She's Geeky Bay Area 2016Join us for She's Geeky Bay Area 2016! She's Geeky is the premier networking conference for women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Since 2007, She's Geeky has provided a safe, friendly place for women in STEM to "geek out" and talk about their jobs, their passions, their lives and ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: $140 for both days; discount rates available
Water DetectivesIn Matamoros, Mexico, a severe water shortage led to a one-of-a-kind solution: The city put local children in charge of changing adults' attitudes and habits. Thousands of schoolchildren were enlisted as "water detectives." Educated about resource conservation, they were encouraged to discuss proper water usage with adults and were authorized ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Computational protein structure visualization, modeling, and designIf genes are the blueprint of life, proteins are the machinery itself. We will cover the basics of how genes are translated into proteins, and how those proteins fold up into secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures. We will also introduce you to structural databases, and computational tools for protein structure prediction, ...