Annual Lecture on Science, Technology & Society
The Digital Divide: Why Do We Care?
Sponsored by the Center for Human Potential and Public Policy in Collaboration with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST)
Thursday, November 20, 2008
5:15 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.*
The Standard Club
320 S. Plymouth Court | Chicago, IL 60604
Agenda
| 5:15-6:00pm | Reception and Check-in |
| 6:00-6:05pm | Welcome and Introductions Ariel Kalil, Director, Center for Human Potential and Public Policy; Associate Professor, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies |
| 6:05-6:40pm | Lecture: The Educational Consequences of the Digital Divide Robert W. Fairlie, Professor of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz |
| 6:40-7:00pm | Panel Discussion Hardik Bhatt, Chief Information Officer and Commissioner, Department of Innovation & Technology, City of Chicago Eszter Hargittai, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University; Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University Moderator: Ofer Malamud, Assistant Professor, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies will introduce speaker and panel and facilitate discussion. |
| 7:00-7:30pm | Audience Q&A |
Contact Information
Associate Director
Laurel Joy Spindel, M.A., M.A.P.P.
Email: ljspinde@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-702-3402
