Regenerative Design ForumSustainability remains at the forefront of innovation in the design professions as urban challenges persist. LEED and other metrics have brought the conversation to the mainstream, yet there is doubt that such measures can make a big-enough difference to solve the problems at hand. This panel features Sandy Mendler of ...
Rich Mahoney, Ph.D. will discuss the emergence of personal robots and the drivers that may lead to their evolution and wider adoption by society.Robots play a fascinating and increasingly vital role in the world. Although they have contributed significantly to the manufacturing base that defines our modern existence, there is ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Software Alchemy and the Arc of TechnologyAn outspoken pioneer in the modern computing era and best known as the "Father of Visual Basic" and inventor of "personas," Cooper will share rare insights into the evolution of software and interaction design based on human goals and needs – and a new vision for meeting the personal and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $8 Members, $7 Students
GPU Computing: Taming a 23,000 Thread Beast!GPUs have fundamentally changed the playing field of high performance computing. Starting out as devices intended only for the display of 3D images, GPUs are now used as supercomputers – attached processors used to accelerate computationally intensive applications. In this talk, using NVIDA GPUs as a basis, I'll provide a ...
Where: San JoseCost: $2 donation to cover food
blueEnergy is excited to host it's 5th trivia night Please join blueEnergy for an evening of fun, excitement, and brain-busting trivia! blueEnergy is excited to host it's 5th trivia night event in support of it's renewable energy, water & sanitation, and community development work on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. All proceeds from the event will go directly to ...
The Academy recently returned from one of the largest field expeditions in its history having sent shallow water, deep water, terrestrial and education teams to the Philippines to continue our study of one of the greatest biodiversity hotspots in the world. Please join us for a co-presentation from our Dean ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, Free to members
