cas : cas presentations One Laptop Per Child: Technology and the Developing World January 22, 2008 Tuesday, 4:00pm Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum 600 S Gregory, Urbana Langdon Winner, George A. Miller Endowment Professor, University of Illinois and Thomas Phelan Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Respondents: Bill Hammack, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Robert Markley, Department of English In January 2005, at the World Economic Conference in Davos, Switzerland, Nicholas Negroponte announced the radical idea of a low-cost laptop for the developing world. From Negroponte’s initial announcement to the distribution of the first XO-1 laptops in December 2007, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has raised a host of interesting questions about information technology, computer design, global markets, international relations, and democracy. This forum will be an interdisciplinary dialogue exploring the implications of this far-reaching project. Co-Sponsored by: Program in Science and Technology Studies - This icon represents that streaming video is available for this lecture. Real Player is required This icon represents that streaming audio is available for this lecture. Real Player is required.