LOOKING FORWARD WITH HOPE, HEARTS, AND HUGS
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SOUTH END TECHNOLOGY CENTER (SETC)
EVENT
ABOUT
Mel King
Festschrift to honor
ABOUT
“Love is the Question & the Answer…”
Mel King
The Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) at MIT is organizing a Festschrift to honor Mel King and his intellectual and work legacy. However, to truly honor Mel and his spirit, we will look forward, using what we have learned from Mel and applying it towards actions to make a better future. This event is a fundraiser for the South End Technology Center (SETC) so that it is able to continue and further the ideals.
This free event will include talks, panels, poetry, music, video, and art. We will publish a book from the contributions of participants, the proceeds of which will also raise funds for SETC.
Contributions should focus on what we have learned from Mel and his work and how we are and will apply these lessons going forward.
The Mel King Festschrift is scheduled from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, June 17, 2018, with a reception to follow. This is a companion event to the Symposium on Computational Fabrication that CBA is hosting at MIT June 17-19: https://scf.acm.org/.
To attend, please register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mel-king-festschrift-tickets-44310764690
More details to follow.
EVENT
DATE AND TIME
SUN, JUNE 17, 2018 | 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT (with reception to follow)
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AGENDA
12:30 - Doors open
2:00 - Opening and Welcome
Neil Gershenfeld, Director, MIT Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA)
Sherry Lassiter, Director, Fab Foundation and CBA Fab Lab Program
David Cavallo, Fab Foundation & SETC
2:15 - 3:15 Leading (and Love)
Moderator: Phil Clay, Professor Emeritus, Dept of Urban Studies and Planning, former Chancellor MIT
Speakers:
Doris Bunte, former Massachusetts state representative and administrator Boston Housing Authority
Karilyn Crockett, Director of Economic Policy and Research, City of Boston
Dayna Cunningham, Executive Director MIT Co-Lab and Mel King Fellows
Representative Byron Rushing
Interlude: L’Merchie Frazier reading
3:15 - 4:15 Living (with Love)
Moderator: Milton Irving, Executive Director, Timothy C. Smith Network
Panelists:
Sarah Ann Shaw, journalist
Klare Shaw, Liberty Mutual
Topper Carew, MIT Media Lab
Richard Frank, Artists for Humanity
4:15 - 4:45 Break
4:45 - 5:45 Learning (and Love)
Moderator: David Cavallo, Fab Foundation & SETC
Panelists:
Hubie Jones, Founder and President, Boston Children’s Chorus
J. Keith Motley, Former Chancellor, U. Mass Boston
Richard O’Bryant, Director, African-American Institute, Northeastern University
Kevin McCaskill, Executive Director, Madison Park Technical-Vocational High School
Video Interlude: edited by Michael King
5:45 - 6:45 Making (with Love)
Moderator: Neil Gershenfeld, MIT Center for Bits and Atoms
Speakers:
Amon Millner, Assistant Professor of Computing and Innovation, Olin College
Nadya Peek, Assistant Professor, University of Washington
James Coleman, Lead R&D Engineer, Zahner
6:45 - 7pm: Closing inspiration
Mel King
7pm - Reception: featuring The Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Jazz Ensemble
LOCATION
MIT BUILDING E14 | 75 AMHERST STREET | 6TH FLOOR | CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139
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FESTSCHRIFT TO HONOR MEL KING
To raise funds for the South End Technology Center (SETC)
To attend, please register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mel-king-festschrift-tickets-44310764690