IEEE Society for Social Implications of Technology

                                Boston Chapter

...striving for the application of science and technology for the beneficial use of humanity and for high professional and ethical standards.

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Steering Committee:

        James Ernstmeyer, Chair           je <at> bu.edu

        Mike Brenner, Vice-chair            mikeb <at> mitre.org

        Emily Anesta, Secretary              eanesta <at> ieee.org

        Delia Donatelli                              Delia.Donatelli <at> hanscom.af.mil

        Edward S. Lowry                           eslowry <at> alum.mit.edu

Usual Meeting Place:

The usual meeting place is at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood Street, Lexington MA. It is usually in the cafeteria. The entrance to the cafeteria is on the lower level to the left of the main entrance. From I-95 (Route 128) take Exit 30B on to Route 2A. Stay in right lane. Turn Right onto Mass. Ave. Follow Mass Ave. for ~0.4 miles. Turn left on to Wood Street and drive for one mile. Turn left at Wood Street gate. Lincoln Lab is also accessible via public transportation by taking the 62/76 bus from Alewife. Additional directions.

Prospective meetings:

Past meetings:

19May08     Trends in Clean Energy for Massachusetts – Warren Leon

28Ap08        Nanotechnology’s Next Generation: Realizing the Promise— Avoiding the Perils -- Ahmed Busnaina

28Jan08       The Innovation Tax: Who Gets Sued for Patent Infringement?  -- Michael J. Meurer

5Nov07        Leveraging a Research Center of Excellence: Towards the Education of Engineering Leaders –
                                                                                    Michael B. Silevitch
17Oct07       Beauty & Creativity in Science & Technology  --  Paul H. Carr

24Sep07      Innovation at the Institutional and the Personal Level: The DARPA Model and Connected Science --
                                                                                    William B. Bonvillian
15May07    Impact of Information Technology on Democratic Process  --  D. Sunshine Hillygus

20Mar07    Wheel Chair for the 21st Century  -- Tom Doyon

27Feb07    Beyond the Paper Trail: Open-Audit Elections with Cryptography  -- Ben Adida    

5Oct06        Nuclear Renaissance  -- Ian H. Hutchison

19Sep06       Student Projects in the Developing World:
                            Seeking Appropriate and Sustainable Solutions -- Rick Vaz

15May06       Offshore Wind Resource Dynamics: The Challenges of Tapping Renewable Power  -- 
                                                                    Stephen R. Connors

18Apr06        Adopting new Information Technology in the Workplace: Pitfalls and Solutions  -- Alan Pelz-Sharpe

22Mar06       Nanotechnology: Where is it headed? How to get there?  -- Henry I. Smith

21Feb06       Artificial Intelligence, Robots and the Problem of "Anticipatory Ethics"  -- Brian M. O'Connell

17Jan06        Social Implications of Computational Intelligence:
                                            Will We Better Understand the Mind, Art, and Religion? -- Leonid I. Perlovsky
20Dec05       Toward Simpler Software -- Your Life Depends on it.

15Nov05        The Ethical Responsibilities of a Research University -- Theodore Postol