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Hubevents http://hubevents.blogspot.com is the web version.
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What I Do and Why I Do It: The Story of Energy (and Other) Events
http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html
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Monday, July 20
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6pm Boston 2024 Panel: Transportation and Mobility and the future of Boston Planning
7pm The Science of Ice Cream
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Tuesday, July 21
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11am Divestment Lobby Day
1pm Next Tree Mob™ - Citizen Science Advances Research
2pm Media Day at HarvardX
6pm Boston New Technology July 2015 Product Showcase #BNT55
6pm Innovation and Design Building Ideas: Robotics
6:30pm Summer Music Tech Demo Night
7pm CafeSci Boston - “The Evolution of Cooking: Evidence from Chimpanzee Cognition"
7pm Boston Globe: A Look into Boston’s Public Art Scene
7pm Startup Institute Boston Summer 2015 Open Doors Celebration - #SIOpenDoors
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Wednesday, July 22
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1pm "Illuminating the Mental Memoriam"
4pm NECSI Salon: Homelessness Part 2 - Action-oriented session
6pm What would you say you do here? Understanding our genes, with big help from small RNAs
7pm Creative Somerville Series: It Ain't Just Fluff: Co-Creating Great Places
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Thursday, July 23
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2pm Panel of Hustle
3pm Through the Virtual Reality Looking Glass: Venture Café in Session
5:30pm Data Science for Social Good
6pm Tree Mob - Genetic Giant: Sequoiadendron giganteum
6pm Boston Society of Architects Committee on Resilient Environments Kick-off Meeting
6pm Let’s Talk Food Tech & Innovation at Carrie Nation!
6:15pm Refresh Boston: Creating an Inclusive Culture in Tech
7pm JP Time Exchange Ice Cream Social
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Sunday, July 26
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12pm The 2nd Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival
6pm "INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective" (Documentary)
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Tuesday, July 28
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6pm Boston Green Drinks - July Happy Hour
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My rough notes on some of the events I go to and notes on books I’ve read are at:
http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com
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
What I Do and Why I Do It: The Story of Energy (and Other) Events
http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html
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Monday, July 20
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6pm Boston 2024 Panel: Transportation and Mobility and the future of Boston Planning
7pm The Science of Ice Cream
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Tuesday, July 21
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11am Divestment Lobby Day
1pm Next Tree Mob™ - Citizen Science Advances Research
2pm Media Day at HarvardX
6pm Boston New Technology July 2015 Product Showcase #BNT55
6pm Innovation and Design Building Ideas: Robotics
6:30pm Summer Music Tech Demo Night
7pm CafeSci Boston - “The Evolution of Cooking: Evidence from Chimpanzee Cognition"
7pm Boston Globe: A Look into Boston’s Public Art Scene
7pm Startup Institute Boston Summer 2015 Open Doors Celebration - #SIOpenDoors
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Wednesday, July 22
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1pm "Illuminating the Mental Memoriam"
4pm NECSI Salon: Homelessness Part 2 - Action-oriented session
6pm What would you say you do here? Understanding our genes, with big help from small RNAs
7pm Creative Somerville Series: It Ain't Just Fluff: Co-Creating Great Places
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Thursday, July 23
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2pm Panel of Hustle
3pm Through the Virtual Reality Looking Glass: Venture Café in Session
5:30pm Data Science for Social Good
6pm Tree Mob - Genetic Giant: Sequoiadendron giganteum
6pm Boston Society of Architects Committee on Resilient Environments Kick-off Meeting
6pm Let’s Talk Food Tech & Innovation at Carrie Nation!
6:15pm Refresh Boston: Creating an Inclusive Culture in Tech
7pm JP Time Exchange Ice Cream Social
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Sunday, July 26
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12pm The 2nd Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival
6pm "INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective" (Documentary)
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Tuesday, July 28
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6pm Boston Green Drinks - July Happy Hour
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My rough notes on some of the events I go to and notes on books I’ve read are at:
http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com
Tom Sawyer Organizing
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/07/19/1403689/-Tom-Sawyer-Organizing
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Monday, July 20
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Boston 2024 Panel: Transportation and Mobility and the future of Boston Planning
Monday, July 20
6:00p–8:00p
MIT, Building E14-3rd, 3rd Floor Atrium, 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge
Speaker: Panel of MIT faculty and 2024 Olympic Committee members
MIT public panel discussion around the topics of transportation and mobility and the future of Boston. School of Architecture and Planning faculty and members of the 2024 Olympic committee will share thoughts about the opportunities for the city in relationship to transportation, mobility and infrastructure prompted by the Olympic bid.
Open to: the general public
Cost: 0
Sponsor(s): School of Architecture and Planning
For more information, contact: Lisa Hersh
617-253-3951
lhersh@mit.edu
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The Science of Ice Cream
Monday, July 20
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Avenue, Allston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-science-of-ice-cream-registration-17698681232
Explore and celebrate the intersection of cooking and science – through ice cream! Join former White House Chef Bill Yosses and Harvard PhD candidate Vayu Maini Rekdal as they demonstrate the delicious science of “dondurma,” an unusual ice cream from Turkish cuisine thatis elastic and stretchy and can be eaten with a knife and fork. Come for a night of fun, learning, and a surprisingly springy ice cream.
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Tuesday, July 21
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Divestment Lobby Day
Tuesday, July 21
11am – 5pm
84 State St # 250, Boston
350Mass and DivestOurPensionsNow will be having actions at PRIM (80 State Street, Boston) from 11-1 on the days of the PRIM Board and Investment Committee meetings (March 24, April 7, May 19, June 4 and July 2) and hope to have a big turnout on each of those days. We will be standing out with banner, signs and leaflets in front of the building. Come wearing orange. We may have different themes, messages and added constituencies on different dates. We would like to include a postcard delivery to Michael Trotsky, CEO of PRIM, during each action. We'll be lobbying at the State House on the same days from 2-5PM. Please make an appointment with your legislators for a meeting during one of those times. If you'd like to be involved in the planning, email Darcy DuMont, dumont140@yahoo.com.
More information at http://350mass.betterfutureproject.org/calendar
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Monday, July 20
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Boston 2024 Panel: Transportation and Mobility and the future of Boston Planning
Monday, July 20
6:00p–8:00p
MIT, Building E14-3rd, 3rd Floor Atrium, 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge
Speaker: Panel of MIT faculty and 2024 Olympic Committee members
MIT public panel discussion around the topics of transportation and mobility and the future of Boston. School of Architecture and Planning faculty and members of the 2024 Olympic committee will share thoughts about the opportunities for the city in relationship to transportation, mobility and infrastructure prompted by the Olympic bid.
Open to: the general public
Cost: 0
Sponsor(s): School of Architecture and Planning
For more information, contact: Lisa Hersh
617-253-3951
lhersh@mit.edu
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The Science of Ice Cream
Monday, July 20
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Avenue, Allston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-science-of-ice-cream-registration-17698681232
Explore and celebrate the intersection of cooking and science – through ice cream! Join former White House Chef Bill Yosses and Harvard PhD candidate Vayu Maini Rekdal as they demonstrate the delicious science of “dondurma,” an unusual ice cream from Turkish cuisine thatis elastic and stretchy and can be eaten with a knife and fork. Come for a night of fun, learning, and a surprisingly springy ice cream.
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Tuesday, July 21
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Divestment Lobby Day
Tuesday, July 21
11am – 5pm
84 State St # 250, Boston
350Mass and DivestOurPensionsNow will be having actions at PRIM (80 State Street, Boston) from 11-1 on the days of the PRIM Board and Investment Committee meetings (March 24, April 7, May 19, June 4 and July 2) and hope to have a big turnout on each of those days. We will be standing out with banner, signs and leaflets in front of the building. Come wearing orange. We may have different themes, messages and added constituencies on different dates. We would like to include a postcard delivery to Michael Trotsky, CEO of PRIM, during each action. We'll be lobbying at the State House on the same days from 2-5PM. Please make an appointment with your legislators for a meeting during one of those times. If you'd like to be involved in the planning, email Darcy DuMont, dumont140@yahoo.com.
More information at http://350mass.betterfutureproject.org/calendar
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Next Tree Mob™ - Citizen Science Advances Research
Tuesday, July 21
1:00pm
1:00pm
Meet at Acc. #1323-82*A Tilia americana, American basswood, on Peters Hill, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain
Come learn how citizen science is transforming research in the environmental sciences. Lizzie Wolkovich, PhD, Assistant Professor, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, and Ailene Ettinger, PhD, Putnam Fellow, both resident researchers at the Arnold Arboretum, will explain the concept of citizen science, provide some examples of research programs that are using this populace-powered method of data collection, and discuss opportunities to participate via the Arboretum’s Tree Spotters program.
Come learn how citizen science is transforming research in the environmental sciences. Lizzie Wolkovich, PhD, Assistant Professor, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, and Ailene Ettinger, PhD, Putnam Fellow, both resident researchers at the Arnold Arboretum, will explain the concept of citizen science, provide some examples of research programs that are using this populace-powered method of data collection, and discuss opportunities to participate via the Arboretum’s Tree Spotters program.
More information at http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/news-events/tree-mob/
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A reception with food and drink will follow at the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) 6th floor bar/patio (124 Mt Auburn Street, across from HarvardX).
Media Day at HarvardX
Tuesday, July 21
Tuesday, July 21
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EDT)
125 Mt. Auburn Street, 4th floor, Cambridge
125 Mt. Auburn Street, 4th floor, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/media-day-at-harvardx-tickets-17546999548
2.15: Opening remarks with Anant Agarwal, CEO of edX
2.30-3.00: Lightning round panels
Transforming teaching
Harvard faculty and course leads
Transforming the campus
Transforming the campus
Sheryl Barnes, Program Manager, MITx Digital Learning in Residential EducationTransforming research
HX research staffTransforming higher ed
Kyle Courtney, Copyright Advisor at Harvard University and author of MOOCs and Libraries in the 21st Century 3.00-4.00: Tours, demos, fun
Video production, the studio at 125, Mirador image viewer, courses in progress, CS50 R&D, and more...
A reception with food and drink will follow at the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) 6th floor bar/patio (124 Mt Auburn Street, across from HarvardX).
