Tang Center, Wong Auditorium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Building E51, 2 Amherst Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

Tentative program for Wednesday, November 28, 2007:

Wong Auditorium, Tang Center

1:30PM – 2:00PM

Check-in and Registration

2:00PM – 2:10PM

Welcome and Introduction
Steve Lerman | Dean for Graduate Students, MIT

2:10PM – 2:30PM

Reflections on MIT OpenCourseWare
Susan Hockfield | President, MIT

2:30PM – 3:15PM

Keynote Address
Tom Friedman | Columnist, The New York Times

3:15PM – 3:30PM

Break

3:30PM – 4:45PM

Panel Discussion: Future of OCW and Education
Moderator: Hal Abelson | Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT

• Charles Vest | President, National Academy of Engineering; President Emeritus, MIT
• John Seely Brown | Former Chief Scientist, Xerox Corporation
• Sam Pitroda | Chairman, National Knowledge Commission - Government of India

4:45PM – 5:15PM

New OCW Initiative Announcement
Susan Hockfield | President, MIT

5:15PM – 5:30PM

Acknowledgments and Recognition
Susan Hockfield | President, MIT

Wong Auditorium Lobby

5:30PM – 6:30PM

Reception