BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CITRIS and the Banatao Institute - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:CITRIS and the Banatao Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://citris-uc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CITRIS and the Banatao Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20110313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20111106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20120311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20121104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20130310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20131103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120509T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120509T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4376-1336550400-1336582800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:CANCELED: Putting Water Online: Overview by Prof. Bayen\, May 9 DESCRIPTION:This talk has been canceled and will be rescheduled for later in the summer. \n On May 9\, 2012\, the Floating Sensor Network team will conduct a major experiment in Walnut Grove\, CA. We will launch the complete 100-unit floating sensor fleet and introduce the fleet and its real-time sensing capabilities to the public. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/canceled-putting-water-online-overview-by-prof-bayen-may-9/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120509T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120509T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4374-1336550400-1336582800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:CANCELED: Putting Water Online: panel discussion\, May 9 DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled and will be rescheduled for later in the summer. \n On May 9\, 2012\, the Floating Sensor Network team will conduct a major experiment in Walnut Grove\, CA. We will launch the complete 100-unit floating sensor fleet and introduce the fleet and its real-time sensing capabilities to the public. More information about the project is online at \n . URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/canceled-putting-water-online-panel-discussion-may-9/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120509T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120509T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4375-1336550400-1336582800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:CANCELED: Putting Water Online: panel discussion\, May 9 DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled and will be rescheduled for later in the summer. \n On May 9\, 2012\, the Floating Sensor Network team will conduct a major experiment in Walnut Grove\, CA. We will launch the complete 100-unit floating sensor fleet and introduce the fleet and its real-time sensing capabilities to the public. More information about the project is online at \n . URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/canceled-putting-water-online-panel-discussion-may-9/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120519T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4377-1337414400-1337446800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Reconciling Science and the Imagination in the Construction of the Deep Prehistoric Past\, May 19 DESCRIPTION:Traditionally\, archaeologists when writing about the past\, favor expository narratives in which the persona of the archaeologist-writer as well as his or her prehistoric people-subjects remain anonymous or – at best – in the far distant bird’s eye view. And how else\, you might ask\, can you write about the deep past where all that remains are fragmentary remnants of their lives. Writers and film-makers who create fictional narratives about the intimate dramas of prehistoric and early historic people and give them voices are regarded as seductive and engaging for the public\, but are not respected as expressions of scientific knowledge or legitimate interpretations of archaeological data. I will introduce some of the ways in which\, as an archaeologist-writer\, I am exploring an alternative way of writing about prehistory in which the imagination that conjures up sentient prehistoric actors is entangled with the empirical scientific data of archaeological excavations. I draw especially on my current research in the challenging world of pre-literate Europe and Anatolia. For inspiration I draw upon the concepts of database narratives (Lev Manovich)\, recombinant histories (Steve Anderson)\, and Microhistories (Carlo Ginzburg). \n Ruth is a Professor in the Graduate School (Anthropology) at UC Berkeley and received her Ph.D. in Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. She is a founder and director of the UC Berkeley Multimedia Authoring Center for Teaching in Anthropology (MACTiA). Currently she is the creative director and president of the Center for Digital Archaeology (CoDA)\, a recently established non-profit organization. Her research has focused on the transformation of early agricultural (Neolithic) societies and she has directed and published archaeological excavations in Southeast Europe and Turkey (Çatalhöyük). The Last House on the Hill – the first project of CoDA – is the digital publication of the BACH (Berkeley Archaeologists @ Çatalhöyük) project\, which she directed from 1997 to 2005. Her current research focuses on creating database narratives and recombinant histories about the life-histories of people\, places and things and the multisensorial construction of place. Her interest in multimedia grows out of a lifelong passion for