IP: PA area IPers -- Distinguished Lecturer at Upenn, you are invited

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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                     "Innovation -- The American Way"

                               Anita K. Jones 
                       Department of Computer Science
                   School of Engineering & Applied Science
                           University of Virginia



The development of new knowledge and the application of that knowledge to yield
new processes, techniques and products that have value to the nation is the
result of the American Innovation Enterprise. It involves many different
players -- individuals and organizations -- which often have no direct contact,
and in some cases, have no apparent interest in one another, even though some
depend quite critically on others. Players operate under very different rules
and constraints. 

So, some relationships are unspoken; they are unacknowledged. Others are noted,
but no overt, sealed covenant may exist between the parties to ensure that they
behave in a mutually beneficial fashion. This lecture will explore the
relationships between organizations involved in the American Innovation
Enterprise, as well as some of the implications and behaviors that
result. Specific examples will come from the information technology arena and
from the speaker's experience serving in a position with responsibility for
theDepartment of Defense's science and technology program during President
Clinton's first term. 



                         Tuesday, October 27, 1998
                          Moore School - Room 216
                             3:00 - 4:30 p.m.