Technology Day 2011
Doers and Dreamers: 150 Years of Inventing the Future, June 4
To celebrate MIT’s 150th anniversary, Tech Day will convene two panels of Institute experts from disparate fields to demonstrate the spirit that has shaped this unique place into one of the most vibrant and valued centers of learning on the planet.
The first panel will reflect on MIT’s extraordinary history and its expression in the physical development of the campus. Then, looking to the future, our second panel will consider how MIT impacts, and will continue to impact, the world in relation to the environment, the developing world, urbanization, and life expectancy.
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Schedule for Sat., June 4, 2011 (all times EDT)
| 8:25 am | MIT Timeline (video) |
| 8:40 am | Common Threads (video) |
| 9:00 am | WELCOMING REMARKS: Paul Edelman ’78, Chair, Tech Day Committee |
| 9:05 am | President Susan Hockfield HM |
| 9:45 am | Professor David Mindell PhD ’96, Chair, MIT 150th Steering Committee |
| 10:00 am | PANEL #1, INTERPRETING THE PAST: Professor David Kaiser, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society O. Robert Simha MCP ’57, former Director of Planning, MIT |
| 10:45 am | Break |
| 11:15 am | PANEL #2, IMAGINING THE FUTURE: Panelists: Amy Smith ’84 II, Senior Lecturer and Founder of D-Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering Lawrence Sass SM ’94, PhD ’00 IV, Associate Professor of Architecture and Director, Digital Design Group Sallie (Penny) W. Chisholm, Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of Biology Leonard P. Guarente, Jr. ’74 VII, Novartis Professor of Biology Moderator: Yasheng Huang, Professor of Global Economics and Management, Sloan School of Management |
