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Monday, July 6
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11am MIT Launch Final Pitches
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Tuesday, July 7
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12pm The Web We Want & The Ed We Want
6pm #TechHubTuesday Demo Night - July 2015
7pm Neighborhood Solar Closing Event!
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Wednesday, July 8
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4pm Adaptive Data-driven Systems for Health and Wellbeing
6pm Immune mechanisms of synapse loss in health and disease
6:30pm ARTfarm community meeting
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Thursday, July 9
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5:30pm Info Table: Boston GreenFest 2015
5:30pm EnergyBar!
5:30pm Learn to Observe: Tree Spotters Citizen Science Launch
6pm "Play in Public Art" a panel discussion
6pm Sustainability Collaborative
6pm Solar Beer Club July - Battery Park
6:30pm Speakeasy Science: Destination Station
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Friday, July 10
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8:30am Innovation Breakfast - Welcome Product Hunters!
6:30pm Award-Winning Film and Talk: Gwich'in Women Speak
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Monday, July 13
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9am CAMP HONK (July 13-17 & 20-24)
5:30pm 2015 & Beyond: Predictions from Digital Learning Providers
7pm Science by the Pint: Bacterial Sex, Contraception, and the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
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Tuesday, July 14
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8am Boston Tech Breakfast: Kwambio, BeConnections, Janeiro Digital, Mobilengi
12pm Network Equality
4pm TECH, DRUGS, AND ROCK N' ROLL 2015
6pm The Science of Happier Spending
6pm Pitchfest 2015
6:30pm Food and the City: Meet Fenway Farms
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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
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Monday, July 6
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MIT Launch Final Pitches
Monday, July 6
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EDT)
MIT, Building 10-250, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-launch-final-pitches-tickets-17230076623
U.S. and International High School Students will be pitching their business ideas at MIT
The MIT Launch teams of students from around the US and world will be pitching their companies on July 6. This final pitch event is a chance for you to see what these young entrepreneurs have accomplished over their 4-week Launch experience. The pitches will be comprised of the teams’ execution on their ideas, business models, and future plans; an exciting and pivotal moment for you to witness in these students entrepreneurial careers.
Schedule of Events
Pitches: 11am to 5pm
Poster Session and Appetiziers: 12pm to 2pm
MIT Launch is a summer entrepreneurship program for high school students where they start real companies while learning the entrepreneurial skills and mindset. Students go through rigorous coursework, collaborate with peers and mentors, and use the multitude of tools surrounding them at MIT to realize what it takes to be successful in the real world – resourcefulness, adaptability, and innovation.
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Tuesday, July 7
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The Web We Want & The Ed We Want
Tuesday, July 7
12:00 pm
Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, 23 Everett Street, Second Floor, Cambridge
RSVP required for those attending in person at https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2015/07/Reich#RSVP
Event will be webcast live on https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2015/07/Reich at 12:00 pm
with Justin Reich
The past decade has seen a dramatic decline in user agency all across the Web, but especially in education. The Aughts saw the budding of a golden age of user-produced media on the Web. But these buds never fully flowered, over-shadowed by the development of proprietary platforms like Facebook in the social sector and learning management systems in the educational sector. Thinkers like Anil Dash have lamented "The Web We Lost," and groups like the Indieweb movement and the Reclaim Innovation movements are working to revitalize a user-owned and user-produced Web.
In this talk, Justin Reich will highlight some of the exciting innovations within education that seek to put students and learners in charge of their online lives. Experiments are taking place in scattered courses and across entire colleges to raise a generation of learners ready to stake out their own claims on the Web, and to take back the means of production and sharing.
About Justin
Justin Reich is an educational researcher broadly interested in the future of learning in a networked world. His professional work is motivated by a desire to transform the architecture of education away from centralized, hierarchical models of teaching and towards distributed, networked models of learning. He studies, designs, and advocates for learning systems that shift education from something done to learners to something done with learners, from channels of dissemination to webs of sharing.
Justin is the Richard L. Menschel HarvardX Research Fellow, based in the Office of the President and Provost at Harvard University, where he explores the possibilities and limits of open online learning. He is a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and a visiting lecturer in MIT’s Scheller Teacher Education program. He is also the co-founder of EdTechTeacher, a professional learning consultancy devoted to helping teachers leverage technology to create student-centered, inquiry-based learning environments.He earned his doctorate from Harvard University, where he led the Distributed Collaborative Learning Communities project, a Hewlett Foundation funded initiative to examine how social media are used in K-12 classrooms. His dissertation, The State of Wiki Usage in U.S. K-12 Schools, drew upon a population of 180,000 education-related wikis as well as over 100 interviews and observations with wiki-using teachers to measure the degree to which wikis supported deeper learning in classrooms across the United States.
Justin is a co-author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers, and his academic work has been published in Educational Researcher, Social Education, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, and other venues. His opinion writings have been published in the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, The Providence Journal, and other publications. He blogs for Education Week at EdTechResearcher.
Justin has taught in a wide variety of settings. He was a camp counselor and trip leader at Camp Chewonki, a lifeguard and CPR instructor with the American Red Cross, a search and rescue instructor with the Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group, a wilderness medicine instructor with Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities, and an international expedition leader with World Challenge Expeditions. He taught at the Shackleton school, an expedition-based school, and he taught freshman world history and electives for seniors at the Noble and Greenough School, where he also coached wrestling and co-led the outdoor activities group.
Justin served as Outstanding Educator in Residence for the Academy of Singapore Teachers, a Digital Media and Learning Summer Fellow with the MacArthur Foundation, and a member of the 2012 class of Emerging Leaders for the International Society for Technology in Education. He is a member of the Digital Learning Advisory Council for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and serves on the advisory boards of the Chewonki Foundation and the Fay School.
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#TechHubTuesday Demo Night - July 2015
Tuesday, July 7
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
TechHub, 3rd Floor, 212 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/techhubtuesday-demo-night-july-2015-tickets-16129633167
Demo Night is a chance to see what the top startups are working on, these are the people that are changing the future of business & tech!
Join #TechHubTuesday at TechHub to experience great demos from the exciting tech entrepreneur community. Follow the # all day to see other demos taking place in Bengaluru and then London.
Each startup has 5 minutes to demo their product in front of a live audience, it's not a pitch but an opportunity for each startup to explain (and show) what they have been working on. After each demo there is live Q&A with the audience. The idea is to foster innovation and iteration. It's not about slamming the presenter!
Afterwards, stick around for beer and wine, network, play ping pong or take a look round the space.
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Index
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Monday, July 6
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11am MIT Launch Final Pitches
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Tuesday, July 7
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12pm The Web We Want & The Ed We Want
6pm #TechHubTuesday Demo Night - July 2015
7pm Neighborhood Solar Closing Event!
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Wednesday, July 8
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4pm Adaptive Data-driven Systems for Health and Wellbeing
6pm Immune mechanisms of synapse loss in health and disease
6:30pm ARTfarm community meeting
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Thursday, July 9
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5:30pm Info Table: Boston GreenFest 2015
5:30pm EnergyBar!
5:30pm Learn to Observe: Tree Spotters Citizen Science Launch
6pm "Play in Public Art" a panel discussion
6pm Sustainability Collaborative
6pm Solar Beer Club July - Battery Park
6:30pm Speakeasy Science: Destination Station
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Friday, July 10
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8:30am Innovation Breakfast - Welcome Product Hunters!
6:30pm Award-Winning Film and Talk: Gwich'in Women Speak
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Monday, July 13
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9am CAMP HONK (July 13-17 & 20-24)
5:30pm 2015 & Beyond: Predictions from Digital Learning Providers
7pm Science by the Pint: Bacterial Sex, Contraception, and the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
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Tuesday, July 14
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8am Boston Tech Breakfast: Kwambio, BeConnections, Janeiro Digital, Mobilengi
12pm Network Equality
4pm TECH, DRUGS, AND ROCK N' ROLL 2015
6pm The Science of Happier Spending
6pm Pitchfest 2015
6:30pm Food and the City: Meet Fenway Farms
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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
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Monday, July 6
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MIT Launch Final Pitches
Monday, July 6
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EDT)
MIT, Building 10-250, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-launch-final-pitches-tickets-17230076623
U.S. and International High School Students will be pitching their business ideas at MIT
The MIT Launch teams of students from around the US and world will be pitching their companies on July 6. This final pitch event is a chance for you to see what these young entrepreneurs have accomplished over their 4-week Launch experience. The pitches will be comprised of the teams’ execution on their ideas, business models, and future plans; an exciting and pivotal moment for you to witness in these students entrepreneurial careers.
Schedule of Events
Pitches: 11am to 5pm
Poster Session and Appetiziers: 12pm to 2pm
MIT Launch is a summer entrepreneurship program for high school students where they start real companies while learning the entrepreneurial skills and mindset. Students go through rigorous coursework, collaborate with peers and mentors, and use the multitude of tools surrounding them at MIT to realize what it takes to be successful in the real world – resourcefulness, adaptability, and innovation.
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Tuesday, July 7
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The Web We Want & The Ed We Want
Tuesday, July 7
12:00 pm
Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, 23 Everett Street, Second Floor, Cambridge
RSVP required for those attending in person at https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2015/07/Reich#RSVP
Event will be webcast live on https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2015/07/Reich at 12:00 pm
with Justin Reich
The past decade has seen a dramatic decline in user agency all across the Web, but especially in education. The Aughts saw the budding of a golden age of user-produced media on the Web. But these buds never fully flowered, over-shadowed by the development of proprietary platforms like Facebook in the social sector and learning management systems in the educational sector. Thinkers like Anil Dash have lamented "The Web We Lost," and groups like the Indieweb movement and the Reclaim Innovation movements are working to revitalize a user-owned and user-produced Web.
In this talk, Justin Reich will highlight some of the exciting innovations within education that seek to put students and learners in charge of their online lives. Experiments are taking place in scattered courses and across entire colleges to raise a generation of learners ready to stake out their own claims on the Web, and to take back the means of production and sharing.
About Justin
Justin Reich is an educational researcher broadly interested in the future of learning in a networked world. His professional work is motivated by a desire to transform the architecture of education away from centralized, hierarchical models of teaching and towards distributed, networked models of learning. He studies, designs, and advocates for learning systems that shift education from something done to learners to something done with learners, from channels of dissemination to webs of sharing.
Justin is the Richard L. Menschel HarvardX Research Fellow, based in the Office of the President and Provost at Harvard University, where he explores the possibilities and limits of open online learning. He is a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and a visiting lecturer in MIT’s Scheller Teacher Education program. He is also the co-founder of EdTechTeacher, a professional learning consultancy devoted to helping teachers leverage technology to create student-centered, inquiry-based learning environments.He earned his doctorate from Harvard University, where he led the Distributed Collaborative Learning Communities project, a Hewlett Foundation funded initiative to examine how social media are used in K-12 classrooms. His dissertation, The State of Wiki Usage in U.S. K-12 Schools, drew upon a population of 180,000 education-related wikis as well as over 100 interviews and observations with wiki-using teachers to measure the degree to which wikis supported deeper learning in classrooms across the United States.
