[act-ma] Energy (and Other) Events
George Mokray
gmoke at world.std.com
Sun Nov 7 19:54:35 PST 2010
MIT
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT) Leadership Conference
Time: 10:00a–8:00p
Location: various
The Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT) Leadership Conference (Monday,
November 8 - Wednesday, November 10, 2010) seeks to provide MIT
graduate women across all departments an opportunity to gain practical
skills and tools that will enable them to lead and communicate more
effectively. *Men are welcome at our events.*
Web site:http://sites.google.com/site/thegwamitleadershipconference
Open to: the general public
This event occurs daily through November 10, 2010.
Sponsor(s): Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT), Office of the Dean for
Graduate Education, MIT School of Science, School of Engineering,
Dean's Office, GSC Funding Board, Microsoft, WGA3
For more information, contact:
gwamit-sec at mit.edu
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Monday, November 08, 2010
OrigaMIT Crane Booth!
Time: 10:00a–5:00p
Location: W20, First Floor Student Center Table
OrigaMIT hosted public crane folding! We provide the table and paper,
you fold cranes! The goal is 1000 cranes. Come fold!
Web site: http://origamit.scripts.mit.edu/
Open to: the general public
This event occurs daily through November 12, 2010.
Sponsor(s): Origamit
For more information, contact:
Jason Ku
origami-info at mit.edu
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Urban Studies and Planning Open House
Time: 11:45a–2:00p
Location: Simmons Hall
The Department will hold an Open House for prospective students this
Fall on Monday, November 8th, 2010. Registration will begin at 11:30
am at Simmons Hall at 229 Vassar St. Please RSVP to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QQ6B62N
by Friday, October 29th. Space is limited. Please bring a picture id
for security purposes. The agenda for the day will be posted as soon
as it becomes available.
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Department of Urban Studies and Planning
For more information, contact:
Kirsten Greco
kgreco at mit.edu
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Monday, November 08, 2010
The Evolution of Business Ecosystems -- Interspecies Competition in
the Steel Industry
Speaker: Akshat Mathur, Dr. Ted Piepenbrock
Time: 12:00p–1:00p
Location: Webinar -- see web page below for registration information
MIT SDM Systems Thinking Webinar Series
This series, which is open to all at no charge, examines how complex
challenges can be approached using systems thinking and an
interdisciplinary approach.
This presentation builds on the work of Theodore F. Piepenbrock, whose
2009 MIT doctoral thesis, "Towards a Theory of Evolution of Business
Ecosystems," proposed that firms in the same industry vary
systematically in performance over time as a result of differences in
architecture. Piepenbrock defines architecture in terms of the
strength, closeness, and the specific morphology of relationships that
exist between the core firm and the four markets that are its key
stakeholders-product markets, capital markets, supplier markets and
labor markets. Mathur extends Piepenbrock's model to examine its
validity in commodity industries, specifically the steel industry from
the 1860s to the present.
Web site: http://sdm.mit.edu/news/news_articles/webinar_110810/webinar_110810.html
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free, but registration requested
Tickets: http://sdm.mit.edu/news/news_articles/webinar_110810/webinar_110810.html
Sponsor(s): Engineering Systems Division
For more information, contact:
Lois Slavin
617-324-0320
Chris Bates
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Energy Discussions: Plan B for the Climate
Speaker: Bill Bonvillian
Time: 12:00p–1:00p
Location: 8-119
Join members of the MIT Energy Club for a round-table discussion with
Bill Bonvillian, the head of the MIT Washington Office. We'll be
discussing the future of climate legislation and regulation in the
United States in the context of the midterm elections and the failure
of a cap-and-trade bill to pass the Senate in 2010. What is our Plan B
for the climate?
Please go to the event web page for more details.
A light lunch will be served.
Web site: http://www.mitenergyclub.org/events-and-programs/discussion-series
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Club
For more information, contact:
Rebecca Dell
rwdell(at)mit.edu
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Reserve Prices in Internet Advertising Auctions: A Field Experiment
(Joint with Harvard)
Speaker: Michael Ostrovsky (Stanford)
Time: 2:30p–4:00p
Location: at Harvard Littauer M16
Reserve Prices in Internet Advertising Auctions: A Field Experiment
(Joint with Harvard)
Web site: http://econ-www.mit.edu/files/5713
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): IO Workshop (Sponsored by Analysis Group)
For more information, contact:
Theresa Benevento
theresa at mit.edu
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Denmark's renewable energy island
Speaker: Soren Hermansen
Time: 3:30p–5:00p
Location: 4-270
A presentation about a community pursuing a 100% renewable energy
supply over a span of 10 years using an approach based on government
policy, widespread public participation and local ownership.
In 1997, the Danish government challenged the five populated islands
to cut their carbon footprint and increase production of renewable
energy. Samsoe, an island of 4,100 people west of Copenhagen, won the
contest.
The effort started with Hermansen, a former high school environmental
studies teacher, going around to community meetings talking up the
benefits of clean energy. He set up investment plans for island
residents to buy shares in giant wind turbines, large solar panels and
straw-fired central furnaces for homes and buildings in heating
districts.
Today, the island exports wind-powered electricity to the Danish
mainland and has cut its carbon footprint by 140 percent. Most
Samsingers still use gasoline for their cars, but in the meantime,
wind power exports more than make up for the carbon from Samsoe's
tailpipe emissions.
Soren Hermansen is the director of Samsoe Energy Academy and the head
of the Samsoe renewable energy island project. In 2008, Hermansen was
named one of the 'Heroes of the Environment' by Time Magazine. And in
2009 he was awarded the Gothenborg Award - the Nobel prize of the
environment. Other and Awards include the Energy Globe 2008 and
Eurosolar 2002. Hermansen is Adjunct Professor at Aalborg Universitet.
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
For more information, contact:
Jameson Twomey
617-324-2408
jtwomey at mit.edu
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Innovation Leadership: GWAMIT (Graduate Woman at MIT) Leadership
Conference Keynote
Speaker: Dr. Sophie Vandebroek
Time: 4:00p–6:00p
Location: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Drive.
GWAMIT Leadership Conference
The Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT) Leadership Conference (Monday,
November 8 - Wednesday, November 10, 2010) seeks to provide MIT
graduate women across all departments an opportunity to gain practical
skills and tools that will enable them to lead and communicate more
effectively. *Men are welcome at our events.*
The GWAMIT Leadership Conference will kick-off with opening remarks by
MIT President Susan Hockfield followed by a keynote speech by Dr.
Sophie Vandebroek. Graduate women across MIT will have an opportunity
to mingle and network over drinks and food at the reception afterwards
(5-6 pm).
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, CTO of Xerox and President of the Xerox
Innovation Group, is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical &
Electronics Engineers and a Fulbright Fellow. She holds 12 US patents.
Dr. Vandebroek is a member of the Board of Directors of Analogic
Corporation, of Nypro Corporation, and is a member of The US National
Academies Committee on Science, Technology & Law. She is a trustee of
Worcester Polytechnic Institute and also serves on the advisory
council of the Deans of Engineering at MIT and at Cornell University.
She received her PhD in electrical engineering from Cornell
University. She lives with Jesus del Alamo, her husband and Prof at
MIT, in Lincoln MA and they enjoy spending time with their 6 almost
grown-up children.