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Boston New Technology July 2015 Product Showcase #BNT55
Tuesday, July 21
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Hult International Business School, 1 Education Street, Cambridge
Due to building renovations, you will need to go around back and enter through the back door of the building. Follow signs in the hallway for Hult Entrance and sign-in at the registration desk in the lobby.
Free event! Come learn about 7 innovative and exciting technology products and network with the Boston/Cambridge startup community! Each presenter gets 5 minutes for product demonstration and 5 minutes for Q&A.
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Innovation and Design Building Ideas: Robotics
Tuesday, July 21
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
MassChallenge, 21 Drydock Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/idb-ideas-robotics-tickets-17712238783
IDB Ideas is a new speaker series that focuses on the intersection of design, technology, and innovation in a variety of fields, co-hosted by the Innovation and Design Building and MassChallenge. Its first iteration centered on what it means to be a maker in the digital age. Building on this theme, the second iteration will focus on robotics.
With technology in this industry advancing at a rapid pace, especially in Massachusetts, the IDB is excited to provide a platform for robotics leaders to share their perspective. Engage in thoughtful conversation with:
Scott Kirsner, Innovation Columnist at the Boston Globe
Daniel Theobald, Co-founder & CTO at Vecna and Co-founder of MassRobotics
Holly Yanco, Director of the UMass Lowell Robotics Lab
Katie Stebbins, Assistant Secretary for Technology and Innovation at the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
A reception will take place immediately following the conversation. RSVP to reserve a free ticket and find more details at www.idbldg.com.
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Summer Music Tech Demo Night
Tuesday, July 21
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Cambridge Innovation Center - Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 5th Floor, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Music-Technology-Group/events/223573927/
Let's jam! Summer Demo Night is *ON*.
Expo/Demo Night. You. Your friends. Cool music tech projects.
And Pizza! Special thanks to SONOS for being our pizza sponsor.
6:30 - 7:30: Mini-expo. Grab some 'za and see what folks are working on.
7:30 - 7:45: Welcome & announcements
7:45 - 8:30: 4-5 *short* presentations
9:00: Wrap it up!
1. RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Music-Technology-Group/events/223573927/
Sign up to present at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kDwxhaaSQvl4I2TmQimrB-rC-B2TZSYmqZJ7n2qdAFI/viewform?usp=send_form
Projects at any stage are welcome. We want to hear what you're working on.
3. Spread the word.
Know anyone doing cool music stuff? Send 'em the link to this event:
http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Music-Technology-Group/events/223573927/
Share it on your social networks too!
4. Get PUMPED!
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Boston New Technology July 2015 Product Showcase #BNT55
Tuesday, July 21
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Hult International Business School, 1 Education Street, Cambridge
Due to building renovations, you will need to go around back and enter through the back door of the building. Follow signs in the hallway for Hult Entrance and sign-in at the registration desk in the lobby.
Free event! Come learn about 7 innovative and exciting technology products and network with the Boston/Cambridge startup community! Each presenter gets 5 minutes for product demonstration and 5 minutes for Q&A.
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Innovation and Design Building Ideas: Robotics
Tuesday, July 21
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
MassChallenge, 21 Drydock Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/idb-ideas-robotics-tickets-17712238783
IDB Ideas is a new speaker series that focuses on the intersection of design, technology, and innovation in a variety of fields, co-hosted by the Innovation and Design Building and MassChallenge. Its first iteration centered on what it means to be a maker in the digital age. Building on this theme, the second iteration will focus on robotics.
With technology in this industry advancing at a rapid pace, especially in Massachusetts, the IDB is excited to provide a platform for robotics leaders to share their perspective. Engage in thoughtful conversation with:
Scott Kirsner, Innovation Columnist at the Boston Globe
Daniel Theobald, Co-founder & CTO at Vecna and Co-founder of MassRobotics
Holly Yanco, Director of the UMass Lowell Robotics Lab
Katie Stebbins, Assistant Secretary for Technology and Innovation at the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
A reception will take place immediately following the conversation. RSVP to reserve a free ticket and find more details at www.idbldg.com.
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Summer Music Tech Demo Night
Tuesday, July 21
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Cambridge Innovation Center - Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 5th Floor, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Music-Technology-Group/events/223573927/
Let's jam! Summer Demo Night is *ON*.
Expo/Demo Night. You. Your friends. Cool music tech projects.
And Pizza! Special thanks to SONOS for being our pizza sponsor.
6:30 - 7:30: Mini-expo. Grab some 'za and see what folks are working on.
7:30 - 7:45: Welcome & announcements
7:45 - 8:30: 4-5 *short* presentations
9:00: Wrap it up!
1. RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Music-Technology-Group/events/223573927/
Sign up to present at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kDwxhaaSQvl4I2TmQimrB-rC-B2TZSYmqZJ7n2qdAFI/viewform?usp=send_form
Projects at any stage are welcome. We want to hear what you're working on.
3. Spread the word.
Know anyone doing cool music stuff? Send 'em the link to this event:
http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Music-Technology-Group/events/223573927/
Share it on your social networks too!
4. Get PUMPED!
We look forward to seeing you there.
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CafeSci Boston - “The Evolution of Cooking: Evidence from Chimpanzee Cognition"
Dr. Alexandra Rosati is an Assistant Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. Her research aims at illuminating how cognition evolves by examining variation in psychological capacities in humans and other primates. She received a PhD in Evolutionary Anthropology from Duke University.
Dr. Felix Warneken is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard where he studies the behaviors of children and chimpanzees. He received his PhD from the University of Leipzig while at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany.
This is a free event, but limited seating is available.
Tuesday, July 21
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Cafe Artscience, 650 Kendall Street, Cambridge
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-evolution-of-cooking-evidence-from-chimpanzee-cognition-featuring-harvards-alexandra-rosati-and-tickets-17609299890
Cooking is a universal human practice, and a complex behavior that involves multiple cognitive skills—such as patience, self-control, and causal reasoning. But the evolutionary origins of cooking are unclear. Examining chimpanzees' cognitive skills can illuminate the emergence of this uniquely human behavior. Harvard researchers Alexandra Rosati and Felix Warneken will present new insights from a recent set of studies in which they found that chimpanzees possess many of the necessary skills for cooking, suggesting that cooking behaviors emerged soon after the control of fire in human evolution.
Dr. Alexandra Rosati is an Assistant Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. Her research aims at illuminating how cognition evolves by examining variation in psychological capacities in humans and other primates. She received a PhD in Evolutionary Anthropology from Duke University.
Dr. Felix Warneken is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard where he studies the behaviors of children and chimpanzees. He received his PhD from the University of Leipzig while at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany.
This is a free event, but limited seating is available.
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Boston Globe: A Look into Boston’s Public Art Scene
July 21
July 21
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
WeWork South Station, 745 Atlantic Avenue, Boston
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bsaw-artstalk-a-look-into-bostons-public-art-scene-tickets-17545543192
Boston’s public art scene, long centered around historic places and bronze sculptures, is experiencing a major shift towards new forms of expression. Through the use of LED lights, massive murals, city-scale sculptures,paper sheep, and more, a new crop of artists and organizations are changing the cultural conversation and breathing new life into Boston’s contemporary public art offerings.
In this Globe Talk, hear from three of the leaders in this movement – Lucas Cowan, Public Art Curator at the innovative Rose Kennedy Greenway, Jeff Grantz, founder of the Illuminus light festival, and Brookline-based artist Janet Echelman, who has displayed her monumental fiber-net artworks around the world before recently being commissioned by Greenway Conservancy to install a sculpture in the skies over The Greenway’s Fort Point Channel Park.
Website: http://www.boston.com/sponsored/extra/summerartsweekend/artstalk
Creative Somerville Series: It Ain't Just Fluff: Co-Creating Great Places
Wednesday, July 22
7 p.m.
Aeronaut Brewing Company, 14 Tyler Street, Somerville
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/it-aint-just-fluff-mimi-graney-and-marycat-chaikin-of-relish-tickets-17575208923
Tickets are free, but space is limited, so get yours today.
It Ain’t Just Fluff: Co-Creating Great Places
A conversation with Mimi Graney and MaryCat Chaikin, founders of Relish Management
Come early for a delicious bowl of local food from Canteen & Co. Menu details to come!
Mimi Graney & MaryCat Chaikin are cofounders of Relish, a project management and consulting firm for place-making, food-based and creative economy initiatives. Relish partners with municipalities, developers and community organizations to plan, create and manage neighborhood activation projects including markets, collaborative work spaces and public art. From launching iconic local experiences such as the Fluff Festival to finding temporary uses for properties awaiting redevelopment, to running local farmers markets which generate over $2.5 M in economic impact, the team has its hands in many of the exciting projects around town and beyond that support local food systems and creative industries.
The Creative Somerville Series is a series of “fireside chats” with locals in design, tech, food, social impact and other fields–celebrating the creative and entrepreneurial energy that makes Somerville great. The Creative Somerville Series is not your typical power point and Q&A. Our free fireside chats are about getting to hear someone’s story, learning about how they think and create, and getting to share creative energy and ideas in an intimate setting. The free events are co-curated by Landscape Designer Mia Scharphie and Somerville Beat Founder Elyse Andrews and held at Aeronaut Brewing Company. They are co-sponsored bySomerville Local First and have been featured in BostInno.
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Additionally, I have been in touch with EMC's Sustainability group, and at some point very soon we will have an event with them. In the mean time, I thought to pass along that they have launched an initiative called Whenology - basically Big Data meets Sustainability and Citizen Science. I found them as they have worked with EarthWatch on a project that is located up in Acadia National Park (which is a great place to visit1) I have looked only at that project, though it looks like they have more environmental projects where folks can participate.
