ADVISORY/MIT Professor Sherry Turkle to Present Keynote Address on "Identity in a Digital World" at Rising Tide Summit III on Wednesday, June 28, 2000 at 4:00 P.M. - Tarrytown House, Tarrytown, New York.Business & Technology Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday (June 28) --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO: MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Sherry Turkle, author of Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet Dr. Turkle knows what role-playing in cyberspace really means. In her book, Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet (Simon and Schuster, November 1995; Touchstone paperback, 1997) she explores the psychology of computer-mediated communication on the Internet. Dr. Turkle's current research is about the psychological impact of computational objects as they become increasingly "relational" artifacts. She is studying a range of objects, from "affective computers" to robotic dolls and pets. Dr. Turkle is Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor of the Sociology of Science Sociology of science is the subfield of sociology that deals with the practice of science. Generally speaking, the sociology of science involves the study of science as a social activity, especially dealing "with the social conditions and effects of science, and with the in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, . She studied with the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago, and received a joint doctorate in Sociology and Personality Psychology from Harvard University in 1976. She is a graduate and affiliate member of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and a licensed clinical psychologist. WHEN: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 at 4:00 P.M. WHERE: Tarrytown House, East Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown, New York Tarrytown is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 11,090 at the 2000 census. The Village of Tarrytown is located in the northwest part of the Town of Greenburgh, New York. Visit www.risingtidesummit.com for a complete agenda, speaker bios, directions, and press credentials. Rising Tide Summit III is a production of Rising Tide Studios Rising Tide Studios (RTS) is an American company that has produced news and events related to online business-to-business ventures. Founded by Jason McCabe Calacanis in 1996, their first publication, the Silicon Alley Reporter , a New York-based integrated media company that produces business-to-business intelligence online, in print, and in person. RTS publishes two print magazines: Silicon Alley Reporter Silicon Alley Reporter was an American trade publication focused on New York's Silicon Alley. Founded by Jason McCabe Calacanis in 1996, then was renamed the Venture Reporter in 2001 and was eventually sold to Dow Jones in 2003. and Digital Coast Reporter, and produces five online publications: Silicon Alley Daily, (www.siliconalleydaily.com), Digital Coast Daily (www.digitalcoastdaily.com), iHealthcareWeekly (www.ihealthcareweekly.com), Digital Music Weekly (www.digitalmusicweekly.com), and Pervasive Weekly (www.pervasiveweekly.com). In addition to its publications, RTS produces annual events including: Silicon Alley 2000 (www.siliconalley2000.com), Internet Healthcare 2000 (www.internethealthcare2000.com), The International Network 2000 (www.TIN2000.com), Rising Tide Summit III (June 27-29), and the upcoming Digital Coast 2000 (September 12-14) in Los Angeles and Silicon Alley Venture Capital 2000 (October 10-12) in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . |
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