Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA02544; Mon, 9 Jan 95 14:27:52 EST Received: from BOLOGNESE.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA06473; Mon, 9 Jan 95 14:27:48 EST From: rdshydur@MIT.EDU Received: by bolognese.MIT.EDU (5.57/4.7) id AA12684; Mon, 9 Jan 95 14:27:15 -0500 Message-Id: <9501091927.AA12684@bolognese.MIT.EDU> To: innovator@eworld.com Cc: gevirtzi@MIT.EDU, worley@world.std.com, spiot@worldbank.org, nathan@nynexst.com, db1w@andrew.cmu.edu, bfeld@id.wing.net, genasci@scs.unr.edu, drk9@cornell.edu, wmichals@ix.netcom.com, seant@dragonsys.com, spectrum@shakti.ncst.ernet.in, raban@harel.tau.ac.il, izzyfx2@mvs.oac.ucla.edu, terry@getnet.com, pcreamer@tp.ac.sg, tim_webb@rand.org, teamnet@world.std.com, rdshydur@MIT.EDU Subject: Massnet/SmartState, NetWorking Inst's 23 Jan. Conference Agenda ... Date: Mon, 09 Jan 1995 14:27:10 EST (nb: this is neither to the list "e-club" or "e-club-review", rather to a partial list comprised of most recent subsciption requests to a number of lists i maintain at mit, as well as a couple of re-sends to hand_made lists created just for the event descibed below, and to those who have asked most recently for pointers to activities in which regular members of the mit e-club are currently interested, and participating, if possible; (sorry for any inconvenience; (nb: replies, etc, _not_ to the cc_list above. thanks! - r) (rosabeth moss kanter, speaks live; peter drucker via videolink) to: hand-picked members of the mail_list "e-club" with whom i've discussed lipnack & stamps' networking institute's inaugural conference "MassNet/SmartState" to be held 23 January at the boston computer museum (see details below) ... and ... re: reminder of event and date, for some people to whom i missed sending this info over the holidays. i hope the nearness of the date will not preclude your participation; if you're already registered, great! oterhwsie, read on. please send questions directly to jessica lipnack at or to the networking institute at and your flames to _me_ for not keeping you all informed in a more timely manner ; with regard to lipnack & stamps' latest book _age of the network_ (see below) i personally apologise for copies not arriving in time at their presentation to the e-club in december. i'm about to get back to the publishers and have 10 copies sent so they'll be available for sale at discount through the e-club all during the month of january. just send me e-mail or give a shout on 253-2000 and let me know you're still interested. finally, i hope several of you who are e-club regulars _will_ be able to attend and take copious notes, participate in whatever mode is most appropriate for your current or planned projects, and enjoy meeting the nearly 100 registrants i understand are planning to attend. i'd rather not post that list to so many recipients here, but with jessica's ok i'll gladly send a copy of the current who's-who to those who request it so they have an idea of who they'll meet wt the conference. alas, i don't _think_ i'll be able to attend as i'm thoroughly involved in iap'95 courses and related activities all month, scheduled for quite some time ahead (yes, that's rare for me!). additional details upon request, - r -------- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 22:12:03 +0001 (EST) From: Jessica Lipnack Reply-To: Jessica Lipnack Subject: MASSNET AGENDA--1/4/95 DRAFT MassNet Inaugural Event -- January 23, 1995 AGENDA 8:00 -- REGISTRATION, coffee, and conversation. 8:30 -- OPENING and INTRODUCTIONS by Jessica Lipnack (host) who welcomes, gives a statement of purpose, provides an overview of day, and does a blitz introduction of sponsors, organizers, and participant diversity. 9:00 -- KEYNOTE on "The Need for Collaboration in Massachusetts" by Rosabeth Moss Kanter of the Harvard Business School. 9:30 -- KEYNOTE by Massachusetts Telecommunications Council (Greg Sheldon or MTC designate) on the technology opportunity. 9:45 -- SELF-INTRODUCTIONS of collaborations and project ideas (pre-selected, 2 minutes each). 10:15 -- BRAINSTORM BREAKOUTS, small diverse groups of 5 neighbors discuss "What collaborative projects in Massachusetts can we develop that utilize new technology?" (David Straus does setup). Group generates one or more Project Idea Worksheets. These ideas will be clustered and used to organize the afternoon project development breakouts. 10:45 -- BREAK 11:00 -- KEYNOTE on "The Age of Social Transformation" by Peter Drucker, using an interactive video link (Jessica introduces and moderates). 12:00 -- Q&A with Peter Drucker (audience questions on index cards passed to Jessica). 12:30 -- LUNCH begins outside meeting room and runs in parallel with Silicon Valley discussion and exhibit visits. 1:00 -- MUSEUM introduction of the Networked Planet exhibit and other technology on display (John Marchiony or museum designate). 1:15 -- DISCUSSION of Silicon Valley example. Introduction (on tape or interactive) by Harry Saal, CEO of Smart Valley. Focus on "What can Massachusetts learn from Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network and Smart Valley?" (Introduction by Nova Spivack, co-moderator with Jessica.) 2:00 -- PROJECT BREAKOUTS, clustered based on morning ideas, "to develop project proposals and what is needed to move ahead." Capture on 1-page MassNet Proposal Worksheet and give it a 1-sentence headline. (David sets up afternoon process for getting to concrete conference results and gives the small groups their charge; a volunteer facilitator from organizing team works with each group.) 3:00 -- BREAK (small group choice) 3:15 -- REPORT BACK from the groups (David moderates; group facilitators post proposals and integrate with mind-map, setup by Jan Nickerson). 4:00 -- NEXT STEPS PLENARY for project proposals and umbrella network (co-led by Jessica and David, content driven by small group reports). 4:30 -- CALL THE QUESTION on an umbrella organization and ask for contributors to next phase (David). 4:45 -- ADJOURN MassNet event (Jessica). During the final 15 minutes, participants multivote among the breakout group proposals by using 5 sticker dots to indicate their action item preferences. 5:00 -- RECEPTION at the museum (sponsored by THE AGE OF THE NETWORK publishers, Oliver Wight). 8:00 -- RECEPTION ENDS (( Online Draft Agenda, Rev 3.0., January 4, 1995 )) -------- eof; .