[act-ma] Energy (and Other) Events
George Mokray
gmoke at world.std.com
Sun Jan 2 16:26:14 PST 2011
MIT
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Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Final doctoral thesis defense for Shyue Ping Ong: First principles
investigations of lithium-ion battery cathodes and electrolytes
Time: 1:00p–2:30p
Location: 6-104
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): Chipman Room
For more information, contact:
Shyue Ping Ong cshyue at mit.edu
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Inspiration from Nature: Biomimicry Design Competition Preparatory
Lectures
Kachina Gosselin
Wed, Fri, Jan 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 01-04:00pm, 66-160
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Have you ever marveled at the swiftness of a cheetah? The adhesive
ability of gecko feet? The coherence of a flock of birds? Nature has
an amazing ability to solve challenges that seem at first glance to be
insurmountable. Peer into the design of natural systems and perhaps
glean insight into solutions to the pressing problems facing our
civilization. Compete to contribute to solving the greatest challenges
of our generation.
Coordinated with The Biomimicry Institute and with guest lectures in
topics from engineering to design to business development, this course
will introduce you to basic biomimicry tools and concepts,encourage
you to approach engineering problems from a systems thinking
perspective, and help you create technically novel solutions with the
simple elegance that nature inspires. This is a preparatory course to
prepare students for a new biomimicry design competition to be held in
the spring.
Sustainability is all around us, we just need to learn how to emulate
it.
Contact: Kachina Gosselin, (617) 893-1988, kachina at mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
MIT Theater Arts Workshop: Prometheus Bound
Time: 8:00p–10:00p
Location: W16
MIT Theater Arts, presents a workshop, partially funded by the Council
for the Arts at MIT, of experimental theater. Come see this brand new
translation and multi-media adaptation of the ancient Greek myth
"Prometheus Bound" by Aeschylos, produced, performed and directed by
MIT theater arts students.
Open to: the general public
Cost: FREE
This event occurs daily at 8:00p - 10:00p on January 5, 2011 at 8:00p
- 10:00p, January 6, 2011 at 8:00p - 10:00p and January 7, 2011 at
8:00p - 10:00p.
Sponsor(s): Music and Theater Arts, Council for the Arts at MIT
For more information, contact:
Mia Shandell
mias at mit.edu
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Editorial Comment: Always liked Aeschylus and Prometheus Bound.
Never had a chance to see it performed. Now here it is.
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CO2 Emissions Control Options for Coal Based Power Generation
Ja'nos M. Bee'r
Thu Jan 6, 11am-01:00pm, 66-110
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the principle means of long term,
significant CO2 emissions control in both new and existing coal based
electric power generating plant.
Main technology options for CCS application, in high efficiency energy
conversion cycles including
-Pulverized coal combustion in ultra-supercritical steam cycle
-Coal gasification combined gas turbine-steam cycle, and
-Oxygen blown coal combustion cycle are discussed for their RD&D
needs, Costs and Timeline of deployment.
Contact: Ja'nos M. Bee'r, 66-301, x3-6661, jmbeer at MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Chemical Engineering
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The Future of Food (2004 - 89 min)
Heather McCann
The Future of Food examines the complex web of market and political
forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational
corporations seek to control the world’s food system. The film also
explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing
organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm
crisis today.
Thu Jan 6, 12-02:00pm, Rotch Library: 7-238
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Other
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An Evening of Beans
Saturday, January 8
5:00 - 8:00PM
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church
630 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Overdid it a little over the holidays? Looking to settle in and bring
things back down to earth? If so, do we have the perfect evening
planned for you - a celebration of the humble bean!
First off, we're welcoming Ken Albala, food historian at the
University of the Pacific in California and author of Beans: A
History, who will be giving everyone the lowdown on all things beany.
And we're lucky to have local heirloom bean farmer Charlie Baer (of
Baer's Best Beans) making an appearance to chat (& sell some of his
great product!), as well.