Here are links for the Project Night event, datalook.io resources, and EMC's Whenology:
http://www.meetup.com/Data-Science-for-Social-Good/events/223671103/
http://blog.datalook.io/openimpact/
http://blog.datalook.io/definitive-guide-data-science-good/
http://www.emc.com/microsites/whenology/index.htm
http://www.emc.com/microsites/whenology/participate.htm
The giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is the largest tree species on earth. Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove in California has approximately 500 mature sequoias today. The oldest specimens there are over 3,000 years old. The Arnold Arboretum currently has six giant sequoias in its collection. We will gather by the largest specimen which stands at roughly 60 feet in height and has a diameter of over 55 inches. The tree was originally collected by financier and yachtsman Chandler Hovey in 1948 and stood in a grove near the Boston College Campus at the Slade-Hovey House. After acquiring the property in 1970, BC President Seavey Joyce donated the then 42-foot tall tree to the Arboretum in honor of its Centennial in 1972. Manager of Horticulture Andrew Gapinski and Curator of Living Collections Michael Dosmann will speak about the challenges faced by this western species growing in New England and the effects of a changing climate on the longevity of this particular specimen. If you can’t attend this mob, join us on August 9 for a celebration under this tree.
Boston Society of Architects Committee on Resilient Environments Kick-off Meeting
Thursday, July 23
Meet fellow foodies + food entrepreneurs!
Join Branchfood for our upcoming meetup at Carrie Nation!
It’s downtown – a short walk from the Park St. and State St. T stops.
Here’s your chance to meet all sorts of foodies, techies, and entrepreneurs and hear what they’re up to! All Branchfood meetup members, friends of the group, and supporters are welcome!
Refresh Boston: Creating an Inclusive Culture in Tech
Thursday, July 23
Boston Green Drinks - July Happy Hour
Tuesday, July 28
In this Globe Talk, hear from three of the leaders in this movement – Lucas Cowan, Public Art Curator at the innovative Rose Kennedy Greenway, Jeff Grantz, founder of the Illuminus light festival, and Brookline-based artist Janet Echelman, who has displayed her monumental fiber-net artworks around the world before recently being commissioned by Greenway Conservancy to install a sculpture in the skies over The Greenway’s Fort Point Channel Park.
Website: http://www.boston.com/sponsored/extra/summerartsweekend/artstalk
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Startup Institute Boston Summer 2015 Open Doors Celebration - #SIOpenDoors
Tuesday, July 21
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
Central Bistro, 101 Arch Street #200, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-institute-boston-summer-2015-open-doors-celebration-siopendoors-tickets-17356367362
We're building a community of awesome people here in Boston. Together we are making huge contributions to the tech ecosystem and building great companies. Our seasonal Open Doors Celebration is an opportunity for us to come together to celebrate this growing community.
What's this all about?
Well, this is sure to be a killer networking opportunity with students, alumni, partners, instructors, and friends of SI all on our invite list. It's about celebrating community, making new connections, and enjoying time together.
Know someone interested in getting to know Boston's startup community?
Bring them along. No pressure, just the opportunity to check out what we're all about and meet members of the network.
Our Open Doors Party is being held at Central Bistro in Downtown Crossing.
Tell your friends, connect with others, and say hello with #SIOpenDoors on Twitter.
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Wednesday, July 22
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"Illuminating the Mental Memoriam"
Wednesday, July 22
1pm
MIT, Builidng 46-3002, 43 Vassar Street, Cambridge
Steve Ramirez. A thesis defense. TED Talk: http://tedxboston.org/speaker/ramirez
"Our studies’ conclusions are threefold: (1) we provide proof of principle evidence demonstrating that learning-related neural changes can be isolated at the level of single cells, and that these cells can then be tagged for subsequent manipulation; (2) a defined subset of hippocampus cells are sufficient to elicit the neuronal and behavioral expression of memory recall, as well as sufficient to modify existing positive and negative memories; (3) and finally, artificially activated memories can be leveraged to acutely and chronically suppress psychiatric disease-related states. We propose that hippocampus cells that show activity-dependent changes during learning construct a cellular basis for contextual memory engrams and that directly activating these endogenous neuronal processes may be an effective means to correct maladaptive behaviors."
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Startup Institute Boston Summer 2015 Open Doors Celebration - #SIOpenDoors
Tuesday, July 21
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
Central Bistro, 101 Arch Street #200, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-institute-boston-summer-2015-open-doors-celebration-siopendoors-tickets-17356367362
We're building a community of awesome people here in Boston. Together we are making huge contributions to the tech ecosystem and building great companies. Our seasonal Open Doors Celebration is an opportunity for us to come together to celebrate this growing community.
What's this all about?
Well, this is sure to be a killer networking opportunity with students, alumni, partners, instructors, and friends of SI all on our invite list. It's about celebrating community, making new connections, and enjoying time together.
Know someone interested in getting to know Boston's startup community?
Bring them along. No pressure, just the opportunity to check out what we're all about and meet members of the network.
Our Open Doors Party is being held at Central Bistro in Downtown Crossing.
Tell your friends, connect with others, and say hello with #SIOpenDoors on Twitter.
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Wednesday, July 22
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"Illuminating the Mental Memoriam"
Wednesday, July 22
1pm
MIT, Builidng 46-3002, 43 Vassar Street, Cambridge
Steve Ramirez. A thesis defense. TED Talk: http://tedxboston.org/speaker/ramirez
"Our studies’ conclusions are threefold: (1) we provide proof of principle evidence demonstrating that learning-related neural changes can be isolated at the level of single cells, and that these cells can then be tagged for subsequent manipulation; (2) a defined subset of hippocampus cells are sufficient to elicit the neuronal and behavioral expression of memory recall, as well as sufficient to modify existing positive and negative memories; (3) and finally, artificially activated memories can be leveraged to acutely and chronically suppress psychiatric disease-related states. We propose that hippocampus cells that show activity-dependent changes during learning construct a cellular basis for contextual memory engrams and that directly activating these endogenous neuronal processes may be an effective means to correct maladaptive behaviors."
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NECSI Salon: Homelessness Part 2 - Action-oriented session
Wednesday, July 22
4:00 to 6:00 PM
NE Complex Systems Institute, 210 Broadway, Suite 101, Cambridge
As we learned at the last Complexity Salon, homelessness remains a persistent problem in most cities of the world, despite the success of some localized programs. The problem is often viewed in isolation, when it should be addressed in the context of health, career, family, and community culture.
Join us Wednesday, July 22nd, at 4:00 pm for an action-oriented discussion of homelessness as a complex problem. We will brainstorm about novel and existing solutions and responses we can contribute to.
Join us in person or stream the salon online at https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cjad3dkka9ugil83liqcrk8kaf0
Wednesday, July 22
4:00 to 6:00 PM
NE Complex Systems Institute, 210 Broadway, Suite 101, Cambridge
As we learned at the last Complexity Salon, homelessness remains a persistent problem in most cities of the world, despite the success of some localized programs. The problem is often viewed in isolation, when it should be addressed in the context of health, career, family, and community culture.
Join us Wednesday, July 22nd, at 4:00 pm for an action-oriented discussion of homelessness as a complex problem. We will brainstorm about novel and existing solutions and responses we can contribute to.
Join us in person or stream the salon online at https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cjad3dkka9ugil83liqcrk8kaf0
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What would you say you do here? Understanding our genes, with big help from small RNAs
WHEN Wed., July 22, 2015, 6 – 7 p.m.
WHERE The Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Auditorium, Cambridge
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Lecture, Science
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
SPEAKER(S) John Doench
COST Free and open to the public
TICKET WEB LINK msns15-johndoench.eventbrite.com
CONTACT INFO events@broadinstitute.org
LINK https://www.broadinstitute.org/partnerships/education/midsummer-nights-science/midsummer-nights-science-2015
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What would you say you do here? Understanding our genes, with big help from small RNAs
WHEN Wed., July 22, 2015, 6 – 7 p.m.
WHERE The Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Auditorium, Cambridge
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Lecture, Science
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
SPEAKER(S) John Doench
COST Free and open to the public
TICKET WEB LINK msns15-johndoench.eventbrite.com
CONTACT INFO events@broadinstitute.org
LINK https://www.broadinstitute.org/partnerships/education/midsummer-nights-science/midsummer-nights-science-2015
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Creative Somerville Series: It Ain't Just Fluff: Co-Creating Great Places
Wednesday, July 22
7 p.m.
Aeronaut Brewing Company, 14 Tyler Street, Somerville
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/it-aint-just-fluff-mimi-graney-and-marycat-chaikin-of-relish-tickets-17575208923
Tickets are free, but space is limited, so get yours today.
It Ain’t Just Fluff: Co-Creating Great Places
A conversation with Mimi Graney and MaryCat Chaikin, founders of Relish Management
Come early for a delicious bowl of local food from Canteen & Co. Menu details to come!
Mimi Graney & MaryCat Chaikin are cofounders of Relish, a project management and consulting firm for place-making, food-based and creative economy initiatives. Relish partners with municipalities, developers and community organizations to plan, create and manage neighborhood activation projects including markets, collaborative work spaces and public art. From launching iconic local experiences such as the Fluff Festival to finding temporary uses for properties awaiting redevelopment, to running local farmers markets which generate over $2.5 M in economic impact, the team has its hands in many of the exciting projects around town and beyond that support local food systems and creative industries.
The Creative Somerville Series is a series of “fireside chats” with locals in design, tech, food, social impact and other fields–celebrating the creative and entrepreneurial energy that makes Somerville great. The Creative Somerville Series is not your typical power point and Q&A. Our free fireside chats are about getting to hear someone’s story, learning about how they think and create, and getting to share creative energy and ideas in an intimate setting. The free events are co-curated by Landscape Designer Mia Scharphie and Somerville Beat Founder Elyse Andrews and held at Aeronaut Brewing Company. They are co-sponsored bySomerville Local First and have been featured in BostInno.
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Thursday, July 23
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Panel of Hustle
Thursday, July 23
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (EDT)
Harvard Innovation Lab, 125 Western Avenue, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-of-hustle-tickets-17698178729
They say that every startup needs a hacker and a hustler. A hacker to build the product and a hustler to make the business succeed against all odds. But how do the best hustlers do it?
Join us for this panel of entrepreneurs known for their hustle and learn from the best as they compete for the title of best hustler:
Anna Palmer, Co-Founder/CEO of Fashion Project
Noah Heller, Founder/CEO of Vhoto
Andrey Ostrovsky, Co-Founder/CEO of Care at Hand
Rose Wang, Co-Founder of Six Foods
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Through the Virtual Reality Looking Glass: Venture Café in Session
Thursday, July 23
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Venture Cafe – Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 5th floor, Cambridge
This Thursday the Café is teaming up with the Virtual Reality Meetup and showcasing many new interactive technologies! Please stop by and step through to other realities!
