[act-ma] Energy (and Other) Events
George Mokray
gmoke at world.std.com
Sun Oct 3 18:17:40 PDT 2010
MIT
-------
Monday, October 04, 2010
Building Technology Lecture Series: "High Performance Green Buildings"
Speaker: Martha VanGreem, CTL Group PE (Illinois), MBA, LEED
Accredited Professional Principal Engineer & Manager
Time: 12:30p–2:00p
Location: 7-431
ASHRAE recently released a new standard, ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard
189.1-2009, ?Standard for the Design of High Performance Green
Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. This is the first
consensus-based, national green building standard written in
mandatory, code-intended language in the U.S. It is not a point or
rating system but has actual minimum requirements, thus providing
clearer application and guidance for its adoption into local codes. A
general overview of topics is presented including site planning, water
efficiency, energy efficiency, impact of materials and resources,
indoor environmental quality, and plans for operation. These plans
include commissioning, maintenance, service life, green cleaning, and
transportation management. Commissioning ensures the building performs
as designed. Green buildings do not need to cost more, especially if
green design strategies are considered early in the design stage using
integrated design. Savings in utility costs during the operation of
the building often offset any higher initial costs.
Martha VanGeem has 28 years of consulting experience at CTLGroup in
Building Science and Sustainability. This experience includes energy
efficiency, energy and green building standards (including being a
member of ASHRAE SSPC 189.1), and LCI/LCA. Ms. VanGeem has
investigated moisture problems and performed energy analyses for
numerous concrete and wood frame buildings.
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Sponsor(s): Department of Architecture, Building Technology Program
For more information, contact:
Kathleen Ross
617.253.1876
kross at mit.edu
----------------------
Monday, October 04, 2010
Of Mice and Academics: The Impact of Openness on Innovation
Speaker: Scott Stern (MIT-Sloan)
Time: 2:30p–4:00p
Location: E62-687, Please Note Change in Room
Of Mice and Academics: The Impact of Openness on Innovation
Web site: http://econ-www.mit.edu/files/5986
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): IO Workshop (Sponsored by Analysis Group)
For more information, contact:
Theresa Benevento
theresa at mit.edu
Background reading http://econ-www.mit.edu/files/5986
---------------------
Monday, October 04, 2010
Process Modeling and Analysis of CO2 Purification for Pressurized Oxy-
Coal Combustion
Speaker: Chukwunwike Iloeje, MIT, Dept. Mechanical Engineering
Time: 4:00p–5:00p
Location: 3-343
Center for Energy and Propulsion Research Seminar Series
Oxy-coal combustion technology utilizes a high concentration oxygen
stream from an air separation unit (ASU) and the combustion products
consists primarily of CO2 and H2O, contaminants like NOx, and SOx, and
non-condensable gases like argon, oxygen and nitrogen. This combustion
product stream needs to be purified to meet pipeline transport and
storage specifications for sequestration or enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
For these reasons, CO2 purification is a very important part of the
oxy-coal combustion system. A number of processes have been proposed
for the removal of NOx and SOx. One such method takes advantage of a
pressure-enhanced mechanism that involves SOx removal as H2SO4 and NOx
removal as HNO3 in absorber columns. In this study, we describe a
comprehensive CO2 purification process model developed for an elevated
pressure oxy-combustion system. The model presented employs high-
pressure absorber columns for NOx and SOx removal and low temperature
phase separation for removal of non-condensable gases. We present
modifications to the NOx and SOx removal units that improve
performance and reduce the cost penalty for CO2 purification. This
study also explores opportunities for energy integration of the CO2
purification train with the rest of the oxy-combustion power cycle and
shows the resulting impact on the overall efficiency of the plant.
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): RGD Lab
For more information, contact:
Patrick Kirchen
-----------------
Tuesday, October 05, 2010Engineering Smarter Drivers
Speaker: Alex "Sandy" Pentland, MIT Media Lab
Time: 4:00p–5:15p
Location: 4-237
Transportation Seminar Series: Engineering Smarter Drivers
Transportation systems consist of humans and machines. Normally we
focus on engineering better machines, but we can also engineer better
drivers. I will present a theoretical perspective of this way of
thinking, along with commercial examples fielded during the last 10
years.