But being Slow Food, it can't all be talk, can it? There must be
EATING of course! And this will be your responsibility, as dedicated
Foodie Folks. We're looking to have a potluck spread of
internationally inspired dishes featuring the incredible array of
legumes available. So seek out lentils, garbanzos, favas, peas,
soybeans, or native American kidney, black, pinto and lima beans and
concoct them into anything from dips to stews, pancakes to rices. The
sky's the limit!
This is an open and family friendly event, so to entice the kids,
there'll be some rollicking bean-based games, like mancala, a beanbag
toss, mosaics and even a crowning (Mardi-Gras style, with a cake) of a
King and Queen for the evening.
Reserve your spot today at http://slowfoodboston.com/events.cfm: cost
is a $5 donation (with a maximum of $10 per family) payable in advance
via Paypal or check. Once your name is on the list, we'll be in touch
about your potluck contribution.
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Upcoming
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MIT Independent Activities Period
January 3 - 28
http://web.mit.edu/iap/
IAP is a month-long celebration of learning where anyone at MIT, from
a professor emeritus to the cleaning staff, can present a course or
lecture. It is primarily for the MIT community but if you don't make
a scene you can partake of the educational banquet too.
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Health Reform in the U.S.
Jonathan Gruber, Professor of Economics
Mon Jan 10, 10-11:00am, E51-345
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
This talk will discuss the path to national health reform, the content
of the recent health care reform bill, and where we go from here
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky at mit.edu
Sponsor: Economics
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Energy Futures Week featured lecture: An Efficient Future for Energy
Use in the Built Environment
Neal Elliott Associate Director for Research, ACEEE
Mon Jan 10, 02-03:00pm, 32-141
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Over the past quarter century, building energy efficiency has focused
on improvements to components and equipment. While component
efficiencies increased dramatically, the size of our homes and the
number of energy using stuff has increased even faster. Looking
forward, the focus for energy efficiency in buildings will need to
shift to systems rather than components. This shift will involve
transformations in how we build, and where and how we live. This shift
does not mean that we can ignore component efficiency, because energy
using appliances are proliferating, but that we need to take a more
holistic approach to our communities.
Neal Elliott is the Associate Director for Research of the American
Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), coordinating ACEEE's
overall research efforts. Elliott is an internationally recognized
expert and author on energy efficiency, energy efficiency programs and
policies, electric motor systems, combined heat and power and clean
distributed energy, and analysis of energy efficiency and energy
markets.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Jennifer DiMase, E19-370D, jdimase at mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
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Energy Efficiency Research and Education at MIT (Panel Discussion)
Robert Armstrong, Leon Glicksman, John Reilly, Sarah Slaughter
Mon Jan 10, 03:30-05:00pm, 32-141
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Hear about and discuss innovations in energy efficiency research and
education at MIT with panelists from across the Institute.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Amanda Graham, agraham at mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
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Efficiency Forward Forum
Susan Hockfield, Tom May
Tue Jan 11, 11am-12:00pm, E62 Lobby Sloan
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join President Hockfield and NSTAR CEO Tom May along with invited
dignitaries as they kick off Efficiency Forward: Partnering for
Success - A Forum to Recognize Innovations in Energy Efficiency
Co-Sponsored by Campus Energy Task Force, Department of Facilities,
EHS Headquarters Office, Sloan School of Management
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Steven Lanou, slanou at mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
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Energy Education Open House
Jennifer DiMase
Tue Jan 11, 02-03:00pm, E19-319
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Stop by the Energy Initiative to learn about the Energy Studies Minor,
energy classes, student groups, fellowships, and current research
projects. Chat with students and faculty involved with energy.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Jennifer DiMase, E19-370D, 452-3199, jdimase at mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
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Community Centered Innovation: Insights from Continuum Design
Lars Torres, Kate Mytty, Gaurav Rohatgi, Gianfranco Zaccai
Tue Jan 11, 03-05:00pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Alison Hynd, Kate Mytty, Gianfranco Zaccai, Gaurav Rohatgi:
In 1999 Gianfranco Zaccai, founder and President of Continuum Design,
visited South Africa to participate in a design exercise intended to
develop solutions for a community facing extreme water problems. What
he came away with was a new set of insights and principles regarding
the design concerns of rural and peri-urban communities. Come learn
with Gianfranco, MIT alum Gaurav Rohatgi, and PSC staff as they share
their design sojourn and provide engaging, hands on design activities
that will prepare you for more productive design experiences in
resource scarce communities.
