IDEAS Boston

Artist, composer, and architect Christopher Janney was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. This is a video of his presentation, which includes television clips. 

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Pilot, inventor, and entrepreneur Carl Dietrich was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. 

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Climate change and gaming researcher Janot Mendler de Suarez was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012.

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Publicy policy expert Jeffrey Liebman was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. 
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"Startup doer" and chief product officer David Cancel was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. To see a list of speakers and to learn about sponsorship opportunities, visit http://www.umb.edu/ideasboston.

Social emotions researcher David DeSteno was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. To see a list of speakers and to learn about sponsorship opportunities, visit http://www.umb.edu/ideasboston.

These are the remarks UMass Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley provided at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012.

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Political trainer and activist Judy Pineda Neufeld was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. 
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Supply chain transparency advocate and Sourcemap CEO Leonardo Bonanni was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. This is a video of the presentation.

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Political journalist and commentator Linda Killian was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. This is a video of the presentation.

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UMass Boston Associate Professor of American Studies Lynnell Thomas spoke about race and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina at IDEAS Boston 2012 at UMass Boston. This is a video of the presentation. Clips from HBO's Treme are used.

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Poet laureate and essayist Robert Pinsky was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. This is a video of the presentation.

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Global economics expert Simon Johnson was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. This is a video of the presentation.

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Paul Watanabe, chair and professor of political science and director of the Institute for Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, provided opening remarks at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. Watanabe, a race and immigration specialist, was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston 2008. 

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Pulitzer Prize- winning Boston Globe film critic Wesley Morris was one of the speakers at IDEAS Boston at UMass Boston 2012. This is a video of the presentation.

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Gregory Bialecki, secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, came to IDEAS Boston 2012 on behalf of Governor Deval Patrick's Office to deliver a proclamation: This week was innovation week in Boston. To see a list of speakers and to learn about sponsorship opportunities, visit http://www.umb.edu/ideasboston.

UMass Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley welcomes 2011 IDEAS Boston attendees to the University of Massachusetts Boston. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Andrew Lippman, head of MIT Media Lab's Viral Communications Program and codirector of the Communications Futures Program, is a prolific writer on the future of information and its commercial and social impact. He spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Nathan Ball, inventor, entrepreneur, athlete, musician, TV host, and co-founder of Atlas Devices, a lifesaving equipment company that makes a powered rope ascender, spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Jody Adams, a James Beard award-winning chef and owner of Rialto restaurant, regarded for her creative cuisine as well as her support of local farmers, her charitable work and business acumen, spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Marjorie Agosin, an author, poet, professor of Latin American literature and Spanish at Wellesley College, and spokesperson for the plight and priorities of Latin American women, spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Lawrence Lessig, an acclaimed expert in constitutional law, cyberlaw, and intellectual property, and director of Harvard's Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, focuses on questions of governance and corruption. He spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Jeannie Suk, a Harvard Law School expert on privacy and domestic violence law and intellectual property law as it relates to literature, performing arts, and fashion, spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

John Halamka, a clinician, author, researcher, and CIO of Caregroup Health System and Harvard Medical School focusing on the use of technology for patient records and related issues of confidentiality, standards, and scalability, spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Joan Fitzgerald, the director of the Law, Policy and Society Program at Northeastern University is one of the country's leading authorities on environmentally effective urban policies. She spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Eric Giler, the CEO of WiTricity, a serial entrepreneur in telecommunications fields, and author of multiple patents, is currently working to commercialize the recently developed technology enabling wireless electricity. He spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

James Anderson, a professor of atmospheric chemistry at Harvard University who focuses on the mechanisms that control climate change and experimental approaches for testing predictions of global-scale change in climate system, spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Elliot Davis, the John Moors Cabot Chair of the Art of the Americas Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, spearheaded the planning and installation of the museum's new wing, which offers a broader definition of "American" art by including more than 5,000 works from North, Central, and South America. She spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Daniel Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and an expert and advocate of barefoot running, explores how the human body grows, develops, and functions. He spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Chico Colvard, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, former filmmaker-in-residence at WGBH and professor of humanities at UMass Boston, spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Daryl Collins, coauthor of Portfolios of the Poor and director at Bankable Frontier Associates, a niche consulting practice in Boston, is leading research efforts to build on an expertise in the demand-side dynamics of development finance. She spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Bridget Terry Long, professor of education and economics at Harvard University and a leading expert in financial aid issues, college access, enrollment gender gaps, and institutional admissions policies, spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Claudius Conrad, the director of music in medicine in the Department of Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, is a concert pianist and an advocate for the scientific use of music to aid patients and physicians. He spoke at the University of Massachusetts Boston October 20, 2011 as part of IDEAS Boston 2011. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

IDEAS Boston 2011's featured entertainment, The Boston Typewriter Orchestra, prides itself on entertaining its audience through its rhythmic, comedic, and satiric performances. Alex Holman, Chris Keene, Richard Maddalo, Giordana Mecagni, Jay O'Grady, and Brendan Quigley, all performed at the conference, held Oct. 20, 2011 at the University of Massachusetts Boston. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com.

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Boston, welcomes IDEAS Boston attendees to campus, where the 2011 conference was held. To learn more about IDEAS Boston, visit www.ideasboston.com