This year's series will feature presentations by faculty researchers
at MIT, as well as invited guest speakers from beyond the Institute.
Web site: http://transportation.mit.edu/news/
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Transportation at MIT
For more information, contact:
Rebecca Fearing
6172533366
transportation at mit.edu
----------------
Date: October 5, 2010
Time: 4:30 pm
Description: Electronics and Mechanics of Single Molecule Circuits
Category: science/engineering
Speaker: Latha Venkataraman (Columbia University)
Location: 4-231
Sponsor: Chemistry
Admission: the general public
For More Information Contact: Chemistry Department
amh at mit.edu
--------------------
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
MIT Energy Club, Energy 101 Series: Oil&Gas Exploration
Speaker: Sarath Srinivasan
Time: 12:00p–1:00p
Location: 4-159
Energy 101
The Energy 101 Lecture Series is hosted by the MIT Energy Club
focusing on the basic science, technology, policy, business, and
economic issues surrounding many basic energy topics. Lectures will be
held once or twice and month and are delivered by students.
Sarath Srinivasan, a former Schlumberger engineer and now a 2nd year
MBA student at Sloan will discuss the fundamentals of oil and gas
recovery. The 101 will cover the upstream segment of the oil and gas
business, giving students an overview of the seismic as well as
exploration and production (E&P) activities undertaken by energy
companies onshore and offshore.
Lunch will be provided. No RSVP required.
Web site: http://www.mitenergyclub.org/events-and-programs/energy-101/energy-101-series-oil-gas-exploration
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Club
For more information, contact:
MIT Energy Club
safronov at mit.edu
-----------------------
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Deepwater Oil Spills: Processes, Behavior, and Modeling
Speaker: Poojitha D. Yapa, Clarkson University
Time: 2:30p–3:30p
Location: 48-316
Environmental Fluid Mechanics / Hydrology Seminar Series
weekly presentations from local and international researchers in the
field of hydrology and environmental fluid mechanics.
Deepwater oil spills are much less frequent than surface or near
surface oil spills. But when they occur, they tend to cause large
scale environmental impact. IXTOC I spill (not so deep at 50 m) 30
years ago and the more recent Horizon spill ( in very deep water at
1500 m) in the Gulf of Mexico are examples of massive underwater
releases of oil and gas. Modeling deepwater spills are much more
complex than surface spills. Some of many reasons for the complexity
are that oil is mixed with gases, the high pressure, and cold water
temperature. In these conditions, gases tend to combine with water and
form a substance called gas hydrates. Gas hydrates are like ice and
have a similar density. Hydrate formation is a physically reversible
process. Gas hydrates revert to free gas when they travel up to the
shallower regions. Modeling deepwater oil releases means dealing with
four phases: oil, gas, hydrates, and water. Each phase affects the
transport and fate of the other. It is a four dimensional (x, y, z,
and t) modeling problem that requires the integration of
hydrodynamics, plume thermodynamics, gas thermodynamics, and gas
chemistry/physics.
In this talk, I will discuss the processes that oil and gas undergo in
their travel from deepwater to the water surface and how to model
them. Model formulation and comparison of simulations with the limited
data available will be discussed. How underwater oil plumes can be
formed, will also be explained.
Open to: the general public
Cost: free
Sponsor(s): Civil and Environmental Engineering
For more information, contact:
Sheila Anderson
8-5554
sherah at mit.edu
------------------
Thursday, October 07, 2010
The strategic value of environmental initiatives at Boeing and beyond
Speaker: Mary Armstrong, VP EHS, The Boeing Company
Time: 12:00p–1:00p
Location: E62-223
Sustainability @ Sloan Speaker Series
Since naming Armstrong as VP of Environment, Health, and Safety in May
2007, Boeing has established - and is on track to meet - aggressive
environmental performance targets for 25 percent improvements in
energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions intensity, hazardous waste
and recycling rates by 2012. She will discuss the pathway to reaching
these targets and their strategic value for Boeing.