Justin is a co-author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers, and his academic work has been published in Educational Researcher, Social Education, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, and other venues. His opinion writings have been published in the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, The Providence Journal, and other publications. He blogs for Education Week at EdTechResearcher.
Justin has taught in a wide variety of settings. He was a camp counselor and trip leader at Camp Chewonki, a lifeguard and CPR instructor with the American Red Cross, a search and rescue instructor with the Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group, a wilderness medicine instructor with Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities, and an international expedition leader with World Challenge Expeditions. He taught at the Shackleton school, an expedition-based school, and he taught freshman world history and electives for seniors at the Noble and Greenough School, where he also coached wrestling and co-led the outdoor activities group.
Justin served as Outstanding Educator in Residence for the Academy of Singapore Teachers, a Digital Media and Learning Summer Fellow with the MacArthur Foundation, and a member of the 2012 class of Emerging Leaders for the International Society for Technology in Education. He is a member of the Digital Learning Advisory Council for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and serves on the advisory boards of the Chewonki Foundation and the Fay School.
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#TechHubTuesday Demo Night - July 2015
Tuesday, July 7
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
TechHub, 3rd Floor, 212 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/techhubtuesday-demo-night-july-2015-tickets-16129633167
Demo Night is a chance to see what the top startups are working on, these are the people that are changing the future of business & tech!
Join #TechHubTuesday at TechHub to experience great demos from the exciting tech entrepreneur community. Follow the # all day to see other demos taking place in Bengaluru and then London.
Each startup has 5 minutes to demo their product in front of a live audience, it's not a pitch but an opportunity for each startup to explain (and show) what they have been working on. After each demo there is live Q&A with the audience. The idea is to foster innovation and iteration. It's not about slamming the presenter!
Afterwards, stick around for beer and wine, network, play ping pong or take a look round the space.
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Neighborhood Solar Closing Event!
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Wednesday, July 8
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
This year, Green Cambridge partnered with Neighborhood Solar to promote a discount solar group-buy program - Neighborhood Solar II - in Cambridge. Our goal is to reduce Cambridge's carbon footprint while taking the guesswork and mystery out of going solar! Come to our closing event on July 7 hosted by State Representative and former Cambridge City Councilor Marjorie Decker. SunBug Solar will explain the program and answer questions, plus you can sign up on site. If you're unable to attend, you can still sign up for the program by contacting SunBug before July 31.
www.neighborhoodsolar.org
www.neighborhoodsolar.org
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Wednesday, July 8
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Adaptive Data-driven Systems for Health and Wellbeing
Wednesday, July 8
Wednesday, July 8
4:00 PM to 5:15 PM
MIT, Building 32-D463, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge
Speaker: Mark Hoogendoorn , Dept of Computer Science, VU University Amsterdam
Nowadays, more and more data is being recorded about the health and wellbeing of people. This ranges from Electronic Medical Records to personal devices measuring certain health or lifestyle aspects. Exploiting this wealth of data, and using it to support people in living a healthier life is far from trivial. One key aspect is personalization: tailoring the support towards individuals based on the data collected about them. In this talk, I will address this topic from the perspective of Artificial Intelligence and will present techniques that we have developed to come to such personalized support. Hereby I will mainly focus on predictive modeling using machine learning and the exploitation of the predictive models to provide personalized support. I will exemplify these techniques by means of two health domains: cancer and mental health.
Bio: Mark Hoogendoorn is an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science of the VU University Amsterdam. Before starting as an assistant professor at the VU, he was a PostDoc at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Minnesota. He obtained his PhD degree at the VU University Amsterdam in 2007. His main research interest lies on the boundary between AI and health and he has been involved in a variety of EU and nationally funded projects related to that topic. For the EU funded ICT4Depression project, focusing on intelligent support for people suffering from a depression, he was the main coordinator. He has published his work in a range of well-known AI journals and conferences and served on numerous program committees. He is currently a visiting scientist within the Clinical Decision Making group at MIT.
MIT, Building 32-D463, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge
Speaker: Mark Hoogendoorn , Dept of Computer Science, VU University Amsterdam
Nowadays, more and more data is being recorded about the health and wellbeing of people. This ranges from Electronic Medical Records to personal devices measuring certain health or lifestyle aspects. Exploiting this wealth of data, and using it to support people in living a healthier life is far from trivial. One key aspect is personalization: tailoring the support towards individuals based on the data collected about them. In this talk, I will address this topic from the perspective of Artificial Intelligence and will present techniques that we have developed to come to such personalized support. Hereby I will mainly focus on predictive modeling using machine learning and the exploitation of the predictive models to provide personalized support. I will exemplify these techniques by means of two health domains: cancer and mental health.
Bio: Mark Hoogendoorn is an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science of the VU University Amsterdam. Before starting as an assistant professor at the VU, he was a PostDoc at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Minnesota. He obtained his PhD degree at the VU University Amsterdam in 2007. His main research interest lies on the boundary between AI and health and he has been involved in a variety of EU and nationally funded projects related to that topic. For the EU funded ICT4Depression project, focusing on intelligent support for people suffering from a depression, he was the main coordinator. He has published his work in a range of well-known AI journals and conferences and served on numerous program committees. He is currently a visiting scientist within the Clinical Decision Making group at MIT.
Contact: Fern Keniston, fern@csail.mit.edu
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Immune mechanisms of synapse loss in health and disease
Wednesday, July 8
6-7pm
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard - Auditorium, 415 Main Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/immune-mechanisms-of-synapse-loss-in-health-and-disease-tickets-16899726537
How synapses are eliminated in the developing and diseased brain remains a mystery. During development, synaptic pruning is required for precise wiring, and emerging evidence implicates immune-related molecules and immune cells called microglia. This talk reviews research on how these pathways regulate the formation, refinement, and elimination of specific axons and synapses during development. The discoveries suggest ways of protecting synapses in neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders involving synapse loss.
Beth Stevens
Beth Stevens is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in the FM Kirby Neurobiology Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is also a member of the Broad Institute and the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research. Her research investigates the mechanisms by which synaptic connections in the brain are formed and eliminated in health and disease.
Stevens received her Ph.D. in neuroscience in 2003 from the University of Maryland, College Park. She performed her dissertation research at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the area of neuron-glia interactions. During her postdoctoral work with Ben Barres at Stanford University, she discovered that the classical complement cascade, part of the innate immune system, mediates the pruning of inappropriate synaptic connections in the developing brain.
In 2008, Stevens established her independent laboratory in the Neurobiology Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she is using a combination of live imaging, molecular, biochemical, and neuroanatomical approaches to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which immune molecules and immune cells called microglia prune synapses in health and disease. Her recent work demonstrates immune-related pruning pathways mediate aberrant synapse loss and dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease) and neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. Stevens hasbeen the recipient of several awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award, and John Merck Scholar Award.
Immune mechanisms of synapse loss in health and disease
Wednesday, July 8
6-7pm
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard - Auditorium, 415 Main Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/immune-mechanisms-of-synapse-loss-in-health-and-disease-tickets-16899726537
How synapses are eliminated in the developing and diseased brain remains a mystery. During development, synaptic pruning is required for precise wiring, and emerging evidence implicates immune-related molecules and immune cells called microglia. This talk reviews research on how these pathways regulate the formation, refinement, and elimination of specific axons and synapses during development. The discoveries suggest ways of protecting synapses in neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders involving synapse loss.
Beth Stevens
Beth Stevens is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in the FM Kirby Neurobiology Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is also a member of the Broad Institute and the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research. Her research investigates the mechanisms by which synaptic connections in the brain are formed and eliminated in health and disease.
Stevens received her Ph.D. in neuroscience in 2003 from the University of Maryland, College Park. She performed her dissertation research at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the area of neuron-glia interactions. During her postdoctoral work with Ben Barres at Stanford University, she discovered that the classical complement cascade, part of the innate immune system, mediates the pruning of inappropriate synaptic connections in the developing brain.
In 2008, Stevens established her independent laboratory in the Neurobiology Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she is using a combination of live imaging, molecular, biochemical, and neuroanatomical approaches to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which immune molecules and immune cells called microglia prune synapses in health and disease. Her recent work demonstrates immune-related pruning pathways mediate aberrant synapse loss and dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease) and neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. Stevens hasbeen the recipient of several awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award, and John Merck Scholar Award.
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ARTfarm community meeting
Wednesday, July 8
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Argenziano School, 290 Washington Street, Somerville
Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston, the Somerville Arts Council, and Earthos Institute for an upcoming public meeting in which we will share our progress and vision to date for the former Waste Transfer Station near Brickbottom. As you may know we are in the process of transforming the site into an ARTfarm for Social Innovation.
Last spring we held meetings with the Brickbottom community and this winter we held four core principal meetings—specifically on Arts and Culture, Community Utility, Environment and Sustainability, and Economic Development—with numerous individuals and community organizations participating.
At this meeting on July 8th we will present our progress to date, review the core principals emerged from the meetings, and unveil our final draft schematic drawings and programming vision.
We very much would like your attendance. Provide us with constructive feedback, share your vision and become ambassadors about this exciting endeavor.
For more information about our work on the site and the community process to date please see: www.somervilleartscouncil.org/artfarm
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Thursday, July 9
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Info Table: Boston GreenFest 2015
July 9
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Venture Cafe – Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 5th floor, Cambridge
Take a step toward a greener future by participating in Boston GreenFest on August 21-23 at Boston City Hall Plaza Government Center. Stop by their Info Table in the Café to learn about volunteering or other ways to get involved.
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EnergyBar!
Thursday, July 9
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Greentown Labs, 28 Dane Street, Somerville
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/energybar-registration-15734099114
Suggested contribution - $10
About EnergyBar: EnergyBar is a monthly event devoted to helping people in clean technology meet and discuss innovations in energy technology. Entrepreneurs, investors, students, and ‘friends of cleantech,’ are invited to attend, meet colleagues, and expand our growing regional clean technology community.
Light appetizers and drinks will be served starting at 5:30 pm. Suggested dress is shop floor casual.
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Learn to Observe: Tree Spotters Citizen Science Launch
Wednesday, July 8
5:30-9:00pm
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, Boston
RSVP at https://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/Policies.aspx
Jehane Samaha and Suzanne Mrozak
Would you like to learn more about the Arnold Arboretum's trees? Would you enjoy connecting with the Arboretum ecologists and fellow citizen science volunteers? If so, we invite you to observe trees by participating in our new “Tree Spotters" program.