music\, puppets and cultivating illusions of reality. \n This free public talk is presented as part of the monthly “Science@Cal Lecture Series”. Image acknowledgement http://www.flickr.com/photos/catalhoyuk/ URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/reconciling-science-and-the-imagination-in-the-construction-of-the-deep-prehistoric-past-may-19/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120526T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120526T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4378-1338019200-1338051600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:The Tenth International Conference on Neuroesthetics\, May 26 DESCRIPTION:Play behavior is not only the origin of our cultural ingenuity\, but is intimately linked to the shape and function of that most ingenious feature of our biology\, our brain. According to the social brain hypothesis\, our large human brains have evolved to deal with the increasing complexity that characterizes the social life of primates. It is not only our ability to maintain different relationships with large numbers of people that makes unprecedented cognitive demands\, but the sophisticated forms of play behaviour that facilitate such bonds – ritual\, dancing\, singing and laughter. Neuroscientists have begun to unravel how play affects brain maturation\, social competency\, impulse control and stress reduction\, how it engenders positive emotions by stimulating endorphins and dopamine\, the role of mirror neurons in collective enactments of joy\, or the effect of rough-and-tumble play in increasing dentrital arborization in the orbito-frontal cortex\, which is involved with cooperation and social competency. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/the-tenth-international-conference-on-neuroesthetics-may-26/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120621T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120621T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4379-1340265600-1340298000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:CANCELED: Remote Sensing and Water Resources\, Jun 21 DESCRIPTION:Dr. Moradkhani received his Ph.D. from University of California\, Irvine in 2005 in civil and environmental engineering specializing in hydrology\, hydraulics and water resources systems. He has been on the faculty of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Portland State University (PSU) since September 2006 and received his early tenure in 2011. Prior to joining PSU\, he was a postdoctoral scholar and then research scientist (January 2005- to August 2006) at the University of California\, Irvine. \n Dr. Moradkhani has over 20 years of professional engineering experience in analysis\, design and management of variety of large scale water resources systems. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in\, Watershed Hydrology and Remote Sensing\, Advanced Methods in Hydrosystems Analysis\, Risk Analysis in Environmental Systems\, Probabilistic and Statistical Approaches in Hydrology\, Surface Water Hydrology\, Computer Applications in Water Resources Systems\, Fluid Mechanics\, Engineering Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering. \n Live broadcast at mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast; Questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/canceled-remote-sensing-and-water-resources-jun-21/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120705T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120705T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4380-1341475200-1341507600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Special Coleman Fung Institute Seminar: Energy Trading and Risk Management\, Jul 5 DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Dr. Wolfgang Ferse will present an interesting and provocative real-world problem from Energy Trading and Risk Management (e.g. the interaction and interest conflicts between energy trading and logistics). Through a discussion of this problem\, Dr. Ferse will show the vision of what could be offered to students and industrial executives (courses\, industrial partnerships\, etc.). The focus will be on decision support using an interdisciplinary approach (benefits and challenges). \n Biography: \n Dr. Wolfgang Ferse is the Executive Vice President\, Commodities & Energy Solutions for OpenLink Financial Inc.\, USA.\nHe has worked with OpenLink since September 1998\, first as a Solution Manager at IBM supporting the implementation of Energy Trading Solutions. He joined OpenLink in 2000 as Sales and Account Manager at the London office. In 2001 Ferse built up the German office in Berlin which he has led as a Managing Director since November 2001. In August 2007\, Ferse has become the global head of OpenLink’s Commodity & Energy Solutions\, based in New York. \n During his time with IBM\, as Solution Manager\, Ferse was responsible for project management and solution development in the field of power trading\, optimisation and power transmission in Europe. At this time he also led Energy Trading implementation projects. \nFor the 10 years prior to IBM\, Ferse was in a research centre\, as the head of a department with focus on application development\, decision analysis and consulting. He led a department in long term projects for decision support systems in the environmental and power supply industries. His department was mainly involved in the design and development of program systems. Ferse also was responsible for several consulting projects at German utility companies regarding the business process of energy trading\, optimisation and sale. \n Wolfgang Ferse holds a Masters degree and a PhD of Energy Engineering. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/special-coleman-fung-institute-seminar-energy-trading-and-risk-management-jul-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120713T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120713T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4381-1342166400-1342198800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:The Higgs Boson Explained\, Jul 13 DESCRIPTION:On Friday July 13 at noon\, join faculty and other members of the Physics Department who will help the campus community understand the significance of discovering the Higgs Boson\, the particle that was predicted by Peter Higgs about 50 years ago. Mark Richards\, Executive Dean of the College of Letters & Sciences\, will host this discussion for the Berkeley community. \n Professors Beate Heinemann\, an experimental physicist and a member of the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in CERN Switzerland\, and Lawrence Hall\, a theoretical physicist and former Director of the Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics\, will explain what the Higgs is\, why it was predicted and how it was proven to exist. They will be joined by panel members Professor Marjorie Shapiro\, also a member of the Atlas experiment\, Miller Fellow Josh Ruderman and PhD student and Atlas member Louise Skinnari. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/the-higgs-boson-explained-jul-13/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120805T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120805T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4382-1344153600-1344186000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:UC Computing Services Conference (UCCSC) 2012\, Aug 5-7\, 2012 DESCRIPTION:The annual UC Computing Services Conference (UCCSC) will be held at the Conference Center on the Clark Kerr Campus\, August 5-7\, 2012. \n This year’s theme is Campus Collaboration. We will be exploring what it takes to have successful collaborations — shared vision to solve common problems\, technology platforms that support differences in campus practices\, and governance models that ensure sustainable resource and participation commitments. We’ll also take a look at how collaboration helps our campuses find solutions in times of tight budget constraints. Be an active participant at UCCSC 2012\, and share your knowledge and experience. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/uc-computing-services-conference-uccsc-2012-aug-5-7-2012/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120830T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120830T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4383-1346313600-1346346000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:View from the Top\, Aug 30 DESCRIPTION:Access to affordable and reliable energy has been a cornerstone of the world’s increasing prosperity and economic growth since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Our use of energy in the twenty-first century must also be sustainable. This talk will provide a techno-economic snapshot of the current energy landscape and discuss several research and development opportunities and challenges to create the foundation for this new industrial revolution. The talk will also discuss policies to stimulate innovation and align market forces to accelerate the development and deployment of affordable\, accessible and sustainable energy that can simultaneously power economic growth\, increase energy security and mitigate the risks of climate change \n Bio:In October 2009\, Dr. Arun Majumdar was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate to become the founding Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E)\, where he served till June 2012. Between March 2011 and June 2012\, Dr. Majumdar also served as the Acting Under Secretary of Energy\, and a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy. Prior to joining the Department of Energy\, Dr. Majumdar was the Almy and Agnes Maynard Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California\, Berkeley and the Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Environment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research career includes the science and engineering of nanoscale materials and devices as well as large engineered systems. In 2005\, Dr. Majumdar was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology\, Bombay in 1985 and his Ph.D. from the University of California\, Berkeley in 1989 URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/view-from-the-top-aug-30/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120831T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120831T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4384-1346400000-1346432400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Transforming Wastewater Treatment Facilities into Green Factories\, Aug 31 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/transforming-wastewater-treatment-facilities-into-green-factories-aug-31/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120904T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120904T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4385-1346745600-1346778000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Alan Turing: A Centenary Celebration\, Sep 4 DESCRIPTION:Alan M. Turing (1912–1954) was a mathematician\, logician\, cryptanalyst\, and computer scientist. In honor of this pioneer of our digital age\, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing are presenting a lecture