Web site: http://mitsloan.mit.edu/sustainability/speakers.php
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Sustainability at Sloan Speaker Series
For more information, contact:
Jason Jay
jjay at mit.edu
-----------------
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Sloan Automotive Laboratory & Electrochemical Energy Laboratory FALL
2010 SEMINAR SERIES
Speaker: Prof. Wai Cheng
Time: 4:15p–5:30p
Location: 37-212
Sloan Automotive Laboratory & Electrochemical Energy Laboratory FALL
2010 SEMINAR SERIES
Seminar on topics related to engines, fuels, vehicle behavior, broader
transportation energy questions presented by graduate students,
faculty, researchers, and special guest speakers of Sloan Automotive
Laboratory & Electrochemical Energy Laboratory.
Seminars on topics related to engines, fuels, vehicle behavior,
broader transportation energy questions presented by graduate
students, faculty, researchers, and special guest speakers of Sloan
Automotive Laboratory & Electrochemical Energy Laboratory.
Open to: the general public
This event occurs on Thursdays through December 9, 2010, except
September 16, 2010, September 9, 2010, September 23, 2010 and
September 30, 2010.
Sponsor(s): Center for 21st Century Energy
For more information, contact:
Janet Maslow
3-4529
jsabio at mit.edu
-----------------
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Communications Forum: Online Migration of Newspapers
Speaker: David Carr, New York Times; Dan Kennedy, Media Nation blog;
David Thorburn, MIT
Time: 5:00p–7:00p
Location: E15-070
The fate of newspapers is an ongoing subject for the Forum. This
conversation explores the migration of newspapers to the internet and
what that means for traditional concepts of journalism. Amid the
emergence of citizens' media and the blogosphere, newspapers are
adapting to a changing mediascape in which print readership is in
steady decline. David Carr, culture reporter and media columnist for
the New York Times, and Dan Kennedy, professor of journalism at
Northeastern University and author of the Media Nation blog, explore
these developments with Forum Director David Thorburn.
Among their topics: the best and the worst examples of news on the
net, online-only news sites, hyperlocal news and collaborative
journalism, business models for online newspapers, and the impact of
social media on journalism.
Web site: http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Sponsor(s): Communications Forum
For more information, contact:
Brad Seawell
617-253-3521
seawell at mit.edu
--------------------
Thursday, October 07, 2010
MIT Generator
Time: 7:00p–9:00p
Location: Stata-R&D Commons
The MIT Generator: Students, Faculty, and Staff collaborate around
Energy, the Environment, and Sustainability. Once each semester the
Generator hosts a forum for groups currently working on energy, the
environment, and sustainability to share their work and for anyone to
pitch new ideas and projects. Find funding for your green idea. Meet
and hear about existing efforts from many of the major campus and city
groups. Meet new collaborators. Share your ideas for changing our
campus and city!
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Sustainability at MIT
For more information, contact:
Aaron Thom
sustainability-president at mit.edu
------------------------------
Staying together: Understanding People and Media in Synchronous
Connected Systems.
Speaker: David Ayman Shamma, Yahoo! Research
Date: Friday, October 8 2010
Time: 1:00PM to 2:00AM
Refreshments: 12:50PM
Location: Patil/Kiva Seminar Room, 32-G449
Host: Rob Miller, MIT CSAIL
Contact: Katrina Panovich, kp at mit.edu
Abstract: The things we do together spawn conversations; gathering
with our friends and families to watch programs, concerts, and events,
we share the experience through backchannel conversations, social
asides and mutual displays of agreement and disagreement. How do these
sharing of experiences in turn shape how we understand the actual
event? This talk presents real-world applications designed to
facilitate synchronous conversations while sharing media. First, I
will examine how people use status updates, such as on Twitter, while
they watch live events on TV. By accounting for temporal and
conversational features, one can use tweets to segment a long
political debate into logical questions. I will also describe new
methods for retrieving conversationally salient, not document salient,
terms. Second, I will present Zync, a system for synchronized video
sharing over instant messaging; in effect this is conversational video
on demand. From observing how a YouTube video is shared within a
conversation, we develop methods for media segmentation and
summarization. Finally, I will show how using implicit conversational
data can outperform explicit annotations in automated classification
tasks for online videos. Throughout the talk, I will discuss how these
examples extend online infrastructures to build highly connected
experiences.
Bio: David Ayman Shamma is a research scientist in the Internet
Experiences group at Yahoo! Research. He researches synchronous
environments and connected experiences both online and in-the-world.