This citizen science program will open a window into the Arboretum's phenology - the timing of natural events, such as the leafing out of trees in the spring and the turning of colors in the fall. Attend a free training session. All experience levels welcome.
At the training session, you will learn about phenology, explore the tracking methods we will be using, and get hands-on experience with one of the ten species of trees we are tracking. Tree Spotters will participate in the program by visiting the Arboretum two or more times a month from May through mid-November for a 1 to 2 hour tree-spotting session. You can do this on your own, with friends or family, or with other volunteers. You will enter your observations into your Nature’s Notebook Observation Deck — allowing you to see patterns across the season! Registered participants will receive an e-mail before the training with further information.
Free, but registration requested
If you cannot make this training but are still interested in the program, please contact us at TreeSpotters@fas.harvard.edu.
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"Play in Public Art" a panel discussion
Thursday, July 9
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT)
Lawn on D, 420 D Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/play-in-public-art-a-panel-discussion-tickets-17376323050
After decades of bronze memorials, whimsical public art is reinvigorating Boston’s public spaces this summer. What's more, this playful spirit is drawing huge crowds. From Höweler + Yoon Architecture’s iconic Swing Time and the recent Pentalum inflatable at the Lawn on D, to Janet Echelman’s ethereal sculpture on the Greenway, to Figment’s upcoming Giant Typewriter, Boston’s public art projects are generating national excitement and doing so with a playful tone.
Join co-sponsors BSA Space, D Street ArtLab, and Now and There on July 9, 6–7pm for Play in Public Art a lively discussion with the artists, architects and citizens who are making public art happen in Boston. We’ll explore the role of play in three current public art topics – spectacle, site, and architecture – in a fast-paced, round-robin discussion followed by Q&A.
This event coincides with the opening of “Intrude”, a spectacularly playful four-day installation by Tasmanian artist Amanda Parer at the Lawn on D, and will be hosted among Parer’s larger-than-life inflatable rabbits as part of the D Street ArtLAB’s “WonderLAND” exhibit.
PANELISTS :
Ian Deleón – interdisciplinary artist
Chris Frost – educator and exhibiting ArtLAB artist
Kate Gilbert – D Street ArtLAB curator and Now and There director
Kelly Goff – educator and exhibiting ArtLAB artist
Mary Hale – educator and architect at Shepley Bulfinch
Robert Lobe – exhibiting ArtLAB artist
Amanda Parer – exhibiting ArtLAB artist
Alice Vogler – artist, curator for Time, Body, Space, Objects (part of the Isles Arts Initiative) and Arts Program Manager at Boston Children’s Museum.
MODERATOR: Chris Wangro, Lawn on D Impressario and Artistic Director.
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Sustainability Collaborative
Thursday, July 9
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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Argenziano School, 290 Washington Street, Somerville
Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston, the Somerville Arts Council, and Earthos Institute for an upcoming public meeting in which we will share our progress and vision to date for the former Waste Transfer Station near Brickbottom. As you may know we are in the process of transforming the site into an ARTfarm for Social Innovation.
Last spring we held meetings with the Brickbottom community and this winter we held four core principal meetings—specifically on Arts and Culture, Community Utility, Environment and Sustainability, and Economic Development—with numerous individuals and community organizations participating.
At this meeting on July 8th we will present our progress to date, review the core principals emerged from the meetings, and unveil our final draft schematic drawings and programming vision.
We very much would like your attendance. Provide us with constructive feedback, share your vision and become ambassadors about this exciting endeavor.
For more information about our work on the site and the community process to date please see: www.somervilleartscouncil.org/artfarm
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Thursday, July 9
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Info Table: Boston GreenFest 2015
July 9
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Venture Cafe – Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 5th floor, Cambridge
Take a step toward a greener future by participating in Boston GreenFest on August 21-23 at Boston City Hall Plaza Government Center. Stop by their Info Table in the Café to learn about volunteering or other ways to get involved.
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EnergyBar!
Thursday, July 9
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Greentown Labs, 28 Dane Street, Somerville
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/energybar-registration-15734099114
Suggested contribution - $10
About EnergyBar: EnergyBar is a monthly event devoted to helping people in clean technology meet and discuss innovations in energy technology. Entrepreneurs, investors, students, and ‘friends of cleantech,’ are invited to attend, meet colleagues, and expand our growing regional clean technology community.
Light appetizers and drinks will be served starting at 5:30 pm. Suggested dress is shop floor casual.
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Learn to Observe: Tree Spotters Citizen Science Launch
Wednesday, July 8
5:30-9:00pm
Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, Boston
RSVP at https://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/Policies.aspx
Jehane Samaha and Suzanne Mrozak
Would you like to learn more about the Arnold Arboretum's trees? Would you enjoy connecting with the Arboretum ecologists and fellow citizen science volunteers? If so, we invite you to observe trees by participating in our new “Tree Spotters" program.
This citizen science program will open a window into the Arboretum's phenology - the timing of natural events, such as the leafing out of trees in the spring and the turning of colors in the fall. Attend a free training session. All experience levels welcome.
At the training session, you will learn about phenology, explore the tracking methods we will be using, and get hands-on experience with one of the ten species of trees we are tracking. Tree Spotters will participate in the program by visiting the Arboretum two or more times a month from May through mid-November for a 1 to 2 hour tree-spotting session. You can do this on your own, with friends or family, or with other volunteers. You will enter your observations into your Nature’s Notebook Observation Deck — allowing you to see patterns across the season! Registered participants will receive an e-mail before the training with further information.
Free, but registration requested
If you cannot make this training but are still interested in the program, please contact us at TreeSpotters@fas.harvard.edu.
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"Play in Public Art" a panel discussion
Thursday, July 9
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT)
Lawn on D, 420 D Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/play-in-public-art-a-panel-discussion-tickets-17376323050
After decades of bronze memorials, whimsical public art is reinvigorating Boston’s public spaces this summer. What's more, this playful spirit is drawing huge crowds. From Höweler + Yoon Architecture’s iconic Swing Time and the recent Pentalum inflatable at the Lawn on D, to Janet Echelman’s ethereal sculpture on the Greenway, to Figment’s upcoming Giant Typewriter, Boston’s public art projects are generating national excitement and doing so with a playful tone.
Join co-sponsors BSA Space, D Street ArtLab, and Now and There on July 9, 6–7pm for Play in Public Art a lively discussion with the artists, architects and citizens who are making public art happen in Boston. We’ll explore the role of play in three current public art topics – spectacle, site, and architecture – in a fast-paced, round-robin discussion followed by Q&A.
This event coincides with the opening of “Intrude”, a spectacularly playful four-day installation by Tasmanian artist Amanda Parer at the Lawn on D, and will be hosted among Parer’s larger-than-life inflatable rabbits as part of the D Street ArtLAB’s “WonderLAND” exhibit.
PANELISTS :
Ian Deleón – interdisciplinary artist
Chris Frost – educator and exhibiting ArtLAB artist
Kate Gilbert – D Street ArtLAB curator and Now and There director
Kelly Goff – educator and exhibiting ArtLAB artist
Mary Hale – educator and architect at Shepley Bulfinch
Robert Lobe – exhibiting ArtLAB artist
Amanda Parer – exhibiting ArtLAB artist
Alice Vogler – artist, curator for Time, Body, Space, Objects (part of the Isles Arts Initiative) and Arts Program Manager at Boston Children’s Museum.
MODERATOR: Chris Wangro, Lawn on D Impressario and Artistic Director.
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Sustainability Collaborative
Thursday, July 9
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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Solar Beer Club July - Battery Park
Thursday, July 9
Thursday, July 9
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
Battery Park, 33 Batterymarch Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/solar-beer-club-july-battery-park-tickets-17474637110
It's July! Due to feedback based on the mysterious increase in customers' willingness to buy Solar at the end of the month, we decided to move solar beer club to the 2nd Thursday of every month. This month, we'll check out the alleyway beer garden at Battery Park in the Financial District.
What is Solar Beer Club?
A group of solar and cleantech professionals who get together once a month to drink good beer and talk about solar (or other things). No lectures, no formal networking, just likeminded people enjoying eachothers' company (and beer). This concept is borrowed from an awesome Bay Area group by the same name.
What will we be doing? Drinking delicious beer while meeting other people working in the solar/cleantech industry in the Boston Area.
What do I have to do? Show up, drink beer and talk to people.
Will there be competitors there? Possibly... But there's also beer and good people.
Can I invite friends? Yes!
How often will we meet? Once a month, the last Thursday of every month.
Where will this be held? Around the Boston area. Each month I'll pick a different place that has quality beers. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
It's July! Due to feedback based on the mysterious increase in customers' willingness to buy Solar at the end of the month, we decided to move solar beer club to the 2nd Thursday of every month. This month, we'll check out the alleyway beer garden at Battery Park in the Financial District.
What is Solar Beer Club?
A group of solar and cleantech professionals who get together once a month to drink good beer and talk about solar (or other things). No lectures, no formal networking, just likeminded people enjoying eachothers' company (and beer). This concept is borrowed from an awesome Bay Area group by the same name.
What will we be doing? Drinking delicious beer while meeting other people working in the solar/cleantech industry in the Boston Area.
What do I have to do? Show up, drink beer and talk to people.
Will there be competitors there? Possibly... But there's also beer and good people.
Can I invite friends? Yes!
How often will we meet? Once a month, the last Thursday of every month.
Where will this be held? Around the Boston area. Each month I'll pick a different place that has quality beers. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
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Speakeasy Science: Destination Station
Thursday, July 9
6:30pm
Bell In Hand Tavern, 45-55 Union Street, Boston
We here at Nerd Nite love space. We love astronauts. NASA likes that stuff, too.
NASA's international space station awareness campaign, Destination Station is designed to educate the public about research performed on the ISS, and how that research can impact our daily lives.
We've partnered with Destination Station and the Bell in Hand Tavern to host Speakeasy Science, celebrating science and research in an informal "atmosphere" (Get it?). During Speakeasy Science, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from a NASA astronaut about life 240 miles above Earth and also from a member of the International Space Station (ISS) science and research team. The event is 21+ and free to the public. Both presentations will be followed by a brief Q&A session.
More information at https://www.facebook.com/events/631566490311955/
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Friday, July 10
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Innovation Breakfast - Welcome Product Hunters!
Friday, July 10
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM (EDT)
Ames Street Deli, 73 Ames Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/innovation-breakfast-welcome-product-hunters-tickets-17244817714
The roving Innovation Breakfast continues! Catch us July 10 at the Ames Street Deli in Cambridge, on the edge of MIT and just across from Google!
