Ideas Worth Spreading: Hans Rosling from TED 2006

"See" how the world is changing. Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden shows us multi-dimensional animated statistical graphics that capture global trends and profound human change over decades that would otherwise be invisible in two dimensional representation. This is a beautiful lesson in visual communication at once both simple and complex. A must view for any serious presenter.

Voting with Dollars: A New Paradigm for Campaign Finance

Former independent White House counsel Kenneth Starr joins constitutional scholars Bruce Ackerman and Doug Kmiec for the National Constitution Center's Inaugural John M. Templeton, Jr. Lecture on Economic Liberties and the Constitution. Bruce Ackerman will present the lecture. Starr makes remarks following the lecture. Douglas Kmiec moderates the event, which will include a question and answer session with the audience. Ackerman says that his proposal for campaign finance reform uses the "virtues of the market system" to promote the economic liberty of all, permitting people to contribute to political campaigns without intrusive regulation. Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. has established the John M. Templeton, Jr. Lecture on Economic Liberties and the Constitution at the National Constitution Center to create a public forum to explore in detail the economic liberties provided by the Constitution. Located on Philadelphia's historic Independence Mall, the National Constitution Center is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the U.S. Constitution and its relevance to Americans' daily lives. For more information, call 215.409.6600 or visit www.constitutioncenter.org.

New Responsibilities of the Department of Defense CIO-Prototype for Other CIOs?

A May 2, 2005 DoD Directive has far reaching implications in assigning to the DoD CIO with new responsibilities. Mr. Strassmann's lecture interprets the significance of the new roles.

The Strassmann Lecture Series is free and open to the public. This is the first of four 2005-2006 lectures.

Paul Strassmann is Distinguished Professor of Information Sciences in the School of Information Technology and Engineering at George Mason University. Previously, he was acting chief information officer (CIO) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, former director of defense information, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and retired vice president of the Xerox Corporation. He is the author of several books, including Amazon.com's number one best-selling book on information management, The Squandered Computer. Strassman has served on numerous boards and was named to the CIO Hall of Fame by CIO Magazine as one of the 12 most influential CIOs of the decade. His research and writing focuses on the growing scope and complexity of information-intensive organizations and the establishment of empowered CIOs.