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