Archive for August, 2009
Stanford Online Reading Groups
The 2009/10 Book Salon provides a year of faculty-hosted book discussions for our reading pleasure. Join the Stanford Book Salon community of almost 4,000 readers! Each book is introduced through a lively streaming audio conversation with the faculty host available online, along with supplemental web resources chosen to enhance your deeper consideration of the books and authors and a discussion group in which participants can post comments.
The first selection of this season is “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi.
Mark your calendars for the on-campus discussion, which will take place on October 25, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm at the Campbell Recital Hall on Stanford Campus. The discussion will be hosted by Andrea Lunsford, the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor of English, and Director of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric.
The online discussion is as lively as you make it; be sure to post your thoughts and comments as you read! Comments focused on specific sections or passages in the book–particularly those that are most meaningful to you–are the most valuable to the discussion.
Past book discussions have included a rich mix of thought-provoking opinions, suggestions of supplemental resources, and sharing of personal experiences. New readers are always welcome! Get up to speed and start reading
HOT LOCAL NEWS: Persepolis was chosen for next year’s One Book/One Philadelphia program at the city’s libraries and schools. Marjane Satrapi gave a talk at the Free Library on September 23, 2009. Read the Comments to this posting for further info.
Inter-school Young Alumni: Philadelphia-area Alumni Book Discussions
Sponsored by the Princeton Club of Philadelphia (PCOP) Young Alumni, the Alumni Book Club of Philadelphia brings together graduates from a number of different universities to discuss books of current interest. Guests of alumni and new members are always welcome to attend. For further info, click here.
The meetings generally take place in Center City, Philadelphia, at 7 PM on the first Monday of each month. Join the ABC group on Yahoo! by emailing Alumni_Book_Club-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Professor Paul Goldstein of Stanford Law School to Chair the IP Law Summit presented by Marcus Evans
Author and Stella W. and Ira S. Lillick Professor of Law, Paul Goldstein, joins the line-up of speakers at the IP Law Summit presented by the marcus evans company. Intellectual Property Counsel from leading organizations will address their peers on critical issues such as patent reform and modernization, enforcing IP rights at the ITC, domain name dynamics and much more.
Professor Goldstein’s session will discuss why IP Counsel should pay attention to the politics of intellectual property reform.
A globally recognized expert on intellectual property law, Paul Goldstein is the author of an influential four-volume treatise on US copyright law and a one-volume treatise on international copyright law, as well as leading casebooks on intellectual property and international intellectual property. He has authored seven other books including two novels devoted to intellectual property themes, Errors and Omissions and A Patent Lie. Some of his other works include Copyright’s Highway: From Gutenberg to the Celestial Jukebox, a widely acclaimed book on the history and future of copyright, and Intellectual Property: The Tough New Realities That Could Make or Break Your Business.
The IP Law Summit is a forum that provides a framework for learning through a series of speaker presentations, panel discussions and networking activities among an elite group of IP Counsel. The three-day event, which will be hosted at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa from September 16-18, 2009, will give delegates new insight and the ability to forge new industry relationships.