by Andrew Hodges\, the author of the acclaimed biography \n (newly issued this year in a Centenary edition) )\, followed by a panel discussion. Turing formalized the concepts of “algorithm” and “computation” via the Turing machine\, providing a blueprint for the electronic digital computer\, and is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. \n In a celebration of the centenary of Turing’s birth\, the evening’s discussion will explore his life and work\, as well as his ongoing influence on current research in logic\, computer science\, complexity\, and biology. \n The distinguished panelists include Martin Davis (Courant Institute)\, Andrew Hodges (University of Oxford)\, Don Knuth (Stanford University)\, Peter Norvig (Google)\, Dana Scott (Carnegie Mellon University)\, and Luca Trevisan (Stanford University). Richard Karp\, Founding Director of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing\, will moderate. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/alan-turing-a-centenary-celebration-sep-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120905T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120905T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4386-1346832000-1346864400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Emerging Wireless Applications In Biomedicine\, Sep 5 DESCRIPTION:The schedule for the semester can be found on the \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 \n Abstract: \n In recent years\, we have become fascinated by the idea of tiny surgical robots that can be introduced into a blood vessel\, travel through the patient’s body\, exchange information with an external controller for detailed diagnosis\, and perform local interventions. They might even be permanently resident in the body for continuous monitoring. Such robots exist only in the realm of science fiction today. Their realization faces major obstacles\, including power sources\, and the control and monitoring of these untethered robots. \n In this talk\, we will address these obstacles through fundamental understanding of wireless power transfer and communication schemes\, as well as devising new sensing and propulsion functionalities to these robots. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/emerging-wireless-applications-in-biomedicine-sep-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120905T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120905T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4387-1346832000-1346864400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Improving Building Performance: A Model of Industry/University Collaboration\, Sep 5 DESCRIPTION:Energy and Resources Group Spring 2012 Colloquium Series (ER295) URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/improving-building-performance-a-model-of-industryuniversity-collaboration-sep-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120905T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120905T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000645 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4388-1346832000-1346864400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:BigIdeas@Berkeley Information Session\, Sep 5 DESCRIPTION:The 2012-2013 Big Ideas@Berkeley student innovation competition will officially launch on September 5th. The kickoff will begin with an event featuring an inspiring talk by Alejandro Velez\, founder of Back to the Roots (BTTR). Starting with just an idea and a $5\,000 Big Ideas award\, Alejandro and a Haas School colleague\, Nikhil Arora\, launched a successful\, sustainable business that grows gourmet mushrooms entirely on recycled coffee grounds. BTTR now employs more than 30 individuals and sells its mushroom kits in 300 Whole Foods stores nationwide. \n Alejandro and Nikhil have been widely recognized for their innovative and successful social venture. They have been named to Forbes “30 under 30” list\, Mother Nature Network’s “Top 30 Fresh Thinkers in the Innovation Generation” and CNN’s “10 Generation Next Entrepreneurs.” \n This presentation will be followed by a brief overview of the structure for the 2012-2013 Big Ideas@Berkeley Contest and a mixer. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/bigideasberkeley-information-session-sep-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120906T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120906T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4389-1346918400-1346950800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:History and Theory of New Media Lecture: Geoff Manaugh\, BLDGBLOG\, Sep 6 DESCRIPTION:Geoff Manaugh (BLDGBLOG) kicks off the 2012-13 History and Theory of New Media lecture series with his talk “Applied Topology\,” on burglary\, tunneling\, and urban perforation. Manaugh will discuss the city as seen—and\, more importantly\, used and misused—by people other than architects and urban planners. \n Ultimately asking if spatial crimes such as breaking & entering and burglary have anything to offer urban theory\, “Applied Topology” explores an alternative\, even illicit\, understanding of how the city can be used and operated. From Gordon Matta-Clark to the tunneling crew of The Bank Job\, from the Mole Man of Hackney to L.A.’s notorious “Hole in the Ground Gang\,” how does applied topology—the forced introduction of unplanned connections\, perforations\, holes\, tunnels\, and cuts—transform our relationship with architectural space. \n Geoff Manaugh is the author of BLDGBLOG\, former senior editor of Dwell magazine\, and a contributing editor at Wired UK. In 2011\, he curated Landscape Futures: Instruments\, Devices and Architectural Inventions for the Nevada Museum of Art\, and a new collaborative project with British architects Smout Allen is featured in the 2012 Venice Biennale of Architecture. With Nicola Twilley\, he is currently co-director of Studio-X NYC\, an off-campus event space and urban futures think tank run by the architecture department at Columbia University. \n The History and Theory of New Media series is produced by the Berkeley Center for New Media with support from the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS). URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/history-and-theory-of-new-media-lecture-geoff-manaugh-bldgblog-sep-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120906T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120906T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4390-1346918400-1346950800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Cal's Aspiring Entrepreneurs Mixer\, Sep 6 DESCRIPTION:Cal’s Aspiring Entrepreneurs (CAE)\, Agora Startup House\, and Glooo.us are teaming up to plan a really special event for our students\, friends\, and supporters in our inaugural year. This event is to help U.C. Berkeley students connect with industry and student leaders who can share their ideas\, passions\, and advice to help each other grow and succeed in a fun\, relaxing atmosphere (and over drinks for those who are 21+!). \n Come mix with Teach For America Alum and UC Berkeley Alumni who will be sharing their incredible stories of how they started their own companies! \n When: September 6th \n Where: In the heart of Berkeley @ Pappy’s\, 2367 Telegraph Ave. Berkeley\,CA 94704 \n Time: 7-9M \n Who: YOU! AND everyone else! \n Cost: The event is now FREE! We just ask attendees to buy at least one item from Pappy’s menu! All guests must please REGISTER! \nhttp://calentrepreneurs.eventbrite.com/ \nTweets by GloooUS URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/cals-aspiring-entrepreneurs-mixer-sep-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120907T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120907T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4391-1347004800-1347037200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Keeping Your Cool in the Data Center\, Sep 7 DESCRIPTION:Cooling consumes nearly half of the energy in data centers\, and cooling failures account for one-third of the outages in data centers. This seminar will cover the challenges and benefits of data center cooling optimization\, including non-energy benefits of reduced maintenance and improved reliability. \n All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 \n About the speaker: \n Cliff Federspiel is the CTO and founder of Vigilent\,a Bay Area company that focuses on building intelligent and automated energy management systems for data centers and large building facilities. \n Dr. Federspiel began his career in R&D at Johnson Controls after receiving his BSME from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo\, and his SMME and PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1998 he joined the University of California\, Berkeley\, where he was a Specialist at The Center for Environmental Design Research and the Electronics Research Laboratory. \n In 2004 Dr. Federspiel launched Vigilent\, building on his pioneering research in dynamic cooling technology and wireless networking\, to address the emerging need of treating cooling and energy consumption as a managed resource. \n Today\, he is a leading voice in the field of sustainable energy solutions and green technology\, and a frequent speaker at industry conferences\, where he advocates for technology solutions for a better planet. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/keeping-your-cool-in-the-data-center-sep-7/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120910T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120910T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4392-1347264000-1347296400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:A Conversation with Sir Fazle Abed\, founder of BRAC\, Sep 10 DESCRIPTION:Sir Abed will share his experience founding BRAC\, an organization that focused initially on helping refugees in northeastern Bangladesh\, and now operates as an NGO in 16 nations in Asia\, Africa\, the Caribbean\, Europe\, and the Middle East. \n With an introduction by Professor Laura Tyson\, Chair of the Blum Center Board of Trustees. \n Sir Abed is visiting the US as a recipient of The Asia Foundation’s Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Visiting Fellow award. The Fellowship honors the late Dr. Tien\, former Chancellor of the University of California\, Berkeley. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/a-conversation-with-sir-fazle-abed-founder-of-brac-sep-10/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120912T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120912T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4393-1347436800-1347469200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Matching\, Visualizing and Archiving Cultural Heritage Artifacts Using Multi-Channel Images\, Sep 12 DESCRIPTION:Recent advancements in low-cost acquisition technologies have made it more practical to acquire real-world datasets on a large scale. This has led to a number of computer-based solutions for reassembling\, archiving and visualizing cultural heritage artifacts. \n In this talk\, I will show how to combine aspects of these technologies in novel ways\, and introduce algorithms that improve upon their overall efficiency and robustness. First\, I