Sponsor: Public Service Center, IDEAS and the MIT Global Challenge
Web: http://www.continuuminnovation.com
Contact: Lars Torres, W20-549, (617) 324-5176, lhtorres at mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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Technology in Humanitarian Crises: MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Effort in
Post Quake Haiti
Dr. Marc A. Zissman, Dr. Richard M. Heinrichs, Mischa M. Shattuck,
Amanda C. Schiff, Michael Hartnett
Wed Jan 12, 12-01:30pm, E40-496, Light Lunch Provided
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Join MIT Lincoln Laboratory staff on the one year anniversary of the
Haiti earthquake for a discussion about their efforts towards
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
This presentation will discuss the operation of the ALIRT 3-D laser
radar over Haiti and show examples of the collected data. The
information gleaned from this imagery was used to help determine the
migration of the greater than 750,000 people displaced by the
earthquake, in order to better plan for shipments of relief supplies.
Additionally, the development of a qualitative assessment tool and the
data collection methodology will be discussed. This will focus on how
real-time data supports decisions in humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief.
Contact: Dr. Marc A. Zissman, LIN-D-309, (781) 981-7606, maz at ll.mit.edu
Sponsor: Lincoln Laboratory
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Four Nuclear Lectures
Dr. Kosta Tsipis
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Dr. Kosta Tsipis will present four nuclear lectures:
Jan. 12, 2010, 2-3PM, room 5-233: The Physics of Nuclear Weapons
Jan. 13, 2010, 2-3PM, room 5-233: Effects of a Nuclear Explosion in a
City
Jan. 19, 2010, 2-3PM, room 5-233: Nuclear Proliferation
Jan. 20, 2010, 2-3PM, room 5-233: The Origin, History and
Accomplishments of "Pugwash"
Contact: Dr. Kosta Tsipis, 3-435B, 253-2228, tsipis at mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
The Physics of Nuclear Weapons
Dr. Kosta Tsipis
Wed Jan 12, 02-03:00pm, 5-233
Effects of a Nuclear Explosion in a City
Dr. Kosta Tsipis
Thu Jan 13, 02-03:00pm, 5-233
Nuclear Proliferation
Dr. Kosta Tsipis
Wed Jan 19, 02-03:00pm, 5-233
The Origin, History and Accomplishments of "Pugwash"
Dr. Kosta Tsipis
Thu Jan 20, 02-03:00pm, 5-233
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"Fuel Your Mind" -- A Primer on Transportation Fuels, Current and Future
William H. Green (MIT Dept. of Chem. Eng.), George Huff & Jim Simnick
(BP Global Fuels Technology)
Thu Jan 13, 09am-04:00pm, 56-114
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up, lunch provided
How is crude oil converted into gasoline and other transportation
fuels? Is the gasoline available in Boston the same as what is
available in Chicago? What are biofuels and what is driving the demand
for these fuels of the future? Which fuel properties matter for
performance?
Please join us in this short course offered by engineers from BP and
Prof. Green to answer these and other questions, and to gain a better
understanding of transportation fuels, and fuel processing technology.
