SETIcon IISETIcon II, hosted by the SETI Institute, is a unique, entertaining, and enlightening public event where science and imagination meet. SETIcon brings together innovative scientists, science fiction authors, entertainers, space and science artists, space lovers, and the curious and adventurous for a 3-day public celebration and exploration of space, real ...
Go behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Monday, 06/25/12
Ossama Hassanein & Dina Ibrahim: Tech WadiDr. Ossama Hassanein, Chair, Tech Wadi, BDNA Corp in Silicon Valley and Echovox in Geneva Dina Ibrahim, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Broadcast Communication Arts, SFSU - ModeratorDr. Hassanein is an international entrepreneur and venture capitalist, in addition to serving as a mentor and lecturer. He will discuss Tech Wadi, a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, MEMBERS FREE, students free
Energy transitions for the 21st centurySpeaker: Professor Franklin M. Orr, Jr., Carlton Beal Professor in Petroleum Engineering; Director, Global Climate and Energy Project(GCEP); and Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the EnvironmentRoom 111
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Role of the Government in Cleantech: Bamboozle, Baffle or Benefit?: Government can provide assistance to your business in many ways, by partnering on technical research, providing grants and loan guarantees, and pushing technologies through regulatory activities. They can also serve as a roadblock and stifle innovation. Is there any opportunity for governments, whether they be federal, state, or local, to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: See Website
Tuesday, 06/26/12
NFC – more than just for mobile payment Come meet a panel of NFC experts on where NFC is gaining traction beyond mobile paymentModerator: Joseph Wei, NFC ConsultantPanelists: Broadcom, Inside Secure, NXPAdvanced registration recommended
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General, $5 Members at door
Astronomy Lecture 'What is Dark Energy?'Please join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for the June 26 general meeting. The meeting starts at 7:15 and ends at 9:00. Our monthly meetings begin with a short "What's Up" presented by one of our members followed by a speaker. This month's speaker is –Dr. Mike Lampton, Space Science Lab, ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
Wednesday, 06/27/12
Evolving Lighting - Technology and Human FactorsLighting retrofits will be revisited from the perspective of environmental quality, productivity,and people satisfaction all along with energy savings and sustainability. This lighting class will balance technology with human factors in lighting. Best performing LEDs and conventional lighting products, together with research and application of lighting for human circadian rhythms, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
The Origins of Chondrules and ChondritesIt is clear that the chondritic meteorites - those having essentially solar composition - carry unique information about the origin and early history of the solar system and the materials from which the planets formed. Yet it is a highly complex record that centuries of work and highly sophisticated modern ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Having Fun in the DeltaHave you ever thought about all the things there are to do in the Delta? Come find out some fun and interesting adventures you and your family can have by exploring this hidden gem with Ranger Bill.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Science and Reason with Skeptics in the Pub, West BaySkeptics in the Pub, West BayFiddlers Green, MillbraeIf ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the film-flam man, and if ye drink, drink with us, your friends. If ye shun the brewer's art, at least help us lay waste to bangers & mash!Skeptics in the Pub is a monthly ...
Where: MillbraeCost:
Transforming Music: From Guitar Hero to Robotic Opera & BeyondJoin us for an evening with musician, inventor and educator Tod Machover, the Muriel R. Cooper Professor of Music & Media at the MIT Media Lab, where he directs the Opera of the Future Group. An influential composer, he has been praised for creating music that breaks traditional artistic and ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Thursday, 06/28/12
ZoobiquityCardiologist and psychiatrist Natterson-Horowitz and science writer Bowers look at the remarkable correspondences between the way human beings and animals live, die, get sick and heal in their natural settings. They delve into an array of disciplines: evolution, anthropology, sociology, biology, cutting-edge medicine, and zoology, to provide a revelatory understanding ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 for students
'Coastal Marine Mammals along the eastern Gulf coast of Thailand' presentationA group of international scientists has been documenting relative abundance and distribution of coastal marine mammals in Trat province in the coastal islands along the eastern Gulf coast ofThailand since 2003. This multi-year project is truly interdisciplinary, and combines boat based line transect surveys, photo-id, towed acoustic arrays, and spatially explicit ...
State-of-the-art sonar systems are being used by USGS scientists to explore such fascinating underwater features as the San Adreas Fault, giant sand dunes beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, and tsunami-generated landslide debris.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Friday, 06/29/12
Silicon Valley Energy SummitSilicon Valley Energy Summit 2012 will explore workable ideas for sustainable energy by looking at upcoming technologies, best practices, and government initiatives. For years, SVES has benefited hundreds of investors, energy managers, policymakers, and researchers. Please join James L. Sweeney, director of the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, and Hoover Institution ...
Where: StanfordCost: Varies
A Cosmic Mystery: What Destroyed the Universe's Atoms? - SOLD OUTLick Observatory hosts a Summer Visitors Program (SVP), inviting the public to observe through both the 36-inch Great Lick Refractor and Nickel 40-inch Reflecting Telescope. Each evening also features two speakers, who present programs even if clouds or fog prohibit viewing.Lick astronomers present multimedia lectures on their research or ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $7.50 + service fee
Houge Park Start PartyMeet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 06/30/12
The Brainiest App Pitch-a-Thon 2012Marbles: The Brain Store and Sifteo are teaming up to challenge you to pitch The Brainiest App concept for Sifteo Cubes. Sifteo is a unique game system where three clickable, shakable, flipable and rotatable cubes interact with one another to challenge your spatial reasoning, word-finding and pattern matching skills. In celebration of opening Marbles: ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: FREE - Must pre-register
The Presidio RocksLearn the 160-million-year story that underlies the Presidio on this two-mile, moderately strenuous walk.Wear comfortable walking shoes and a coat.Meet Ranger Will Elder at Merchant Road parking near the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza and Battery Boutelle.Reservations required.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Trekking the ModelJoin a ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5 acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 – 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Mad Science : pHantastic pHunBe blown away by awesome chemical reactions! You've seen a rainbow in the sky, now watch as we make one in a tube. Learn all about gravity, balance and centripetal force and be dazzled by some amazing optical illusions. You won't believe your eyes!
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Music of the Spheres - Ramon Romero, Strings of FireLick Observatory hosts its 32nd season of Music of the Spheres summer concerts in 2012. Concerts feature a wide variety of music. Programs include the concert, a talk by a University of California astronomer about current research, and (weather permitting) viewing through the historic Great Lick Refractor and the Nickel ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $40 - $150
Astronomy Program Fernandez Ranch Please join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for a June 30th astronomy program at Muir Heritage Land Trust Fernandez Ranch. The program starts at 8:30 There is no fee for this program.See stars, nebula, galaxies, clusters, the moon and planets through member telescopes. Bring kids, binoculars, warm clothes (temperature can drop), ...