Schedule
3:45 - 4 pm: Seating will begin 15 minutes prior to 4 pm. Refreshments
will be available.
4 - 4:10 pm: Dr. Susan Hockfield, President of MIT, will kick-off the
first-ever GWAMIT Leadership Conference with opening remarks.
4:10 - 5 pm: Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, will give the keynote, entitled,
"Innovation Leadership."
5 - 6 pm: Networking mixer with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres.
Web site:http://sites.google.com/site/thegwamitleadershipconference
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Graduate Women at MIT, GSC Funding Board, School of
Engineering, Dean's Office, MIT School of Science, Office of the Dean
for Graduate Education, Microsoft
For more information, contact:
gwamit-sec at mit.edu
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Give Me Shelter Lecture Series: Lauren Bon
Speaker: Lauren Bon
Time: 7:00p–9:00p
Location: E15-070
MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology presents its Monday night
lecture series, Give Me Shelter: Second Skin for Extreme Environments?
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This series draws together speakers from different disciplines to
discuss questions such as: How can bodywear function as an extension
of the human body and support it under unusual conditions such as hot
and cold climates? How can we expand our thinking about the boundary
between body and environment? What kind of second skin would be
required to survive walking through a volcano, or for living under
water or visiting outer space? When does clothing become a contested
cultural arena for endangered peoples and their environment?
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Lauren Bon - Metabolic Studio
Lauren Bon will talk about current projects with her Metabolic Studio,
including Silver and Water, a film made out of the silver and water
historically mined out of the Owens River Valley. The film--to be
released in November 13, 2013, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of
the opening of the Los Angeles River pipeline--is physically made out
of the materials of the valley and developed with the trona excavated
from the dry lakebed. She will also discussThe Anabolic Monument. The
monument is at the site whereNotacornfield was located--at the other
end of the L.A. River, some 240 miles away. Her talk will address how
these metabolic works use creative endeavor to galvanize social and
political transition within complex bureaucracies such the Department
of Water and Power and the State Park System.
Lauren Bon is an artist and MIT alumna. Her Metabolic Studio is based
in Los Angeles.
Held at the MIT Bartos Theater (Lower Level of the Wiesner Building at
20 Ames Street)
Web site: act.mit.edu
Open to: the general public
Cost: free
Sponsor(s): MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology
For more information, contact:
Lisa Hickler
617-253-5229
act at mit.edu
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Folk Music Concert and Demonstrations: Jeff Warner
Speaker: Jeff Warner
Time: 7:30p–9:00p
Location: Killian Hall
Folk Music of the British Isles and North America
Folk music concert and demonstrations
Jeff Warner is among the nation?s foremost performer/interpreters of
traditional music. His songs from the lumber camps, fishing villages
and mountain tops of America connect 21st century audiences with the
everyday lives?and artistry?of 19th century Americans. ?Providing more
than just rich entertainment, Jeff will leave you with a deeper
appreciation of the land you live in? (Caff? Lena, Saratoga, NY). His
songs, rich in local history and a sense of place, bring us the latest
news from the distant past.
Jeff grew up listening to the songs and stories of his father Frank
Warner and the traditional singers his parents met during their
folksong collecting trips through rural America. He accompanied his
parents on their later field trips and is the editor of his mother?s
book, Traditional American Folk Songs: From the Anne and Frank Warner
Collection. He is producer of the two-CD set, Her Bright Smile Haunts
Me Still, the Warners? recordings of rural singers, many of them born
in Victorian times. ?The scion of one of the nation?s most eminent
families of folksong collectors, he represents a tradition that is
fundamentally unbroken since preindustrial times? (Stuart Frank,
Senior Curator, New Bedford Whaling Museum).
Web site: http://www.jeffwarner.com/
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Sponsor(s): Literature Section
For more information, contact:
Graham, Jamie
258-5629
jamiecg at mit.edu
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010
"Inside Job" Filmmaker Charles Ferguson Presents the Brunel Lecture:
The Financial Crisis, the Recession, and America's Future: A Systemic
Perspective
Speaker: Charles Ferguson
Time: 4:00p–5:00p
Location: 54-100
Brunel Lecture Series on Complex Systems
The Brunel Lecture Series on Complex Systems, presented by MIT's
Engineering Systems Division (ESD), was made possible by funds
assembled and underwritten by Frank P. Davidson, convener of the
Channel Tunnel Study Group (1957). It was this group's design,
accomplished by agreement with Bechtel Corporation, Brown & Root, Inc.
and Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. in 1959, that formed the basis of
the subsea railway link now in service between England and France.
Speaker Charles Ferguson, director of Inside Job (about the causes of
the 2008 financial meltdown, premiering nationwide on October 15) will
present the talk: The Financial Crisis, the Recession, and America's
Future: A Systemic Perspective.
Ferguson was a mathematics major at the University of California at
Berkeley and earned a doctorate in political science from MIT. During
his postdoctoral work, he consulted for the White House, government
trade and defense agencies, and American and European technology
firms. In 1994, he co-founded Vermeer Technologies, which created the
FrontPage website development tool, then sold it to Microsoft two
years later. He lectured or pursued research projects at MIT,
Berkeley, and the Brookings Institution before becoming a filmmaker.
His first film, No End in Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq
(2007) was nominated for an Academy Award.
Open to: the general public
Cost: free
Sponsor(s): Engineering Systems Division
For more information, contact:
Stefanie Koperniak
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November 9
4:00–6:00 pm
Here Come's Everybody's Journalist
Clay Shirky, Author, new media maven
MIT E51-149
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Thermal Phenomena in Electronic Nanostructures
Speaker: Dr. Kenneth E. Goodson
Time: 4:00p–5:00p
Location: 34-101
MTL Seminar Series
Refreshments at 3:30 p.m.
Electronic devices based on nanowires, nanoparticles, and thin-film
multilayers enable breakthroughs in computation, energy conversion,
and data storage. Heat generation and conduction govern the
performance and reliability of these nanodevices and pose fundamental
questions: How is heat generated and conducted within nanowire
transistors? What is the thermal conductivity of films laden with
nanoparticles? Can nanowire films efficiently convert waste heat to
electrical power? This seminar addresses these questions with a focus
on the physics, metrology, and simulation techniques of nanoscale heat
transfer. Focus applications include phase change memory (PCRAM),
thermoelectric energy converters, and thermal interface materials for
microelectronics.
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Microsystems Technology Laboratories
For more information, contact:
Mara Elena Karapetian
452-2545
webmaster at mtl.mit.edu
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Predictive Defect Engineering for Scalable Photovoltaics at $1/Wp
Speaker: Tonio Buonassisi, Photovoltaics Research Laboratory, MIT
Time: 4:15p–5:30p
Location: 66-110
MITE Seminar Series sponsored by IHS Cambridge Energy Research
Associates
At $1 per peak watt installed cost, solar photovoltaics is projected
to be cost-competitive with traditional fossil fuels in many markets
across the United States. To meet this cost target and ensure scalable
production, thin low-cost materials must be used. Herein lies an
important trade-off: Low-cost materials are typically defect-rich, and
defects impede electronic transport and photoconversion efficiency.
Since efficiency and cost are inversely related, defect-rich materials
have until recently resulted in poor-quality, economically
uncompetitive solar cells.
