Wish I could be there (or in a time zone w/ enough bandwidth to watch) On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Elizabeth Stark <[email protected]> wrote:
> This event looks amazing and will be webcast at 7pm ET tonight at: > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/webcast > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Amar Ashar <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 12:01 PM > Subject: Berkman Event Tonight > To: Elizabeth Stark <[email protected]> > > > Hey Elizabeth, > > Hope you're well! Berkman is hosting an event tonight on technology and > development w/ Amartya Sen, Yochai, and others, and we're really hoping to > reach a global audience (we've partnered with IDRC in Canada and Global > Voices to get the word out), but I was wondering if there were folks you > might be able to share this information with -- especially abroad -- to see > if they might want to join remotely? > > Thanks! > Amar > > BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY > September 23, 2009 // Upcoming events and digital media > > > [1] [TODAY 9/23/09] Communication and Human Development: The Freedom > Connection? with Nobel Laureates Amartya Sen and Michael Spence, Yochai > Benkler, Clotilde Fonseca, and Mike Best; sponsored by Canada's > International Development Research Centre ( > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2009/09/idrc?utm_source=Berkman&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=WklyEvents4 > ) > > > [TODAY 9/23/09] COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: THE FREEDOM > CONNECTION? > > ===================================================================================== > Wednesday, 9/23/09, 7:00PM ET, Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall, Harvard Law > School > Sponsored by Canada's International Development Research Centre > Free and open to the public; live video and audio-only streams will also be > available. > Remote participation tools and more: > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2009/09/idrc?utm_source=Berkman&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=WklyEvents4 > > Topic: Communication and Human Development: The Freedom Connection? > Guests: Amartya Sen, Michael Spence, Yochai Benkler, Clotilde Fonseca, and > moderator Michael Best > > Global Voices Online Special Coverage: > http://globalvoicesonline.org/specialcoverage/the-future-of-ict-for-development/ > > Nobel Laureates Amartya Sen and Michael Spence will join leading > Information and Communication Technology (ICT) experts Yochai Benkler and > Clotilde Fonseca in a public discussion of the role of communication and > ICTs in human development, growth and poverty reduction. Michael Best will > moderate the discussion. What has changed, been learned, not been learned, > needs to be learned, needs to be done most urgently? > > Optional RSVP via Facebook ( > http://www.facebook.com/editevent.php?picture&eid=124927576447&new&m=3#/event.php?eid=124927576447) > or Upcoming (http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4405330/?ps=5) > > This event will be webcast live; for more information and a complete > description, see the event web page: > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2009/09/idrc?utm_source=Berkman&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=WklyEvents4 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > -- Kevin Donovan Georgetown '11: SFS SA Phone: 082.311.8512
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