January
- December 2002
December
12, 2002, Thursday
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: MIT Vannevar Bush Room 10-150
"Aging,
Business and Leadership"
The
MIT
AgeLab and The
Hartford Financial Services Group
are joint sponsors of the second event
of the Horace B. Deets Lecture Series:
Aging: Looking to the Future. Today, 18
million people over age 55 are participating
in the nation's workforce. By 2015 the
aging baby boom generation and the trend
toward work in older age will increase
the number of older workers to nearly
32 million people. The future of aging
is lifelong engagement — in work,
in public service, in volunteerism. Although
employed in a diverse group of occupations,
most older workers will occupy positions
in management and leadership.
Distinguished
lecturer, Warren
G. Bennis, will present his talk on
"Crucibles of Leadership," based
upon his 2002 book entitled, "Geeks
& Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining
Moments Shape Leaders." (See
the November 11, Boston Globe for an interview
with his co-author.)
Please
join us to hear the thoughts of Warren
G. Bennis on how the experiences, values
and defining moments of aging baby boomers
will reshape and redefine business.
Please
RSVP to:
Nancy Martin
Coordinator, MIT Age Lab
77 Massachusetts Avenue, 1-235
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Telephone 617.253.1547
Fax 617.253.4560
Email: NLMartin
"at" mit.edu
Monday,
December 9, 2002
9:30am - 10:30am
Room 33-206
Refreshments will be provided
You
are invited to attend a special seminar:
Risk Assessment, Program Optimization,
and GPS Augmentation System Safety.
Presented by Dr. Samuel Pullen, Senior
Research Engineer at Stanford University
For
more information, please contact:
Leisa Gregor
Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 9-469
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Telephone: 617.253.3511
Facsimile: 617.253.0051
Email: leisag
"at" mit.edu
December
6, 2002, Friday
The
Application of Estimation Theory to Managing
Risk in Product Developments
Sponsored
by: the Center for Innovation in Product
Development
December
5, 2002, Thursday
Supply
Chain Response to Terrorism: Planning
for the Unexpected
Co-Sponsored
by: Industrial
Liaison Program and the Center
for Transportation and Logistics
December
3, 2002, Tuesday
12:00 noon - 1:00PM
Room 33-206
A light lunch will be provided.
For further information:
Leisa Gregor
Telephone: (617) 253 3511
Email: leisag
"at" mit.edu
Adding
Value in Product Development by Creating
Information and Reducing Risk presented
by Dr. Tyson Browning, Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics Company.
Co-sponsored
by the Engineering Systems Division and
the Department
of Aeronautics and Astronuatics
November
20, 2002
Industry
Leaders in Technology and Management Lecture
Series: The
Pharmaceutical Industry in the Global
Economy by Dr. Franz B. Humer, Chairman
and CEO, Roche Holding, Ltd.
Co-Sponsored
by:
Office of Corporate Relations
Center for Technology, Policy, and Industrial
Development
CTPID
Community Lunch-Industry Issues
Thursday,
Nov. 14
Noon-1:30 p.m.
RSVP to ndsmith@mit.edu
by Friday, Nov. 8
Sustaining
the Edge in Difficult Times:
Examination of maintenance and sustainability
issues for commercial and military aircraft
in this devastating economic environment
by Rande R. Cruze Former Director of the
Maintenance Services-Components organization
of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company.
The
Boeing Company is a sponsor of the Lean
Sustainment Initiative (LSI)
Cruze,
who managed the worldwide network of service
centers and service providers that repair,
overhaul, and exchange all components
returned to Boeing for maintenance, has
just completed thirty-plus years with
Boeing. He created the unique Spares Exchange
Program that allows airlines to reduce
their inventory holdings of costly line
replaceable units while being guaranteed
prompt replacement.
Cruze
has been involved with LSI since 2000
and holds a B.S. in business
administration.
November
14, Thursday
3:30 - 5:00pm, Reception to follow
Room E51-315
The
MIT Technology
and Policy Program (TPP) presents
the second seminar in the 2002-2003 TPP
Seminar Series on Technology and Policy
Issues in Homeland Security:
"Building
Resilient Infrastructure to Combat Terrorism:
Lessons from September 11th"
Presented
by Rae Zimmerman, Professor of Planning
and Public Administration, Director, Institute
for Civil Infrastructure Systems (ICIS),
Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
New York University
Abstract:
The transportation, water, environmental
and communications
infrastructure at the World Trade Center
site was put to a profound
test on September 11th. In fact, the ramifications
extended
throughout the New York region and the
entire nation. How the
infrastructure responded on that day and
continues to support the
needs of workers, provide other resources,
and restore services
during the recovery phases provides important
lessons for the
future resiliency of these critical support
services. Approaches
and preliminary findings are presented
to evaluate how the design,
configuration, and operation of city and
regional infrastructure
services prior to the attack has influenced
and will continue to
influence the ability of these systems
to respond to extreme
events. This work is based on ongoing
research funded under a grant
from the National Science Foundation's
Civil and Mechanical Systems
Division, entitled "Urban Infrastructure
Services in a Time of
Crisis: Lessons from September 11th".