Hosted by Bobbie Carlton, founder of Mass Innovation Nights, this Innovation Breakfast we'll also be talking Product Hunt. Never heard of it? It's a great resource for discovering cool new products under the radar. Check out Bobbie's page and start your own! Already a Hunter? Come out for some networking and discussion of your favorite products, collections and hunts!
As always, Innovation Breakfast is a chance to talk with other innovators over a cup of coffee, network and check out the hip hangout spot that is Ames Street Deli. We'll supply the coffee! (Free coffee - what could be better?) Also, be sure to check out all the yummy options from the Ames Street Deli menu. Hope to see you there!
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Monday, July 13
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Speakeasy Science: Destination Station
Thursday, July 9
6:30pm
Bell In Hand Tavern, 45-55 Union Street, Boston
We here at Nerd Nite love space. We love astronauts. NASA likes that stuff, too.
NASA's international space station awareness campaign, Destination Station is designed to educate the public about research performed on the ISS, and how that research can impact our daily lives.
We've partnered with Destination Station and the Bell in Hand Tavern to host Speakeasy Science, celebrating science and research in an informal "atmosphere" (Get it?). During Speakeasy Science, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from a NASA astronaut about life 240 miles above Earth and also from a member of the International Space Station (ISS) science and research team. The event is 21+ and free to the public. Both presentations will be followed by a brief Q&A session.
More information at https://www.facebook.com/events/631566490311955/
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Friday, July 10
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Innovation Breakfast - Welcome Product Hunters!
Friday, July 10
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM (EDT)
Ames Street Deli, 73 Ames Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/innovation-breakfast-welcome-product-hunters-tickets-17244817714
The roving Innovation Breakfast continues! Catch us July 10 at the Ames Street Deli in Cambridge, on the edge of MIT and just across from Google!
Hosted by Bobbie Carlton, founder of Mass Innovation Nights, this Innovation Breakfast we'll also be talking Product Hunt. Never heard of it? It's a great resource for discovering cool new products under the radar. Check out Bobbie's page and start your own! Already a Hunter? Come out for some networking and discussion of your favorite products, collections and hunts!
As always, Innovation Breakfast is a chance to talk with other innovators over a cup of coffee, network and check out the hip hangout spot that is Ames Street Deli. We'll supply the coffee! (Free coffee - what could be better?) Also, be sure to check out all the yummy options from the Ames Street Deli menu. Hope to see you there!
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Award-Winning Film and Talk: Gwich'in Women Speak
Friday, July 10
6:30 pm, doors open at 6
Theatre 1, Revere Hotel Boston Common, 200 Stuart Street, Boston
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/award-winning-short-film-talk-gwichin-women-speak-by-miho-aida-tickets-17487967983
Cost: $7.50
Native American people trying to protect their sacred land in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Filmmaker Miho Aida is bicycling from DC to Bar Harbor, showing her film along the route, and will speak after the film.
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/DocServer/Boston_Premier_poster_Gwich_in_Women_Speak.pdf?docID=17863&autologin=true
Friday, July 10
6:30 pm, doors open at 6
Theatre 1, Revere Hotel Boston Common, 200 Stuart Street, Boston
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/award-winning-short-film-talk-gwichin-women-speak-by-miho-aida-tickets-17487967983
Cost: $7.50
Native American people trying to protect their sacred land in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Filmmaker Miho Aida is bicycling from DC to Bar Harbor, showing her film along the route, and will speak after the film.
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/DocServer/Boston_Premier_poster_Gwich_in_Women_Speak.pdf?docID=17863&autologin=true
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Monday, July 13
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CAMP HONK
July 13-17 & 20-24,
9am-12pm
The Kennedy School near Porter Square, Somerville
July 13-17 & 20-24,
9am-12pm
The Kennedy School near Porter Square, Somerville
RSVP schoolofhonk.org/camphonk
Cost: $80 - $160 (negotiable?)
Somerville Public Schools and the School of HONK are offering a two week morning day camp for anyone who wants to learn the basics and enjoy the delights of playing in a brass street band, like the bands that come to Somerville's annual HONK! Festival.
Our approach is all about having fun playing lively dance music from American and other street band traditions - from Lavoe & Colón's "La Murga De Panama" to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" -- with tunes and arrangements for players at all levels.
Open to anyone, playing brass, woodwinds or percussion, preferably with at least one year’s experience on a chosen instrument. Families are encouraged to apply. Cost for the two weeks is $160 ($80/ wk); family discounts and some scholarships may be available for students who need them.
For more information and to register online, visit
schoolofhonk.org/camphonk
Have questions or want to volunteer as a musician mentor? Drop us a line at schoolofhonk@gmail.com
Somerville Public Schools and the School of HONK are offering a two week morning day camp for anyone who wants to learn the basics and enjoy the delights of playing in a brass street band, like the bands that come to Somerville's annual HONK! Festival.
Our approach is all about having fun playing lively dance music from American and other street band traditions - from Lavoe & Colón's "La Murga De Panama" to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" -- with tunes and arrangements for players at all levels.
Open to anyone, playing brass, woodwinds or percussion, preferably with at least one year’s experience on a chosen instrument. Families are encouraged to apply. Cost for the two weeks is $160 ($80/ wk); family discounts and some scholarships may be available for students who need them.
For more information and to register online, visit
schoolofhonk.org/camphonk
Have questions or want to volunteer as a musician mentor? Drop us a line at schoolofhonk@gmail.com
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2015 & Beyond: Predictions from Digital Learning Providers
Monday, July 13
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
British Consulate-General Boston, 1 Broadway, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-beyond-predictions-from-digital-learning-providers-tickets-17480193730
Cost: $16.82
The past year has seen new openings of platforms from the majors, an increase in adoption of Google technologies, a renewed presence for Microsoft, increased conversation on student data privacy and security. There have also been a number of significant edtech exits. Learn what the future market looks like, from the tools and content providers perspective.
The panelists will discuss:
What proportion of their sales are digital now and going forward?
What are the primary barriers to adoption by schools and universities?
What can be done to increase adoption?
What areas are likely to see the highest growth?
What key trends are influencing their view of the future?
How should entrepreneurs focus?
What are their key strategies for growth?
How should entrepreneurs engage with these key strategic players?
Confirmed Panelist:*
George Moore, Chief Technology Officer, Cengage Learning
*More panelists to be announced shortly. Please stay tuned.
Special Guest
The Rt Hon. Lord Maude of Horsham, Minister of State for Trade and Investment for the United Kingdom
Lord Maude was appointed Minister of State for Trade and Investment on 11 May 2015. He was the Conservative MP for Horsham, West Sussex, from 1997 to 2015. He has held several government posts, including Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1990 to 1992 and Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from 1989 to 1990. He was Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2007. Among other roles, he was Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2007 to 2010 and Shadow Foreign Secretary from 2000 to 2001. After a career at the criminal bar between 1977 and 1985, he served as a councillor for the City of Westminster for 6 years. His other jobs outside politics have included being a non-executive director of ASDA Group, director at Salomon Brothers and managing director of Morgan Stanley. Lord Maude was previously Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from May 2010 to May 2015 where he led innovative reforms to transform digital government in the UK, including the transition to the GOV.UK website.
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Science by the Pint: Bacterial Sex, Contraception, and the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
Monday, July 13
7pm
The Burren, Davis Square, 247 Elm Street, Somerville
Dr Alan Grossman
More information at http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu
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Tuesday, July 14
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Boston Tech Breakfast: Kwambio, BeConnections, Janeiro Digital, Mobilengi
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
8:00 AM
Microsoft NERD - Horace Mann Room, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-TechBreakfast/events/215002872/
Interact with your peers in a monthly morning breakfast meetup. At this monthly breakfast get-together techies, developers, designers, and entrepreneurs share learn from their peers through show and tell / show-case style presentations.
And yes, this is free! Thank our sponsors when you see them :)
Agenda for Boston TechBreakfast:
8:00 - 8:15 - Get yer Bagels & Coffee and chit-chat
8:15 - 8:20 - Introductions, Sponsors, Announcements
8:20 - ~9:30 - Showcases and Shout-Outs!
Kwambio: Kwambio & UNIQUE One - Vlad Usov
BeConnections - Carlota Pico
Janeiro Digital: Axis Radius - Jonathan Bingham
Mobilengine: - Adam Dalnoki
~9:30 - end - Final "Shout Outs" & Last Words
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Network Equality
Tuesday, July 14
12:00 pm
Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, 23 Everett Street, Second Floor, Cambridge
RSVP required for those attending in person at https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2015/07/sylvain#RSVP
This event will be webcast live on https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2015/07/sylvain at 12:00 pm
Olivier Sylvain, Associate Professor, Fordham School of Law
One of the few clear priorities of the federal Communications Act is to ensure that all Americans have reasonably comparable access to the Internet without respect to whom or where they are. Yet, in spite of this, the main focus of policymakers and legal scholars in Internet policy today has been on promoting innovation, a concept that Congress barely invokes in the statute. The flagship regulatory intervention for this approach is “network neutrality,” a rule that forbids Internet providers from blocking or interfering with users’ connections. This Article critiques this prevailing approach. While it has virtue, the singular focus on innovation could starkly exacerbate existing racial, ethnic, and class disparities because the quality of users’ Internet connections refract through those persistent demographic variables. The Article thus calls for a fundamental return to the distributional equality principle at the heart of communications law.
About Olivier
Olivier Sylvain's academic interests include the public lawmaking processes generally and communications law and policy in particular. He has written a variety of law review articles, policy papers, newspaper columns, and blog posts on current controversies in broadband policy, Internet governance, privacy, and copyright. His most recent research projects are Network Equality, 67 Hastings L. J. __ (forthcoming in 2016), on the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet rulemaking, Disruption and Deference, 74 Maryland L. Rev. 715 (2015), on the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in ABC v. Aereo on the public performance right and online video distribution, and Failing Expectations: Fourth Amendment Doctrine in the Era of Total Surveillance, 49 Wake Forest L. Rev. 485 (2014), on the third-party doctrine. He has also been an invited panelist and speaker at several recent conferences and symposia on Internet governance.
At Fordham, Olivier teaches Legislation and Regulation, Administrative Law, and Internet-related courses. He is also a Research Associate at the Donald McGannon Communication Research Center. Before entering academia, Olivier was a Karpatkin Fellow in the National Legal Office of the American Civil Liberties Union in New York City and a litigation associate at Jenner & Block, LLC, in Washington, D.C.
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TECH, DRUGS, AND ROCK N' ROLL 2015
Tuesday July 14
4:00PM to 8:00PM EDT
BU, Metcalf Ballroom, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
RSVP at https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eadd6pr6b88992ff&oseq=&c=&ch=
Boston University's Office of Technology Development is hosting the 6th annual Tech, Drugs and Rock n' Roll networking event. Meet like-minded people, explore new ventures and celebrate the intersection of the medical, technology and business communities at this year's Tech, Drugs and Rock n' Roll. Register today!