A weekly program offered by The Venture Café Foundation. Venture Café opens its doors to the entrepreneurial, innovation, and creative communities around Greater Boston every Thursday.
Mix and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs, find serendipitous connections, get advice and feedback during office hours, and attend entrepreneurship- and innovation-focused events.
Café-goers are expected to participate in a manner consistent with the Café’s Credo.
To support The Venture Café Foundation’s mission and to act as a community hub, Venture Café reserves the right to dis-invite any individual that its management feels, in their sole judgment, detracts from achieving its mission.
Follow @VentureCafe on Twitter for the latest updates.
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Panel of Hustle
Thursday, July 23
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (EDT)
Harvard Innovation Lab, 125 Western Avenue, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-of-hustle-tickets-17698178729
They say that every startup needs a hacker and a hustler. A hacker to build the product and a hustler to make the business succeed against all odds. But how do the best hustlers do it?
Join us for this panel of entrepreneurs known for their hustle and learn from the best as they compete for the title of best hustler:
Anna Palmer, Co-Founder/CEO of Fashion Project
Noah Heller, Founder/CEO of Vhoto
Andrey Ostrovsky, Co-Founder/CEO of Care at Hand
Rose Wang, Co-Founder of Six Foods
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Through the Virtual Reality Looking Glass: Venture Café in Session
Thursday, July 23
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Venture Cafe – Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 5th floor, Cambridge
This Thursday the Café is teaming up with the Virtual Reality Meetup and showcasing many new interactive technologies! Please stop by and step through to other realities!
A weekly program offered by The Venture Café Foundation. Venture Café opens its doors to the entrepreneurial, innovation, and creative communities around Greater Boston every Thursday.
Mix and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs, find serendipitous connections, get advice and feedback during office hours, and attend entrepreneurship- and innovation-focused events.
Café-goers are expected to participate in a manner consistent with the Café’s Credo.
To support The Venture Café Foundation’s mission and to act as a community hub, Venture Café reserves the right to dis-invite any individual that its management feels, in their sole judgment, detracts from achieving its mission.
Follow @VentureCafe on Twitter for the latest updates.
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Data Science for Social Good
Thursday, July 23
5:30pm
The Democracy Center, 45 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Data-Science-for-Social-Good/events/223671103/
This meeting will discuss two ongoing projects (George's Event Board, and the Mapping Social Good Ecosystem); as well as potential new projects. Please note the start time of 5:30 is when networking begins, and that presentations would start at 5:45-5:50 or thereabouts (link at end of email). Also, datalook.io has put together a list of potential projects to replicate from other cities - so perhaps there is 1-2 that we can start here in town. Tobias, who lives in Germany and founded datalook.io, also wrote a blog on Social Good resources (link also below). I have been in touch with him, as well some other folks in European DSSG Meetups groups which is great as we can share ideas across the Atlantic! (also, their lead web developer is based in CT, so I will reach out to him as well).
Additionally, I have been in touch with EMC's Sustainability group, and at some point very soon we will have an event with them. In the mean time, I thought to pass along that they have launched an initiative called Whenology - basically Big Data meets Sustainability and Citizen Science. I found them as they have worked with EarthWatch on a project that is located up in Acadia National Park (which is a great place to visit1) I have looked only at that project, though it looks like they have more environmental projects where folks can participate.
Here are links for the Project Night event, datalook.io resources, and EMC's Whenology:
http://www.meetup.com/Data-Science-for-Social-Good/events/223671103/
http://blog.datalook.io/openimpact/
http://blog.datalook.io/definitive-guide-data-science-good/
http://www.emc.com/microsites/whenology/index.htm
http://www.emc.com/microsites/whenology/participate.htm
Editorial Comment: This group has begun to work on helping me automate some of the work I have to do to make this listings calendar every week. It has been very generous of them and heartening to find, finally, a group of technical people who see the worth of what I'm doing and my vision for expanding it.
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Tree Mob - Genetic Giant: Sequoiadendron giganteum
Thursday, July 23
6:00pm
Meet at the conifer collection at Acc. # 1320-72*A, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain
The giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is the largest tree species on earth. Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove in California has approximately 500 mature sequoias today. The oldest specimens there are over 3,000 years old. The Arnold Arboretum currently has six giant sequoias in its collection. We will gather by the largest specimen which stands at roughly 60 feet in height and has a diameter of over 55 inches. The tree was originally collected by financier and yachtsman Chandler Hovey in 1948 and stood in a grove near the Boston College Campus at the Slade-Hovey House. After acquiring the property in 1970, BC President Seavey Joyce donated the then 42-foot tall tree to the Arboretum in honor of its Centennial in 1972. Manager of Horticulture Andrew Gapinski and Curator of Living Collections Michael Dosmann will speak about the challenges faced by this western species growing in New England and the effects of a changing climate on the longevity of this particular specimen. If you can’t attend this mob, join us on August 9 for a celebration under this tree.
More at http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/news-events/tree-mob/
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Boston Society of Architects Committee on Resilient Environments Kick-off Meeting
Thursday, July 23
6:00–7:00 PM
BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston
BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.architects.org/programs-and-events/committee-resilient-environments
As our sea levels rise, our storms strengthen, and global climate change impacts our urban environments, the architecture and planning industries must respond with resilient solutions and adaptive environments. The Committee on Resilient Environments (CORE) seeks to better understand the problems we face and the many strategies we can employ for a more resilient future.
The Committee On Resilient Environments is looking to build a strong, inclusive network to support the ongoing conversation regarding resiliency.
We want to hear from you! What are your goals regarding resiliency? How do you see CORE supporting the conversation? Please join the Committee on Resilient Environments on July 23rd at 6:00 PM for our kickoff meeting, a round table discussion focused on building a stronger network around urban resiliency.
As our sea levels rise, our storms strengthen, and global climate change impacts our urban environments, the architecture and planning industries must respond with resilient solutions and adaptive environments. The Committee on Resilient Environments (CORE) seeks to better understand the problems we face and the many strategies we can employ for a more resilient future.
The Committee On Resilient Environments is looking to build a strong, inclusive network to support the ongoing conversation regarding resiliency.
We want to hear from you! What are your goals regarding resiliency? How do you see CORE supporting the conversation? Please join the Committee on Resilient Environments on July 23rd at 6:00 PM for our kickoff meeting, a round table discussion focused on building a stronger network around urban resiliency.
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Let’s Talk Food Tech & Innovation at Carrie Nation!
Thursday, July 23
Thursday, July 23
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Carrie Nation, 11 Beacon Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/branchfood/events/223954132/
Meet fellow foodies + food entrepreneurs!
Join Branchfood for our upcoming meetup at Carrie Nation!
It’s downtown – a short walk from the Park St. and State St. T stops.
Here’s your chance to meet all sorts of foodies, techies, and entrepreneurs and hear what they’re up to! All Branchfood meetup members, friends of the group, and supporters are welcome!
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Refresh Boston: Creating an Inclusive Culture in Tech
Thursday, July 23
6:15 PM to 8:15 PM (EDT)
General Assembly Boston, 51 Melcher Street, Boston
General Assembly Boston, 51 Melcher Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/refresh-boston-creating-an-inclusive-culture-in-tech-tickets-17696632103
Join Refresh Boston for an evening of networking and conversation with Brianna Wu, Head of Development at Giant Spacekat around inclusiveness in tech. We'll discuss how to create inclusive workplaces, women in tech and Brianna's latest projects.
Agenda
6:15 p.m. Gathering and Refreshment.
About the Speaker
Brianna Wu, Head of Development, Giant Spacekat
Brianna Wu is the head of development at Giant Spacekat, a company specializing in cinematic experiences using the Unreal engine. She’s also a frequent speaker on women-in-tech issues. In the past, she’s worked as a journalist and a politico. When she’s not developing software, she enjoys racing motorcycles and running marathons.
Join Refresh Boston for an evening of networking and conversation with Brianna Wu, Head of Development at Giant Spacekat around inclusiveness in tech. We'll discuss how to create inclusive workplaces, women in tech and Brianna's latest projects.
Agenda
6:15 p.m. Gathering and Refreshment.
6:45 p.m. Refresh Tech open discussion
7 p.m. An interview and Q&A with Brianna Wu.
7:45 p.m. Networking and goodbyes.
8:15 p.m. Goodnight!
About the Speaker
Brianna Wu, Head of Development, Giant Spacekat
Brianna Wu is the head of development at Giant Spacekat, a company specializing in cinematic experiences using the Unreal engine. She’s also a frequent speaker on women-in-tech issues. In the past, she’s worked as a journalist and a politico. When she’s not developing software, she enjoys racing motorcycles and running marathons.
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JP Time Exchange Ice Cream Social
Thursday, July 23
7-8:30pm
Southwest Corridor Park, Across from the Stony Brook T Stop
RSVP on Facebook at http://act.ips-dc.org/site/R?i=0GX2ynN6rmYRjxOi10AIrA
Thursday, July 23
7-8:30pm
Southwest Corridor Park, Across from the Stony Brook T Stop
RSVP on Facebook at http://act.ips-dc.org/site/R?i=0GX2ynN6rmYRjxOi10AIrA
We know you love ice cream in the park during the summer. I mean, who doesn't?
That's why we're inviting you to join us on Thursday July 23 for an ice cream social with the JP Time Exchange! Ice cream, games, and fun will be provided - along with a short orientation to the Time Exchange. Members of the Exchange will also be available to answer questions and spark trades.
You may be asking: "But what is the JP Time Exchange?" In the JP Time Exchange, members share skills and provide services for each other, such as cooking, sewing, carpentry, pet care, health care, and much more. When you provide an hour of service, you are credited with one "TimeHour" in your online account. You can use that Hour for services you need or want that other members are offering ? like child care or reiki. Read more here http://act.ips-dc.org/site/R?i=Vte28iYr367PBBhQ8Q72kQ, or contact us at JPTimeBank@gmail.com with any questions. Join us on the 23rd to join the Exchange and start trading!