will introduce a 2D acquisition pipeline that generates higher resolution color and normal maps than those available with the 3D scanning devices typically used in practical settings. Next\, I will incorporate these normal maps into a novel multi-cue matching system that uses machine learning to reassemble small fragments of artifacts. \n I will show examples of how this system is used by archaeologists at the Akrotiri Excavation Laboratory of Wall Paintings in Santorini Greece for reconstructing the Theran Frescoes. I will then present a non-photorealistic rendering pipeline for illustrating geometrically complex objects using images with multiple channels of information. I will demonstrate how this work is used for visualizing historic artifacts from digital museum collections. \n Live broadcast at \n . Questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/matching-visualizing-and-archiving-cultural-heritage-artifacts-using-multi-channel-images-sep-12/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120912T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120912T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4394-1347436800-1347469200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:An Economic Framework for Analyzing Energy Efficiency Rebound\, Sep 12 DESCRIPTION:Energy and Resources Group Fall 2012 Colloquium Series (ER295) URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/an-economic-framework-for-analyzing-energy-efficiency-rebound-sep-12/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120912T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120912T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4395-1347436800-1347469200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:View from the Top\, Sep 12 DESCRIPTION:The College of Engineering presents the second View from the Top of the semester\, featuring a panel of academic and industry experts speaking on Advancing Manufacturing and Innovation. Our distinguished guest will be Dr. Eng. Seiuemon Inaba\, Founder & Honorary Chairman\, FANUC Corporation. FANUC is the world’s leading supplier of factory automation machines and systems. \n Advancing Manufacturing and Innovation \n Robotics\, nanotechnology and other advances are transforming today’s leading industries\, from consumer electronics and pharmaceuticals to motor vehicles and solar panels. Hear from a panel of top experts in manufacturing: \n • David Dornfeld\, Hall Family Professor and Chair\, Mechanical Engineering (Moderator) \n • Ana Arias\, Associate Professor\, Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences \n • Kiyonori Inaba\, Robot Research Laboratory\, FANUC Corporation \n • Al Pisano\, FANUC Professor of Mechanical Systems \n • Masayoshi Tomizuka\, Neerhout Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Associate Dean\, College of Engineering \n • Paul Wright\, Berlin Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at CITRIS Berkeley \n • Yunfeng Wu\, Robot Research Laboratory\, FANUC Corporation \n Wednesday\, September 12 \n 4:00 – 5:00 pm \n Banatao Auditorium\, Sutardja Dai Hall \n Refreshments will be provided \n This View from the Top lecture is co-sponsored by the College of Engineering and Pioneers in Engineering URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/view-from-the-top-sep-12/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120914T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120914T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4396-1347609600-1347642000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Sensors\, Networks\, Usability-and Thermostats\, Sep 14 DESCRIPTION:Thermostats are getting smarter\, but are they doing their job of providing comfort and convenience to the occupant as well as managing energy consumption? This talk describes two research projects that use advanced thermostats. One project reviewed the use of occupancy sensors and networked programmable thermostats in dorm rooms across the US\, with a focus on a case study at UC Davis. The other project analyzed the results of a usability study with programmable thermostats to determine critical design features that lead to better usability. The goal of this talk is to show the appropriate application of new techniques in facilitating energy savings in heating and cooling homes and dorm rooms. \n Cookies and fruit will be provided. \n ——————– \n All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/sensors-networks-usability-and-thermostats-sep-14/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120918T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4397-1347955200-1347987600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:i4Energy Center Research Symposium\, Sep 18 DESCRIPTION:\, bringing multi-disciplinary minds together together to create information technology advances for our multi-layered energy challenges. i \n Energy is a collaboration among \n (U.C. Berkeley\, Davis\, Merced\, and Santa Cruz); the California Institute for Energy and Environment ( \n ); and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ( \n ). The research collaboration is focused on creating an integrated information infrastructure that will transform our energy grid into a cooperative\, “aware” energy network that is both efficient and able to use sustainable energy resources. \n Registration and continental breakfast \n Introduction of the Symposium \n Presentations from five research projects: FlexLab at LBNL (DOE); LED Cooling (Siemens); Underground cable sensors (CEC); Natural gas pipeline sensors (CEC); Residential energy gateway (CEC) \n Enabling Technologies Development for