Focusing on creative expression and sharing frameworks, he designs and
prototypes systems for multimedia-mediated communication, as well as
develops targeted methods and metrics for understanding how people
communicate online in small environments and at web scale. Ayman is
the creator and lead investigator on the Yahoo! Zync project. Using
models of creativity and sharing from his research, Ayman creates
media art installations that have been reviewed by The New York Times,
International Herald Tribune, and Chicago Magazine and exhibited
internationally, including Second City Chicago, the Berkeley Art
Museum, SIGGRAPH ETECH, Chicago Improv Festival, and Wired NextFest/
NextMusic.
Ayman holds a B.S./M.S. from the Institute for Human and Machine
Cognition at The University of West Florida and a Ph.D. in Computer
Science from the Intelligent Information Laboratory at Northwestern
University. Before Yahoo!, he was an instructor at the Medill School
of Journalism; he has also taught courses in computer science and
studio art departments. Prior to earning his Ph.D., he was a visiting
research scientist for the Center for Mars Exploration at NASA Ames
Research Center.
---------------------------------
Friday, October 08, 2010
Tour of the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter
Time: 3:00p–5:00p
Location: Boston
MIT Energy Tours Series
Join the MIT Energy Club on a visit of the Artists for Humanity
Epicenter. The Artists for Humanity EpiCenter is a specially designed
23500 square foot energy efficient building that utilizes renewable
energy resources and demonstrates "the feasibility and affordability
of environmentally responsible design and its future role in our
changing built environment".
In the tour we will also get to see how the building integrates solar
technology, natural lighting, passive air conditioning and ventilation
to minimize environmental footprint and significantly reduce energy
costs.
To sign up for this tour, please use the following link:
https://spreadsheets.google.com /viewform?
formkey=dE03Um4xLThwUnVEbndUQnYySTROTkE6MQ
Web site: http://www.afhboston.com/sustainable_epicenter.php
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Club
For more information, contact:
MIT Energy Club
nwike at mit.edu
---------------------
Friday, October 08, 2010
Architecture Lecture
Speaker: Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Foreign Office Architects, London
Time: 6:30p–8:30p
Location: 7-431
"Envelopes"
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Sponsor(s): Department of Architecture
For more information, contact:
617-253-7791
--------------------
Harvard
-----------
Reinventing India's Innovation System
WHEN
Mon., Oct. 4, 2010, 12 – 1:30 p.m.
WHERE
Wiener Auditorium, Harvard Kennedy School
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Information Technology, Lecture, Science
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Science, Technology, and Globalization Project
SPEAKER(S)
Anil Gupta, executive vice chair, National Innovation Foundation,
member, National Innovation Council of India
CONTACT INFO
greg_durham at harvard.edu
LINK
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/5305/reinventing_indias_innovation_system.html
--------------------------
Innovation and Exporting: Drivers of U.S. Economic Growth
WHEN
Mon., Oct. 4, 2010, 5:15 – 6:45 p.m.
WHERE
Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall, Harvard Law School
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Business, Law, Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
U.S. Department of Commerce
SPEAKER(S)
Professor Lawrence Lessig, Professor Michael Porter, U.S. Commercial
Service Director General Suresh Kumar, and Deputy Assistant Secretary
Ro Khanna
COST
Free and open to the public
CONTACT INFO
U.S. Commercial Service Boston: office.boston at mail.doc.gov, 617.565.4301
NOTE
Harvard University and the Obama Administration present a panel
discussion. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts indicate
that almost 90 percent of world economic growth over the next five
years will take place outside of the United States — with emerging and
developing country imports expected to grow the fastest at over 12
percent. As global markets become increasingly interconnected, it is
critical that the U.S. maintain and promote a highly competitive
export economy. The panel event will provide U.S. competitiveness
perspectives in relation to China, India, and Brazil, highlight U.S.
Commercial Service export initiatives, and address proposed Obama
Administration efforts to increase innovation. These include
additional transportation infrastructure spending, making permanent
the existing temporary R&D tax credit, and temporarily allowing
businesses to deduct 100% of the cost of new investments in plant and
equipment.
---------------------------------------------------
Monday, October 4, 6 p.m.
