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.