Demand Response (CEC): “Wafer-Scale-Integration” of low-powered radios\, MEMS sensors\, and energy harvesting devices. \n Lunch (not provided): Poster session and technology demonstrations \n Distributed Intelligent Automated Demand Response (DOE and Siemens): Project has outfitted Sutardja Dai Hall as a demand response technology testbed – goal is to develop intelligent control to automatically reduce peak demand by at least 30%. \n Adjourn \n Open to all. \n Free – please register with Jack McGowan via the information provided below URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/i4energy-center-research-symposium-sep-18/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120918T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4398-1347955200-1347987600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:BigIdeas@Berkeley Information Session\, Sep 18 DESCRIPTION:Come get inspired and learn how to participate in the 2012-2013 Big Ideas@Berkeley Contest! Big Ideas provides funding support and encouragement to students with creative ideas to improve society. \n This event will feature an inspiring talk by Dr. Laura Stachel\, the co-founder of WE CARE Solar\, followed by an overview of the 2012-2013 Big Ideas contest structure. (Deadline November 6th!) \n WE CARE Solar designs portable\, low-cost solar suitcases that power lighting\, phones and medical devices for hospitals in low-resource areas. Her invention allows doctors in developing regions to perform life-saving surgeries and has been shown to significantly reduce maternal mortality rates. Dr. Stachel’s project was initiated in 2008 with support from Big Ideas and the Blum Center for Developing Economies. WE CARE Solar now provides the solar suitcases worldwide in 15 countries on three continents. \n Now in its seventh year\, Big Ideas@Berkeley gives students the opportunity to channel their passion for social change into creative and pragmatic solutions. The 2012/13 contest will include new categories and offer more workshops and mentorship opportunities. Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals in one of the following categories: \n • Global Poverty Alleviation \n • Creative Expression for Social Justice \n • Clean & Sustainable Energy Alternatives \n • Improving Student Life \n • Information Technology for Society \n • Maternal & Child Health \n • Promoting Human Rights \n • Financial Literacy \n • Scaling Up Big Ideas URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/bigideasberkeley-information-session-sep-18/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120919T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4399-1348041600-1348074000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:What Lies Beneath: The Foundations of Motivation in the Age of Social Media\, Sep 19 DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, I’ll focus on the deep motivations that drive so many to create\, interact\, and collaborate on Facebook\, StackExchange\, Wikipedia\, Twitter\, and countless other sites. As social media have become the Internet’s driving force\, questions about motivation and incentives have come to the forefront. Motivation\, however\, is hard to talk about and harder to measure. In this talk I discuss some of the problems with current models of motivation that are enshrined in trends like ‘gamification.’ However\, I’ll argue that focusing on underlying social psychological motivations presents important opportunities for research and design\, and finish by discussing how I am bringing this perspective to Facebook. \n Judd Antin is a social psychologist and User Experience Researcher at Facebook. Judd’s areas of expertise include incentives and motivation for online collaboration\, “gamification” and game mechanics\, online communities\, collective action and social dilemmas\, as well as trust\, reliability\, and credibility. Judd received his PhD from the UC Berkeley School of Information in 2010. In 2011\, Judd was named one of MIT Technology Review’s Top 35 Innovators Under 35. \n —————- \n All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/what-lies-beneath-the-foundations-of-motivation-in-the-age-of-social-media-sep-19/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120919T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4400-1348041600-1348074000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:The Hidden Dimensions of Sustainable Neighborhoods: whole-system secrets for an enriched urban future\, Sep 19 DESCRIPTION:Energy and Resources Group Fall 2012 Colloquium Series (ER295) URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/the-hidden-dimensions-of-sustainable-neighborhoods-whole-system-secrets-for-an-enriched-urban-future-sep-19/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120921T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4401-1348214400-1348246800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:The Real Reasons We Must Have a Smart Grid for the 21st Century\, Sep 21 DESCRIPTION:Attempts to sell the smart grid to electricity consumers and taxpayers have understandably leaned toward promoting the “carrot” of customer-side applications and their benefits\, the “stick” being regulatory mandate. Unfortunately\, these promised benefits\, while attractive\, are not the whole story\, and will likely not be fully realized for many years. If the “carrot” cannot be affordably delivered soon\, the appearance of overstated promises\, especially given the recent hype and media attention\, might ignite a consumer/taxpayer backlash that could derail smart grid progress. And the stakes are high. \n The smart grid is more