We have exciting things in store for you:
Innovator of the Year The award will be presented by the Vice President and Associate Provost for Research of Boston University Gloria Waters.
Exhibits and digital posters Representatives from the Boston University research community will display the latest advancements and technologies in their field.
Funder Alley Investors will set up shop at the event for you to ask questions, get information, or simply interact with industry professionals.
MAPP: Mobile App Contest Participants will submit their ideas for the development of problem-solving mobile applications and audience voting will determine the winners. You can learn more about the contest here.
Kinglsey Flood Keeping up with the tradition of a local band performance, this year we are proud to welcome the rising folk-rock band, Kingsley Flood.
...And More! Lively conversations, great music, appetizing food and a special appearance by our favorite mascot Rhett the Terrier.
If you have any questions, please email us at ayusha18@bu.edu
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The Science of Happier Spending
Tuesday, July 14
6:00 PM
Mad*Pow Boston, 179 Lincoln Street (5th Floor), Boston
Does money buy happiness? Harvard Business School Professor Michael Norton shows that it sometimes can - when you follow five core principles of smarter spending. Michael is the co-author, with Elizabeth Dunn, of Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending, and he's joining us on Tuesday July 14th for a special talk about his research and book.
Their book provides five research-based principles designed to help people use their money in happier ways - whether they have a little or a lot of it. The book is full of recent research and examples that range from how individuals gain happiness by choosing "experiences over stuff" to how companies seek to create happier employees and 'happier products' for their customers.
Here's the schedule:
6:00 - 6:30 Free food & drink while networking
6:30 - 7:30 Talk and discussion
See you all there!
About Michael:
Michael I. Norton is a Professor at the Harvard Business School. He is the co-author – with Elizabeth Dunn – of the book, Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending. In 2012, he was selected for Wired Magazine’s Smart List as one of “50 People Who Will Change the World” and his TEDx talk, How to Buy Happiness, has been viewed more than 2.8 million times.
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Pitchfest 2015
Tuesday, July 14
6:00 to 8:30 (EDT)
The Atrium of The Davenport Building, 25 First Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pitchfest-2015-tickets-17275497478
Blaze into summer and participate in this great networking opporutnity for early stage scientific software start-ups #DSpitchfest.
WHAT IT IS
Pitchfest is an evening of fun where five early stage start-ups will each have five minutes to pitch their concept to an audience of peers and Boston based VC’s, with the winner bagging $1,500 in cash.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
If you are a designer, developer, entrepreneur, thinker, doer, dreamer or all of the above, then this free networking event is great for you! Come and support the start-ups who will be pitching and be part of the audience to vote for the winner - there will be beer, wine and snacks!
WHAT’S THE DEAL
5 pitchers
VC judges
An audience full of eager voters
1 winner who will receive $1,500 in cash
1 “audience choice” winner who will receive four choice tickets to a Fenway Park RedSox game later this summer
All runners up will receive great swag bags
And all applicants will be automatically entered into the running for the next round of the Digital Science $25,000 Catalyst Grant
THE JUDGES
Brian Gilman
Alex Hodgson, Software Entrepreneur
Mari Anne Snow, CEO and Founder, Sophaya
INTERESTED IN APPLYING TO PITCH?
If you’re an early stage start-up focused on software for digitizing any stage of the scientific research process, then apply to be selected as one of five pitchers. Find out more and apply here
Apply by midnight ET on Tuesday June 30th. The event then takes place on Tuesday July 14th from 6-8:30 pm.
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Food and the City: Meet Fenway Farms
Tuesday, July 14
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Greentown Labs, 28 Dane Street, Somerville
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Area-Urban-Agriculture/events/223495359/
Let's talk about growing food in the city!
We're convinced that the most positive impact we can have in improving the way the world eats is by inspiring individuals to grow their own food. What better way to be inspired than learning from veteran urban farmers running awesome projects that connect our communities to their food?
Join us at Greentown Labs in Somerville for drinks, snacks and discussion around Boston's great urban ag projects.
6:30PM - 7:00PM Hang out and enjoy refreshments!
7:00 - 7:15PM Intro by Jamie Byron
7:15 - 7:30PM Speaker to be announced soon!
7:30 - 8:00PM Jessie Banhazl from Green City Growers
8:00 - 8:30PM Drinks, discussion
Jessie at Green City Growers (creators of Fenway Farms)
Jessie has managed Green City Growers since inception in 2008 to profitability while establishing GCG as the leader in urban agriculture in the Northeast. Jessie was named “…arguably the queen of Boston’s urban ag visionaries” by Stuff Magazine, among the Top 40 Under 40 by Boston Business Journal, Top 30 Under 30 by Zagat, and a Root Cause 2013 Social Innovator. In 2015, Green City Growers and the Boston Red Sox launched a 5,000 square foot rooftop farm on top of Fenway Park that provides fresh, organic fruit and vegetables to Red Sox fans.
With an introduction by Jamie Byron at Grove Labs!
Grove Labs is a Somerville startup empowering everyone to grow their own food one aquaponic system at a time. Our first product, the Grove Ecosystem, is a residential aquaponic system designed to fit seamlessly into your kitchen. It's connected to a mobile app that guides you along the way and connects you to other users in the community. We aim to make aquaponic indoor growing a more approachable, viable and efficient way to produce your own fresh, organic food at home.
Announcing a third speaker soon - stay tuned!
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A note about our venue, Greentown Labs:
We enable entrepreneurs to solve big energy problems. We face a growing global population and the resources required to meet expanding demand is today's most pressing challenge. New ways of producing and consuming energy are necessary to address this problem while minimizing further damage to our environment. We believe entrepreneurs are capable of innovating and inventing solutions to address this challenge with access to the right tools, resources, network and support -- that's where we come in.
2015 & Beyond: Predictions from Digital Learning Providers
Monday, July 13
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
British Consulate-General Boston, 1 Broadway, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-beyond-predictions-from-digital-learning-providers-tickets-17480193730
Cost: $16.82
The past year has seen new openings of platforms from the majors, an increase in adoption of Google technologies, a renewed presence for Microsoft, increased conversation on student data privacy and security. There have also been a number of significant edtech exits. Learn what the future market looks like, from the tools and content providers perspective.
The panelists will discuss:
What proportion of their sales are digital now and going forward?
What are the primary barriers to adoption by schools and universities?
What can be done to increase adoption?
What areas are likely to see the highest growth?
What key trends are influencing their view of the future?
How should entrepreneurs focus?
What are their key strategies for growth?
How should entrepreneurs engage with these key strategic players?
Confirmed Panelist:*
George Moore, Chief Technology Officer, Cengage Learning
*More panelists to be announced shortly. Please stay tuned.
Special Guest
The Rt Hon. Lord Maude of Horsham, Minister of State for Trade and Investment for the United Kingdom
Lord Maude was appointed Minister of State for Trade and Investment on 11 May 2015. He was the Conservative MP for Horsham, West Sussex, from 1997 to 2015. He has held several government posts, including Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1990 to 1992 and Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from 1989 to 1990. He was Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2007. Among other roles, he was Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2007 to 2010 and Shadow Foreign Secretary from 2000 to 2001. After a career at the criminal bar between 1977 and 1985, he served as a councillor for the City of Westminster for 6 years. His other jobs outside politics have included being a non-executive director of ASDA Group, director at Salomon Brothers and managing director of Morgan Stanley. Lord Maude was previously Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from May 2010 to May 2015 where he led innovative reforms to transform digital government in the UK, including the transition to the GOV.UK website.
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Science by the Pint: Bacterial Sex, Contraception, and the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
Monday, July 13
7pm
The Burren, Davis Square, 247 Elm Street, Somerville
Dr Alan Grossman
More information at http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu
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Tuesday, July 14
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Boston Tech Breakfast: Kwambio, BeConnections, Janeiro Digital, Mobilengi
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
8:00 AM
Microsoft NERD - Horace Mann Room, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-TechBreakfast/events/215002872/
Interact with your peers in a monthly morning breakfast meetup. At this monthly breakfast get-together techies, developers, designers, and entrepreneurs share learn from their peers through show and tell / show-case style presentations.
And yes, this is free! Thank our sponsors when you see them :)
Agenda for Boston TechBreakfast:
8:00 - 8:15 - Get yer Bagels & Coffee and chit-chat
8:15 - 8:20 - Introductions, Sponsors, Announcements
8:20 - ~9:30 - Showcases and Shout-Outs!
Kwambio: Kwambio & UNIQUE One - Vlad Usov
BeConnections - Carlota Pico
Janeiro Digital: Axis Radius - Jonathan Bingham
Mobilengine: - Adam Dalnoki
~9:30 - end - Final "Shout Outs" & Last Words
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Network Equality
Tuesday, July 14
12:00 pm
Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, 23 Everett Street, Second Floor, Cambridge
RSVP required for those attending in person at https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2015/07/sylvain#RSVP
This event will be webcast live on https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2015/07/sylvain at 12:00 pm
Olivier Sylvain, Associate Professor, Fordham School of Law
One of the few clear priorities of the federal Communications Act is to ensure that all Americans have reasonably comparable access to the Internet without respect to whom or where they are. Yet, in spite of this, the main focus of policymakers and legal scholars in Internet policy today has been on promoting innovation, a concept that Congress barely invokes in the statute. The flagship regulatory intervention for this approach is “network neutrality,” a rule that forbids Internet providers from blocking or interfering with users’ connections. This Article critiques this prevailing approach. While it has virtue, the singular focus on innovation could starkly exacerbate existing racial, ethnic, and class disparities because the quality of users’ Internet connections refract through those persistent demographic variables. The Article thus calls for a fundamental return to the distributional equality principle at the heart of communications law.
About Olivier
Olivier Sylvain's academic interests include the public lawmaking processes generally and communications law and policy in particular. He has written a variety of law review articles, policy papers, newspaper columns, and blog posts on current controversies in broadband policy, Internet governance, privacy, and copyright. His most recent research projects are Network Equality, 67 Hastings L. J. __ (forthcoming in 2016), on the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet rulemaking, Disruption and Deference, 74 Maryland L. Rev. 715 (2015), on the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in ABC v. Aereo on the public performance right and online video distribution, and Failing Expectations: Fourth Amendment Doctrine in the Era of Total Surveillance, 49 Wake Forest L. Rev. 485 (2014), on the third-party doctrine. He has also been an invited panelist and speaker at several recent conferences and symposia on Internet governance.
At Fordham, Olivier teaches Legislation and Regulation, Administrative Law, and Internet-related courses. He is also a Research Associate at the Donald McGannon Communication Research Center. Before entering academia, Olivier was a Karpatkin Fellow in the National Legal Office of the American Civil Liberties Union in New York City and a litigation associate at Jenner & Block, LLC, in Washington, D.C.