In this presentation, we explore a path towards low-cost, high-
performance, and scalable photovoltaic absorbers. We introduce the
concept of ?defect engineering,? the science of controlling defects to
engineer desired material properties. We review recent successful
applications of defect-engineering technologies to traditional ingot
multicrystalline silicon that have led to cell efficiencies above 16%.
We will review recent advances in macroscopic CCD-based PV device
characterization tools, and elucidate how these can be coupled to
synchrotron-based nanoprobe techniques to characterize chemical
natures and distributions of performance-limiting defects less than 20
nm in diameter. We then consider candidate PV materials with cost-
reduction and scaling potential to support $1/Wp installed costs, yet
which are currently defect-limited.
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
For more information, contact:
Jameson Twomey
617-324-2408
jtwomey at mit.edu
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Starr Forum: Report Card on Obama: Climate, Afghanistan, the Economy
Speaker: Henry Jacoby, Barry Posen, Simon Johnson
Time: 4:30p–6:00p
Location: E15-Bartos Theatre
A Starr Forum Event-
MIT experts assess Obama's work on
Afghanistan, Climate, and the Economy
and how the results of the Nov. 2 mid-term elections will affect
these important issues
Richard Samuels, CIS director and Ford Int'l Professor of Political
Science, will moderate the discussion.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Barry Posen is Ford International Professor of Political Science at
MIT and director of the MIT Security Studies Program.
Henry (Jake) Jacoby is the William F. Pounds Professor of Management
Emeritus at the MIT
Sloan School of Managment
Simon Johnson, an expert on the financial sector and economic crises,
is Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan
School of Management.
For more details please see "Web Site" link
Web site:http://web.mit.edu/cis/eventposter_110910_reportcard.html
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies
For more information, contact:
starrforum at mit.edu
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010
"Brazil on the Rise: What Comes Next? First Look at the Post-Lula Era"
Speaker: Larry Rohter
Time: 5:00p–7:00p
Location: E 40-496
MIT-Brazil Contemporary Brazil Lecture Series
A lecture and book signing by Larry Rohter, New York Times Journalist
and Author of "Brazil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed"
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT-Brazil Program,
Harvard Brazil Studies Program
For more information, contact:
MIT-Brazil
258-6007
mit-brazil at mit.edu
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010
GWAMIT Leadership Conference: Negotiation Seminar - How to Get What
You Want!
Speaker: Dr. Deborah Kolb, author of "Her Place at the Table," and
expert on gender issues in negotiation and leadership.
Time: 5:00p–6:30p
Location: 56-114
GWAMIT Leadership Conference
The Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT) Leadership Conference (Monday,
November 8 - Wednesday, November 10, 2010) seeks to provide MIT
graduate women across all departments an opportunity to gain practical
skills and tools that will enable them to lead and communicate more
effectively. *Men are welcome at our events.*
Learn the importance of negotiating and advocating for yourself. Learn
how to ask for the mentors, support, resources, assignments, and
promotions you want and deserve.
Web site:http://sites.google.com/site/thegwamitleadershipconference
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): GSC Funding Board, MIT School of Science, School of
Engineering, Dean's Office, Office of the Dean for Graduate Education,
Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT), WGA3
For more information, contact:
gwamit-sec at mit.edu
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BABCNE: Wind Energy - Understanding Market Developments in the US & UK
November 10, 2010 8:00a–9:30a
Offshore Wind plays an critically imporant role in helping the UK meet
aggressive renewable energy standards. The UK is home to the world's
largest offshore wind farm, and significant plans are underway to
develop additional resources. In the US, offshore wind has seen much
interest and activity, but is still at an early stage of development.
Offshore wind presents massive opportunities for investment and
infrastructure development, from ships to ports to wind farm supply
chains. Join us on November 10th as we explore and discuss the latest
issues in offshore wind both in the US and UK Markets.
Category: lectures/conferences
Speaker: Joel Whitman, Director of Strategy & Marketing, Global
Marine Systems & Jim Gordon, President, Cape Wind
Location: The British Consulate General, One Broadway, Cambridge, MA
02142
Sponsored by: MIT Energy Campus Events, British American Business
Council of New England
Admission: Complementary
Open to the public
Tickets available from Pre-registration(on website), by November 5, is
a must for entry into the building. Please bring a picture ID.
For more information: 617 720 3622
http://www.babcne.org/events/events4/icalrepeat.detail/2010/11/10/36/-/environment-a-energy-breakfast-series-wind-technology-a-implementation.html
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
A No-Strategy Nation: Muddling Through Will No Longer Do
Speaker: Lawrence Wilkerson, The College of William and Mary
Time: 12:00p–1:30p
Location: E40-496
SSP Wednesday Seminar
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Security Studies Program
For more information, contact:
617-253-7529
valeriet at mit.edu
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Marine Snow: midwater activity and community centers in the world?s
ocean
Speaker: Mary Silver, UC Santa Cruz
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.
?Marine Snow? is the descriptor given to the ubiquitous, readily
visible, non-living particles found in waters from the ocean?s surface
to the sea floor. Many of the particles have fractal geometry and are
physical aggregates of smaller particles, whereas others have
discernable and unique biological origins. In the sea, these particles
are ?hotspots? of biological and chemical activity, often with
abundant associated microorganisms and an interior with altered
physical and chemical properties, as compared with surrounding waters.
In this presentation, I discuss the origins and characteristics of
marine snow, review aspects of particle dynamics, show images of the
often unique associated microorganisms, and present in situ video
footage of the particles in the Monterey submarine canyon, obtained
from MBARI?s (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute?s) submersible,
a remotely operated vehicle. The seminar will take an ?overview?
perspective, mostly focused on what we know from field observations,
but will also identify several new research areas that are now ripe
for study, given recent advances in microbiology and ocean-related
sciences.
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
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Advances in modeling neocortex and its impact on machine intelligence
Speaker: Jeff Hawkins, Co-Founder of Numenta, Inc
Time: 4:15p–5:15p
Location: 45-3002, Singleton Auditorium, Bldg 46, off of 3rd floor
atrium
MIT Intelligence Initiative Seminar Series 2010/2011
Coaxing computers to perform acts of perception, language, and
robotics, let alone high-level thought, has been difficult. Our belief
is that to solve many problems of machine intelligence we first need
to understand the principles by which the brain works and then build
machines that work on those principles. To this end, Numenta has
developed a model of the neocortex and is applying it to practical
problems.
In this talk I will give an overview of our overall neocortical theory
and then present the new cortical learning algorithms. I will conclude
with a discussion of how I believe machine intelligence based on
hierarchical learning models will evolve.
Web site: http://isquared.mit.edu/
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Tickets: N/A
Sponsor(s): Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT Intelligence Initiative
For more information, contact:
Kathleen D. Sullivan
kdsulliv at mit.edu
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
UNMAKING CITIZENS: THE LAW AND POLITICS OF DENATURALIZATION IN THE
20TH CENTURY UNITED STATES
Speaker: Patrick Weil
Time: 4:30p–6:00p
Location: E40-496
Patrick Weil of Yale University speaks as part of the Myron Weiner
Seminar series
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies
For more information, contact:
Casey
258-8552
caseyj at mit.edu
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Soap Box: Mixing Oil and Ecosystems
Speaker: Chris Reddy
Time: 6:00p–7:30p
Location: N52, MIT Museum
Soap Box: The Gulf Oil Spill & Its Consequences
The MIT Museum sponsors a series of salon-style, early-evening
conversations with cutting-edge scientists and engineers who are
making the news that really matters.
