BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CITRIS and the Banatao Institute - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20120426T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120426T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4362-1335427200-1335459600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:History and Theory of New Media: Rita Raley (UCSB)\, Apr 26 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/history-and-theory-of-new-media-rita-raley-ucsb-apr-26/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120426T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120426T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4363-1335427200-1335459600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:History and Theory of New Media: Rita Raley (UCSB)\, Apr 26 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/history-and-theory-of-new-media-rita-raley-ucsb-apr-26-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120427T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120427T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4364-1335513600-1335546000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Digital Inquiry: Forms of Knowledge in the Age of New Media\, Apr 27 DESCRIPTION:On April 27 and 28\, the Digital Inquiry symposium will bring together interdisciplinary scholars\, artists\, and media industry representatives to reflect on the nature of knowledge in the digital age. How do the tools of new media transform the questions we ask\, how do they enable new questions\, and how do they foreclose other questions? \n Panels will address topics such as Intelligence Amplification and Creativity\, Data Diffraction in Networked Systems\, the Digital Humanities and Social Sciences\, Linguistics and Large Corpora\, and Reading in the Digital Age. The presentations will highlight the conceptual issues at stake while emphasizing examples of innovative work in multiple disciplines. \n Keynote speaker: Bernard Stiegler \n Presented by the Berkeley Center for New Media\, the French American Cultural Society\, and the Cultural Service of the Consulate General of France in San Francisco. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/digital-inquiry-forms-of-knowledge-in-the-age-of-new-media-apr-27/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120427T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120427T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4365-1335513600-1335546000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Renewable Energy Microgrid Testbed at NASA Ames Research Center\, Apr 27 DESCRIPTION:The complete schedule for the semester is online at \n . All talks may be viewed on our \n Webviewing at UC Davis: Academic Surge 2050 \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 \n Abstract: \n This talk will review the development of a renewable energy microgrid at the NASA Ames Research Center that includes generation (solar and wind) and storage in an electrical vehicle. It is based on student projects initiated in the LoCalRE Renewable Energy in Practice Summer School held on alternate years in Lolland\, Denmark and California\, USA from 2008-2012. A tracking photovoltaic panel that is a part of the microgrid has been put on-line for a remotely accessible laboratory module for courses in renewable energy. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/renewable-energy-microgrid-testbed-at-nasa-ames-research-center-apr-27/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120427T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120427T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4366-1335513600-1335546000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Low-cost Diagnostics with bioMEMS – Unconventional Methods and Materials\, Apr 27 DESCRIPTION:The lab-on-chip concept has created miniature devices for the study of phenomena and the performance of tasks in physics\, chemistry\, biology\, and medicine. But lab-on-chip devices can deliver more than just a miniaturization of conventional laboratory methods; rather\, effects that scale favorably at micrometer dimensions can be exploited for simplified operation and reduced cost. \n We present several examples\, including the manipulation of multiple droplets in parallel on “texture gradients” and “texture ratchets”\, which use vibration as driving force; and the extraction of DNA from raw samples in “microfluidic origami”\, which rely on capillarity and folding instead of pumps and valves. \n ********** \n Karl F. Böhringer is Professor of EE and BioE\, and the director of the Microfabrication Facility at the University of Washington\, Seattle. He received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Cornell University. He was a visiting scholar at the Stanford Robotics Lab and Transducer Lab and a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley\, before joining the faculty at the University of Washington. He received an NSF postdoctoral associateship in 1997\, an NSF CAREER award in 1999\, and was an NSF New Century Scholar in 2000. His work was featured among the Top 100 Science Stories in Discover Magazine’s 2002 “Year in Science”. In 2004\, he received the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Academic Early Career Award and a sabbatical fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Since 2010\, he holds the John M. Fluke Distinguished Chair in Engineering at the Univ of Washington. He is a member of the editorial board of the ASME/IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems and the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. He was co-chair of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/low-cost-diagnostics-with-biomems-unconventional-methods-and-materials-apr-27/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120501T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120501T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4367-1335859200-1335891600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Social