Hatrack River Forum: OSC's MIT Israel speech 11/7

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Posted by Generational Storm (Member # 6500) on :

*************************************
ORSON SCOTT CARD
-an author's view of the Middle East-

Sunday, November 7
8pm
10-250
*************************************

Sponsored by the MIT Students for Israel
Co-sponsored by the Lecture Series Committee
and the MIT Science Fiction Society

Funded in part by LEF and SPICE

Questions? card-lecture@mit.edu

WIN A SIGNED COPY OF ORSON SCOTT CARD'S "ENDER'S GAME"!
Look for the OSC Booth in W20 or Lobby 10 Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday
of this week. Raffle Tickets are $1, and all proceeds go to benefit
Magen
David Adom, the Israeli Red Cross.

--
Katherine H. Allen
President and Skinner, MIT Science Fiction Society
skinner@mit.edu

Posted by Generational Storm (Member # 6500) on :

I just posted this as an FYI. I'm planning to drive in on a Sunday night to finally get to see him. Any other MA hatrackers should try to come!!

I hope there's a Q & A session. If you were there, what would YOU ask him? I don't know if the moderator's will allow discussion of topics other than the middle east, but I hope so!

(let me know if you're not local and I'll try to help with directions and parking)

Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :

Thanks Katherine!

Any chance of video taping the speech?

Actually, I'm surprised we don't tape OSC speeches and book signings more often. We can set up torrents and stuff. [Smile]

Posted by Generational Storm (Member # 6500) on :

event description detail:

http://lsc.mit.edu/schedule/current/desc-osc.shtml

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Wish I was close enough to go hear it..

But I was just thinking. Those of us here on Hatrack pretty much known OSC and his views and his background on history, etc. through his web presence.

However, I was wondering how this appears to outsiders who have never heard of OSC -- do they think, "Okay, they are bringing in a Science Fiction author to talk to us about the political climate of Israel and the Middle East?"""" [Confused]

Posted by Generational Storm (Member # 6500) on :

I'm not Katherine - she's the organizer and contact.

Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :

Opps... sorry. [Smile]

Posted by GradStudent (Member # 5088) on :

I should be able to drag myself across campus for this.

Anyone want to meet up? I know I'm not a regular poster.

Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

*groan*
Sunday?
Great. I would not mind seeing him but by the time Sunday gets here I'm going to be broke.
WHICH REMINDS ME! >.<

Posted by Defenestraitor (Member # 6907) on :

If it were earlier on Sunday, I'd take the 4-hour ride up to Boston. Looks well worth the trip! Unfortunately Monday morning I gotta be at work and on top of my game.

GradStudent, you're a grad at MIT? I'm c/o '96. [Smile]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

So?

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Dannit, I just found out about this.

I would have been there, and JenniK and I had the whole damn day off too!

Did anyone go to this? If so, how was it?

Kwea

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Bump, because there was another thread asking about this....

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

I hope he posts the text of the speech - even better would be the question and answer session, too.

Dagonee