Three cheers for ice cream,
Sarah Byrnes
Institute for Policy Studies, New England Office
412.953.6405 (cell)
http://netransition.org
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Sunday, July 26
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The 2nd Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival
Sunday, July 26
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)
University Park Common at MIT, 64 Sidney Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2nd-annual-cambridge-jazz-festival-tickets-17418670713
Cambridge Jazz Festival returns for its 2nd year at University Park Commons at MIT.
Enjoy a summer afternoon of listening to FREE, Grammy-Award-Winning JAZZ in the green sculpture gardens of University Park at MIT.
There will be jazzy FOOD & DRINKS…a BEER GARDEN…and ARTS & CRAFTS for all to enjoy…
…and a stellar lineup of PERFORMERS including Cambridge native Nnenna Freelon in a tribute to Billie Holiday with the Ron Savage Trio, piano legend JoAnne Brackeen, percussionist Eguie Castrillo and his Latin Jazz Connection, the innovative Laszlo Gardony Sextet, and the smooth jazz sounds of The Tóth Brothers.
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"INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective" (Documentary)
Sunday, July 26
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
1 Fayette Park, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Biodiversity-for-a-Livable-Climate/
FREE Ticket - Suggested donation, $10
Are you curious to learn about permaculture design principles and how they can help us bring our lifestyles into greater harmony with the natural environment? Join Biodiversity for a Livable Climate on Sunday, July 26th from 6:00-9:00 P.M. for a potluck and special screening of the documentary "INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective"!
6:00-7:00 P.M. Potluck and meet-and-greet. Feel free to bring snacks for sharing and mingle with other members of the group.
7:00-8:30 P.M. Watch "INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective (approx. run time 92 minutes)
8:30-9:00 P.M. Post-film discussion and socializing.
Don't forget to RSVP on Meetup at http://www.meetup.com/Biodiversity-for-a-Livable-Climate/
You can watch the documentary trailer at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/inhabit/126800869
We hope to see you there!
Cheers,
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
That's why we're inviting you to join us on Thursday July 23 for an ice cream social with the JP Time Exchange! Ice cream, games, and fun will be provided - along with a short orientation to the Time Exchange. Members of the Exchange will also be available to answer questions and spark trades.
You may be asking: "But what is the JP Time Exchange?" In the JP Time Exchange, members share skills and provide services for each other, such as cooking, sewing, carpentry, pet care, health care, and much more. When you provide an hour of service, you are credited with one "TimeHour" in your online account. You can use that Hour for services you need or want that other members are offering ? like child care or reiki. Read more here http://act.ips-dc.org/site/R?i=Vte28iYr367PBBhQ8Q72kQ, or contact us at JPTimeBank@gmail.com with any questions. Join us on the 23rd to join the Exchange and start trading!
Three cheers for ice cream,
Sarah Byrnes
Institute for Policy Studies, New England Office
412.953.6405 (cell)
http://netransition.org
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Sunday, July 26
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The 2nd Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival
Sunday, July 26
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)
University Park Common at MIT, 64 Sidney Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2nd-annual-cambridge-jazz-festival-tickets-17418670713
Cambridge Jazz Festival returns for its 2nd year at University Park Commons at MIT.
Enjoy a summer afternoon of listening to FREE, Grammy-Award-Winning JAZZ in the green sculpture gardens of University Park at MIT.
There will be jazzy FOOD & DRINKS…a BEER GARDEN…and ARTS & CRAFTS for all to enjoy…
…and a stellar lineup of PERFORMERS including Cambridge native Nnenna Freelon in a tribute to Billie Holiday with the Ron Savage Trio, piano legend JoAnne Brackeen, percussionist Eguie Castrillo and his Latin Jazz Connection, the innovative Laszlo Gardony Sextet, and the smooth jazz sounds of The Tóth Brothers.
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"INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective" (Documentary)
Sunday, July 26
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
1 Fayette Park, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Biodiversity-for-a-Livable-Climate/
FREE Ticket - Suggested donation, $10
Are you curious to learn about permaculture design principles and how they can help us bring our lifestyles into greater harmony with the natural environment? Join Biodiversity for a Livable Climate on Sunday, July 26th from 6:00-9:00 P.M. for a potluck and special screening of the documentary "INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective"!
6:00-7:00 P.M. Potluck and meet-and-greet. Feel free to bring snacks for sharing and mingle with other members of the group.
7:00-8:30 P.M. Watch "INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective (approx. run time 92 minutes)
8:30-9:00 P.M. Post-film discussion and socializing.
Don't forget to RSVP on Meetup at http://www.meetup.com/Biodiversity-for-a-Livable-Climate/
You can watch the documentary trailer at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/inhabit/126800869
We hope to see you there!
Cheers,
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
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Tuesday, July 28
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Boston Green Drinks - July Happy Hour
Tuesday, July 28
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
Scholars, 25 School Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-green-drinks-july-happy-hour-tickets-17751553374
Find us on the balcony!
Join the conversation with sustainability professionals and hobbyists. Enjoy a drink and build your connection with our green community!
Keep sending feedback to Lyn@bostongreendrinks.com for ideas about speakers or content for the future and mark your calendar for drinks on the last Tuesday of every month. Also, if you RSVP and can't make it, e-mail us to let us know.
Boston Green Drinks builds a community of sustainably-minded Bostonians, provides a forum for exchange of sustainability career resources, and serves as a central point of information about emerging green issues. We support the exchange of ideas and resources about sustainable energy, environment, food, health, education.
Find us on the balcony!
Join the conversation with sustainability professionals and hobbyists. Enjoy a drink and build your connection with our green community!
Keep sending feedback to Lyn@bostongreendrinks.com for ideas about speakers or content for the future and mark your calendar for drinks on the last Tuesday of every month. Also, if you RSVP and can't make it, e-mail us to let us know.
Boston Green Drinks builds a community of sustainably-minded Bostonians, provides a forum for exchange of sustainability career resources, and serves as a central point of information about emerging green issues. We support the exchange of ideas and resources about sustainable energy, environment, food, health, education.
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Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, July 29
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Opioid Crisis: The Neuroscience and Treatment of Addiction
WHEN Wed., July 29, 2015, 12 – 1 p.m.
WHERE https://hms.harvard.edu/departments/talks12
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Education, Ethics, Health Sciences, Law, Lecture, Science, Social Sciences, Special Events
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR HMS Office of Communications and External Relations
SPEAKER(S) Elena Chartoff, assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, HMS; director, Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior Laboratory, Division of Neuroscience, McLean Hospital
Hilary Connery, assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, HMS; clinical director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, McLean Hospital
COST Free and open to the Harvard community
CONTACT INFO 617.432.3038
DETAILS Live stream will be added to website prior to event.
LINK https://hms.harvard.edu/departments/talks12
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July IAP: Confidential Research Information Management: Security and Privacy Key Concepts
Wednesday, July 29
1:00p–2:30p
MIT, Building E25-401, 45 Carleton Street, Cambridge
Speaker: Micah Altman
Researchers in the social, behavioral and health sciences perform research involving non-classified but confidential information. This course, provides core concepts in data privacy and information security and strategies for managing confidential information.
Registration Required.
Web site: http://libcal.mit.edu/event/2098954
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Libraries
For more information, contact: Chen, Andrew
6172533044
achen0@mit.edu
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Finding gene mutations that protect against heart attack and developing medicines that mimic them
WHEN Wed., July 29, 2015, 6 – 7 p.m.
WHERE The Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Lecture, Science
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
SPEAKER(S) Sekar Kathiresan
COST Free and open to the public
TICKET WEB LINK msns15-sekkathiresan.eventbrite.com
CONTACT INFO events@broadinstitute.org
LINK https://www.broadinstitute.org/partnerships/education/midsummer-nights-science/midsummer-nights-science-2015
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2015 Startup Showcase: An exhibition of the 2015 MassChallenge Finalists & celebration of innovation in Boston
Wednesday, July 29
6:00-8:00PM
Plaza Ballroom (Third Floor), Seaport Hotel | 1 Seaport Lane, Boston
RSVP at https://events.attend.com/#/register/1383768892/0
MassChallenge welcomes all startups, sponsors, partners, investors, entrepreneurs, community members and startup enthusiasts to the very first opportunity to browse the enormous value being created by the 2015 MassChallenge finalists!
Website: http://attend.com/StartupShowcase2015
The MassChallenge Startup Showcase features the 128 highest-impact startup companies participating in the MassChallenge accelerator. It is the first major opportunity for the startup community to meet the 2015 MassChallenge finalist startups and experience their new developments in an open-floor exposition.
MassChallenge
Phone: 1.888.782.7820
Email: events@masschallenge.org
Website: http://masschallenge.org/
Website: www.seaportboston.com/meetings-and-events/event-venues/Ballrooms/Plaza-Ballroom.aspx
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Thursday, July 30
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Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, July 29
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Opioid Crisis: The Neuroscience and Treatment of Addiction
WHEN Wed., July 29, 2015, 12 – 1 p.m.
WHERE https://hms.harvard.edu/departments/talks12
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Education, Ethics, Health Sciences, Law, Lecture, Science, Social Sciences, Special Events
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR HMS Office of Communications and External Relations
SPEAKER(S) Elena Chartoff, assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, HMS; director, Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior Laboratory, Division of Neuroscience, McLean Hospital
Hilary Connery, assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, HMS; clinical director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, McLean Hospital
COST Free and open to the Harvard community
CONTACT INFO 617.432.3038
DETAILS Live stream will be added to website prior to event.
LINK https://hms.harvard.edu/departments/talks12
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July IAP: Confidential Research Information Management: Security and Privacy Key Concepts
Wednesday, July 29
1:00p–2:30p
MIT, Building E25-401, 45 Carleton Street, Cambridge
Speaker: Micah Altman
Researchers in the social, behavioral and health sciences perform research involving non-classified but confidential information. This course, provides core concepts in data privacy and information security and strategies for managing confidential information.
Registration Required.
Web site: http://libcal.mit.edu/event/2098954
Open to: the general public
Sponsor(s): MIT Libraries
For more information, contact: Chen, Andrew
6172533044
achen0@mit.edu
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Finding gene mutations that protect against heart attack and developing medicines that mimic them
WHEN Wed., July 29, 2015, 6 – 7 p.m.