Topics to be addressed include:
1. Fuel Performance Criteria
2. Refining
3. Gasoline and Diesel
4. Biofuels, Ethanol & E85
Contact: William Green, 66-207A, x3-4580, whgreen at mit.edu
Sponsor: Chemical Engineering
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Climate CoLab Workshop
Robert Laubacher, Professor Thomas W. Malone, Joshua Introne
Thu Jan 13, 02-05:00pm, NE25-746
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Prereq: None
The Climate CoLab is a web forum where people for all over the world
can work together to create proposals for what we should do about
climate change. It is a project of the MIT Center for Collective
Intelligence. The system combines web-based climate and economic
modeling, structured online conversation, and new kinds of group
decision making tools.
In this workshop, we invite students to learn about the Climate CoLab
and share their ideas about how the project might evolve in the
future. The workshop will start with a presentation on the Climate
CoLab by Sloan Professor Thomas W. Malone. We then will invite
students to undertake a series of tasks using the system. The final
part of the session will be a discussion of possible future directions
for the project, where we will welcome student input.
The workshop will be of value to students with an interest in
sustainability, climate change, and emerging energy technologies. It
will also be useful to students who would like to learn about next
generation Web 2.0 technologies.
Attendees should bring a laptop so they can use the Climate CoLab
during the session.
Web: http://climatecolab.org
Contact: Robert Laubacher, NE25-753, x3-0526, rjl at mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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Residential Energy Savings: Real vs. Modeled
Michael Blasnik, Independent Consultant
Thu Jan 13, 06:30-08:00pm, 32-141
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Michael Blasnik will explain:
How to save the most energy in your home
Why real world savings don’t always equal modeled savings
Why the energy efficiency field needs great researchers
Michael Blasnik:
Has analyzed the energy use of millions of homes over the last 25
years
Heads the energy impact evaluation for the National Weatherization
Assistance Program
Is feisty, funny, and informative
This event is cosponsored by MITEI, Sustainability at MIT, the MIT Energy
Club, HEET, Cambridge Energy Alliance and Greenport
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Jennifer DiMase, E19-319, 452-3199, jdimase at mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
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Wind Energy 101
Katherine Dykes
Fri Jan 14, 11am-12:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Come join for an overview of wind energy fundamentals from the
physical resource, to the technology, to the economics, policy and
social impacts. For details on our wind energy activities, please see http://windenergy.mit.edu
Co-sponsored by the MIT Wind Energy Sub-Community of the Energy Club
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/iap
Contact: Katherine Dykes, dykesk at mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
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Plasma Science and Fusion Center IAP Series
Peter Catto, Abhay Ram, John Rice, Paul Rivenberg
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This series introduces plasma physics research and areas of related
interest at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center. See URL below.
Web: http://www.psfc.mit.edu/
Contact: Paul Rivenberg, NW16-284, x3-8101, rivenberg at psfc.mit.edu
Sponsor: Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Using models to study climate
John Marshall
An approach to the study of climate that emphasizes modeling
hierarchies, but based on a common set of modeling tools. Prof.
Marshall will illustrate some of the science that such models
facilitate in the context of paleo climate (focusing on the past 50
million years), exploring, for example, whether more than one stable
climate might exist for a given external forcing.
Tue Jan 18, 11am-12:00pm, NW17-218
Climate change, nuclear proliferation and fusion energy
Rob Goldston, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Tue Jan 18, 03-04:00pm, NW17-218
Fifty Years of Fusion
Dale Meade, Fusion Innovation Research and Energy (FIRE)
Wed Jan 19, 11am-12:00pm, NW17-218
An Alcator chronicle, or What happened to Alcator B?
Ron Parker
Wed Jan 19, 03-04:00pm, NW17-218
The challenge of fusion burn and ITER
Steven Cowley, Culham Center for Fusion Energy
Thu Jan 20, 11am-12:00pm, NW17-218
Recreating deep interior states of planets and stars in the laboratory
Rip Collins
Developments in inertial confinement fusion have led to new ways of
exploring highly compressed materials, such as those found deep inside
giant planets and low mass stars, where the crushing force of gravity
makes matter extremely dense. Recent experiments show that such
compressed materials have rather exotic properties; and some
fundamental rules of condensed matter, chemistry, and plasma physics
break down.
