[Asis-l] Symposium on Beyond Productivity: Washington DC Area

[Inouye, Alan]

Limited space available...

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I would like to invite you to a presentation of the findings of the study
entitled Beyond Productivity: Information Technology, Innovation, and
Creativity, published by the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of
the National Academies and sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation.  The
event, cosponsored by the National Building Museum, will be on Friday,
October 17, 2003 at the museum.

Beyond Productivity examines the dynamic intersection of information
technology with the world of the arts and design.  This intersection has
already yielded results of significant cultural and economic value, including
innovative architectural and product designs, computer animated films,
computer music, computer games, interactive art installations, cross-cultural
experimentation, and Web-based texts.  However, many opportunities for new
collaborative ventures remain to be explored.

Leading the discussion will be Professor William J. Mitchell, Dean of the
School of Architecture and Planning (which includes the Media Lab) at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Chairman of the study committee
that produced Beyond Productivity.  He will be joined by members of the study
committee, as well as leaders from academia, philanthropy, and the technology
and art communities.

The discussion will begin at 9:30 a.m.  Each attendee will receive a
complimentary copy of Beyond Productivity.  A light breakfast will be
available starting at 8:30 a.m. when you also will be able to preview the
National Building Museum's new exhibition Masonry Variations that features
some architectural designs made possible with the aid of computers.

Date: Friday, October 17, 2003
Time: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Place: The Auditorium of the National Building Museum
401 F Street, N.W., Washington, DC
(immediately adjacent to the Judiciary Square stop on the Metro Red Line)

I hope that you will be able to join us.  To confirm your place at this
event, please reserve your space by e-mail (mhuynh at nas.edu) or telephone
(202.334.2605) by Wednesday, October 15.  Responses received after October 15
will be accommodated as space permits.  Further information about the study
may be found at <http://www.cstb.org/project_creativity.html>.

Sincerely,
Alan 

Alan S. Inouye, Ph.D., Interim Director;
Study Director and Senior Program Officer
National Research Council/The National Academies
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board
500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck Center, Room 958
Washington, DC  20001
(202) 334-2605 (general office line)
(202) 334-2849 (direct line)
(202) 334-2318 (fax)
ainouye at nas.edu
http://www.cstb.org