WHERE The Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Lecture, Science
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
SPEAKER(S) Sekar Kathiresan
COST Free and open to the public
TICKET WEB LINK msns15-sekkathiresan.eventbrite.com
CONTACT INFO events@broadinstitute.org
LINK https://www.broadinstitute.org/partnerships/education/midsummer-nights-science/midsummer-nights-science-2015
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2015 Startup Showcase: An exhibition of the 2015 MassChallenge Finalists & celebration of innovation in Boston
Wednesday, July 29
6:00-8:00PM
Plaza Ballroom (Third Floor), Seaport Hotel | 1 Seaport Lane, Boston
RSVP at https://events.attend.com/#/register/1383768892/0
MassChallenge welcomes all startups, sponsors, partners, investors, entrepreneurs, community members and startup enthusiasts to the very first opportunity to browse the enormous value being created by the 2015 MassChallenge finalists!
Website: http://attend.com/StartupShowcase2015
The MassChallenge Startup Showcase features the 128 highest-impact startup companies participating in the MassChallenge accelerator. It is the first major opportunity for the startup community to meet the 2015 MassChallenge finalist startups and experience their new developments in an open-floor exposition.
MassChallenge
Phone: 1.888.782.7820
Email: events@masschallenge.org
Website: http://masschallenge.org/
Website: www.seaportboston.com/meetings-and-events/event-venues/Ballrooms/Plaza-Ballroom.aspx
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Thursday, July 30
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Manufacturing Process Developments for Bioprinting and Tissue Engineering
WHEN Thu., July 30, 2015, 3 – 4 p.m.
WHERE Room 521, Wyss Institute, 3 Blackfan Circle, 5th floor, Boston
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Lecture, Science
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR Michael Super, senior staff scientist, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
SPEAKER(S) Joel Segal, co-investigator, EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacture in Regenerative Medicine
CONTACT INFO alison.reggio@wyss.harvard.edu
DETAILS This talk will focus on two main areas of manufacturing process development to support bioprinting activities and the electrospinning of cell scaffolds. His specific area of interest is in the application of design for manufacture principles to contribute to the clinical translation potential for these techniques.
Bio: Joel Segal's research interests are in micro and nano replication technologies, nanoscale fabrication and additive manufacture. His portfolio includes the generation of micro-structures for tissue engineering. He is currently supervising Ph.D. researchers in pharmaceutical device development, additive manufacturing, regenerative medicine, phosphate glass coatings for implants, bioresorbable implant development, porous spinal implant development and advanced metrology. He is a co-investigator in the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacture in Regenerative Medicine and a co-investigator in the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacture in Medical Devices (MeDeInnovation). He was previously successfully involved in the NanoCom (an EU FP7 Coordinated Action on commercialisation of Nanotechnology) and MINAM 2.0 (an EU FP7 Coordinated Action on micro and nano manufacturing) EU projects. He has held two Bridging the Gaps awards for collaborative research with colleagues in Physics, Microbiology & Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy. Segal has several peer-reviewed publications, has presented at international conferences worldwide, contributed to a book on Rapid Prototyping case studies and is a contributor to the annual state of the industry Additive Manufacturing report produced by Terry Wohlers. His expertise assisted the recent development of a novel hand hygiene training device for children.
LINK http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewevent/478/
WHEN Thu., July 30, 2015, 3 – 4 p.m.
WHERE Room 521, Wyss Institute, 3 Blackfan Circle, 5th floor, Boston
GAZETTE CLASSIFICATION Lecture, Science
ORGANIZATION/SPONSOR Michael Super, senior staff scientist, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
SPEAKER(S) Joel Segal, co-investigator, EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacture in Regenerative Medicine
CONTACT INFO alison.reggio@wyss.harvard.edu
DETAILS This talk will focus on two main areas of manufacturing process development to support bioprinting activities and the electrospinning of cell scaffolds. His specific area of interest is in the application of design for manufacture principles to contribute to the clinical translation potential for these techniques.
Bio: Joel Segal's research interests are in micro and nano replication technologies, nanoscale fabrication and additive manufacture. His portfolio includes the generation of micro-structures for tissue engineering. He is currently supervising Ph.D. researchers in pharmaceutical device development, additive manufacturing, regenerative medicine, phosphate glass coatings for implants, bioresorbable implant development, porous spinal implant development and advanced metrology. He is a co-investigator in the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacture in Regenerative Medicine and a co-investigator in the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacture in Medical Devices (MeDeInnovation). He was previously successfully involved in the NanoCom (an EU FP7 Coordinated Action on commercialisation of Nanotechnology) and MINAM 2.0 (an EU FP7 Coordinated Action on micro and nano manufacturing) EU projects. He has held two Bridging the Gaps awards for collaborative research with colleagues in Physics, Microbiology & Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy. Segal has several peer-reviewed publications, has presented at international conferences worldwide, contributed to a book on Rapid Prototyping case studies and is a contributor to the annual state of the industry Additive Manufacturing report produced by Terry Wohlers. His expertise assisted the recent development of a novel hand hygiene training device for children.
LINK http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewevent/478/
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Boston Futures: 2024 and Beyond: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Thursday, July 30
6-8pm
Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge
Boston Futures is a community discussion series about the future of Boston and how Boston’s Olympic and Paralympic bid might help us achieve a shared vision for that future. Free and open to the public, these conversations will explore how hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024 could help catalyze progress on key initiatives and ideas that will define Boston in the year 2030, the city’s 400th anniversary, and beyond. Intended to engage designers, planners, innovators, and more, this series provides attendees the opportunity to ask questions, gain additional insight from experts who have faced similar challenges, and consider the possibilities for Boston's future.
Planned topics for discussion include mobility, housing, open space, sustainability, health, and innovation.
The inaugural discussion “Pathways to Legacy” in May 2015 featured architects and urban planners who played key roles in planning for past Olympic and Paralympic Games and other urban transformation projects. The conversation touched on best practices and lessons learned for creating lasting benefits and how Boston might apply these learnings from other cities to its future development. You can view highlights from the discussion on the Boston Futures Facebook page.
For more information, please email bostonfutures@2024boston.org, follow us on Twitter @BOSFutures, and like our Facebook page – Boston Futures. To rsvp for particular events, see each listing.
Boston Futures is a program of the BSA and the BSA Foundation in partnership with Boston 2024, Boston Society of Landscape Architects, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, MIT School of Architecture and Planning, Northeastern University School of Architecture, ULI Boston, and The Venture Café.
Boston Futures: 2024 and Beyond: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Thursday, July 30
6-8pm
Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge
Boston Futures is a community discussion series about the future of Boston and how Boston’s Olympic and Paralympic bid might help us achieve a shared vision for that future. Free and open to the public, these conversations will explore how hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024 could help catalyze progress on key initiatives and ideas that will define Boston in the year 2030, the city’s 400th anniversary, and beyond. Intended to engage designers, planners, innovators, and more, this series provides attendees the opportunity to ask questions, gain additional insight from experts who have faced similar challenges, and consider the possibilities for Boston's future.
Planned topics for discussion include mobility, housing, open space, sustainability, health, and innovation.
The inaugural discussion “Pathways to Legacy” in May 2015 featured architects and urban planners who played key roles in planning for past Olympic and Paralympic Games and other urban transformation projects. The conversation touched on best practices and lessons learned for creating lasting benefits and how Boston might apply these learnings from other cities to its future development. You can view highlights from the discussion on the Boston Futures Facebook page.
For more information, please email bostonfutures@2024boston.org, follow us on Twitter @BOSFutures, and like our Facebook page – Boston Futures. To rsvp for particular events, see each listing.
Boston Futures is a program of the BSA and the BSA Foundation in partnership with Boston 2024, Boston Society of Landscape Architects, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, MIT School of Architecture and Planning, Northeastern University School of Architecture, ULI Boston, and The Venture Café.
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Helping Endangered Species in Our Backyard
Thursday, July 30
7:30 p.m.
Simons IMAX Theatre New England Aquarium, Aquarium Wharf, Boston
RSVP at http://support.neaq.org/site/Calendar?id=106061&view=Detail
Bryan Windmiller, Executive Director, Grassroots Wildlife Conservation
We may not have wild pandas and snow leopards, but New England is full of regionally endangered and threatened plants and animals. To maintain and restore the diversity of our natural heritage, we need to intelligently and actively help many of our rare wild neighbors. Come and learn about hands-on projects, in which Massachusetts school children and adults are helping us protect rare species, with a focus on our threatened freshwater turtles.
Bryan Windmiller, Executive Director, Grassroots Wildlife Conservation
We may not have wild pandas and snow leopards, but New England is full of regionally endangered and threatened plants and animals. To maintain and restore the diversity of our natural heritage, we need to intelligently and actively help many of our rare wild neighbors. Come and learn about hands-on projects, in which Massachusetts school children and adults are helping us protect rare species, with a focus on our threatened freshwater turtles.
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Tuesday, August 4
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Boston TechBreakfast
Tuesday, August 4
8:00am - 10:00am
Microsoft New England R&D Center, ! Memorial Drive, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-TechBreakfast/events/215002892/
Twitter: @techbreakfast
Description: Based on the popular TechBreakfast format, the Boston TechBreakfast is a "show and tell" format event where up to five different technologists will demo their technologies from a wide range of industries ranging from software to hardware, IT to Biotech, robotics to space tech. The event is "triple agnostic". We don't care if the technology is from a start up, a large company, a university, a government agency, or someone's hobby. We are also agnostic as to the industry of the tech - it could be IT, biotech, robotics, aerospace, materials sciences, anything tech and innovative is cool. And we're also region agnostic - even if you're not from where we're hosting, we want to see you and your technology!
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Thursday, August 6
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Sustainability Collaborative
Thursday, August 6
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Venture Cafe – Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 5th floor, Cambridge
The Venture Café Foundation has partnered with EcoMotion to bring the Sustainability Collaborative to monthly Venture Café gatherings.
Stay tuned for more information about this month’s Sustainability Collaborative.
Questions? Contact Sierra at sflanigan@ecomotion.us
Venture Cafe Foundation
http://vencaf.org/
http://www.vencaf.org/calendar
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Monday, August 10
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Science by the Pint
Monday, August 10
7pm
The Burren, Davis Square, 247 Elm Street, Somerville
More information at http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu
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new grant program offered by NEFA available to artists within Rt. 495:
The New England Foundation for the Arts announces a series of grant workshops to be held across the city of Boston. The workshops will focus on NEFA’s newest initiative, Creative City, a three-year pilot that will make grants to Boston area artists to create works that integrate public participation.