Thu Jan 20, 03-04:00pm, NW17-218
MIT study on the future of natural gas
Daniel Cohn
Use of shale gas has created a large increase in the availability of
low cost natural gas, and with it new opportunities for reducing CO2
and oil dependence. This talk will discuss the MIT interdisciplinary
study on the future of natural gas.
Fri Jan 21, 10-11:00am, NW17-218
Diagnosing plasma turbulence in tokamaks
Anne White
Scientists have made great progress in understanding and predicting
turbulent transport in tokamaks, but challenges remain. Future fusion
reactor development depends on using fluctuation diagnostics to
monitor plasma turbulence, and comparing the results with advanced
theory and simulations. This talk considers recent advances in
diagnosing turbulent transport in tokamaks, and the path to predicting
transport in ITER.
Fri Jan 21, 11:15am-12:30pm, NW17-218
Tour of Alcator C-Mod and the Versatile Toroidal Facility (VTF)
Tour guide TBD
Visit the Alcator C-Mod tokamak, a well-tested approach to fusion
research that has direct applications to ITER, the world's largest
tokamak, currently under construction in France. Compare this to the
Versatile Toroidal Facility, a small student-built tokamak used to
explore magnetic reconnection, the process observed in solar flares.
Fri Jan 21, 01:30-02:30pm, NW17-218
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Introduction to Nuclear Power
Benoit Forget, Paul Romano, Jacob DeWitte
Tue Jan 18 thru Fri Jan 21, 10:30am-12:00pm, 4-149
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Course 1: Historical perspective of nuclear fission; Overview of
radioactive decay and nuclear fission; Basic concepts of a nuclear
power reactor. Course 2: Introduction of nuclear reactor safety.
Discussion of reactivity and feedback mechanisms. Overview of defense
in depth concepts. Discussion of Chernobyl accident. Course 3:
Overview of the fuel cycle; From mining to waste disposal, this course
will discuss ore processing, enrichment, spent nuclear fuel and long
term disposal. Course 4: Overview of closed-fuel cycles possibilities
such as Pu recycling and Minor actinides recycling. Introduction to
fast reactors.
Particularly geared for Freshman.
Contact: Benoit Forget, 24-214, (617) 253-1655, bforget at mit.edu
Sponsor: Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Income Inequality in America
Frank Levy
Mon Jan 24, Tue Jan 25, Wed Jan 26, 10-11:00am, 9-450A
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
In 2008, the top 1 percent of households received about 21% of all
income, twice its income share in 1990 and roughly equal its share in
1929 at the end of the Gilded Age. Average household income in the top
1 percent doubled over these years (adjusted for inflation) while
income of the average household grew by 5 percent.
This activity will consist of three sessions reviewing what we know
about the causes of income inequality including immigration,
technological change, the growth of the financial sector and
international trade. We will also devote some time to discussing what
is known about the consequences of inequality for national life.
Contact: Frank Levy, 9-523, x3-2089, flevy at mit.edu
Sponsor: Urban Studies and Planning
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MIT Physics Lecture Series:g
Exoplanets and the Search for Habitable Worlds
Professor Sara Seager
Mon Jan 24, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
For thousands of years people have wondered, “Are we Alone?” With
about 500 planets discovered to orbit nearby stars, the existence of
exoplanets is firmly established. Astronomers are now able to
routinely measure planetary sizes, masses, and atmospheres for a
subset of hot, big exoplanets. The race to find habitable exoplanets
is on with the realization that big Earths orbiting small stars can be
both discovered and characterized with existing technology. Professor
Seager will answer the four questions she gets asked most often:
“What could aliens see, looking at Earth from afar?”; “When will
we find another Earth?”; “Can we go there?”; “If we cannot go
there, why look?”
