Berkman Center Fall 2013 Open House

Berkman Center For Internet & Society Fall 2013 Open House

Monday, September 9, 2013, Starting at 4p.m.
Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, Milstein West Rooms, 2nd Floor (Map)
Free and Open to the Public
RSVP at http://brk.mn/OH13RSVP

Come to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society’s Fall 2013 Open House to meet our faculty, fellows, and staff, and to learn about the many ways you can get involved in our dynamic, exciting environment.

• 4-6p.m. - Talk and Tinker Session: Select Berkman projects will be present with information about their projects' current activities. Staff working with each of these projects are eager to share information about the big research questions they are considering, meet potential future collaborators, and solicit ideas. In addition to the project tabling, there will be space and opportunity to connect with other Berkman community members and open house participants. You may come for any portion of time during this session.
• 6p.m. - Plenary Session: Berkman Center Directors and staff will present information about exciting upcoming efforts.
• 7p.m. - Reception: Keep the conversations going with the help of light snacks and drinks!

Find a list of those who have RSVPed to the Open House and have opted in to having their information shared in order to facilitate connections over at Hei

As a University-wide research center at Harvard, our interdisciplinary efforts in the exploration of cyberspace address a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. If you're interested in the Internet’s impact on society and are looking to engage a community of world-class fellows and faculty through events, conversations, research, and more please join us to hear more about our upcoming academic year.

People from all disciplines, universities, organizations, and backgrounds are encouraged to attend the Open House. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us!

We'd love to see you! If you're joining us, consider:

1. RSVPing and including yourself on our attendee list, finding out who else is coming, and seeing how you connect
2. Learning about some of the institutional research projects Berkman is working on
3. Learning about the work of the individuals in our community
4. Getting involved at Berkman beyond the Open House
5. Checking our the Harvard courses taught by Berkman Faculty
6. Finding directions to get to us

RSVP and Attendee List - Connect and Collaborate

RSVP

The Open House is open to the public, and we invite you to join us for any portion of the evening. Please RSVP

Public Attendee List: http://hei.dev.berkmancenter.org/

Find a list of those who have RSVPed to the Open House and have opted in to having their information shared in order to facilitate connections at Hei

Names, contact information, links to relevant projects, and tags representing research interests and activities may be found, and you may sort by tags in order to identify others who may be working in common cause.

Please note that the system in which the list lives, Hei, is a new development project of the Berkman Center. If you identify any bugs, or have any ideas or thoughts about it, please let us know at heifeedback@cyber.law.harvard.edu

Select Berkman Research Projects

The Berkman Center enjoys a global reputation for cutting-edge work centered on the relationships between the Internet, law, and society. Our mode — entrepreneurial nonprofit — embraces our pursuit of scholarly research in the manner and spirit of an academic think tank, anchored by the diverse collaborative and individual work of our faculty and fellows.

Our efforts are concentrated in three areas of inquiry, united by the question of how the Internet can elicit the best from its users: Law, Technology, Innovation, and Knowledge; The Relationship between Internet and Civic Activity; and Technology, Law, and Development.

Berkman Projects Represented During the Talk and Tinker Session from 4-6p.m.

Other Select Berkman Projects

2013-2014 Berkman Community

In addition to the Directors and staff, the Berkman Center hosts a community of fellows, faculty associates, and affiliates. The diverse class of fellows will work primarily in Cambridge, MA and will serve as key instigators within the vibrant research community. Honoring the networked ethos central to Berkman, faculty associates and affiliates from institutions the world over will actively collaborate with the Berkman community through an array of channels. Click below to learn more about their work!

2013-2014 Fellow, Faculty Associate, and Affiliate Research

Select Opportunities to Get Involved at Berkman

The success of the Berkman Center's mission rests upon our community, starting with students and building from there. We don’t simply study networks – we consciously and deliberately create them, linking students, faculty, fellows, affiliates, alumni, staff, researchers, funders, other nonprofit and academic organizations, for-profit ventures, government entities, and the public we serve. Some specific opportunities are listed below, and other opportunities are available, too - please feel welcome to approach Berkman staff and fellows if you have interest in their work, and ask if there are any ways to collaborate.

To note, absolutely no formal affiliation with Berkman is necessary for you to engage and be part of the Berkman Center community. Informal collaborations are often the source of our most fruitful relationships.

• We are currently accepting applications from Harvard students who wish to be a part of the Digital Problem Solving Initiative pilot. Learn more!

• Our Cyberlaw Clinic is hiring a Project Coordinator. This job is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in future law school studies, as the role will engage with a variety of projects across the full spectrum of cyberlaw topics. Apply here.

• We have begun to add information about available fall internships.

• We will soon begin accepting applications for 2014-2015 fellowships. More about our fellowship program is here.

• Through discussions, lectures, conferences, and other gatherings, the Berkman Center convenes diverse groups around a wide range of topics related to the Internet as a social and political space. The unique interactions generated through these events - both as process and product - are fundamental elements of the Berkman Center's modus operandi. Many events are open to the public.

• You may sign up for our mailing lists here.

2013-2014 Courses

Since the Berkman Center’s inception, one of our fundamental priorities has been teaching across the wide range of our areas of inquiry. Our teaching synthesizes complex legal, technological, social, and business issues; examines questions of both public and private law; and integrates relevant international and domestic legal considerations from a global perspective.

Find courses taught by Berkman Center Faculty on the Berkman site.

Location, Directions, and Logistical Information

• Location: Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall, Milstein West Rooms, 2nd Floor (Map: http://map.harvard.edu/level3.cfm?mapname=camb_allston&tile=F6&quadrant=C&series=N)
• Driving Directions
• Subway Directions
• Bus Directions
• Parking is not available through Harvard Law School, but there are several parking garages in Harvard Square
• Wireless internet access will be available

• Questions? Contact Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky@cyber.law.harvard.edu.