Artists who reside within route 495 in Massachusetts and community organizations in the city of Boston are invited to bring project ideas and questions about applying to Creative City. These workshops are designed to help artists prepare applications, and participants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the program background and the grant guidelines in advance. The summer 2015 workshops are:
July 13, 3:00PM-4:00PM at Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley St., Boston
July 14, 2:00PM-3:30PM at Mattapan Public Library, 1350 Blue Hill Ave, Mattapan
July 15, 10:30AM-12:00PM at East Boston Public Library, 365 Bremen St., East Boston
July 16, 5:30-7:00PM at Curtis Hall, 20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
July 17, 9:30AM-11AM, at NEFA, 145 Tremont St., 7th Floor, Boston
Creative City will support individual artists, artist collectives, and artistic collaborations in all disciplines and with roots in diverse cultures, forms, and aesthetics. Grants will range from $2,500-$10,000. An additional stipend of up to $2,500 will be available for community partners to help support presentation costs. Creative City is made possible with funding from the Barr Foundation.
Application deadlines for the first year are August 3, 2015, and February 1, 2016. For more information about funding priorities, eligibility, criteria, and to access the online application, visit www.nefa.org.
Contact: Summer Confuorto, Program Coordinator | Public Art and Creative City
617.951.0010 x533 | sconfuorto@nefa.org
See more at: http://www.nefa.org/news/nefa-hosting-grant-workshops-new-initiative#sthash.PglWWs5H.dpuf
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Intern with Biodiversity for a Livable Climate!
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate (BLC) is a nonprofit based in the Cambridge, MA area. Our mission is to mobilize the biosphere to restore ecosystems and reverse global warming.
Education, public information campaigns, organizing, scientific investigation, collaboration with like-minded organizations, research and policy development are all elements of our strategy.
Background: Soils are the largest terrestrial carbon sink on the planet. Restoring the complex ecology of soils is the only way to safely and quickly remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the ground, where it’s desperately needed to regenerate the health of billions of acres of degraded lands. Restoring carbon to soils and regenerating ecosystems are how we can restore a healthy hydrologic cycle and cool local and planetary climates safely, naturally, and in time to ensure a livable climate now and in the future.
Our Work: immediate plans include
Organizing the First International Biodiversity, Soil Carbon and Climate Week, October 31-November 9, 2014, and a kick-off conference in the Boston area, “Mobilizing the Biosphere to Reverse Global Warming: A Biodiversity, Water, Soil Carbon and Climate Conference – and Call to Action” to expand the mainstream climate conversation to include the power of biology, and to help initiate intensive worldwide efforts to return atmospheric carbon to the soils.
Coordination of a global fund to directly assist local farmers and herders in learning and applying carbon farming approaches that not only benefit the climate, but improve the health and productivity of the land and the people who depend on it.
Collaboration with individuals and organizations on addressing eco-restoration and the regeneration of water and carbon cycles; such projects may include application of practices such as Holistic Management for restoration of billions of acres of degraded grasslands, reforestation of exploited forest areas, and restoring ocean food chains.
Please contact Helen D. Silver, helen.silver@bio4climate.org for further information.
781-316-1710
Bio4climate.org
SharedHarvestCSA.com
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Climate Stories Project
http://www.climatestoriesproject.org
What's your Climate Story?
Climate Stories Project is a forum that gives a voice to the emotional and personal impacts that climate change is having on our lives. Often, we only discuss climate change from the impersonal perspective of science or the contentious realm of politics. Today, more and more of us are feeling the effects of climate change on an personal level. Climate Stories Project allows people from around the world to share their stories and to engage with climate change in a personal, direct way.
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Where is the best yogurt on the planet made? Somerville, of course!
Join the Somerville Yogurt Making Cooperative and get a weekly quart of the most thick, creamy, rich and tart yogurt in the world. Membership in the coop costs $2.50 per quart. Members share the responsibility for making yogurt in our kitchen located just outside of Davis Sq. in FirstChurch. No previous yogurt making experience is necessary.
For more information checkout.
https://sites.google.com/site/somervilleyogurtcoop/home
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Cambridge Residents: Free Home Thermal Images
Have you ever wanted to learn where your home is leaking heat by having an energy auditor come to your home with a thermal camera? With that info you then know where to fix your home so it's more comfortable and less expensive to heat. However, at $200 or so, the cost of such a thermal scan is a big chunk of change.
HEET Cambridge has now partnered with Sagewell, Inc. to offer Cambridge residents free thermal scans.
Sagewell collects the thermal images by driving through Cambridge in a hybrid vehicle equipped with thermal cameras. They will scan every building in Cambridge (as long as it's not blocked by trees or buildings or on a private way). Building owners can view thermal images of their property and an analysis online. The information is password protected so that only the building owner can see the results.
Homeowners, condo-owners and landlords can access the thermal images and an accompanying analysis free of charge. Commercial building owners and owners of more than one building will be able to view their images and analysis for a small fee.
The scans will be analyzed in the order they are requested.
Go to Sagewell.com. Type in your address at the bottom where it says "Find your home or building" and press return. Then click on "Here" to request the report.
That's it. When the scans are done in a few weeks, your building will be one of the first to be analyzed. The accompanying report will help you understand why your living room has always been cold and what to do about it.
With knowledge, comes power (or in this case saved power and money, not to mention comfort).
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Free solar electricity analysis for MA residents
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHhwM202dDYxdUZJVGFscnY1VGZ3aXc6MQ
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HEET has partnered with NSTAR and Mass Save participating contractor Next Step Living to deliver no-cost Home Energy Assessments to Cambridge residents.
During the assessment, the energy specialist will:
Install efficient light bulbs (saving up to 7% of your electricity bill)
Install programmable thermostats (saving up to 10% of your heating bill)
Install water efficiency devices (saving up to 10% of your water bill)
Check the combustion safety of your heating and hot water equipment
Evaluate your home’s energy use to create an energy-efficiency roadmap
If you get electricity from NSTAR, National Grid or Western Mass Electric, you already pay for these assessments through a surcharge on your energy bills. You might as well use the service.
Please sign up at http://nextsteplivinginc.com/heet/?outreach=HEET or call Next Step Living at 866-867-8729. A Next Step Living Representative will call to schedule your assessment.
HEET will help answer any questions and ensure you get all the services and rebates possible.
(The information collected will only be used to help you get a Home Energy Assessment. We won’t keep the data or sell it.)
(If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to call HEET’s Jason Taylor at 617 441 0614.)
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Sustainable Business Network Local Green Guide
SBN is excited to announce the soft launch of its new Local Green Guide, Massachusetts' premier Green Business Directory!
To view the directory please visit: http://www.localgreenguide.org
To find out how how your business can be listed on the website or for sponsorship opportunities please contact Adritha at adritha@sbnboston.org
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Free Monthly Energy Analysis
CarbonSalon is a free service that every month can automatically track your energy use and compare it to your past energy use (while controlling for how cold the weather is). You get a short friendly email that lets you know how you’re doing in your work to save energy.
https://www.carbonsalon.com/
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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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The Boston Network for International Development (BNID) maintains a website (BNID.org) that serves as a clearing-house for information on organizations, events, and jobs related to international development in the Boston area. BNID has played an important auxiliary role in fostering international development activities in the Boston area, as witnessed by the expanding content of the site and a significant growth in the number of users.
The website contains:
A calendar of Boston area events and volunteer opportunities related to International Development
- http://www.bnid.org/events
A jobs board that includes both internships and full time positions related to International Development that is updated daily - http://www.bnid.org/jobs
A directory and descriptions of more than 250 Boston-area organizations - http://www.bnid.org/organizations
Also, please sign up for our weekly newsletter (we promise only one email per week) to get the most up-to-date information on new job and internship opportunities -www.bnid.org/sign-up
The website is completely free for students and our goal is to help connect students who are interested in international development with many of the worthwhile organizations in the area.
Please feel free to email our organization at info@bnid.org if you have any questions!
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Artisan Asylum http://artisansasylum.com/
Sprout & Co: Community Driven Investigations http://thesprouts.org/
Greater Boston Solidarity Economy Mapping Project http://www.transformationcentral.org/solidarity/mapping/mapping.html
a project by Wellesley College students that invites participation, contact jmatthaei@wellesley.edu
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Bostonsmart.com's Guide to Boston http://www.bostonsmarts.com/BostonGuide/
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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://www.BostonScienceLectures.com
MIT Events: http://events.mit.edu
MIT Energy Club: http://mitenergyclub.org/calendar
Harvard Events: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/harvard-events/events-calendar/
Harvard Environment: http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/calendar/
Sustainability at Harvard: http://green.harvard.edu/events
Mass Climate Action: http://www.massclimateaction.net/calendar/events/index.php
Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/
Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/
Microsoft NERD Center: http://microsoftcambridge.com/Events/
Startup and Entrepreneurial Events: http://www.greenhornconnect.com/events/
Cambridge Civic Journal: http://www.rwinters.com
Cambridge Happenings: http://cambridgehappenings.org
Cambridge Community Calendar: https://www.cctvcambridge.org/calendar
Arts and Cultural Events List: http://aacel.blogspot.com/
Boston Events Insider: http://bostoneventsinsider.com/boston_events/
Nerdnite: https://www.facebook.com/nerdniteboston
Tuesday, August 4
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Boston TechBreakfast
Tuesday, August 4
8:00am - 10:00am
Microsoft New England R&D Center, ! Memorial Drive, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-TechBreakfast/events/215002892/
Twitter: @techbreakfast
Description: Based on the popular TechBreakfast format, the Boston TechBreakfast is a "show and tell" format event where up to five different technologists will demo their technologies from a wide range of industries ranging from software to hardware, IT to Biotech, robotics to space tech. The event is "triple agnostic". We don't care if the technology is from a start up, a large company, a university, a government agency, or someone's hobby. We are also agnostic as to the industry of the tech - it could be IT, biotech, robotics, aerospace, materials sciences, anything tech and innovative is cool. And we're also region agnostic - even if you're not from where we're hosting, we want to see you and your technology!
