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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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@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
To: act-ma@act-ma.org
Subject: [act-ma] SoJust co-sponsoring RootsCampMA - you don't want to
miss this
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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
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!
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
On Twitter? Follow #maroots @SoJust & #sojust to receive updates on
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@greenpeace.org
Elsa Sebastian - elsa_sebastian@hotmail.com - 907-738-8879
Arik Grier - arik@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@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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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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Energy (and Other) Events is a weekly mailing list published most
Sundays covering events around the Cambridge, MA and greater Boston
area that catch the editor's eye.
Hubevents http://hubevents.blogspot.com is the web version.
If you wish to subscribe or unsubscribe to Energy (and Other) Events
email gmoke@world.std.com
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