2002
Student Pugwash Northeast Regional Conference
February 22 & 23, 2002
(Friday & Saturday)
About the Conference |
Agenda | Register | About the Sponsors
A forum for students, professionals, and academics in the Northeast to engage
in dialogue about the effects of scientific and technological research on humanity.
Through a mix of panels, roundtable discussions and social events the conference
is designed to cover a range of perspectives challenging participants to formulate
their own opinion on a matter, not be indoctrinated by a particular stance.
Panel topics:
- Genetic Engineering and Food Security
- Climate Change and Sustainability
- Information, Computers, and Social Change
The conference begins at 5:00pm on Friday, February 22 with opening remarks and
a Keynote address and is followed by a full day of panel discussions and roundtable
discussions on Saturday.
Download conference poster.
Sponsored by: MIT Student Pugwash; Boston University Student Pugwash;
Student Pugwash USA; The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT; Department of
Urban Studies and Planning; MIT Offices of the President, Provost, and Chancellor;
MIT Department of Science, Technology, and Society; Sloan Socially Responsible
Business Club; MIT-SAVE; MIT Western Hemisphere Project; MIT Department of History;
MIT Department of Anthropology; MIT Public Service Center; MIT Graduate Student Council.
