General Sessions

John Seely Brown

Wednesday, October 31, 2001
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. GS3

John Seely Brown, Xerox PARC, Palo Alto Research Center

Postconference Resource

Reach for the Stars - Sponsored by Oracle Corporation, an EDUCAUSE Gold Partner

Monday, October 29, 2001
8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. GS1

Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space

In this presentation, Dr. Ride discusses her rise through the NASA program as well as her efforts to overcome the image of space flight as being a male-dominated field. In her nine years with NASA, Dr. Ride worked in mission control on two shuttle missions, flew on the space shuttle Challenger twice, and headed a study of NASA's mission options and future. Throughout her career, Dr. Ride has continuously displayed the leadership and determination it takes to succeed.This powerful presentation shows what it takes to truly have "the right stuff."

Postconference Resource

Universities That Think - Sponsored by ABT, Inc., an EDUCAUSE Gold Partner

Tuesday, October 30, 2001
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. GS2

Neil Gershenfeld, Director, Physics and Media Group, MIT Media Lab, MIT

Perhaps the single greatest revolution in the history of information technology is literally happening in the woodwork, as computation moves out of traditional computers and into the world around us. Along the way, this shift is blurring the boundaries among traditional disciplines and operational units, and even more dramatically among teachers, students, and tools. I will explore the enabling technology for, and remarkable implications of, information and intelligence appearing everywhere.

Postconference Resource