"Seeing Through the Fog of Digital Fads." Jaron Lanier, partner
architect at Microsoft Research; innovator in residence at the
Annenberg School of the University of Southern California; and author
of You Are Not a Gadget … a Manifesto.
Wiener Auditorium, Ground Floor, Taubman Building
---------------------
The Future of Natural Gas
October 05, 2010 2:30p–4:00p
Energy Policy Seminar Series
Category:lectures/conferences
Speaker: Tony Meggs, MIT
Location: Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building, HKS 79 JFK St.
Cambridge, MA
Sponsored by: MIT Energy Campus Events, Harvard University Center for
the Environment
Admission: Open to the public
For more information:
Contact Louisa Lund
Louisa_Lund at harvard.edu
--------------------------
Jill Lepore: "The Tea Party Revolution"
WHEN
Tue., Oct. 5, 2010, 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
WHERE
Askwith Lecture Hall, Longfellow Hall
Graduate School of Education
Appian Way, Cambridge
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Lecture, Social Sciences
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement
SPEAKER(S)
Professor Jill Lepore, History Dept. and chair of history and literature
LINK
www.hilr.harvard.edu
----------------------------
I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence Ceremony
WHEN Tue., Oct. 5, 2010, 5 – 7 p.m.
WHERE BU School of Management
595 Commonwealth Ave., 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02215
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Award Ceremonies, Ethics, Lecture, Special
Events
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
SPEAKER(S) Craig R. McCoy, investigative journalist, The Philadelphia
Inquirer; Nieman Foundation Curator Bob Giles; Q&A moderated by Rick
MacArthur, president and publisher of Harper's Magazine
COST Free and open to the public with R.S.V.P.
CONTACT INFO Hope Reese: 617.496.0998, hope_reese at harvard.edu
NOTE The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard will present the
2010 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence to Craig McCoy of
The Philadelphia Inquirer. The ceremony will be held in partnership
with the College of Communications at Boston University.
LINK
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/newsitem.aspx?id=100138
---------------------------
About Change: How Modern Democracies Are Becoming Low-Carbon Societies
WHEN Wed., Oct. 6, 2010, 12 – 2 p.m.
WHERE Cabot Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Environmental Sciences, Lecture, Social Sciences
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR Visiting Scholars Seminar: New Research on
Europe, Center for European Studies
SPEAKER(S) Elisabeth von Thadden, visiting scholar, CES
COST Free
CONTACT INFO Arthur Goldhammer: art.goldhammer at gmail.com
LINK http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu/studygroups/sg26.html
-----------------------------
Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability & Social Innovation in
China
WHEN Wed., Oct. 6, 2010, 12 – 1:15 p.m.
WHERE P419, Harvard Law School
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Business, Law, Lecture
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR HLS Project on Disability, East Asian Legal
Studies, The Program on the Legal Profession
SPEAKER(S) Bill Valentino, vice president, Corporate Social
Responsibility, Bayer, Greater China, adjunct professor, Tsinghua
University
---------------------
"Black Gold" and Blackmail: The Coercive Potential of Oil
WHEN Thu., Oct. 7, 2010, 12:15 – 2 p.m.
WHERE Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, Harvard Kennedy School
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Lecture, Social Sciences
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR International Security Program
SPEAKER(S) Rosemary A. Kelanic, research fellow, International
Security Program
CONTACT INFO susan_lynch at harvard.edu
LINK http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/5296/black_gold_and_blackmail.html
--------------------
Thursday, October 7, 4 p.m.
"Climate Change and Critical Behavior in Sea Ice."
Kenneth Golden.
Harvard: Geological Museum 102 (Haller Hall)
http://www.seas.harvard.edu/climate/seminars/climateseminar.html
--------------------------
Special Pre-Election Panel: "What Will Happen in the 2010 Elections?"
WHEN Fri., Oct. 8, 2010, 4 – 6 p.m.
WHERE CGIS Knafel Building, Room K-262 (Bowie Vernon Room), 1737
Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Lecture, Social Sciences
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR Center for American Political Studies
SPEAKER(S) Stephen Ansolabehere, Harvard University; Thomas Edsall,
Columbia University and The Huffington Post; Morris Fiorina, Hoover
Institution and Stanford University
COST Free and open to the public
CONTACT INFO caps at gov.harvard.edu
LINK caps.gov.harvard.edu
-------------------------
Other
--------
Monday, October 4
7 p.m.
