20/20 Visions of the Future Professional Workshops

Art, Science and Technology: Concerning Our Reflection Convened by: Noah Riskin Research Fellow, Center for Advanced and Visual Studies, MIT Topics: Future of light-based technologies The potential and dangers of global interconnectedness Use and exploration of light in art and contemporary physical theory The linkages between light and human consciousness Participants: Lowry Burgess Artist, Carnegie Mellon University Madeline Caviness Professor of Art History, Mary Richardson University Professor, Tufts University Tim Fohl President, Tech Integrated Group, Inc.; Former Director of Engineering, Sylvania Lynn Holden Egyptologist and Cultural Historian Marie Mathieu Holographer, Montreal Seth Riskin Research Fellow, Center for Advanced and Visual Studies, MIT BACK

WORKSHOPS Microbial Threats and Global Society Computer Power and Engineering Research and Technological Innovation Human Rights and Humanitarian Emergencies Beyond Beijing: The Global Empowerment of Women Darwinism and Artificial Intelligence Transportation and the Environment: A Global Perspective Genetic Engineering and Our Humanness The Future of Telecommunications Prospects for Democractic Reform in the Former Soviet Union Implications of the Globalization of Financial Markets and Financial Institutions Development Banks, Private Investment and Poverty Reduction Biotechnology and Animal Research Art, Science and Technology: Concerning Our Reflection The Future of Africa Benefits of Space BACK