,
>Debbie Douglas, Kurt Hasselbalch and Gary Van Zante
>for the MIT Museum Collections Group







STS Program, MIT
617-452-2390 
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