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TECH, DRUGS, AND ROCK N' ROLL 2015
Tuesday July 14
4:00PM to 8:00PM EDT
BU, Metcalf Ballroom, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
RSVP at https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eadd6pr6b88992ff&oseq=&c=&ch=
Boston University's Office of Technology Development is hosting the 6th annual Tech, Drugs and Rock n' Roll networking event. Meet like-minded people, explore new ventures and celebrate the intersection of the medical, technology and business communities at this year's Tech, Drugs and Rock n' Roll. Register today!
We have exciting things in store for you:
Innovator of the Year The award will be presented by the Vice President and Associate Provost for Research of Boston University Gloria Waters.
Exhibits and digital posters Representatives from the Boston University research community will display the latest advancements and technologies in their field.
Funder Alley Investors will set up shop at the event for you to ask questions, get information, or simply interact with industry professionals.
MAPP: Mobile App Contest Participants will submit their ideas for the development of problem-solving mobile applications and audience voting will determine the winners. You can learn more about the contest here.
Kinglsey Flood Keeping up with the tradition of a local band performance, this year we are proud to welcome the rising folk-rock band, Kingsley Flood.
...And More! Lively conversations, great music, appetizing food and a special appearance by our favorite mascot Rhett the Terrier.
If you have any questions, please email us at ayusha18@bu.edu
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The Science of Happier Spending
Tuesday, July 14
6:00 PM
Mad*Pow Boston, 179 Lincoln Street (5th Floor), Boston
Does money buy happiness? Harvard Business School Professor Michael Norton shows that it sometimes can - when you follow five core principles of smarter spending. Michael is the co-author, with Elizabeth Dunn, of Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending, and he's joining us on Tuesday July 14th for a special talk about his research and book.
Their book provides five research-based principles designed to help people use their money in happier ways - whether they have a little or a lot of it. The book is full of recent research and examples that range from how individuals gain happiness by choosing "experiences over stuff" to how companies seek to create happier employees and 'happier products' for their customers.
Here's the schedule:
6:00 - 6:30 Free food & drink while networking
6:30 - 7:30 Talk and discussion
See you all there!
About Michael:
Michael I. Norton is a Professor at the Harvard Business School. He is the co-author – with Elizabeth Dunn – of the book, Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending. In 2012, he was selected for Wired Magazine’s Smart List as one of “50 People Who Will Change the World” and his TEDx talk, How to Buy Happiness, has been viewed more than 2.8 million times.
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Pitchfest 2015
Tuesday, July 14
6:00 to 8:30 (EDT)
The Atrium of The Davenport Building, 25 First Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pitchfest-2015-tickets-17275497478
Blaze into summer and participate in this great networking opporutnity for early stage scientific software start-ups #DSpitchfest.
WHAT IT IS
Pitchfest is an evening of fun where five early stage start-ups will each have five minutes to pitch their concept to an audience of peers and Boston based VC’s, with the winner bagging $1,500 in cash.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
If you are a designer, developer, entrepreneur, thinker, doer, dreamer or all of the above, then this free networking event is great for you! Come and support the start-ups who will be pitching and be part of the audience to vote for the winner - there will be beer, wine and snacks!
WHAT’S THE DEAL
5 pitchers
VC judges
An audience full of eager voters
1 winner who will receive $1,500 in cash
1 “audience choice” winner who will receive four choice tickets to a Fenway Park RedSox game later this summer
All runners up will receive great swag bags
And all applicants will be automatically entered into the running for the next round of the Digital Science $25,000 Catalyst Grant
THE JUDGES
Brian Gilman
Alex Hodgson, Software Entrepreneur
Mari Anne Snow, CEO and Founder, Sophaya
INTERESTED IN APPLYING TO PITCH?
If you’re an early stage start-up focused on software for digitizing any stage of the scientific research process, then apply to be selected as one of five pitchers. Find out more and apply here
Apply by midnight ET on Tuesday June 30th. The event then takes place on Tuesday July 14th from 6-8:30 pm.
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Food and the City: Meet Fenway Farms
Tuesday, July 14
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Greentown Labs, 28 Dane Street, Somerville
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Area-Urban-Agriculture/events/223495359/
Let's talk about growing food in the city!
We're convinced that the most positive impact we can have in improving the way the world eats is by inspiring individuals to grow their own food. What better way to be inspired than learning from veteran urban farmers running awesome projects that connect our communities to their food?
Join us at Greentown Labs in Somerville for drinks, snacks and discussion around Boston's great urban ag projects.
6:30PM - 7:00PM Hang out and enjoy refreshments!
7:00 - 7:15PM Intro by Jamie Byron
7:15 - 7:30PM Speaker to be announced soon!
7:30 - 8:00PM Jessie Banhazl from Green City Growers
8:00 - 8:30PM Drinks, discussion
Jessie at Green City Growers (creators of Fenway Farms)
Jessie has managed Green City Growers since inception in 2008 to profitability while establishing GCG as the leader in urban agriculture in the Northeast. Jessie was named “…arguably the queen of Boston’s urban ag visionaries” by Stuff Magazine, among the Top 40 Under 40 by Boston Business Journal, Top 30 Under 30 by Zagat, and a Root Cause 2013 Social Innovator. In 2015, Green City Growers and the Boston Red Sox launched a 5,000 square foot rooftop farm on top of Fenway Park that provides fresh, organic fruit and vegetables to Red Sox fans.
With an introduction by Jamie Byron at Grove Labs!
Grove Labs is a Somerville startup empowering everyone to grow their own food one aquaponic system at a time. Our first product, the Grove Ecosystem, is a residential aquaponic system designed to fit seamlessly into your kitchen. It's connected to a mobile app that guides you along the way and connects you to other users in the community. We aim to make aquaponic indoor growing a more approachable, viable and efficient way to produce your own fresh, organic food at home.
Announcing a third speaker soon - stay tuned!
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A note about our venue, Greentown Labs:
We enable entrepreneurs to solve big energy problems. We face a growing global population and the resources required to meet expanding demand is today's most pressing challenge. New ways of producing and consuming energy are necessary to address this problem while minimizing further damage to our environment. We believe entrepreneurs are capable of innovating and inventing solutions to address this challenge with access to the right tools, resources, network and support -- that's where we come in.
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Upcoming Events
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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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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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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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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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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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Wednesday, July 15
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July Boston Sustainability Breakfast
Wednesday, July 15
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM (EDT)
Pret A Manger, 185 Franklin Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-boston-sustainability-breakfast-tickets-17431490056
Join us for the July Boston Sustainability breakfast, an informal breakfast meetup of sustainability professionals together for networking, discussion and moral support. It’s important to remind ourselves that we are not the only ones out there in the business world trying to do good!
So come, get a cup of coffee or a bagel, support a sustainable business and get fired up before work so we can continue trying to change the world. Feel free to drop by any time any time between 7:30 and 830 a.m.
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Boston Urban Ag Visioning Steering Committee & Public Meeting
Wednesday, July 15
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (EDT)
Fenway Park - Wheels Up Clubhouse, 72 Brookline Avenue, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-urban-ag-visioning-steering-committee-public-meeting-tickets-17098396765
The next meeting of the Boston Urban Ag Visioning Steering Committee & Public Meeting will be held at Fenway Park in the Wheels Up Clubhouse on July 15, 2015. Part of the agenda of this meeting will include a tour of Fenway Farms managed by Green City Growers. This event is free to all and all are encouraged to attend. RSVP is requested by 7/14/2015.
Progress and activities in the Urban Ag Visioning process since January 2015 include the following:
Objectives and stakeholder expectations of the visioning process
Current urban ag activity in the city
Metrics and goals for measuring progress
Best practices here and elsewhere to consider for implementation or scaling
Alignment with other local, regional, state, and national urban ag initiatives
Design charrette to highlight opportunities and challenges of urban ag project development
In the remaining meetings, we will refine the emerging vision, define metrics and goals, and outline a path forward for strategic, collaborative, and sustainable development of urban ag in Boston.
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Urban Beach Bash hosted by Tech Generation
Wednesday, July 15
5:00 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
Christopher Columbus Park, Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street, Boston
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urban-beach-bash-hosted-by-tech-generation-tickets-17046964931
Cost: $5 - $20
Join Boston's coolest community of tech startups and interns while we kick back at Urban Beach with summer food, lawn games and music. Have a hot dog, some fried dough and maybe even some shaved ice while you chat with new friends and compete in mini-golf.
Celebrate summer and meet your new hire, co-founder or investor!
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Understanding and controlling malaria through evolution
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Wednesday, July 15
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT)
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 415 Main Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-and-controlling-malaria-through-evolution-tickets-17169971848
Dan Neafsey
Malaria is a disease of seemingly gratuitous complexity, caused by Plasmodium parasites which must complete intricate phases of their life cycle in two very different hosts: vertebrates and mosquitoes. Understanding the adaptations that facilitate and maintain the relationships between the members of this co-evolutionary triangle can give us insight into the fascinating biology of malaria, and also provide keys to controlling or eventually eliminating this disease. Daniel Neafsey, associate director of the Broad’s Genomic Center for Infectious Disease, will describe how recent developments in genome sequencing are giving us new perspectives on malaria, a disease that has been called the strongest known force of evolutionary selection in the recent history of the human genome.
Wednesday, July 15
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July Boston Sustainability Breakfast
Wednesday, July 15
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM (EDT)
Pret A Manger, 185 Franklin Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-boston-sustainability-breakfast-tickets-17431490056
Join us for the July Boston Sustainability breakfast, an informal breakfast meetup of sustainability professionals together for networking, discussion and moral support. It’s important to remind ourselves that we are not the only ones out there in the business world trying to do good!
So come, get a cup of coffee or a bagel, support a sustainable business and get fired up before work so we can continue trying to change the world. Feel free to drop by any time any time between 7:30 and 830 a.m.
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Boston Urban Ag Visioning Steering Committee & Public Meeting
Wednesday, July 15
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (EDT)
Fenway Park - Wheels Up Clubhouse, 72 Brookline Avenue, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-urban-ag-visioning-steering-committee-public-meeting-tickets-17098396765
The next meeting of the Boston Urban Ag Visioning Steering Committee & Public Meeting will be held at Fenway Park in the Wheels Up Clubhouse on July 15, 2015. Part of the agenda of this meeting will include a tour of Fenway Farms managed by Green City Growers. This event is free to all and all are encouraged to attend. RSVP is requested by 7/14/2015.
