Boston Globe to Host ''Ideas Boston 2004'' Conference to Showcase the City's Role as the Center of Ideas, Innovation and Creativity.

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2004

35 New England-area Innovators From 20 Different Disciplines

To Speak At June 7-8 Gathering - The First Of Its Kind In The Nation

Many of New England's best minds will gather June 7-8 in Boston for the launch of "IDEAS Boston 2004," a two-day conference hosted by The Boston Globe with 35 renowned innovators that will showcase the amazing quality of ideas, innovation and creativity coming from New England. The Globe has assembled visionaries from varying disciplines, and some of the best and brightest minds for this eclectic, exciting exchange of ideas.

"IDEAS Boston 2004's" unique presentation platform allows for leading edge presentations from an Internet privacy specialist, novelist, trauma surgeon, musician & composer, experimental psychologist, oceanographer, landscape designer, nanotechnologist, inventor, sports technologist, and others. The daytime sessions for "IDEAS Boston 2004" will take place in the main auditorium of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 600 Atlantic Avenue in Boston's Financial District on Monday and Tuesday, June 7-8.

"Boston is the ideal location to hold a conference of this kind, given that it's widely known as a center of ideas," said Boston Globe publisher Richard H. Gilman. "The overall goal of 'IDEAS Boston 2004' is to share new ideas, create new dialogues, and most importantly, encourage new ways of thinking for speakers as well as attendees."

The Globe is joined in presenting the inaugural "IDEAS Boston" conference by premium sponsors the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and biotech real estate developer Lyme Properties. Additionally, Boston public broadcaster WGBH will serve as media partner, and The Boston Harbor Hotel will serve as accommodations partner for the speakers and VIP guests.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's president & CEO Cathy E. Minehan commented that "This celebration of ideas and innovation is exactly what should be taking place in our region right now, and we're extremely pleased to be a part of bringing this venture to life."

Globe Publisher Gilman concluded that "Everyone in our region stands to benefit from attaining a better understanding of the leading edge thinking that is occurring in New England, or to have their creative juices stimulated through the wonders of free association, and help the City of Boston demonstrate its preeminence as the birthplace of ideas."

Speakers for the inaugural "IDEAS Boston" Conference include Mahzarin R. Banaji - noted psychologist who studies human thinking and feeling as it unfolds in social context; Angela Belcher - recognized leader in the field of nanotechnology whose research is paving the way for a host of technological innovations; Kim B. Blair - professor of aeronautics and sports technologist who uses advanced technologies to improve human athletic performance; Barry Bluestone - political economist known for his research on changes in the labor supply and the structure of labor markets; Susan Briggs - trauma surgeon recognized for her expertise in leading emergency medical response teams as demonstrated at the World Trade Center and in Iran; Rodney A. Brooks - leading thinker and doer in the field of robotics; James J. Collins - professor of biomedical engineering whose work unites physics and biology to help solve health programs; Elizabeth Diller & Ricardo Scofidio - two of New York's leading architects, this husband and wife team fuses architecture, visual and performing arts (new I.C.A. building on Fan Pier); Juan Enriquez - A best-selling author and futurist best known for his research in the field of genomics; Robert B. Gagosian - an accomplished marine organic geochemist and head of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; Osvaldo N. Golijov - a composer and music professor whose compositions draw on diverse musical and literary traditions; Leonard P. Guarante - noted molecular biologist currently focusing on how to solve the intringing mystery of aging; Tracy Kidder - Pulitzer Prize-wining author and contributing editor for The Atlantic; Mark S. Klempner - A physician noted for his research on Lyme Disease, who also heads up Boston University's effort to build a bio-defense lab in Boston's South End; Raymond Kurzweil - a widely regarded innovator of reading, writing and learning technology for individuals with visual or learning disabilities; Eric Lander - a driving force behind today's revolution in genomics; Robert Langer - renowned for his work at the interface of biotechnology and materials science; Tod Machover - a composer whose music is highly regarded for breaking traditional artistic and cultural boundaries; Douglas A. Melton - a highly regarded biologist whose research focuses on the developmental biology of the pancreas through the study of genes and stem cells; Julie Moir Messervy - an internationally known landscape and garden designer, best known for her work on the acclaimed Toronto Music Garden; Pedro Noguera - an educator known for his research on how schools respond to social and economic forces within the urban environment; Nawal Nour - a physician who established the nation's first clinic for female African immigrants who have been circumcised; John Palfrey - an internet privacy specialist whose research interests include the internet, intellectual property and technology law; Steven Pinker - an experimental psychologist whose research focuses on all aspects of language and the mind; Stephen Prothero - a published historian of American religion who specializes in Asian religious traditions in the United States; Ilan Stavans - award-winning author, professor of Latin culture, and host of PBS's LaPlaza's "Conversations with Ilan Stavans;" Sarah Sze - an artist who uses ordinary objects to create strikingly original sculptures; and Bruce Walker - a leading immunologist in the fight to understand and treat AIDS.

The fee for "IDEAS Boston 2004" is $1,695.00 and registration can be completed online by visiting www.boston.com/IDEASBoston. For more information please contact Kathy Plazak at 617-929-3483 or [e-mail].

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