Hey everyone!
Well, the academic year is winding down, along with our Innovation Club activities.
Last event of the year -> ‘Exploring the City Car’ IdeaExchange -> 5-16-05
Tomorrow, as the last official event of the year, the Innovation Club is proud to host the ‘Exploring the City Car’ IdeaExchange. As part of this semester’s ‘Smart Cities’ I-Lab, the IdeaExchange will feature attendees brainstorming about the future of urban transportation and we are honored to have the IdeaExchange sponsored by General Motors in partnership with the MIT Media Lab.
Recent Events
The ‘City Car’ IdeaExchange caps off a busy couple of weeks for the Innovation Club, during which we hosted numerous events.
On Thursday, April 27th, we hosted Tan Rao, Co-founder and CEO, Radiospire Networks. Tan delivered a presentation about emerging opportunities in the Wireless Home.
On Tuesday, May 9th, we co-hosted, along with the Net Impact Club, Elizabeth Johansen from IDEO. Elizabeth delivered a presentation about IDEO’s plans for social impact design.
On Wednesday, May 10th, we co-hosted, along with the Marketing Club, Dave Balter, Founder and CEO, BzzAgent, and co-author of “Grapevine: The New Art of Word-of-Mouth Marketing”. Dave delivered a presentation on the evolution of ‘Word-of-Mouth’ marketing.
On Thursday, May 11th, we hosted Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger, VP of Technical Strategy and Innovation, IBM. Dr. Wladawsky-Berger delivered a presentation on the state of innovation in the 21st century.
Looking Ahead
After our last Organizers Meeting this Wednesday, the Innovation Club will move into Summer mode and begin to plan the 2006-2007 academic year. Upcoming events and ‘drawing board’ ideas include:
-Distributing a number of Blackberry 8700g and 7100 handheld devices to Club members in our first Technology Testbed
-Planning a broader range of Innovation Lab projects for the next year. After successfully concluding the Hitachi and Smart Cities Innovation Lab projects this year, we hope to kick off several more hands-on, practical experience projects with other Media Lab sponsors and industry leaders next year
-Planning a broader range of Technology Testbed, Speaker Series, and IdeaExchange speaker events and projects for the next year. Much of the summer will be spent building relationships with corporate partners and we hope to be able to announce a wide range of exciting initiatives in September
That’s about it for now. Lots of excitement ahead for the club. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at innovationclub-exec@mit.edu with any questions or ideas
