The Filter --> September 2007

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Each September we gird ourselves for the return of students, launch of new projects, and the start of new relationships. In spite of our preparations, I never cease to be overwhelmed -- in every sense -- by what actually happens in September and October. With the Summer Doctoral Programme hosted in Cambridge for the first time and our fabulous summer interns, I suppose the students never really left, they merely multiplied. Along with them has grown our capacity for great work and the rise of new ideas. These are particularly welcome as newer projects like Digital Natives, Internet & Democracy, and the Citizen Media Law Project get off to roaring starts. Every bit as welcome and exciting has been our new group of fellows, unprecedented in terms of their diversity of interests, modes and backgrounds, but united in their commitment to fellowship and exploration. Their fabulous energy is palpable and their ideas have begun to infuse all our work. Recognizing they have only just begun to come together as a group, I have high hopes for the remainder of the year, which is a special one for Berkman. Indeed, in case you haven't heard, we are celebrating our tenth anniversary (!) over the course of the year, looking at where we -- and the net -- have come from, and where we're going, as we seek to understand -- and influence-- the future of the Net.

Please join us!

-- Colin Maclay, Managing Director, Berkman Center --

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