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Past Events

Nov 4, 2008 @ 12:30 PM

Information Technology and Political Campaigning

Professor D. Sunshine Hillygus

Professor D. Sunshine Hillygus, Frederick S. Danziger Associate Professor of Government and director of the Harvard Program on Survey Research, will discuss Information Technology…

Oct 28, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Rising Voices: Helping the global population join the global conversation

David Sasaki

David Sasaki, Global Voices' director of outreach, will discuss the successes, challenges, and lessons learned over the past 18 months of training under-represented communities…

Oct 21, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Public Services Reform and Information Technology in Developing Countries

Jennifer Bussell, PhD Candidate in Political Science and Researcher with the Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions (TIER) project at the University of California, Berkeley

This talk will evaluate technology policy variation in the context of public service reforms in the Indian states and argue that policy differences across the states are driven…

Oct 21, 2008 @ 6:00 PM

“Revealing Errors” / “Why the Soviet Internet Failed” / “Global Voices, One World"

The "Harvard-MIT-Yale Cyberscholar Working Group" is a forum for fellows and affiliates of the Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT, Yale Law School Information Society…

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Oct 17, 2008 @ 8:30 AM

Russia Online: the Russian-Language Blogosphere and Participatory Internet

An all-day conference in New York City made possible by the collaboration of the Harriman Institute and the School of Journalism at Columbia University, and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.

Conference Wiki: http://cyber.harvard.edu/russiaonline/Main_Page User: russiaonline PW: columbia This conference is open to the public. Seating may be limited. To reserve…

Oct 14, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Open Access to Government Documents

Berkman Fellow Stephen Schultze, in honor of Open Access Day

In the past twenty years, a remarkable number of government documents have been put online, yet some still remain behind a paywall. This talk argued that there is an alternative…

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Oct 9, 2008 @ 7:00 PM

The Uncertain Internet: Core Net Values for the [TBD] Administration

Jonathan Zittrain (Professor, Harvard Law School), Susan Crawford (Professor, University of Michigan Law School), Rich Miner (Mobile Platforms, Google; co-Founder of Android) and Alec Ross (Tech Policy Advisor to Obama)

Now is a critical moment for defining and reinforcing the best features of our communications platforms. What do we value about the internet and what should be the focus of the…

Oct 7, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Banning Copyright Infringers from the Internet : a View from Europe

Professor Jacques de Werra

Professor Jacques de Werra spoke on the challenges raised by a proposed copyright regulation under which the internet access of copyright infringers can be shut down in the EU.

Oct 7, 2008 @ 7:00 PM

Blown to Bits Book Release

Hal Abelson, Ken Ledeen, and Harry Lewis

The Berkman Center celebrated the release of Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness after the Digital Explosion with all three authors, Hal Abelson, Ken Ledeen, and…

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Sep 30, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Armchair Revolutionary: Crowdsourcing Global Social Change

Ariel Hauter and Ori Neidich

We all want to make the world a better place, but we're discouraged from giving money and volunteer time to charities due to several layers of obstacles: transparency, efficacy,…

Sep 26, 2008 @ 10:00 AM

Working Conference on Developing Disability Civil Society Through the Internet

Organized by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society; Burton Blatt Institute; Disability Law and Policy Center at the University of Ireland, Galway; Global Partnership for Disability and Development, Harvard Project on Disability; and NOVA Nordic…

The purpose of the meeting was to have an open, free ranging, and collaborative discussion on how disability civil society can, should, or should be supported in developing their…

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Sep 25, 2008 @ 6:30 PM

Giant Robots, Circumvention, and the Digital Millenium Copyright Act

StorageTek v. CHE, a technical talk by Christian Hicks, Elysium Digital

Christian Hicks, founder of Elysium Digital, discussed the case StorageTek v. CHE. This talk was co-sponsored by the Berkman Cyberlaw Clinic, the Harvard Computer Society, and the…

Sep 24, 2008 @ 7:00 PM

Fall 2008 Open House

We welcome you to our new real-space extension in Harvard Square to learn about the Berkman Center, our projects, our community, and ways to get involved as a paid research…

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Sep 23, 2008 @ 10:00 AM

Internet Safety Technical Task Force (ISTTF) Open Meeting

The Berkman Center hosted a day and a half-long public meeting of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force.

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Sep 23, 2008 @ 8:00 PM

Born Digital (Cambridge Book Talk & Reception)

by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser

The Berkman Center celebrated the release of John Palfrey and Urs Gasser's "Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives" at Harvard Law School.

Event
Sep 16, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Blogging, Journalism and Reality

Persephone Miel, Berkman Fellow

Persephone Miel presented her work on the Media Re:public project.

Event Series

United States v. Microsoft: 10 Years Later

Ten years have passed since the U.S. Department of Justice and 20 states filed their landmark antitrust case against Microsoft and the trial of the lawsuit began in federal…

Sep 9, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

The Future of the Internet in the Coming Year

Professor Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law School, Berkman Faculty Co-Director

Jonathan Zittrain led a discussion on the Future of the Internet in the Coming Year. This event was webcasted live at 12:30PM ET.

Sep 2, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

The Climate of Innovation Around Information Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghanaian internet entrepreneur and researcher Eric Osiakwan and the Berkman Center's Ethan Zuckerman discussed the climate for innovation around information technology in Sub…

Aug 19, 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Imagining Real Places with Virtual Spaces

Professor Eric Gordon and Berkman Fellow Gene Koo

Hub2 uses Second Life to engage the Allston community in designing Honan Library Park. But the focus isn't on the technology; it's on building a common understanding of and a…