Join marine chemist Chris Reddy of the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution in exploring the long-term environmental impacts of the
Gulf oil spill and the roles that humans play in these processes.
Web site: http://mit.edu/museum/programs/soapbox.html
Open to: the general public
Cost: free admission
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum, MIT/WHOI Joint Program
For more information, contact:
Josie Patterson
617-253-5927
museum at mit.edu
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Complexity and Sustainability: Symposium in Honor of Prof. David Marks
Speaker: Many; including Jared Cohon, President of Carnegie Mellon
University
Time: 1:00p–5:00p
Location: E51-Wong, Ting Foyer
This is a symposium about the future of systems approaches to
sustainability study; associated educational elements; and Prof.
Marks's role in establishing these at MIT in his 41 years of service.
A reception will follow the symposium
Web site: http://cee.mit.edu/marks-symposium
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative, Civil and Environmental Engineering
For more information, contact:
Teresa Hill
617 253-1341
thill at mit.edu
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Local Engagement Games (LEGS) and How Neighborhoods Can Use Local
Engagement Games to Build Community and Plan for the Future: She's
got LEGs and Knows How to Use Them
Speaker: Eric Gordon
Time: 3:00p–5:00p
Location: 54-100
CMS Colloquium Series
The CMS colloquium series provides an intimate and informal exchange
between a visiting speaker and CMS faculty, students, visiting
scholars and friends. Each week during the term, we host a figure from
academia, industry, or the art world to speak about their work and its
relation to our studies. These sessions are free, open to the public,
and serve as an excellent introduction to our program.
There are a growing number of games that are location-based. They use
mobile devices and locative technologies to turn physical space into a
game board. Games like Foursquare get people moving from place to
place, exploring the world around them and potentially meeting people
nearby. But while many games use location as the context for
interaction, few use location as the content for interaction. Local
Engagement Games (LEGs) are location-based games designed for the
specificity of a location, with the intention of integrating into
local cultures and local institutions. They reinforce existing
geographical communities because the rules of the game are couched
within existing rules of civic participation. Whether it's a game
built around a town hall meeting or a government planning process,
LEGs scaffold local processes to foster community and commitment to
civic life.
In this talk, Gordon will discuss two LEGs developed at the Engagement
Game Lab. Participatory Chinatown is a 3-D role-playing game designed
to be integrated into the master planning process of Boston's
Chinatown. And CommunityPlanIt, a location-based mobile game platform
(in development), is designed to engage neighborhoods in official
planning processes, while forging geographically-based communities and
advocacy groups around local issues.
Eric Gordon is an associate professor in the Department of Visual and
Media Arts at Emerson College and director of the new Engagement Game
Lab.
Web site: http://cms.mit.edu
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies
For more information, contact:
Andrew Whitacre
617.324.0490
cms at mit.edu
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
MITHENGE (Infinite Sunset) 4:18pm and 52 seconds, Altitude, 51 feet
Speaker: The Setting Sun
Time: 4:18p
Location: Infinite Corridor (Between Buildings 7 & 8)
The Infinite Corridor is 825 feet long X 9 feet wide X 16 feet high
(Nearly 3 football fields).
This layout allows the corridor to capture the setting sun at a
particular moment creating a solar phenomenon sometimes called
MITHENGE. When this occurs, given favorable weather conditions, a
shaft of sunlight is thrown the entire length of the corridor.The best
viewing occurs at the third-floor level, which has fewer obstructions
and less traffic.
Web site: http://web.mit.edu/mithenge
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Information Center, The Sun
For more information, contact:
617-253-4795
infocenter-www at MIT.EDU
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Renewable Energy Certificates and New England Wind Power
Speaker: Kate Bogart, Marketing and Programs Manager, Mass Energy
Time: 5:30p–7:00p
Location: 4-145
Series: Advances in Wind Energy
The Status of Renewable Energy Certificates relative to New England
Wind Power Development
Web site:http://web.mit.edu/windenergy/windgroup/windgroup.html
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Club, MIT Wind Energy Group, Dept of Urban
Studies Environmental Policy & Planning Group
For more information, contact:
MIT Wind Energy Group
wind at mit.edu
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Tour of the EnerNOC Facility
Time: 9:00a–11:00a
Location: Boston, MA
EnerNOC is a world class energy management service company that
assists commercial, institutional and industrial organizations use
energy more intelligently and cost effectively while generating cash
flow that benefits the bottom line. EnerNOC provides a wide array of
energy management solutions including demand response services for
maintaining grid stability and maximizing revenue for organizations,
energy-use monitoring and greenhouse gas tracking tools to facilitate
energy savings and carbon footprint management across the enterprise.
In the tour we will learn how the EnerNOC team executes demand
response events and manages a "virtual" power plant with up to 3
Gigawatts of electricity at customer locations. We will also learn
more about the real-time process of remote triggering of electric
consumption reduction, backup generation and performance monitoring of
customer energy use. The tour will comprise a presentation by members
of the EnerNOC team, followed by a tour of the facility.
To sign up, use the following link:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dERyZ0hQZDZ2MHVhbGNPRFZBQm9ZWVE6MQ
Space is limited so be sure to sign up early. Since the tour will
start a bit early in the day, our hosts have offered to provide
breakfast at the venue. For more information about EnerNOC, check out
the site: http://www.enernoc.com
Web site: http://www.enernoc.com
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Club
For more information, contact:
Daniel Apo
djapo at mit.edu
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Friday, November 12, 2010
What Climategate Says about Whether Science Is a Public or Private Good
Speaker: Terence Kealey
Time: 12:00p–2:00p
Location: 16-128
Dr. Terence Kealey,
Vice Chancellor, University of Buckingham, Buckingham, England
Web site: http://web.mit.edu/concourse/www/series.html
Open to: MIT-only
Cost: free of charge
Tickets: RSVP to Cheryl at least a week in advance
Sponsor(s): Concourse
For more information, contact:
Cheryl Butters
(617) 253-3200
cbutters at mit.edu
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Special Gateway Lectures: Addressing Inequalities
Speaker: Robert M. Solow, Professor Emeritus, Economics, MIT
Time: 12:00p–2:00p
Location: 32-141
Urban Studies and Planning Departmental Speaker Series
Weekly Lecture Series of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
Light lunch served.
Professor Robert Solow is Institute Professor Emeritus of Economics at
MIT. Professor Solow has worked on issues of growth theories, income
distribution, the role of technological change in development,
unemployment and economic policy. He has received numerous awards,
including the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1987 for his
contributions to the theory of economic growth. He was a chief
architect of the Department of Economics at MIT, along with Paul
Samuelson, and he continues to lecture widely. Among other activities,
he is a valued advisor on current economics questions and a regular
contributor to the New York Review of Books.
