July-August, 2006
ESD faculty at MIT Professional Institute

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July 24, 2006
ESD Dissertation Defense – Nicholas A. McKenna
Title: The Micro-foundations of Alignment Among Sponsors and Contractors on Large Engineering Projects

Location: E40-298
Time: 10:00 am
Open to: Entire ESD Community
Contact: Elizabeth Milnes
Details: Click here for more details.

The abstract can be found under details and a draft of the dissertation is available in E40-249.

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August 2, 2006
ESD Dissertation Defense – Rebecca Susanne Dodder
Title: Air Quality and Intelligent Transportation Systems: Understanding Integrated Innovation, Deployment and Adaptation of Public Technologies

Location: E40-298
Time: 1:00 pm
Open to: Entire ESD Community
Contact: Elizabeth Milnes
Details: Click here for more details.

The abstract can be found under details and a draft of the dissertation is available in E40-249.

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December 6-7, 2006
2006 MIT Manufacturing Conference:The Impact of Globalization on New Product Development and Manufacturing: Imperatives for Success

Location: MIT, Wong Auditorium
Contact: Charles Hugo
Details: Click here for more details.

Sponsored by: MIT Industrial Liaison Program, MIT Leaders for Manufacturing Program, MIT System Design and Management Program