Technology: Transforming the Regulatory EndeavorThe Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and Berkeley Technology Law Journal, in conjunction with the UC Berkeley Center for Law Energy & the Environment, School of Information, and Goldman School of Public Policy will host a symposium on March 3, 2011 to address the ways that technological developments are ...
Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.Speaker: Sudhakar ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Park Academy: Botanical Latin Park Academy: Botanical LatinDate: Thursday, March 3, 2011 Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Address:Natural Resource Building, 1216 Ralston Ave., The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129Botanical Latin – Omigosh! It's a dead language, but it's still aliiiive! With a background in languages and experience at New York Botanical Garden, Al ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
TRUST Security Seminar: Coping with Malice in Wireless and Vehicular NetworksAs networking becomes increasingly prevalent, malicious network behavior can no longer be ignored. In this talk, I will describe my work on dealing with malicious behavior in three different areas: wireless broadcast, medium access control in wireless networks, and malicious messages in vehicular safety networks. Broadcast jamming is a challenging ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour Experience the wildlife and natural beauty that make Younger Lagoon an exceptional local treasure on this docent-led tour to the lagoon and its beach habitat. Learn about the ongoing research and habitat restoration work that help this vital habitat thrive. Tour includes a short hike and is best suited for ...
HPs Central Nervous System for the Earth (CeNSE) is a project involving multiple HP groups focused on enabling a planetary system of a trillion nanoscale sensors and actuators embedded in the environment and the networks to exchange their information among analysis engines, storage systems and end users. The massive amounts ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Stress: The New Biological Clock – How We Can Turn It BackGroundbreaking science by Nobel Prize Winner Elizabeth Blackburn and health psychologist Elissa Epel links psychological stress not only with disease but directly with aging, all the way down to our cells – in particular, our "telomeres," the caps on the ends of our chromosomes that protect our DNA and a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: : $8 members, $20 non-members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco. Beers and Books is a social event co-hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Cafe Borrone http://www.cafeboronne.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club! Look for the black balloon.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Chevron Oil in Kazakhstan's Caspian SeaThe Bay Area's Chevron oil company is the largest private producer of oil in the Republic of Kazakhstan and is the largest private stakeholder in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium Pipeline which spans 990 miles! Berkeley's non-profit organization, the Center for Safe Energy, of Earth Island Institute is hosting a delegation ...
Def Story Slam joins us tonight for Buggin' Out, a story slam that takes a fun look at the world of insects. There will be music, advocacy workshops, insects and best of all – your stories about bugs! Partnering with the Collective Liberation Tour, the Insect News Network, Pesticide Watch, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 Members
Wander through somnambulant filmscapes, cozy up to an experimental bunk bed chat, or examine a troubling case of nyctalopia, also known as "night blindness." Explore what happens in your own subconscious when you're sleeping, or simply let yourself be lulled by the siren song of the humpback whale. We hope ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, Free Members