Contact: Nancy Boyce, 4-315, 253-4461, nboyce at mit.edu
Sponsor: Physics
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It is now possible to order tickets for "R. Buckminster Fuller: THE
HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE" in Cambridge, MA. Performances
start on Jan 14th and run through Feb 5th. During previews (1/14 -
1/18) all tickets are $35 (for A and B sections). After previews
tickets are from $25 - $65 (the $25 tickets are for the last two rows
in the theater).
You can take advantage of a special offer to see the Saturday, January
22nd 2:00pm or the Sunday, January 23rd 7:30pm performance by using
the Promotional Code THIRTYVERTI for $35 tickets (Normally $50-$65)
for those two specific performances. This discount can not be combined
with any other offers such as Student, $25 advance or Senior Discount
and are subject to availability.
Tickets are on a first come, first served basis, so please order your
tickets for the play now.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.AmericanRepertoryTheater.org,
by phone at 617.547.8300, or in person at the A.R.T. Box Office, 64
Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Please register for the event on-line at
http://synergeticscollaborative.org/registration.01.2011.html
Jan 22 Special Exhibit
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After the Saturday, January 22nd 2:00pm performance, the Synergetics
Collaborative, Foundation for New Directions (FND), Museum of
Mathematics (MoMath), and American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) will
present an exhibit featuring a special geometry activity led by George
Hart of MoMath. Synergetics Collaborative, MoMath and FND will have
people on hand to discuss, explain, demonstrate and engage
participants with the displays. Some displays will be hands-on.
Jan 23 Discussion/Seminar
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On Sunday, 23 January from 10am to 4pm, the Foundation for New
Directions (FND) will host a discussion seminar on "Building on Marvin
Solit's Work". We plan to break in time so that interested
participants can go to the theater to see the Dymaxion Car #4
presentation (see next item).
Please either bring a potluck or pre-register and bring $15 so we can
provide enough food for lunch and snacks.
Jan 23 Special Presentation
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After the Sunday, January 23rd 2pm and 7:30pm performances, the
Synergetics Collaborative and American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) will
present a special presentation by Thomas T. K. Zung on Lord Norman
Foster's Dymaxion Car #4. Thomas T. K. Zung was Buckminster Fuller's
long-time architectural partner, editor of the book Buckminster
Fuller: Anthology for a New Millenium, and a Distiguished Fellow to
the Stanford University Libraries.
Anyone with a ticket stub for a performance of the A.R.T. production
of R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE
will be able to attend the special events at the A.R.T. by presenting
their ticket stub to gain access. The special events are scheduled
for 4:30pm after a matinee performance and 10pm after the evening
performance.
Please register for the event on-line at
http://synergeticscollaborative.org/registration.01.2011.html
More details are on the event web page at
http://synergeticscollaborative.org/snec.announce.meeting.2011.01.html
Editorial Comment: I have met the writer and director of this play
and friends who saw it last summer in Washington DC enjoyed it. I
will most definitely be at George Hart's presentation, having attended
a couple of his presentations, learned a lot, and had much fun
building geometric sculptures of his design.
If you want to see my own geometric modeling, you can watch this video
at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEinwxzzUEs
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Request for Help
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The Somerville Winter Farmers Market is beginning its first year! It
will be Saturdays 10-2 at the Armory on 191 Highland Ave in
Somerville, MA. January 8th through March 26th. Please spread the word
to your friends, family and coworkers.
ALSO----We are looking for musicians, as well as people interested in
leading skillshares and workshops on a variety of topics having to do
with food or
sustainability in general. It would be great to collaborate!
Please email me at adrianne.schaefer at gmail.com with suggestions,
leads, or contacts.
Thanks!
Adrianne Schaefer
Market Manager
Somerville Winter Farmers Market
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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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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/
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http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/calendar/
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