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Department of Urban Studies and Planning
For more information, contact:
Ezra Glenn
617-253-2024
eglenn at mit.edu
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Human Dynamics: From Human Mobility to Predictability (a NECSI and ESD
Seminar)
Speaker: Albert-Laszlo Barabasi
Time: 12:30p–2:30p
Location: 35-225
Speaker: Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, Center of Complex Networks Research,
Northeastern University and Department of Medicine, Harvard University
Albert-Laszlo Barabasi is a complex systems scientist widely
recognized for developing our understanding of real-world networks,
especially the concept of scale-free networks. He also recently
demonstrated the role of 'bursts' in human behavior. Register here: http://necsi.edu/events/upcomingevents.html
Web site: http://necsi.edu/events/upcomingevents.html
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Engineering Systems Division
For more information, contact:
Stefanie Koperniak
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Computation Lecture Series FA'10
Speaker: Neri Oxman - Media Arts and Sciences, MIT
Time: 12:30p–2:00p
Location: 7-431
Title: Mediated Matter
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Computation Group Events, Department of Architecture
For more information, contact:
Daniela Stoudenkova
danielas at mit.edu
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Friday, November 12, 2010
MITHENGE (Infinite Sunset) 4:20pm and 07 seconds, Altitude, 31 feet
Speaker: The Setting Sun
Time: 4:20p
Location: Infinite Corridor (Between Buildings 7 & 8)
The Infinite Corridor is 825 feet long X 9 feet wide X 16 feet high
(Nearly 3 football fields).
This layout allows the corridor to capture the setting sun at a
particular moment creating a solar phenomenon sometimes called
MITHENGE. When this occurs, given favorable weather conditions, a
shaft of sunlight is thrown the entire length of the corridor.The best
viewing occurs at the third-floor level, which has fewer obstructions
and less traffic.
Web site: http://web.mit.edu/mithenge
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Information Center, The Sun
For more information, contact:
617-253-4795
infocenter-www at MIT.EDU
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Architecture Lecture
Speaker: Sheila Kennedy, Kennedy Violich Architects, and Carlo Ratti,
Director, MIT Senseable City Lab
Time: 6:30p–8:30p
Location: 7-431
BOS "Kennedy/Ratti discussions on (an) architecture"
Web site: http://architecture.mit.edu/
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Sponsor(s): Department of Architecture
For more information, contact:
617-253-7791
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Harvard
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Internet Architecture and Innovation with Barbara van Schewick
WHEN
Mon., Nov. 8, 2010, 12 – 1:15 p.m.
WHERE
Maxwell Dworkin G115, Harvard SEAS
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Education, Information Technology, Lecture
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Center for Research on
Computation and Society at SEAS
SPEAKER(S)
Barbara van Schewick, associate professor of law at Stanford Law
School and director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and
Society
COST
Free
CONTACT INFO
Amar Ashar: ashar at cyber.law.harvard.edu
NOTE
Barbara van Schewick will give a talk on her recently released and
widely praised book, "Internet Architecture and Innovation."
Professor Marvin Ammori has described the book as "essential reading
for anyone interested in Internet policy-and probably for anyone
interested in the law, economics, technology, or start-ups." The book
analyzes how the Internet's internal structure, or architecture, has
fostered innovation in the past; why this engine of innovation is
under threat; why the "market" alone won't protect Internet
innovation; and which features of the Internet's architecture we need
to preserve so that the Internet continues to serve as an engine of
innovation in the future. Whether you are tired of or confused by the
network neutrality debate, or simply wondering what is at stake, van
Schewick's talk will be refreshing and illuminating. More information
on the book, including an overview and excerpts, is available at
netarchitecture.org.
Complete bio of van Schewick: netarchitecture.org…
LINK
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2010/11/vanschewick
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Turning Around Distressed Neighborhoods One Block at a Time
WHEN
Mon., Nov. 8, 2010, 1 – 2 p.m.
WHERE
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Room 508
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Lecture, Social Sciences
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Joint Center for Housing Studies and the Rappaport Institute for
Greater Boston
SPEAKER(S)
Ann Houston, executive director, Chelsea Neighborhood Developers
LINK
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu
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Workshop on the Political Economy of Modern Capitalism: "Social
Metabolism and Ecological Distribution Conflicts"
WHEN
Mon., Nov. 8, 2010, 4 – 6 p.m.
WHERE
History Library, First Floor, Robinson Hall
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
SPEAKER(S)
Joan Martinez-Alier, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
CONTACT INFO
Caitlin Rosenthal: crosenth at fas.harvard.edu
LINK
http://scholar.harvard.edu/polecon/event/joan-martinez-alier-social-metabolism-and-ecological-distribution-conflicts
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Running on Hope: International Soft Support and Chinese Environmental
Lawyers
WHEN
Mon., Nov. 8, 2010, 5:15 – 6:55 p.m.
WHERE
CGIS South, Room S030, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Environmental Sciences, Humanities, Law, Lecture, Social Sciences
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies: New England China Seminar
SPEAKER(S)
Rachel Stern, junior fellow, Harvard University Society of Fellows
COST
Free and open to the public
CONTACT INFO
lkluz at fas.harvard.edu
LINK
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank/index.html
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Cost of Good Intentions: Cities Under Stress
WHEN
Mon., Nov. 8, 2010, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
WHERE
Allison Dining Room - Taubman Building 5th Floor
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Business, Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Taubman Center for State and Local Government with the Rappaport
Institute for Greater Boston
SPEAKER(S)
Mayor Joseph Curtatone - city of Somerville
Mayor James Fiorentini - city of Haverhill
Mayor Lisa Wong - city of Fitchbug
Moderated by Edward Glaeser
COST
Free
CONTACT INFO
RSVP to:Heather Marie Vitale: 617.495.5140, heather_marie_vitale at hks.harvard.edu
NOTE
The economic downturn has hammered local governments throughout the
Commonwealth and the nation. Tax revenues have dropped, the need for
many social services has increased and the flow of federal stimulus
support may soon dry up. How can localities best react to this fiscal
firestorm? What is the right balance between raising revenues and
cutting services? Hear from three local mid-size city mayors as they
discuss successes and disappointments.
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Come and Play 20 Questions with Charles Fried and Gregory Fried: A
Discussion of Their New Book — "Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy
and Presidential Power In The Age of Terror"
WHEN
Mon., Nov. 8, 2010, 6 p.m.
WHERE
Thompson Room, Barker Center 110, 12 Quincy St.
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Education, Ethics, Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose, Social Sciences
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
The Humanities Center at Harvard
SPEAKER(S)
Charles Fried, Gregory Fried, Homi Bhabha; questioners include:
Jacqueline Bhabha, Nanc y Cott, Thomas Scanlon, Elaine Scary, Carol
Steiker
CONTACT INFO
humcentr at fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.0738
NOTE
Read an excerpt of "Because It Is Wrong" at: www.fas.harvard.edu…
LINK
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr/
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China’s Economic Boom and Environmental Bust as a Global Security
Challenge
WHEN
Mon., Nov. 8, 2010, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
WHERE
CGIS South, Room S030, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Environmental Sciences, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies: New England China Seminar
SPEAKER(S)
Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent, The Guardian
COST
Free and open to the public
CONTACT INFO
lkluz at fas.harvard.edu
LINK
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank/index.html
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Tuesday, November 9, 12:30 pm
Berkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floor
RSVP required for those attending in person (rsvp at cyber.law.harvard.edu)
This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive/webcast
and archived on our site shortly after at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/interactive
As more and more content moves into the cloud, libraries are
decreasingly the single place to go to find the material you need for
your research (except for rare books and special collections). But
libraries know a huge amount about their contents. This metadata is
becoming even more valuable as research moves online, since now it can
be deployed to help scholars and researchers discover, understand, and
share what they need to know. The co-directors of the Harvard Library
Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School -- Kim Dulin and David Weinberger
-- along with members of the Lab will demonstrate their lead project
(ShelfLife) and talk about the Lab's proposed multi-library metadata
server (LibraryCloud).
