The symposium will be held at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts on a secluded five-acre wooded estate. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded during the American Revolution by individuals who contributed prominently to the philosophical foundations of the new nation and to the establishment of its government and institutions. Maintaining its initial concern with the development of knowledge as a means of promoting the public interest and social progress, the Academy has both grown and evolved since its founding. Hotel reservations have been made for symposium participants, but reservations must be confirmed by August 10. A list of hotels with reserved rooms will be provided with registration information forms which will be available after April 15.
Early registration is suggested as space is limited.
Hotel accommodations are not included in the price of registration. The deadline for symposium registration and hotel reservations is August 10, 1994. We are on the threshold of a leap in communications similar in scope to the advent of electricity and the introduction of the telephone. But the rate at which these decisions are being made may leave the arts and humanities at the periphery, just at the moment when the stresses on our society beg for them to be returned to the center. The format of the conference will be that of an open, ongoing, managed conversation.