Instructor: Pattie Maes et al
Time: Tuesdays 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Location: Roth room

The goal of the HOWTO seminars is to provide an introduction to "everything students should know about the Media Lab" so that new students can get integrated more quickly and can make the most of their experience here. A second goal is to provide new students with an opportunity to get to know the personalities at the lab and make connections with other students.

Weekly topics will include: history of the Media Lab, intellectual themes, demo or die culture, atelier style of classes, working with urops, resources at the lab, resources elsewhere at MIT, what students do when they leave the lab, and so on.

We will typically have three or so speakers who speak for an hour, followed by 30 mins of Q&A and 30+ mins of mingle time. Dinner will be provided.

09/10 History and future of the Medialab - Frank Moss, Director and Andrew Lippman, Associate Director

09/16 The inside scoop on MAS & the Medialab - closed session with the MAS student committee

09/23 Resources at the Medialab: how to find the information, knowledge, tools & supplies you need to get stuff done at the Medialab - Henry Holtzman, Jon Ferguson, John DiFrancesco, Stacie Slotnick
Necsys
Projects List Database
Media Lab Directory
Medialabber
Graphic Identity Information
Machine Shop Information

09/30 An overview of research at the lab "Sensors & Interfaces" - Hiroshi Ishii, Ramesh Raskar, David Small, Henry Holtzman

10/07 An overview of research at the lab "H2.O" - Ed Boyden, Roz Picard, Joseph Jacobson, Chris Csikszentmihalyi

10/14 An overview of research at the lab "Learning & Expression" - Mitchell Resnick, Bill Mitchell, Tod Machover, Barry Vercoe

10/21 An overview of research at the lab "Robotics & AI" - Deb Roy, Ken Endo for Hugh Herr, Henry Lieberman, Joe Paradiso, Matt Berlin for Cynthia Breazeal

10/28 No meeting due to Sponsor week

11/04 An overview of research at the lab "Networking & Communications" - David Reed, Andy Lippman, Sandy Pentland, Michael Bove, Chris Schmandt, Frank Moss

11/11 No meeting due to Veteran's Day

11/18 IP rights & patents, David Reed

11/25 To be determined

12/02 Closed session with studcom

12/09 Some ML centers & spinoff organizations:

Center for Bits & Atoms - Neil Gershenfeld
Center for Civic Media - Chris Csikszentmihalyi
One Laptop per Child - Michael Bove

01/26/2009 How to start a company based on your research: Joost Bonsen, David Small and Jonathan Gips 3-5 pm

Contact:

E-mail: pattie@media.mit.edu
Office: E15-315
Phone: 617.253.7442