Information Technology Committee
Tech Trends Series
The Tech Trends series is an exploration of issues and trends affecting information technology in the university environment.  Grants are available for faculty, staff, departments and organizations to host technology-related events.


Proposal for Tech Trends Series Grant || Schedule of Events || Archive of Events


Schedule of Events for Fall 2009

Date and Time:  Dec. 2, 2009, 7pm
Event Title:  From Copyright to Corruption and Back Again
Speaker:  
Professor Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law School
Location:  Room 206
Bowen Thompson Student Union Theater
Description:  
Lessig has spent his career battling overly restrictive copyright regulation in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and in the U.S. Congress. He'll address his role in the copyright wars and his new role as head of Harvard's Safra Center for Ethics. There, he is focusing on questions of governance, corruption and the growing use of private money in public institutions.

Lawrence Lessig's:
   Biography: http://www.lessig.org/info/bio/
   Web site: http://www.lessig.org/

Contact Info:  vekstra@bgnet.bgsu.edu


Past Tech Trends Lectures
Video recordings of  Past Tech Trends Lectures are available through WBGU's DVSS services to those who have a current BGSU username and password.  You can either go to WBGU's  DVSS services site and search DVSS for 'Tech Trends' or click on the links listed on our Past Tech Trends Lectures page.  You will have to login before you can view videos.