Upcoming Events
Frequent and varied events—such as lectures, colloquia, symposia, and workshops—play an active role in the continuing vitality and momentum of the Media Lab.
Jun 27 12 - Sep 28 13

This exhibition of over 20 internationally created holograms is opening at the start of the 9th International Symposium on Display Holography being held for the first time in Boston, at MIT from June 26 - 29, 2012. Co-chaired by Seth Riskin and Michael Bove, the Symposium is presented by the MIT Museum and the MIT Media Lab. The exhibition is open to the public until September 28, 2013.

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Dec 21 12 - Aug 01 13

From lightweight, shared, electric vehicles that fold, to artificial limbs that not only emulate—but improve upon—biological gaits, the Media Lab is transforming mobility for the 21st century.

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Jun 21 13
Jun 22 13
Jun 24 13 - Jun 27 13
The New School, New York, NY

Jie Qi is participating in the workshop "Bridging Books: Printed Media as a Support for Digital Experiences," Monday, june 24, 9:00am – 5:30pm: http://idc2013.org/program/

David Sengeh is presenting a keynote entitled "Design Innovation with youth in Sierra Leone," Tuesday, June 25th, 9:30am – 10:30am: http://idc2013.org/david-sengeh-keynote/

Mitch Resnick and alum Edith Ackermann are participating in the closing panel, a discussion of Seymour Papert’s research, Thursday, June 27th, 4:00pm – 5:30pm: http://idc2013.org/seymour-papert-panel/

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Jun 25 13
Victoria, BC
Jun 25 13

Virtual Pianist: How can infusing technology into music change the way we play?

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Jun 27 13

Exact time tba.

Media Lab alum Paulo Blikstein from Stanford University will be hosting a panel on the impact of Seymour Papert's research on the past, present, and future of child-computer interaction.

The panelists will be:

  • Allison Druin, University of Maryland
  • Edith Ackermann, MIT
  • Mike Eisenberg, University of Colorado
  • Mitch Resnick, MIT
  • Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University

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Jun 29 13
Jun 30 13 - Jul 01 13
Aspen, CO

To create tomorrow's inventions, we must transcend what is recognizable and comfortable. To create new paths we must intuit and anticipate the future.

Vision-driven design is critical to cultivating leaps beyond the everyday, and it serves as a complement to needs-driven and technology-driven design.

At the Media Lab, more than 25 research groups work on more than 400 projects, exploring user interfaces, big data, smart prosthetics, the intersection of biology and building, the future of music and learning--and everything in between.

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