Progress and activities in the Urban Ag Visioning process since January 2015 include the following:
Objectives and stakeholder expectations of the visioning process
Current urban ag activity in the city
Metrics and goals for measuring progress
Best practices here and elsewhere to consider for implementation or scaling
Alignment with other local, regional, state, and national urban ag initiatives
Design charrette to highlight opportunities and challenges of urban ag project development
In the remaining meetings, we will refine the emerging vision, define metrics and goals, and outline a path forward for strategic, collaborative, and sustainable development of urban ag in Boston.
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Urban Beach Bash hosted by Tech Generation
Wednesday, July 15
5:00 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
Christopher Columbus Park, Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street, Boston
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urban-beach-bash-hosted-by-tech-generation-tickets-17046964931
Cost: $5 - $20
Join Boston's coolest community of tech startups and interns while we kick back at Urban Beach with summer food, lawn games and music. Have a hot dog, some fried dough and maybe even some shaved ice while you chat with new friends and compete in mini-golf.
Celebrate summer and meet your new hire, co-founder or investor!
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Understanding and controlling malaria through evolution
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Wednesday, July 15
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT)
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 415 Main Street, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-and-controlling-malaria-through-evolution-tickets-17169971848
Dan Neafsey
Malaria is a disease of seemingly gratuitous complexity, caused by Plasmodium parasites which must complete intricate phases of their life cycle in two very different hosts: vertebrates and mosquitoes. Understanding the adaptations that facilitate and maintain the relationships between the members of this co-evolutionary triangle can give us insight into the fascinating biology of malaria, and also provide keys to controlling or eventually eliminating this disease. Daniel Neafsey, associate director of the Broad’s Genomic Center for Infectious Disease, will describe how recent developments in genome sequencing are giving us new perspectives on malaria, a disease that has been called the strongest known force of evolutionary selection in the recent history of the human genome.
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Microrobots for Biomedical Applications with Dr. Simone Schürle
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Wednesday, July 15
6:00 PM
Cambridge Innovation Center, 5th Floor, Havana Room, One Broadway, Cambridge
Cambridge Innovation Center, 5th Floor, Havana Room, One Broadway, Cambridge
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Helbling-Visionary-Series/events/223112209/
Please join us for networking and a discussion with Dr. Simone Schürle on July 15th. She will discuss: "Microrobots for Biomedical Applications: Insights into current trends in the emerging field of biomicrorobotics"
Microrobots are miniature robots at the microscale with exciting applications in biomedicine. In addition to discussing how such tiny devices can be built and powered, we will also talk about how these devices can be used in real-world applications.
Dr. Schürle’s is currently at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT where she is applying microrobotic control strategies in cancer diagnosis and therapy. She is also co-founder of MagnebotiX, a young spin-off company from ETH focusing on magnetic manipulation systems for crystallography applications.
Refreshments provided by Helbling (6pm-8pm).
Agenda:
6:00-6:30 Refreshments (Swiss Bakers) and Networking
6:30-7:30 Dr. Simone Schürle
7:30-8:00 Networking
Then join us for the afterparty at Firebrand Saints!
Microrobots are miniature robots at the microscale with exciting applications in biomedicine. In addition to discussing how such tiny devices can be built and powered, we will also talk about how these devices can be used in real-world applications.
Dr. Schürle’s is currently at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT where she is applying microrobotic control strategies in cancer diagnosis and therapy. She is also co-founder of MagnebotiX, a young spin-off company from ETH focusing on magnetic manipulation systems for crystallography applications.
Refreshments provided by Helbling (6pm-8pm).
Agenda:
6:00-6:30 Refreshments (Swiss Bakers) and Networking
6:30-7:30 Dr. Simone Schürle
7:30-8:00 Networking
Then join us for the afterparty at Firebrand Saints!
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Thursday, July 16
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The Boston Olympic Bid, Communities of Color, and the Future of Our City
Thursday, July 16
6-8PM
Freedom House, 5 Crawford Street, Dorchester
Freedom House, 5 Crawford Street, Dorchester
Seating is limited to 100, so please RSVP to urban.boston@umb.edu by Monday, July 13th
Boston NAACP, in collaboration with URBAN Boston (Urban Research-Based Action Network), will host its first public conversation on, and extending
beyond, Boston's bid to host the 2024 Olympics.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1589624054632428/
Food will be served
Share your perspective about what you think has been missing from the public conversation about a potential Boston Olympics.
Hear about an opportunity to engage in community-based research about the Boston bid in partnership with researchers, community groups, and
residents.
Learn about how community groups in other cities have organized to influence the Olympic bid process.
Please Join Us!
Hosted by Boston NAACP and URBAN Boston (Urban Research-Based Action Network)
beyond, Boston's bid to host the 2024 Olympics.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1589624054632428/
Food will be served
Share your perspective about what you think has been missing from the public conversation about a potential Boston Olympics.
Hear about an opportunity to engage in community-based research about the Boston bid in partnership with researchers, community groups, and
residents.
Learn about how community groups in other cities have organized to influence the Olympic bid process.
Please Join Us!
Hosted by Boston NAACP and URBAN Boston (Urban Research-Based Action Network)
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Origami: Art and Science
Thursday, July 16
6:30p
Belmont Media Center, 9 Lexington Street, Belmont
Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan. Applied Math Lab.
Origami: Art and Science
Thursday, July 16
6:30p
Belmont Media Center, 9 Lexington Street, Belmont
Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan. Applied Math Lab.
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Kill the Messenger
Thursday, July 16
doors open 6:40; film starts promptly 7pm
243 Broadway, Cambridge - corner of Broadway and Windsor, entrance on Windsor
243 Broadway, Cambridge - corner of Broadway and Windsor, entrance on Windsor
Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
Kill the Messenger takes place in the mid 1990s, when Gary Webb uncovered the CIA's past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S. that was aggressively sold in ghettos across the country to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebel army. Despite enormous pressure not to, Webb chose to pursue the story and went public with his evidence, publishing his series 'Dark Alliance' in the San Jose Mercury News in 1996.
As a result Gary experienced a vicious smear campaign fueled by the CIA. At that point Webb found himself defending his integrity, his family, and his life.
Kill the Messenger takes place in the mid 1990s, when Gary Webb uncovered the CIA's past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S. that was aggressively sold in ghettos across the country to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebel army. Despite enormous pressure not to, Webb chose to pursue the story and went public with his evidence, publishing his series 'Dark Alliance' in the San Jose Mercury News in 1996.
As a result Gary experienced a vicious smear campaign fueled by the CIA. At that point Webb found himself defending his integrity, his family, and his life.
http://rule19.org/videos
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A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design
Thursday, July 16
7:00 PM
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Harvard Book Store welcomes 2004 Nobel Prize winner FRANK WILCZEK for a discussion of his book A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design.
Does the universe embody beautiful ideas?
Artists as well as scientists throughout human history have pondered this “beautiful question.” With Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek as your guide, embark on a voyage of related discoveries, from Plato and Pythagoras up to the present. Wilczek’s groundbreaking work in quantum physics was inspired by his intuition to look for a deeper order of beauty in nature. In fact, every major advance in his career came from this intuition: to assume that the universe embodies beautiful forms, forms whose hallmarks are symmetry—harmony, balance, proportion—and economy. There are other meanings of “beauty,” but this is the deep logic of the universe—and it is no accident that it is also at the heart of what we find aesthetically pleasing and inspiring.
Wilczek is hardly alone among great scientists in charting his course using beauty as his compass. As he reveals in A Beautiful Question, this has been the heart of scientific pursuit from Pythagoras, the ancient Greek who was the first to argue that “all things are number,” to Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, and into the deep waters of twentieth century physics. Though the ancients weren’t right about everything, their ardent belief in the music of the spheres has proved true down to the quantum level. Indeed, Wilczek explores just how intertwined our ideas about beauty and art are with our scientific understanding of the cosmos.
Wilczek brings us right to the edge of knowledge today, where the core insights of even the craziest quantum ideas apply principles we all understand. The equations for atoms and light are almost literally the same equations that govern musical instruments and sound; the subatomic particles that are responsible for most of our mass are determined by simple geometric symmetries. The universe itself, suggests Wilczek, seems to want to embody beautiful and elegant forms. Perhaps this force is the pure elegance of numbers, perhaps the work of a higher being, or somewhere between. Either way, we don’t depart from the infinite and infinitesimal after all; we’re profoundly connected to them, and we connect them. When we find that our sense of beauty is realized in the physical world, we are discovering something about the world, but also something about ourselves.
Gorgeously illustrated, A Beautiful Question is a mind-shifting book that braids the age-old quest for beauty and the age-old quest for truth into a thrilling synthesis. It is a dazzling and important work from one of our best thinkers, whose humor and infectious sense of wonder animate every page. Yes: The world is a work of art, and its deepest truths are ones we already feel, as if they were somehow written in our souls.
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Friday, July 17
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Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety
Friday, July 17
7:00 PM
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Harvard Book Store welcomes JOSEPH LEDOUX, a professor of psychology at New York University, for a discussion of his book Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety.
Collectively, anxiety disorders are our most prevalent psychiatric problem, affecting about forty million adults in the United States. In Anxious, Joseph LeDoux, whose NYU lab has been at the forefront of research efforts to understand and treat fear and anxiety, explains the range of these disorders, their origins, and discoveries that can restore sufferers to normalcy.
LeDoux’s groundbreaking premise is that we’ve been thinking about fear and anxiety in the wrong way. These are not innate states waiting to be unleashed from the brain, but experiences that we assemble cognitively. Treatment of these problems must address both their conscious manifestations and underlying non-conscious processes. While knowledge about how the brain works will help us discover new drugs, LeDoux argues that the greatest breakthroughs may come from using brain research to help reshape psychotherapy.
A major work on our most pressing mental health issue, Anxious explains the science behind fear and anxiety disorders.
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Engadget Live in Boston
Friday, July 17
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
Royale, 279 Tremont Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/engadget-live-in-boston-registration-14983428839
Unlike all the tradeshows and press-only events that don’t let consumers attend, Engadget Live is designed specifically to bring gadget lovers and tech brands together.
As always, we’ll have a bunch of great companies with us at the event ready to show you their newest products and hear what you think.
There’ll be tons of great swag and chances to win some awesome gear.
If you're a member of the media and you're interested in attending the press preview hour from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, email live@engadget.com and we’ll send you the details.
If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, send an email to sponsors@engadget.com
You can see the current list of the companies participating at http://www.engadget.com/engadget-live but check back because we’re still adding more.
Also, be sure to follow @engadgetevents for updates! The official hashtag for this event is #EngadgetLive. We’d love to have everyone join the conversation before, during and after the show.
See you there!