than a smart meter\, and is a must for keeping the lights on and electricity prices in check for the early 21st century. The reasons have their roots in trends in the electricity industry that started in the 1960s\, and their impacts are reaching critical significance. Today the 21st century electric grid operator faces a growing uncertainty\, complexity\, inadequacy\, conflict\, and the need for flexibility\, robustness\, real-time situation awareness\, probabilistic forecasting and rapid response. The smart grid is a necessary\, if not sufficient\, investment. I think the public needs to be told about this necessity and helped to understand the real reasons sooner rather than later. \n —————- \n All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/the-real-reasons-we-must-have-a-smart-grid-for-the-21st-century-sep-21/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120925T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120925T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4402-1348560000-1348592400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Gina Neff: "Information Labor as Venture Labor: Policy Implications of Technology Industry Risk"\, Sep 25 DESCRIPTION:Gina Neff is an associate professor of communication at the University of Washington. She studies the contemporary economics of media production by examining the relationship between work and technology in both high-tech and media industries. Her book Venture Labor: Work and the Burden of Risk in Innovative Industries (MIT 2012) examines the risk and uncertainties borne by New York City’s new media pioneers during the first Internet boom. She co-runs the Project on Communication Technology and Organizational Practices\, a research group studying the roles of communication technology in the innovation of complex building design and construction. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation\, and she is currently at work on a three-year project funded by Intel studying the impact of social media and consumer health technologies on the organization of primary care. \n She has a Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University\, where she remains an external faculty affiliate of the Center on Organizational Innovation. She is currently a fellow at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy and visiting scholar at NYU’s Media\, Culture and Communication department. She has held appointments at UC San Diego\, UCLA\, and Stanford University. In addition to academic outlets\, her research and writing have been featured in The New York Times\, Christian Science Monitor\, Fortune\, The American Prospect\, and The Nation. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/gina-neff-information-labor-as-venture-labor-policy-implications-of-technology-industry-risk-sep-25/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120926T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120926T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T000646 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4403-1348646400-1348678800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:The Online Revolution: High-Quality Education for Everyone\, Sep 26 DESCRIPTION:Last year\, Stanford University offered three online courses\, which anyone in the world could enroll in and take for free. Students were expected to submit homeworks\, meet deadlines\, and were awarded a “Statement of Accomplishment” only if they met our high grading bar. Together\, these three courses had enrollments of around 350\,000 students\, making this one of the largest experiments in online education ever performed. In the past few months\, we have transitioned this effort into a new venture\, Coursera\, a social entrepeneurship company that partners with top universities to provide high-quality content to everyone around the world for free. \n In this talk\, I’ll report on this new enterprise in education\, and why we believe this model can provide both an improved classroom experience for our on-campus students\, via a flipped classroom model\, as well as a meaningful learning experience for the millions of students around the world who would otherwise never have access to education of this quality. I’ll describe the pedagogical foundations for this type of teaching\, and the key technological ideas that support them\, including easy-to-create video chunks\, a scalable online Q&A forum where students can get their questions answered quickly\, sophisticated autograded homeworks\, and a carefully designed peer grading pipeline that supports the at-scale grading of more open-ended homeworks\, such as essay questions\, derivations\, or business plans. \n Whereas technology and automation have made almost all segments of our economy—such as agriculture\, energy\, manufacturing\, transportation—vastly more efficient\, education today isn’t much different than it was 300 years ago. Given the rising costs of higher education\, the hyper-competitive nature of college admissions\, and the lack of access to a high quality education\, we think there is a huge opportunity to use modern internet and AI technology to inexpensively offer a high quality education online. Through such technology\, we envision millions of people gaining access to the world-leading education that has so far been available only to a tiny few\, and using this education to improve their lives\, the lives of their families\, and the communities they live in. \n ————– \n All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/the-online-revolution-high-quality-education-for-everyone-sep-26/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR