Carnegie Mellon University President Jared L. Cohon and the Boston Alumni Chapter invite you to a special event Leading Innovation: Boston and Beyond Thursday, June 9, 2011 6:30–9:30 p.m. The State Room 60 State Street, 33rd Floor Boston, MA 02109 Reception Expand your network in the Boston area. Hear the latest news about CMU and the Inspire Innovation campaign. Cocktails and heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served prior to a panel discussion. Dessert and coffee will follow the program. Panel Human vs. Artificial Intelligence: What Will the Future Bring? Ask a distinguished panel of experts spearheading CMU’s new brain, mind and learning initiative. Are computers like IBM’s Watson really that smart? What can they teach us about how the human brain thinks and learns? How can a deeper understanding of the brain lead to breakthroughs in autism, Alzheimer’s and dyslexia research? How will advances in artificial intelligence shape industries from finance to health care? Be there to take part in the conversation. Panelists Marlene Behrmann, Ph.D. Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Lab Professor of Psychology R. Bhaskar, Ph.D. (TPR’78) Independent Scholar Former Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Researcher, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Tom M. Mitchell, Ph.D. E. Fredkin University Professor of Machine Learning Head, Machine Learning Department Michael J. Tarr, Ph.D. (Moderator) George A. and Helen Dunham Cowan Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Co-Director, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition Professor of Psychology Nathan N. Urban, Ph.D. Dr. Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences Head, Department of Biological Sciences Transit and Parking Nearby T stations: State Street (orange and blue lines), Government Center (blue and green lines). Parking garages: 60 State Street (enter on Merchant Row - $15), 75 State Street (enter at corner of State and Broad Streets - $15). RSVP Space is limited at this event. RSVP today. Questions Please contact Susan Tate Hiser at 412-268-6567 or sjt1@andrew.cmu.edu. Attire Business casual Carnegie Mellon University is on track to reach the $1 billion goal of our Inspire Innovation campaign. Thanks to the support of more than 45,000 alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends, we are in the homestretch to achieve this historic milestone. www.cmu.edu/campaign