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Thursday, August 6
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Sustainability Collaborative
Thursday, August 6
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Venture Cafe – Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 5th floor, Cambridge
The Venture Café Foundation has partnered with EcoMotion to bring the Sustainability Collaborative to monthly Venture Café gatherings.
Stay tuned for more information about this month’s Sustainability Collaborative.
Questions? Contact Sierra at sflanigan@ecomotion.us
Venture Cafe Foundation
http://vencaf.org/
http://www.vencaf.org/calendar
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Monday, August 10
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Science by the Pint
Monday, August 10
7pm
The Burren, Davis Square, 247 Elm Street, Somerville
More information at http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu
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Opportunity
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new grant program offered by NEFA available to artists within Rt. 495:
The New England Foundation for the Arts announces a series of grant workshops to be held across the city of Boston. The workshops will focus on NEFA’s newest initiative, Creative City, a three-year pilot that will make grants to Boston area artists to create works that integrate public participation.
Artists who reside within route 495 in Massachusetts and community organizations in the city of Boston are invited to bring project ideas and questions about applying to Creative City. These workshops are designed to help artists prepare applications, and participants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the program background and the grant guidelines in advance. The summer 2015 workshops are:
July 13, 3:00PM-4:00PM at Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley St., Boston
July 14, 2:00PM-3:30PM at Mattapan Public Library, 1350 Blue Hill Ave, Mattapan
July 15, 10:30AM-12:00PM at East Boston Public Library, 365 Bremen St., East Boston
July 16, 5:30-7:00PM at Curtis Hall, 20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
July 17, 9:30AM-11AM, at NEFA, 145 Tremont St., 7th Floor, Boston
Creative City will support individual artists, artist collectives, and artistic collaborations in all disciplines and with roots in diverse cultures, forms, and aesthetics. Grants will range from $2,500-$10,000. An additional stipend of up to $2,500 will be available for community partners to help support presentation costs. Creative City is made possible with funding from the Barr Foundation.
Application deadlines for the first year are August 3, 2015, and February 1, 2016. For more information about funding priorities, eligibility, criteria, and to access the online application, visit www.nefa.org.
Contact: Summer Confuorto, Program Coordinator | Public Art and Creative City
617.951.0010 x533 | sconfuorto@nefa.org
See more at: http://www.nefa.org/news/nefa-hosting-grant-workshops-new-initiative#sthash.PglWWs5H.dpuf
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Intern with Biodiversity for a Livable Climate!
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate (BLC) is a nonprofit based in the Cambridge, MA area. Our mission is to mobilize the biosphere to restore ecosystems and reverse global warming.
Education, public information campaigns, organizing, scientific investigation, collaboration with like-minded organizations, research and policy development are all elements of our strategy.
Background: Soils are the largest terrestrial carbon sink on the planet. Restoring the complex ecology of soils is the only way to safely and quickly remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the ground, where it’s desperately needed to regenerate the health of billions of acres of degraded lands. Restoring carbon to soils and regenerating ecosystems are how we can restore a healthy hydrologic cycle and cool local and planetary climates safely, naturally, and in time to ensure a livable climate now and in the future.
Our Work: immediate plans include
Organizing the First International Biodiversity, Soil Carbon and Climate Week, October 31-November 9, 2014, and a kick-off conference in the Boston area, “Mobilizing the Biosphere to Reverse Global Warming: A Biodiversity, Water, Soil Carbon and Climate Conference – and Call to Action” to expand the mainstream climate conversation to include the power of biology, and to help initiate intensive worldwide efforts to return atmospheric carbon to the soils.
Coordination of a global fund to directly assist local farmers and herders in learning and applying carbon farming approaches that not only benefit the climate, but improve the health and productivity of the land and the people who depend on it.
Collaboration with individuals and organizations on addressing eco-restoration and the regeneration of water and carbon cycles; such projects may include application of practices such as Holistic Management for restoration of billions of acres of degraded grasslands, reforestation of exploited forest areas, and restoring ocean food chains.
Please contact Helen D. Silver, helen.silver@bio4climate.org for further information.
781-316-1710
Bio4climate.org
SharedHarvestCSA.com
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Climate Stories Project
http://www.climatestoriesproject.org
What's your Climate Story?
Climate Stories Project is a forum that gives a voice to the emotional and personal impacts that climate change is having on our lives. Often, we only discuss climate change from the impersonal perspective of science or the contentious realm of politics. Today, more and more of us are feeling the effects of climate change on an personal level. Climate Stories Project allows people from around the world to share their stories and to engage with climate change in a personal, direct way.
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Where is the best yogurt on the planet made? Somerville, of course!
Join the Somerville Yogurt Making Cooperative and get a weekly quart of the most thick, creamy, rich and tart yogurt in the world. Membership in the coop costs $2.50 per quart. Members share the responsibility for making yogurt in our kitchen located just outside of Davis Sq. in FirstChurch. No previous yogurt making experience is necessary.
For more information checkout.
https://sites.google.com/site/somervilleyogurtcoop/home
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Cambridge Residents: Free Home Thermal Images
Have you ever wanted to learn where your home is leaking heat by having an energy auditor come to your home with a thermal camera? With that info you then know where to fix your home so it's more comfortable and less expensive to heat. However, at $200 or so, the cost of such a thermal scan is a big chunk of change.
HEET Cambridge has now partnered with Sagewell, Inc. to offer Cambridge residents free thermal scans.
Sagewell collects the thermal images by driving through Cambridge in a hybrid vehicle equipped with thermal cameras. They will scan every building in Cambridge (as long as it's not blocked by trees or buildings or on a private way). Building owners can view thermal images of their property and an analysis online. The information is password protected so that only the building owner can see the results.
Homeowners, condo-owners and landlords can access the thermal images and an accompanying analysis free of charge. Commercial building owners and owners of more than one building will be able to view their images and analysis for a small fee.
The scans will be analyzed in the order they are requested.
Go to Sagewell.com. Type in your address at the bottom where it says "Find your home or building" and press return. Then click on "Here" to request the report.
That's it. When the scans are done in a few weeks, your building will be one of the first to be analyzed. The accompanying report will help you understand why your living room has always been cold and what to do about it.
With knowledge, comes power (or in this case saved power and money, not to mention comfort).
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Free solar electricity analysis for MA residents
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHhwM202dDYxdUZJVGFscnY1VGZ3aXc6MQ
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HEET has partnered with NSTAR and Mass Save participating contractor Next Step Living to deliver no-cost Home Energy Assessments to Cambridge residents.
During the assessment, the energy specialist will:
Install efficient light bulbs (saving up to 7% of your electricity bill)
Install programmable thermostats (saving up to 10% of your heating bill)
Install water efficiency devices (saving up to 10% of your water bill)
Check the combustion safety of your heating and hot water equipment
Evaluate your home’s energy use to create an energy-efficiency roadmap
If you get electricity from NSTAR, National Grid or Western Mass Electric, you already pay for these assessments through a surcharge on your energy bills. You might as well use the service.
Please sign up at http://nextsteplivinginc.com/heet/?outreach=HEET or call Next Step Living at 866-867-8729. A Next Step Living Representative will call to schedule your assessment.
HEET will help answer any questions and ensure you get all the services and rebates possible.
(The information collected will only be used to help you get a Home Energy Assessment. We won’t keep the data or sell it.)
(If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to call HEET’s Jason Taylor at 617 441 0614.)
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Sustainable Business Network Local Green Guide
SBN is excited to announce the soft launch of its new Local Green Guide, Massachusetts' premier Green Business Directory!
To view the directory please visit: http://www.localgreenguide.org
To find out how how your business can be listed on the website or for sponsorship opportunities please contact Adritha at adritha@sbnboston.org
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Free Monthly Energy Analysis
CarbonSalon is a free service that every month can automatically track your energy use and compare it to your past energy use (while controlling for how cold the weather is). You get a short friendly email that lets you know how you’re doing in your work to save energy.
https://www.carbonsalon.com/
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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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The Boston Network for International Development (BNID) maintains a website (BNID.org) that serves as a clearing-house for information on organizations, events, and jobs related to international development in the Boston area. BNID has played an important auxiliary role in fostering international development activities in the Boston area, as witnessed by the expanding content of the site and a significant growth in the number of users.
The website contains:
A calendar of Boston area events and volunteer opportunities related to International Development
- http://www.bnid.org/events
A jobs board that includes both internships and full time positions related to International Development that is updated daily - http://www.bnid.org/jobs
A directory and descriptions of more than 250 Boston-area organizations - http://www.bnid.org/organizations
Also, please sign up for our weekly newsletter (we promise only one email per week) to get the most up-to-date information on new job and internship opportunities -www.bnid.org/sign-up
The website is completely free for students and our goal is to help connect students who are interested in international development with many of the worthwhile organizations in the area.
Please feel free to email our organization at info@bnid.org if you have any questions!
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Artisan Asylum http://artisansasylum.com/
Sprout & Co: Community Driven Investigations http://thesprouts.org/
Greater Boston Solidarity Economy Mapping Project http://www.transformationcentral.org/solidarity/mapping/mapping.html
a project by Wellesley College students that invites participation, contact jmatthaei@wellesley.edu
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Bostonsmart.com's Guide to Boston http://www.bostonsmarts.com/BostonGuide/
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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://www.BostonScienceLectures.com
MIT Events: http://events.mit.edu
MIT Energy Club: http://mitenergyclub.org/calendar
Harvard Events: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/harvard-events/events-calendar/
Harvard Environment: http://www.environment.harvard.edu/events/calendar/
Sustainability at Harvard: http://green.harvard.edu/events
Mass Climate Action: http://www.massclimateaction.net/calendar/events/index.php
Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/
Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/
Microsoft NERD Center: http://microsoftcambridge.com/Events/
Startup and Entrepreneurial Events: http://www.greenhornconnect.com/events/
Cambridge Civic Journal: http://www.rwinters.com
Cambridge Happenings: http://cambridgehappenings.org
Cambridge Community Calendar: https://www.cctvcambridge.org/calendar
Arts and Cultural Events List: http://aacel.blogspot.com/
Boston Events Insider: http://bostoneventsinsider.com/boston_events/
Nerdnite: https://www.facebook.com/nerdniteboston
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