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Superfical Future
Friday, July 17, 2015 at 8:30 PM - Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 1:00 AM (EDT)
Cuisine en Locale, 156 Highland Avenue, Somerville
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/superfical-future-tickets-17401937664
Cost: $16.37
The premiere dystopian experience is coming to Boston! Prepare yourself to enter a world post WWIII, year 2032, where political puppeteering, mass media distortion and subsequent cultural segregation has caused an uprising to form. This is our Superficial Future. Become a part of the revolution as you embark onto a journey with the Architects, fighting for your freedom against the corporate tyrant, The Director. Your senses will be overwhelmed with a fully transformed venue incorporating state of the art lighting, sound, and projections. As the revolution builds, you will be taken through a barrage of musical voyages for you to dance and rock out with award winning DJ Chris Ewen (Boston - Manray, Xmortis, Heroes) and DJ Ian Fford (NYC - Albion / Batcave, Webster Hall) with bands including Psyche Corporation and The U Project. To stimulate you even further, the best of Boston's performers including Ben Reynolds, Complete Destruction, and Inaya Nour, Myss Ripley, and more.
This participatory adventure at the capitol city, will have you interacting with installation art work, drinking and dining on exquisite cuisine, and dancing with the locals of the underground. Let your imagination guide you and come dressed in cyberpunk, steampunk, post-apocalyptic, industrial, elegant, burner, alternative, or creative attire that embodies the future of tomorrow. No matter your equation, persuasion, gender, sexual orientation, and or lifestyle, we encourage all to join the revolution. For one night, you and your fellow members in the audience will choose what happens to The Architects, witness the spectacles of a cyberpunk city, and leave the capital city in shock and awe.
Get tickets at the door or on Eventbrite:
Interactive Theatrical Dystopian Experience
One Night Friday, July 17th, 2015 Theater / Performance / Art / Music / Dance Doors open at 8:30... show from : 9PM - 1AM 18+ Event Theme / Creative Attire Encouraged (Cyberpunk, Noire, Neo-Tokyo, Steampunk, Industrial, Post-Apocalyptic, Fallout Survivor, Robotic Bounty Hunter, Burner, Elegant, Alternative) Venue: Cuisine En Local 156 Highland Ave Somerville, MA. 021423 DJ's Chris Ewen - Boston (Manray, Xmortis, Heroes) Ian Fford - NYC (Ablion / Batcave, Webster Hall) Special Guest - Owen Tate - NYC Bands Psyche Corporation - NYC - Darkwave, Cyberpunk, Ethreal The U Project - CT - Industrial, Alternative Rock, Electronic Performers: Ben Reynolds - Boston - Prop Manipulation Complete Destruction - Boston - Cyber Drag Inaya Nour - Boston - Tribal Belly Dance Myss Ripley - Boston - Rock Violin Starring / Hosting: Owen Tate - NYC - as The Director Julia Jerome - Boston - as The Architect Artists: Liz Lamanche - Boston - Interactive Light Paintings Julia Jerome - Boston - LED Flower Sculpture For updates, tickets, and behind the scenes, head to: www.superficialfuture.com
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Monday, July 20
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A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design
Thursday, July 16
7:00 PM
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Harvard Book Store welcomes 2004 Nobel Prize winner FRANK WILCZEK for a discussion of his book A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design.
Does the universe embody beautiful ideas?
Artists as well as scientists throughout human history have pondered this “beautiful question.” With Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek as your guide, embark on a voyage of related discoveries, from Plato and Pythagoras up to the present. Wilczek’s groundbreaking work in quantum physics was inspired by his intuition to look for a deeper order of beauty in nature. In fact, every major advance in his career came from this intuition: to assume that the universe embodies beautiful forms, forms whose hallmarks are symmetry—harmony, balance, proportion—and economy. There are other meanings of “beauty,” but this is the deep logic of the universe—and it is no accident that it is also at the heart of what we find aesthetically pleasing and inspiring.
Wilczek is hardly alone among great scientists in charting his course using beauty as his compass. As he reveals in A Beautiful Question, this has been the heart of scientific pursuit from Pythagoras, the ancient Greek who was the first to argue that “all things are number,” to Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, and into the deep waters of twentieth century physics. Though the ancients weren’t right about everything, their ardent belief in the music of the spheres has proved true down to the quantum level. Indeed, Wilczek explores just how intertwined our ideas about beauty and art are with our scientific understanding of the cosmos.
Wilczek brings us right to the edge of knowledge today, where the core insights of even the craziest quantum ideas apply principles we all understand. The equations for atoms and light are almost literally the same equations that govern musical instruments and sound; the subatomic particles that are responsible for most of our mass are determined by simple geometric symmetries. The universe itself, suggests Wilczek, seems to want to embody beautiful and elegant forms. Perhaps this force is the pure elegance of numbers, perhaps the work of a higher being, or somewhere between. Either way, we don’t depart from the infinite and infinitesimal after all; we’re profoundly connected to them, and we connect them. When we find that our sense of beauty is realized in the physical world, we are discovering something about the world, but also something about ourselves.
Gorgeously illustrated, A Beautiful Question is a mind-shifting book that braids the age-old quest for beauty and the age-old quest for truth into a thrilling synthesis. It is a dazzling and important work from one of our best thinkers, whose humor and infectious sense of wonder animate every page. Yes: The world is a work of art, and its deepest truths are ones we already feel, as if they were somehow written in our souls.
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Friday, July 17
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Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety
Friday, July 17
7:00 PM
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Harvard Book Store welcomes JOSEPH LEDOUX, a professor of psychology at New York University, for a discussion of his book Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety.
Collectively, anxiety disorders are our most prevalent psychiatric problem, affecting about forty million adults in the United States. In Anxious, Joseph LeDoux, whose NYU lab has been at the forefront of research efforts to understand and treat fear and anxiety, explains the range of these disorders, their origins, and discoveries that can restore sufferers to normalcy.
LeDoux’s groundbreaking premise is that we’ve been thinking about fear and anxiety in the wrong way. These are not innate states waiting to be unleashed from the brain, but experiences that we assemble cognitively. Treatment of these problems must address both their conscious manifestations and underlying non-conscious processes. While knowledge about how the brain works will help us discover new drugs, LeDoux argues that the greatest breakthroughs may come from using brain research to help reshape psychotherapy.
A major work on our most pressing mental health issue, Anxious explains the science behind fear and anxiety disorders.
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Engadget Live in Boston
Friday, July 17
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
Royale, 279 Tremont Street, Boston
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/engadget-live-in-boston-registration-14983428839
Unlike all the tradeshows and press-only events that don’t let consumers attend, Engadget Live is designed specifically to bring gadget lovers and tech brands together.
As always, we’ll have a bunch of great companies with us at the event ready to show you their newest products and hear what you think.
There’ll be tons of great swag and chances to win some awesome gear.
If you're a member of the media and you're interested in attending the press preview hour from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, email live@engadget.com and we’ll send you the details.
If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, send an email to sponsors@engadget.com
You can see the current list of the companies participating at http://www.engadget.com/engadget-live but check back because we’re still adding more.
Also, be sure to follow @engadgetevents for updates! The official hashtag for this event is #EngadgetLive. We’d love to have everyone join the conversation before, during and after the show.
See you there!
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Superfical Future
Friday, July 17, 2015 at 8:30 PM - Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 1:00 AM (EDT)
Cuisine en Locale, 156 Highland Avenue, Somerville
RSVP at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/superfical-future-tickets-17401937664
Cost: $16.37
The premiere dystopian experience is coming to Boston! Prepare yourself to enter a world post WWIII, year 2032, where political puppeteering, mass media distortion and subsequent cultural segregation has caused an uprising to form. This is our Superficial Future. Become a part of the revolution as you embark onto a journey with the Architects, fighting for your freedom against the corporate tyrant, The Director. Your senses will be overwhelmed with a fully transformed venue incorporating state of the art lighting, sound, and projections. As the revolution builds, you will be taken through a barrage of musical voyages for you to dance and rock out with award winning DJ Chris Ewen (Boston - Manray, Xmortis, Heroes) and DJ Ian Fford (NYC - Albion / Batcave, Webster Hall) with bands including Psyche Corporation and The U Project. To stimulate you even further, the best of Boston's performers including Ben Reynolds, Complete Destruction, and Inaya Nour, Myss Ripley, and more.
This participatory adventure at the capitol city, will have you interacting with installation art work, drinking and dining on exquisite cuisine, and dancing with the locals of the underground. Let your imagination guide you and come dressed in cyberpunk, steampunk, post-apocalyptic, industrial, elegant, burner, alternative, or creative attire that embodies the future of tomorrow. No matter your equation, persuasion, gender, sexual orientation, and or lifestyle, we encourage all to join the revolution. For one night, you and your fellow members in the audience will choose what happens to The Architects, witness the spectacles of a cyberpunk city, and leave the capital city in shock and awe.
Get tickets at the door or on Eventbrite:
Interactive Theatrical Dystopian Experience
One Night Friday, July 17th, 2015 Theater / Performance / Art / Music / Dance Doors open at 8:30... show from : 9PM - 1AM 18+ Event Theme / Creative Attire Encouraged (Cyberpunk, Noire, Neo-Tokyo, Steampunk, Industrial, Post-Apocalyptic, Fallout Survivor, Robotic Bounty Hunter, Burner, Elegant, Alternative) Venue: Cuisine En Local 156 Highland Ave Somerville, MA. 021423 DJ's Chris Ewen - Boston (Manray, Xmortis, Heroes) Ian Fford - NYC (Ablion / Batcave, Webster Hall) Special Guest - Owen Tate - NYC Bands Psyche Corporation - NYC - Darkwave, Cyberpunk, Ethreal The U Project - CT - Industrial, Alternative Rock, Electronic Performers: Ben Reynolds - Boston - Prop Manipulation Complete Destruction - Boston - Cyber Drag Inaya Nour - Boston - Tribal Belly Dance Myss Ripley - Boston - Rock Violin Starring / Hosting: Owen Tate - NYC - as The Director Julia Jerome - Boston - as The Architect Artists: Liz Lamanche - Boston - Interactive Light Paintings Julia Jerome - Boston - LED Flower Sculpture For updates, tickets, and behind the scenes, head to: www.superficialfuture.com
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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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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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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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Startup Institute Boston Summer 2015 Open Doors Celebration - #SIOpenDoors
Startup Institute Boston
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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Startup Institute Boston Summer 2015 Open Doors Celebration - #SIOpenDoors
Startup Institute Boston
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
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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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
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.
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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Through the Virtual Reality Looking Glass: Venture Café in Session
Thursday, July 23
Thursday, July 23
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Venture Cafe – Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 5th floor, Cambridge
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.
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.
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!
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.
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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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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Wednesday, July 29
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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
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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Wednesday, July 29
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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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Thursday, July 30
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Boston Futures: 2024 and Beyond: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Thursday, July 30
Thursday, July 30
6-8pm
Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge
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.
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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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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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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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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