| TIME |
ACTIVITY |
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Thursday, November 2 |
| 6:30-8:30p.m. |
Registration and Informal Welcome Reception, Inn at Loretto
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Friday, November 3 |
| 8:00-9:00a.m. |
Registration and Buffet Breakfast
|
| 9:00-9:30 |
Welcome, Geoffrey West, SFI President & Distinguished Professor and
Meeting Overview, Douglas Erwin, Smithsonian Institution and SFI |
| 9:30-10:30 |
Diseases in Human Evolution, Ethne Barnes, Independent Author and Researcher |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
| 10:45-12:30 p.m. |
From Epidemic to Pandemic
- Abstract Modeling of Viral Infection, Luca Cardelli, Microsoft, Cambridge Research Laboratory
- Influenza Epidemic, Catherine Macken, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- From Epidemic to Pandemic, Bruce Levin, Emory University
|
| 12:30-1:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:30-3:45 |
From Pandemic to Panic
- Finding the Right Diffusion Model for You, brief comments by Scott Page, University of Michigan and SFI
- Diffusion of Product Innovation, PJ Lamberson, University of Michigan
- Diffusion in Social Movements, Sarah Soule, Cornell University
- From Pandemic to Panic: the Emerging Threat, Norman Johnson, Los Alamos National Laboratory
(Break 2:45 - 3:00 p.m.) |
| 3:45-4:15 |
Discussion |
| 5:00-5:30 |
Buses depart for SFI |
| 5:30-8:30 |
Author's Evening and Dinner at SFI |
|
Saturday, November 4 |
| 8:00-9:00a.m. |
Buffet Breakfast, Inn at Loretto |
| 9:00-10:00 |
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon, Daniel Dennett, Tufts University |
| 10:00-12:30p.m. |
Is Technology Infectious?
- Technology as a Vector for Infectious Ideas, Esther Dyson, Release 0.9
- The Psychology of Virus Writers, Sarah Gordon, Symantec
- Economics of Technology Diffusion, W. Brian Arthur, SFI
|
| 12:30-1:30 |
Lunch and optional film screening, "Mind in the Machine: The Discovery of Artificial Intelligence," by Dan Rockmore, SFI and Dartmouth (to be confirmed) |
| 1:30-3:00 |
New Models of Infection, Contagion and Diffusion
- Infectivity in Markets: Thoughts and Evidence, Michael Mauboussin, Legg Mason Capital Management
- SFI as a Model of Infection in Academia, Murray Gell-Mann, SFI
|
| 3:00-5:00 |
Business Network Member Breakout Session |
| 5:00-6:00 |
Business Network Member Cocktail Hour |