About
the Speaker:
Rae Zimmerman (ICIS Director and PI, Ex-officio
Member of the Executive Committee) is
Professor of Planning and Public Administration
at New York University's Robert F. Wagner
Graduate School of Public Service, and
member and a former Director of the School's
management specialization. In 1997, she
was President of the Society for Risk
Analysis, a 2,400 member international,
interdisciplinary professional society
of natural and social scientists and engineers
from academia, industry and government.
She is a Fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science and the
Society for Risk Analysis. Dr. Zimmerman's
teaching and research interests are in
environmental planning, management, and
impact assessment; environmental equity;
urban infrastructure, its measurement
and performance; and risk management and
public perceptions of complex technologies.
This
event is open to MIT Community.
November
13, Wednesday
5:00 - 6:00pm + Reception
Tang Center, Wong Auditorium E51-115
"The
Technology Imperative: Realizing the Potential
for Innovation in Meeting Global Energy
Challenges"
Co-sponsored
by CTPID & ILP
Presented by Philip Watts, Chairman, Committee
of Managing Directors of the Royal Dutch/Shell
Group of Companies.
This
event is free and open to the public.
November
5, Friday
3:30 - 5:00pm
Room E51-301
Info-Gap
Decision Theory for Design and Planning
or: Why "Good" is Preferable
to"Best"
Abstract
Presented by Prof. Yakov Ben-Haim, Yitzhak
Moda'i Chair in Technology and Economics
Technion - Israel Institure of Technology,
Visiting Professor at Georgia Tech
Prof. Yakov Ben-Haim received his PhD
in nuclear physics from the University
of California at
Berkeley in 1978. He has been on the faculty
of the Technion - Israel Institute of
Technology
since then.
He
is presently visiting professor at Georgia
Tech in the Woodruff School of Mechanical
Engineering, and the School of Civil and
Environmental Engineering. The common
denominator of his research is decision-making
under severe uncertainty. He has published
four books on foundations and applications
in various areas, including:
He
currently holds the Yitzhak Moda'i Chair
in Technology and Economics in the Faculty
of Mechanical Engineering of the Technion
- Israel Institute of Technology.
This
event is open to the MIT Community.
November
1, Friday
9:00 - 11:00am
Room E51-145
Technology
and Policy Program (TPP) Open House
Information
session for people interested in the TPP
masters program. Agenda includes staff
& faculty introductions, department
overview, curriculum, and current students
perspectives. For more information about
the program. This event is open individuals
interested in pursuing a Masters Degree
at the MIT Technology and Policy Program.
Please
RSVP Jean-Marie
DeJordy by October 30.
October
23, Wednesday
5:30 - 7:30 PM
MIT
Faculty Club, Dining Room West
ESD
COMMUNITY RECEPTION
The
Engineering Systems Division extends invites
to ESD faculty, students and staff to
gather for an ESD Community Reception.
Come join us to meet ESD friends, colleagues,
alums, enjoy good food and conversation
and learn more about ESD. This event is
for ESD faculty, ESD students and ESD
staff. Please RSVP regrets only no later
than October 14th to Ann Tremelling. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
October
29, Tuesday
Noon -1:30 p.m.
CTPID
Community Lunch Industry Issues Series:
"Some Current Challenges for Mobile
Telecom"
Presented
by Raj Bansal, Senior Research Manager,
Nokia Research Center, Sponsor of the
Program on Internet and Telecoms Convergence.
Raj
Bansal serves as a Senior Research Manager
at the Nokia Research Center, helping
develop Nokia's research portfolio on
wireless and networking technologies.
Before joining Nokia in 1996, Raj worked
at Bell Laboratories for eight years.
Raj has a Bachelor of Technology degree
in Electrical Engineering from the Indian
Institute of Technology at Kanpur; M.S.
and Ph. D. degrees in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign; and an Executive
MBA from Boston University. This event
is for faculty, researchers, staff and
students affiliated with CTPID. RSVP to
ndsmith@mit.edu
by Thursday, Oct. 24 for location.
