Past Major 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.
May 05 10

Speakers include:

Speaker: Judy Brown (MIT / Wellesley)
Miller Puckette (UCSD / PD)
Brian Whitman (The Echo Nest)
Dan Ellis (Columbia University)
Michael Casey (Dartmouth)
Richard Boulanger (Berklee / CSound)
Youngmoo Kim (Drexel)
Paris Smaragdis (Adobe)
Mihir Sarkar (MIT)

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Mar 29 10 - Mar 30 10
ICCP logo
Host/Chair:
Ramesh Raskar

The field of Computational Photography seeks to create new photographic functionalities and experiences that go beyond what is possible with traditional cameras and image processing tools.

Archived Webcast available (ML login required).

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Sep 15 09 - Sep 16 09

On September 15-16, 2009, the MIT Media Laboratory will host a first-of-its-kind workshop to explore how the latest digital technologies can be applied to better understand and preserve our natural environment, locally, regionally, and on a global scale.

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Sep 03 09 - Sep 08 09
IMPETUS
Ars Electronica Festival 2009

The 2009 Ars Electronica Campus Exhibition features current work of the faculty and students from the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge MA. From its inception almost thirty years ago, the Media Lab has taken an unorthodox research approach to envisioning the impact of emerging technologies on everyday life—technologies that promise to fundamentally transform our most basic notions of human capabilities. The lab attracts designers, computer designers, engineers, artists, and scientists, divergent in background and practice.

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Jun 20 08
Glorianna Davenport

A symposium celebrating the career of Glorianna Davenport.

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May 09 07
h20

A one-day symposium exploring the innovative research focused on human 2.0—the new science of human adaptability, hosted by John Hockenberry.

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May 10 04
Designing Bits & Pieces

A symposium hosted by the MIT Media Lab and the Consumer Electronics Association, hosted by Walt Mossberg.

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Nov 11 03
Stephen Benton

On Tuesday, November 11, 2003, the Media Lab held "Benton Vision"—an event to celebrate Stephen A. Benton—Allen Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, and inventor of the white-light transmission, "rainbow" hologram—and the field of holography.

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Nov 09 01
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo 2001

Recognizing the long-standing support of Japanese business leaders, the Media Laboratory introduced the rebirth of its research agenda in a one-day seminar in Tokyo. 11 members of the MIT Media Laboratory faculty presented their most recent research initiatives to the leaders of over 88 Japanese corporations, universities and members of the international press.

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Oct 10 01
id/entity

A symposium and exhibit focused on technology's effect on the nature of identity in the 21st century.

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