About David
David Weinberger writes about the effect of technology on ideas.
He is that author of "Small Pieces Loosely Joined" and "Everything Is
Miscellaneous," and is the co-author of "The Cluetrain Manaifesto." He
is currently working on a book, tentatively titled "Too Big to Know"
about the Internet's effect on how and what we know.
Dr. Weinberger is a senior researcher at the Berkman Center. He is
also co-director of the Harvard Law School Library Lab, and is a
Franklin Fellow at the United States Department of State. He has
doctorate in philosophy.
About Kim
Kim Dulin is the Associate Director for Collection Development and
Digital Initiatives at the Harvard Law Library. She is also Co-
Director (along with David) of the Harvard Library Innovation Lab.
Kim has been a librarian at Harvard for the past seven years and prior
to that was a law librarian at Northeastern and Boston University.
She has also taught legal writing at BU Law and appellate advocacy at
Northeastern. Many moons ago she was a Legal Services Attorney in the
Missouri Ozarks.
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Harvard Africa Seminar: Economic Growth and Institutional Development
in Sub-Saharan Africa
WHEN
Tue., Nov. 9, 2010, 4 p.m.
WHERE
Room S250, Center for Government and International Studies, 1730
Cambridge St., 02138
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Lecture
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Harvard Committee on African Studies
SPEAKER(S)
Catherine Duggan
COST
Free and open to the public
NOTE
Sponsored by Harvard's Committee on African Studies and chaired by
Professor Caroline Elkins, the Harvard Africa Seminar is a multi-
disciplinary lecture that explores important issues and topics on
Africa. On November 9th, Catherine Duggan will examine Sub-Saharan
Africa’s process of economic growth and institutional development.
LINK
www.africa.harvard.edu
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HGSE Virtual Information Session: Human Development and Psychology &
Mind, Brain, and Education Programs
WHEN
Tue., Nov. 9, 2010, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
WHERE
Online. On the date and time of the event, you can join the session
directly at:gseacademic.harvard.edu…
TYPE OF EVENT
Information Session - Online
BUILDING/ROOM
Other
CONTACT NAME
HGSE Admissions
CONTACT EMAIL
gseadmissions at harvard.edu
CONTACT PHONE
617-495-3414
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION/DEPARTMENT
HGSE Admissions
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Yes
RSVP REQUIRED
Yes
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Education
NOTE
Please visit the website above to RSVP and for details about system
requirements for the web conference software.
LINK
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/admissions/connect/virtual_events.html
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HGSE Virtual Information Session: Human Development and Psychology &
Mind, Brain, and Education Programs
WHEN
Tue., Nov. 9, 2010, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
WHERE
Online. On the date and time of the event, you can join the session
directly at: http://gseacademic.harvard.edu/~admitphp/login2.php
TYPE OF EVENT
Information Session - Online
BUILDING/ROOM
Other
CONTACT NAME
HGSE Admissions
CONTACT EMAIL
gseadmissions at harvard.edu
CONTACT PHONE
617-495-3414
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION/DEPARTMENT
HGSE Admissions
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Yes
RSVP REQUIRED
Yes
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Education
NOTE
Please visit the website above to RSVP and for details about system
requirements for the web conference software.
LINK
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/admissions/connect/virtual_events.html
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The Ecology of Fear and the Ecosystem: How Predation Risk Drives
Ecosystem Nutrient Dynamics
WHEN
Wed., Nov. 10, 2010, 5 p.m.
WHERE
Biolabs Lecture Hall,
16 Divinity Ave,
Cambridge
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Environmental Sciences, Lecture, Science
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Harvard University Center for the Environment, with support from Bank
of America
SPEAKER(S)
Oswald Schmitz, Oastler Professor of Population and Community Ecology,
Yale University
CONTACT INFO
Lisa Matthews: 617.495.8883, lisa_matthews at harvard.edu
NOTE
This is held jointly with the OEB Weekly Seminar Series. The lecture
will be followed by a reception.
Schmitz will present insights into species interactions and ecosystem
functioning gained during 17 years research in a New England old-field
ecosystem as part of the HUCE "Biodiversity, Ecology, & Global Change"
lecture series.
Schmitz' research resolved how predator species influence ecosystem
functioning, mediated by direct and indirect interactions with their
leaf chewing herbivore prey and a diversity of herbaceous plant
species. The presentation will address the role of consumers in
influencing nutrient transfer through an ecosystem. The reigning view
is that the rate and efficiency of nutrient transfer up the food chain
is constrained by herbivore-specific capacity to secure N-rich
compounds for survival and production. This presentation will,
however, show how physiological stress response of grasshopper
herbivores to fear of spider predation alters the nature of the
nutrient constraint from nitrogen to carbon and accordingly the
elemental stoichiometry of herbivore body tissue and excreta and of
the plant community from which grasshoppers select their diet. Schmitz
concludes by advancing conceptual theory on how flexible herbivore
physiological responses to the fear of predation provide a fundamental
mechanism to explain context dependence in the nature of trophic
control over ecological stoichiometry and nutrient transfer in
ecosystems.
LINK
http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/2010-11-10/biodiversity-ecology-and-global-change
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The Science of Dogs: History, Psychology, and Geneology of Man's Best
Friend
WHEN
Wed., Nov. 10, 2010, 7 – 9 p.m.
WHERE
Armenise Amphitheatre
Harvard Medical School
200 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION
Education, Environmental Sciences, Ethics, Health Sciences, Lecture,
Science, Special Events
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Medical School
Division of Medical Sciences
CONTACT INFO
sitnboston at gmail.com
NOTE
Free weekly science seminars about today's hottest science topics.
LINK
http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu
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November 12, 2010
6:00pm
Climate Change: What’s been happening in recent decades? What might
we do about it?
Dr. Robert F. Cahalan, Doctor of Physics, Head of the Climate and
Radiation Branch at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Grossman Room 51 Brattle Street Cambridge MA
A study of climate change due to anthropogenic activities is presented
in the context of natural climate forcings due to volcanoes, solar
activity, and natural variability on planetary and regional scales.
Climate change data from NASA and their interconnections are presented
in unprecedented detail and precision. Uncertainties due to aerosols
and clouds that are a key focus of research at NASA and of the United
States Global Change Research Program are presented. Concluding will
be discussing approaches to the mitigating, and adapting to, future
climate change.
Contact: Susan Cahalan scahalan at fas.harvard.edu
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Boston University
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When
Thursday, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:00pm
Where
Photonics Center, 8 St. Mary's Street (PHO 339)
"Towards the Convergent Networks of the Future: Social Media Computing
Inc."
Speaker(s): Jacob Chakareski, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Social networking has become a landmark of our online existence. If
Facebook was a country, it would be the third most populous one in the
world. The $106 question then is how to take advantage of our drive to
network online to engineer better systems and design novel services.