Medical Management of Sea Turtles Affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill
Charles Innis, VMD, Director of Animal Health
New England Aquarium Harborside Learning Lab
Senior rescue and veterinary staff from the New England Aquarium were
among the first experts sent to field stations in the Gulf after the
Deep Horizon oil spill. Join Dr. Innis as he recounts his experience
being a part of a large scale sea turtle triage team.
Register online http://www.neaq.org/education_and_activities/programs_and_classes/aquarium_lecture_series/index.php
------------------
Rock Shop #8: A Social Media Experiment (part of FutureM)
Wednesday, October 06, 2010 from 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (ET)
Middle East, corner of Brookline and Mass Aves
Cambridge, MA
FutureM is a first-ever, multi-location event experience throughout
Greater Boston running from October 4-8. Featuring the freshest
thinkers in marketing, media, and technology, FutureM's events feature
the edge of what's new and what's next in marketing.
As part of FutureM, Clay Fernald of The Middle East, Charles McEnerney
of Well-Rounded Radio, and Steve Theo of Pirate Pirate! have organized
a free evening event as part of FutureM at The Middle East Nightclub
and Restaurant on Wed, October 6th at 7 PM entitled "Rock Shop Boston
#8: A Social Media Experiment."
The event will feature a panel including members of the bands Do Not
Forsake Me Oh My Darling, Lagoon, Aaron Perrino of The Sheila Divine
and Dear Leader, and RIBS talking about how they are using social
media to manage their careers and answer questions from the audience
(which is the format of the regular Rock Shop Boston formats).
We've put together a mix tape of the four acts playing so you can give
a listen.
Each band will then perform live at The Middle East as "the
experiment" begins...
These days, many entertainment events often limit how the audience
documents the event, with concerns about intellectual property,
copyright, unions or fuzzy legal boundaries, but what if you didn't
worry about those things and simply made it easy for bloggers,
tweeters, photographers, and videographers to get have "all access" to
capturing, documenting, and promoting an artist and event?
What kind of buzz would it build for the artist, both online and off?
What sort of "cloud of information" would it create for them...or
could for other arts events--from music to dance to visual arts to
theatre--and all its participants?
Would it change the speed at which new fans were to become aware of
their work and how they get engaged with it? Would it alter how
quickly they went from unknowns to rising stars?
To RSVP or for more information, visit Eventbrite: http://rockshopboston8.eventbrite.com/
or Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152117724812161
Logo + links on:
* http://rockshopboston8.eventbrite.com
* http://www.facebook.com/rockshopboston ( 350 fans)
* http://www.facebook.com/mideastclub (6,440 fans)
* email going to Middle East's list: 35K
* email going out to Well-Rounded Radio's list: 2K
charlie at wellroundedradio.net or by mobile at 617.233.6613.
--------------------------------------------
HEET (http://www.heetma.com) is assisting with 10 different
barnraisings around greater Boston for 10/10/10 the International Work
Day on climate and energy. Here are the ones that need volunteers:
The address: 175 Richdale Ave. Cambridge
Time: 1:00-5:00pm - rain or shine, Oct. 10th
Contact: heet.cambridge at gmail.com, or call Matthew at 617-491-6761
Work: We will go door-to-door, handing out efficient compact-
fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) in exchange for inefficient
incandescent bulbs. Meet your neighbors and hand them a gift.
The address: 16 Nevada St., Quincy
Time: 10am – 2pm, Oct. 10th
Contact: "Patti Keville" <pkeville at gmail.com>
Work: fireplace, gutters, Qlon on 5 doors, sweeps on 7, aerator,
steel wool/backer rod/caulking around a bunch of places, covering old
radiator pipe holes, and sewing a curtain to insulate (somewhat) an
attic.
