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The Lemelson Center's conferences and symposia provide forums for issues related to invention and innovation. Take a look at some of our past events and downloadable reports.

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Symposia & Conferences

Inventing the Surveillance Society: Panel 2 and Roundtable Discussion

We are being watched. How did our surveillance society emerge, and what is the effect of ubiquitous surveillance on our everyday lives?

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Inventing the Surveillance Society: Fact and Fiction

We are being watched. How did our surveillance society emerge, and what is the effect of ubiquitous surveillance on our everyday lives?

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Inventing the Surveillance Society: Keynote and Panel 1

We are being watched. How did our surveillance society emerge, and what is the effect of ubiquitous surveillance on our everyday lives?

Symposia & Conferences

New Perspectives Symposium: Inventing the Surveillance Society

In October 2013, the Lemelson Center hosted this symposium that brought together scholars, inventors, policymakers, members of the media, and the public to explore the role of invention in a world where our actions (and transactions) are constantly monitored.

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Inventing the Surveillance Society

Our annual symposium will discuss our surveillance society—but in a different way than what you typically see on the 24-hour news cycle.

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Living with Technology, Inside and Out

Over the last couple of years, the Lemelson Center has been looking at the variety of means invention mediates the interface between human beings and environment.

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Symposia & Conferences

The Colors of Invention: An Exploration of Color, Technology, and Culture

From the 1997 Lemelson Center Symposium

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The Inventor and the Innovative Society

New Perspectives on Invention and Innovation

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