This talk will overview some recent advances in bringing social media
computing into the mainstream of network optimization. Jacob
Chakareski will show how, by taking advantage of social contacts and
content preferences, the information flow-cost ratio of the underlying
transport network can be maximized. Similarly, he and his team will
use multi-graph regularization to design efficient node-weighted multi-
cast trees for distributing user-generated content in social networks.
Lastly, he will examine the problem of estimating unknown content
preferences in online social networks via message passing or sparse
graph-transform based reconstruction techniques.
Jacob Chakareski is an associate scientist at EPFL where he conducts
research, gives lectures, and supervises students. He did his doctoral
thesis in the Information Systems Laboratory at Stanford University.
His research interests span computer networks, multimedia systems,
optimization and control, and wireless communications. He is a
recipient of fellowships from Texas Instruments and the Soros
Foundation. Most recently, he was awarded the Ambizione Fellowship
from the Swiss National Science Foundation that recognizes research
excellence among foreign nationals working at Swiss universities.
Who
Open to General Public
Admission is free
Contact
Electrical & Computer Engineering
617-353-2811
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Other
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Tuesday, 9 November, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Boston Harbor Sea Level Rise Forum
New England Aquarium IMAX Theatre, Long Wharf, Boston
Join The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA) in examining the impacts of
climate change on Boston Harbor. Specially prepared maps showing
potential impacts of sea level rise and climate change in Boston
Harbor and local neighborhoods will be presented. Gina McCarthy,
EPA’s Assistant Administrator, will give the keynote address. Open
mike sessions will allow for public comments and questions. Free;
reception following. Reservations required: mail at tbha.org or register
for November 9 by clicking https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e31xi4sr60823d0b
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Wednesday, 10 November, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Boston Harbor Sea-Level Rise Forum
John Joseph Moakley Courthouse, Fan Pier, South Boston
Join The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA) in examining the impacts of
climate change on Boston Harbor. The half-day session will include
responses to specially prepared maps showing potential impacts of sea
level rise and climate change in Boston Harbor, as well as a keynote
speech by Guy Nordenson, Coordinator of the Museum of Modern Art’s
exhibition “Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront,
NY, 2010. Open mike session will allow for questions and comments by
the general public. Free, lunch included. Reservations required: mail at tbha.org
or register for November 10 by https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e31z7je016c30762
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Editorial Comment: The Boston Harbor Association is also having
community meetings on sea-level rise in East Boston and Dorchester
later in the month. See http://www.tbha.org/events.htm
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GreenPort Forum
Being Persuasive About Climate Change (Skills for Thanksgiving Dinner)
Just in time for family discussions at Thanksgiving dinner: Learn how
to be persuasive with climate change skeptics, rather than growing
flustered and upset. Todd Feinburg, a WRKO talk-show host and a
genuine skeptic, will be there to explain as clearly as possible why
he is skeptical and to answer your questions. Dan Chavas, an MIT
graduate student, will list the top 5 persuasive scientific facts
about climate change, and Dr. Sarah Conn, a psychologist, will explain
how to frame the subject while using facts to communicate
successfully. It will all round up with you trying out your new
skills on the skeptic to practice for Thanksgiving dinner with your
less liberal relatives.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Emerson Hall, Rm 101, Harvard University, adjacent to Widener
Library in Harvard Yard
Co-sponsored by HEET, Cambridge Energy Alliance, Greenport, and
Harvard College Environmental Action Committee
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Fifth screening in an Environmental Film series:
“The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”
WHEN: November 10, 2010, beginning at 6:30pm
WHERE: Ballroom, Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave,
Cambridge, MA
"When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a
tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80
percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and
struggles as well as the community and creativityof the Cuban people
during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a
highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic
methods of farming and local, urban gardens."
More info available at http://www.powerofcommunity.org
*A FREE event, with light refreshments provided*
Co‐sponsored by the Cambridge Renewable Energy Action Team (CREATe),
the Cambridge Energy Alliance (CEA), Sierra Club: The Greater Boston
group, the Office of the Vice Mayor Henrietta Davis, and Cambridge
Green Decade
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Thursday, Nov 11th
A reception begins at 7:00 p.m., with the program beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Boston Area Solar Energy Association Forum
Abi Barrow, Director, Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center
"Six Years with the MTTC Annual Conference on Clean Energy:
Highlights, Impact, and Moving Forward"
Dr. Barrow will talk about this year's Clean Energy conference and
presenters, as well as the newest data on presenters from the last
five years. What are the success stories? What are the ingredients
for success? A unique opportuity to follow-up the ideas, innovations
and companies presenting over the past six years. http://greenovationconference.com/
1st Parish Unitarian Church, #3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge
http://www.basea.org
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Upcoming
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:00:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Robbie Samuels <send2robbie at gmail.com>
To: act-ma at act-ma.org
Subject: [act-ma] SoJust co-sponsoring RootsCampMA - you don't want to
miss this
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
It's very, very rare that Socializing for Justice finds an opportunity
to
co-sponsor events because we purposely don't align ourselves with
specific
issue groups. So it is with great pleasure that I share that SoJust has
partnered with New Organizing Institute (NOI) to host RootsCamp MA<http://bit.ly/rootscampma
>in Boston on November 13 & 14 (just $10 for both days!). NOI
is coordinating statewide RootsCamps in 25 states and then a national
RootsCamp in DC in December.
*What's RootsCamp?* It's a friendly environment where you'll have time
to
make real connections with people working on and interested in lots of
different issues. (Sound familiar?) Over one weekend in Boston*,
*RootsCamp
will bring together a broad spectrum of organizers to discuss and
collaborate, share lessons learned, and drive the conversation about
best
practices in progressive organizing. Discuss the successes and
challenges
facing progressive organizers. Help us to bring together diverse
voices and
perspectives from across the state and create a powerful, inclusive, and
productive event. Join us, and help drive the progressive movement
forward.
*How's it organized?* *It's an "unconference"* - meaning YOU get to
present
a session without having to submit a proposal. The whole point of this
RootsCamp unconference is for local organizers to own and drive the
conversation. It's the only conference this year where you are
guaranteed to
have a chance to talk about what YOU want to talk about. It's part
reflection: a candid environment to share what's working and what isn't.
It's also a chance to get to know each other better and plan the year
ahead.Here's a quick video explaining the unconference concept:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM6htb8Hifg&feature=player_embedded
*Who should come?* All interested progressives, defined broadly, from
across
Massachusetts who have lessons to share, more to learn, or campaigns and
projects to move forward. Whether you consider yourself a
"progressive" or
simply work on an issue or matter that moves our country forward, add
your
voice and perspective -- help shape and take ownership over RootsCamp.
*Where is it?* SEIU 1199 is generously hosting us in their space: 150
Mt.
Vernon Street, Second Floor, Dorchester Near UMass/JFK T stop - free
parking
available.
*What can you do to get involved?*
*We're doing this as volunteers and could very much use your help to
make
this happen and strengthen Massachusetts' cross-issue progressive
community,
network and movement (see it's right in line with SoJust's vision!):
*
1. Attend one or both days! <http://bit.ly/rootscampma> The best thing
you
can do is *RSVP right now*- we're under a tight deadline to reach
critical
mass. *It's only $10 for both days.*
2. If you can *volunteer your time* (in the next 8 days or the weekend
of
the event) you'll attend for free or *become a $100 event sponsor* so
we can
cover the cost of food and supplies, you're amazing. Just select
volunteer
or sponsor when you RSVP:
https://sites.google.com/a/neworganizing.com/rootscamp-ma/
3. *Invite your network!* We really need your help to be sure we reach
everyone that would potentially want to be involved. Please share this
email
with any groups you work with.