The address: 41 Freeland St., Worcester
Time:11 AM to 4:30 PM, Oct. 10th
Contact: "Peter Cutting" <pcutting67 at gmail.com>
Work: This is part of the Pondera project, lots of work in the attic
and the basement. If you’re interested, there will also be a sleep out
in tents the night before at Worcester's Institute Park to protest
dirty fossil fuel. http://justandstable.org/ www.energybarnraising.org
The address: 13 Gayhead St. Jamaica Plain
Time: 10 am - 3 pm, Oct. 10th
Contact: 617-909-2749 (Carl Lowenberg)
Work: lots of caulking, door weatherization, mortar and hand out CFLs.
HEET is also looking for Cambridge non-profits who need weatherization
for upcoming barnraisings.
---------------------------------------
10/10/10 Deeper Shade of Green: Re-Organizing a Boston Movement
Building/Community Space (e5, Sunday, noon - 5 & 5 -7)
encuentro 5 is a Boston movement-building space (http://www.encuentro5.org
). It is home to several of Boston's antiwar, pro-immigrant,
environmental and economic justice projects (see website). We will be
increasing the energy efficiency of our lighting, computer lab and
rationalizing our networks and wiring. We will also be removing excess
and obsolete equipment. Finally, we will use our/your creativity and
artistic skills to make for a aesthetically pleasing space. All of
this is to practice what we preach and make sure that
our organizing and activism does not re-create the problems we
challenge. The action ends with a reception (from 5:00 - 7:00)
*Event Website:* http://www.encuentro5.org
e-mail info < at > encuentro5 < dot org or call 617-482-6300.
RSVP HERE: http://www.350.org/node/22410*<http://www.350.org/node/
22410>
----------------------------------------
The Live Music "After Work Party" 350. org Fundraiser @ Johnny D's,
Somerville
10 October 2010 - 8:00pm - 11:55pm
Celebrate after "Your Work Party" by joining us for a great night of
live music and shared with other good concerned involved folks.
Progressive Asset Management is hosting this "After Work Party" at
Johnny D's in Davis Square in Somerville, MA on Sunday October 10,
2010. The After Party starts at 8:00 pm and will run untill 12 pm.
Come listen and dance to live music, featuring Muse Stew, www.musestew.com
, while helping support 350.org's mission. They have been playing
original music since 1990, inspired by West African, Afro-Cuban,
Brazilian and World Music rhythms and creative arrangements of jazz
and funk standards. . Tickets are $10 presale or $15 at the door.
Along with live music, there will be a silent auction for some great
gifts and 350.org apparel will be available. Bring your friends,
family, and co-workers and come celebrate your sustainable lifestyle
and your dedicated work for and committment to a sustainable
environment for you, your family and the planet!
Purchase tickets at
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/797825317
How to Get Involved Planning the Event: We are looking for a few
volunteers to help market and network this event to various Green
groups in the Boston area and to help organize the Gift Certifcate
Silent Auction
Event Host: Progressive Asset Management/FWG. Socially and
Environmentally Responsible Investing www.PAMBoston.com
-----------------------
Upcoming
-------------
Thursday, October 14
Boston Area Solar Energy Association
The BASEA forums are held September through May, the second Thursday
of each month, at the 1st Parish Unitarian Church, #3 Church St.,
Harvard Square, Cambridge.
A reception begins at 7:00 p.m., with the program beginning at 7:30 p.m.
----------------------------------------------------
Resource
-----------
Artisan Asylum http://artisansasylum.com/
Sprout & Co: Community Driven Investigations http://thesprouts.org/studios
Greater Boston Solidarity Economy Mapping Project http://www.transformationcentral.org/solidarity/mapping/mapping.html
a project by Wellesley College students that invites participation
-----------------------------------------------------
Links to events at 60 colleges and universities at Hubevents http://hubevents.blogspot.com
Thanks to
Fred Hapgood's Selected Lectures on Science and Engineering in the
Boston Area http://fhapgood.fastmail.fm/site02.html
Boston Area Computer User Groups http://www.bugc.org/
http://www.mitenergyclub.org/calendar/mit_events_template
http://green.harvard.edu/events
--------------------------------------------------
Energy (and Other) Events is a weekly mailing list published most
Sundays covering events around the Cambridge, MA and greater Boston
area that catch the editor's eye.
Hubevents http://hubevents.blogspot.com is the web version.
If you wish to subscribe or unsubscribe to Energy (and Other) Events
email gmoke at world.std.com
More information about the Act-MA
mailing list