PROGRAM: FRIDAY MAY 18, 2001 1:30 Welcome Charles Vest, President, MIT Marc A. Kastner, Head, Department of Physics, MIT 1:45 HERMAN FESHBACH AND PUBLIC SERVICE Introductory Remarks Francis Low, MIT 1:55 Session I: International Responsibilities of Physicists Chair: Kurt Gottfried, Cornell University and Union of Concerned Scientists 2:05 International Science Community and Human Rights Irving Lerch, American Physical Society 2:35 Addressing the Nuclear Danger Ernest J. Moniz, MIT 3:05 Contributions 3:20 Break 3:50 Session II: Strengthening the Academic Enterprise Chair: Heather Lechtman, MIT 4:00 Reflections on Commitment Paul Gray, MIT 4:30 Women in Science Mildred Dresselhaus, MIT 5:00 Strengthening the Physics Community D. Allan Bromley, Yale University 5:30 Contributions 6:00 Closing SATURDAY MAY 19, 2001 9:00 Welcome June Matthews, MIT 9:05 HERMAN FESHBACH AND DIRECTIONS IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS Introductory Remarks Earle Lomon, MIT 9:20 Session III: Nuclear Structure and Reactions 9:25 The Discovery of Supersymmetry in Nuclei Francesco Iachello, Yale University 9:55 Statistical Description of Quantum Systems and Reactions Steven Koonin, California Institute of Technology 10:25 Contributions 10:40 Break 10:55 Session IV: Intersections 11:00 Nuclear Astrophysics Gerald Brown, SUNY, Stony Brook 11:30 Stranger than Fiction Robert Jaffe, MIT 12:00 PM Contributions 12:15 Lunch 1:25 Session V: Quark Gluon Plasma 1:30 Relativistic Heavy Ion Experiments Barbara Jacak, SUNY, Stony Brook 2:00 The Most Perfect State of Matter Frank Wilczek, MIT 2:30 Contributions 2:45 Concluding Remarks John Negele, MIT