Questions? Fill out this form<https://sites.google.com/a/neworganizing.com/rootscamp-ma/home/volunteer
>and we'll be in touch.
On Twitter? Follow #maroots @SoJust & #sojust to receive updates on
RootsCampMA <https://bit.ly/rootscampma>.
Thanks!
Robbie Samuels
SoJust Co-Founder & Co-Organizer
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Roll Against Coal - Boston to Salem bike ride and rally!
Nov 13 2010 - 9:30am
Join us for a bike ride from Boston to a rally in Salem, to help shut
down the coal plant that is Massachusetts' 3rd largest source of
carbon pollution, and put Massachusetts on a path towards 100%
renewable energy!
RSVP at: http://members.greenpeace.org/event/view/3972/
WHY?
The Salem Harbor Coal Plant has negative impacts on people and
environment. Salem Harbor is Massachusetts' third largest contributor
of carbon emissions, and damages local ecosystems through waste
discharge into the air and the Atlantic. There are 100,000 people who
live within 3 miles of this plant, and these people are directly
impacted by the plant. In 2001 The Harvard School of Public Health
preformed a study that estimated that Salem Harbor and its sister
plant, Brayton Point, cause 159 premature deaths, 43,000 asthma
attacks and upper respiratory irritation in 300,000 people across New
England. Governor Patrick has expressed interest in shutting down the
Salem Harbor Coal Plant, but the people of Massachusetts need to make
this issue a priority for the governor.
The Roll Against Coal will show Boston's solidarity with community
groups in Salem (SAFE - Salem Alliance for the Environment and
Healthlink) that have been laboring for more than a decade to shut
down this obsolete and dirty plant. Building ties between
organizations in Salem and Boston will be tremendously helpful in the
fight to shut down Salem Harbor. An immediate result from the ride
will be increased media attention to this issue.
WHO?
Greenpeace Boston is the lead organizer, and is currently campaigning
against coal and for green jobs/energy. Shutting down Salem Harbor is
a powerful first step to making a clean energy future a reality for MA.
Students for a Just and Stable Future is a student led volunteer
network. One of SJSF's primary goals is to take on dirty energy, and
in MA, students are campaigning for 100% clean electricity in 10 years.
Bikes Not Bombs (BNB) uses bicycles in local youth programs and
international development work, as a tool for environmental
sustainability and social justice. BNB is co-sponsoring the Roll
Against Coal.
Salem Alliance for the Environment and Healthlink are Salem
environmental organizations that have been campaigning to shut down
this plant, and will be organizing the rally to be joined by the Roll
Against Coal.
You! You can join the ride or rally to help Massachusetts take the
next step towards clean energy!
THE RIDE
On November 13th at 9:30 am, activists will meet at Seven Hills Park
(behind Davis Square Station in Somerville). A light breakfast will be
provided, cyclists will be briefed by campaigners and bike rally
leaders, and at 10:00 am will begin riding the 18-20 miles to Salem.
Along the way, cyclists will stop at designated rest stops to maintain
group formation, and meet with press. At 1:00 the cyclists will meet
with local Salem activists for a rally in Salem Square. After the
rally cyclists will return to Boston via the ferry and commuter rail
(bikes are allowed on both).
Each cyclist is responsible for his/her bike, and is required to wear
a helmet. Each cyclist should also bring snacks and water. Greenpeace
will provide "Quit Coal" campaign t-shirts, flags to attach to bikes,
and light snacks/water. Greenpeace has also designed a banner reading
"Roll Against Coal" that will be displayed at the Salem Rally.
Greenpeace will ensure that there is a mechanic, bike rally leader,
and safety car to provide support to the cyclists.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
If you have experience riding in a group, either in Bikes Not Bombs
teaching programs or otherwise, let us know. We're looking to sign up
experienced riders to lead and marshal the group.
CONTACT
David Lands - dlands at greenpeace.org
Elsa Sebastian - elsa_sebastian at hotmail.com - 907-738-8879
Arik Grier - arik at bikesnotbombs.org - 617-522-0222 x100
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Ongoing
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Monday, November 08, 2010
OrigaMIT Crane Booth!
Time: 10:00a–5:00p
Location: W20, First Floor Student Center Table
OrigaMIT hosted public crane folding! We provide the table and paper,
you fold cranes! The goal is 1000 cranes. Come fold!
Web site: http://origamit.scripts.mit.edu/
Open to: the general public
This event occurs daily through November 12, 2010.
Sponsor(s): Origamit
For more information, contact:
Jason Ku
origami-info at mit.edu
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GIS Day social tweetup #GISDBOS
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 6:00 PM (ET)
Where
Kennedy's Midtown
42 Province Street
Boston, MA 02109
Event Details
Come join us for a GIS Day social tweetup celebration. Come hang out
with others who can share your joy and pain over using GIS.
It's going to be an informal gathering, no name tags, no agenda...
just find a seat at the bar and let's hang out and talk about GIS and
spatial fun.
Please RSVP so we the bar can set aside some space for us. Also,
please use the #GISDBOS hash tag so we can track the conversation
online.
http://gisdbos2010.eventbrite.com/?utm_source=I+Spatial+Boston+List&utm_campaign=d17117a16d-November_Mailing11_5_2010&utm_medium=email
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To members of the Climate CoLab community,
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Climate CoLab contest,
as well as a major upgrade of our software platform.
The contest will address the question: What international climate
agreements should the world community make?
The first round ended on October 31 and the final round runs through
November 26.
In early December, the United Nations and U.S. Congress will be
briefed on the winning entries.
We are raising funds in the hope of being able to pay travel expenses
for one representative from each winning team to attend one or both of
these briefings.
We invite you to form teams and enter the contest--learn more at http://climatecolab.org
.
We also encourage you to fill out your profiles and add a picture, so
that members of the community can get to know each other.
And please inform anyone you believe might be interested about the
contest.
Editorial Comment: I played a previous version of this simulation.
This time around, I like the 350 plan which is as close to zero
emissions as the exercise will get.
http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans#plans=
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Resource
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Boston Food System
"The Boston Food System [listserv] provides a forum to post
announcements of events, employment opportunities, internships,
programs, lectures, and other activities as well as related articles
or other publications of a non-commercial nature covering the area's
food system - food, nutrition, farming, education, etc. - that take
place or focus on or around Greater Boston (broadly delineated)."
The Boston area is one of the most active nationwide in terms of food
system activities - projects, services, and events connected to food,
farming, nutrition - and often connected to education, public health,
environment, arts, social services and other arenas. Hundreds of
organizations and enterprises cover our area, but what is going on
week-to-week is not always well publicized.
Hence, the new Boston Food System listserv, as the place to let
everyone know about these activities. Specifically:
Use of the BFS list will begin soon, once we get a decent base of
subscribers. Clarification of what is appropriate to announce and
other posting guidelines will be provided as well.
It's easy to subscribe right now at https://elist.tufts.edu/wws/subscribe/bfs
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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
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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
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Sundays covering events around the Cambridge, MA and greater Boston
area that catch the editor's eye.
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