Entrepreneurship in Technology Symposium\, May 1 DESCRIPTION:Social Entrepreneurship in Technology \n Build the Change You Want to See in the World \n May 1st\, 12 – 4 pm \n Banatao Auditorium \n Sutardja Dai Hall \n UC Berkeley \n On May 1st Tekla Labs at UC Berkeley invites you to a half-day social entrepreneurship symposium featuring organizations leading the way in technology and engineering innovation globally. The event will feature a diversity of perspectives\, including: established social ventures with a proven track record\, funding organizations that support innovative social entrepreneurs\, as well as up and coming initiatives from UC Berkeley students. \n Guest Speakers: \n Hub Ventures – http://bayarea.the-hub.net \n Mr. Teju Ravilochan\, co-founder of the Unreasonable Institute – http://unreasonableinstitute.org/ \n Dr. Hal Aronson\, co-founder of WE CARE Solar – http://wecaresolar.com/ \n Dr. John Danner\, Professor in The Haas School of Business – ischool.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/johndanner \n CalSolAgua – http://www.calsolagua.com/ \n Mr. Gautham Venugopalan\, President of Future Scientist – http://www.futurescientist.org/ URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/social-entrepreneurship-in-technology-symposium-may-1/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120502T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120502T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4368-1335945600-1335978000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Walter Kim on Modeling the Interaction of Light Between Diffuse Surfaces\, May 2 DESCRIPTION:***Note new date and location for Artist Talk with Walter Kim.*** \n Join us for lunch and conversation with artist Walter Kim at the Berkeley Institute of Design. Kim’s new work Modeling the Interaction of Light Between Diffuse Surfaces is currently on display in the BCNM Commons. \n Modeling the interaction of Light Between Diffuse Surfaces will be presented in two phases\, using the screen as a platform for both research and presentation. During the first month\, a half hour compilation of tracking shots will be screened as a precursor to Walter Kim’s work. Expect to see clips from films such as ‘Touch of Evil’\, ‘Boogie Nights’\, ‘La Haine’ and ‘Nostalghia’\, mixed in with many others. On February 3\, these clips will make space for the premiere of Kim’s latest video\, a new work produced specifically for the BCNM Commons video art program. Using a Cornell Box\, this work tricks the viewers’ perception and resides on the edge of the virtual and the real. With a series of complex camera moves performed by a robotic arm\, Kim delivers scenes that act as 3D renderings\, when in fact they are not. \n Walter Kim is an artist/engineer based in San Francisco. Walter comes from a background of theoretical mathematics but in recent years has been working in the field of robotics and digital media. He has worked in the creative media industry as a design engineer and technical director working on both software and industrial design projects involving human-computer interaction (HCI) for robotics and digital cinema. Walter has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California\, Berkeley and a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago. He has been a post-doctoral fellow at Université Paris 13 and on faculty in the math department at the University of California\, Irvine. Walter has also taught geometry in the architecture department at the California College of the Arts. Walter currently works at Ayasdi\, a data visualization startup that originated out of the computational topology research group in Stanford University’s mathematics department. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/artist-talk-with-walter-kim-on-modeling-the-interaction-of-light-between-diffuse-surfaces-may-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120502T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120502T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4369-1335945600-1335978000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Walter Kim on Modeling the Interaction of Light Between Diffuse Surfaces\, May 2 DESCRIPTION:***Note new date and location for Artist Talk with Walter Kim.*** \n Join us for lunch and conversation with artist Walter Kim at the Berkeley Institute of Design. Kim’s new work Modeling the Interaction of Light Between Diffuse Surfaces is currently on display in the BCNM Commons. \n Modeling the interaction of Light Between Diffuse Surfaces will be presented in two phases\, using the screen as a platform for both research and presentation. During the first month\, a half hour compilation of tracking shots will be screened as a precursor to Walter Kim’s work. Expect to see clips from films such as ‘Touch of Evil’\, ‘Boogie Nights’\, ‘La Haine’ and ‘Nostalghia’\, mixed in with many others. On February 3\, these clips will make space for the premiere of Kim’s latest video\, a new work produced specifically for the BCNM Commons video art program. Using a Cornell Box\, this work tricks the viewers’ perception and resides on the edge of the virtual and the real. With a series of complex camera moves performed by a robotic arm\, Kim delivers scenes that act as 3D renderings\, when in fact they are not. \n Walter Kim is an artist/engineer based in San Francisco. Walter comes from a background of theoretical mathematics but in recent years has been working in the field of robotics and digital media. He has worked in the creative media industry as a design engineer and technical director working on both software and industrial design projects involving human-computer interaction (HCI) for robotics and digital cinema. Walter has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California\, Berkeley and a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago. He has been a post-doctoral fellow at Université Paris 13 and on faculty in the math department at the University of California\, Irvine. Walter has also taught geometry in the architecture department at the California College of the Arts. Walter currently works at Ayasdi\, a data visualization startup that originated out of the computational topology research group in Stanford University’s mathematics department. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/artist-talk-with-walter-kim-on-modeling-the-interaction-of-light-between-diffuse-surfaces-may-2-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120502T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120502T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4370-1335945600-1335978000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Visualization and Analysis of Large Data From Simulations\, May 2 DESCRIPTION:Live broadcast at \n . Questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. All talks may be viewed on our \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 Visualization and analysis are critical to the success of the simulation process; they help realize the value of computing by increasing the rate at which new science is discovered. Their techniques are used to confirm that simulations are running correctly\, to communicate simulation results to an audience\, and\, most importantly\, to explore data\, which is often where new insights are obtained. \n As supercomputers get ever larger\, simulations are producing increasingly massive data sets\, create two major challenges for visualization and analysis: (1) how to handle the scale of the data and (2) how to reduce its complexity to produce results that will truly enable insight. In this presentation\, I will primarily focus on the scale issue and describe the barriers to scalable parallel performance. Finally\, this field is rapidly changing\, as supercomputers will soon be heavily power-constrained. I will describe why visualization and analysis processing techniques must evolve and how. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/visualization-and-analysis-of-large-data-from-simulations-may-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120503T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120503T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4371-1336032000-1336064400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:2012 UC Berkeley Green Chemistry Conference\, May 3 DESCRIPTION:The 2012 Green Chemistry Conference will highlight green chemistry’s growing role in education\, research and outreach at UC Berkeley. The themes for the conference are: \n 1) Advancing legislation for innovation\, \n 2) Creating new green catalysts\, \n 3) Promoting greener materials use\, and \n 4) Developing an ethics for decision making. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/2012-uc-berkeley-green-chemistry-conference-may-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120503T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120503T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4372-1336032000-1336064400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Spatial Data Analysis with China Geo-Explorer\, May 3 DESCRIPTION:Within the last ten years\, the UM China Data Center has made lots of efforts in the development and distribution of government statistics\, Census data\, and GIS data of China. Those information provide a rich source for the study of population\, economy\, social environment and their relative changes in China. It has been a challenge how to efficiently integrate those space-time data\, provide methodology for different research targets\, and promote their applications in different fields. This presentation will present some recent development of spatial intelligence technologies for spatial data integration\, data analysis\, as well as their applications for China studies. The presentation will introduce the newly developed spatial data explorer (China Geo-Explorer) as a joint effort by the University of Michigan China Data Center and Wuhan University. It will demonstrate how space-time data of different formats and sources can be integrated\, visualized\, analyzed and reported in a web based system. Some applications in population and regional development\, disaster assessment\, environment and health\, cultural and religious studies\, and household surveys will be discussed for China and global studies. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/spatial-data-analysis-with-china-geo-explorer-may-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120508T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120508T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4373-1336464000-1336496400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Passive and Low Energy Architecture\, May 8 DESCRIPTION:Current environmental assessment methods commonly use a simple ‘point hunting’ approach. As a result\, developers and design teams try to obtain “cheap and easy points”. Consequently\, they avoid choosing “Energy points”. Additionally\, “Energy points” are mainly achieved by improving the mechanical\, electrical and hot water systems\, since they are easier points to handle than designing low energy buildings\, especially at the advanced design stages. This is in contrast with the fact that buildings are designed to last 50 to 100 years and the mechanical systems only 15 to 20 years\, at most. \n The new Israeli “Sustainable Building (Green Building) Standard SI5281” attempts to overcome the deficiencies presented above by dividing the energy chapter into two parts; “Building energy performance” and “Building services systems”. Moreover\, it tries to make the “Building performance points” easier to handle at the early design stages by using simple CAD tools for the performance based method\, as well as providing simple design guidelines for the prescriptive-based method. \n The lecture presents the criteria and rules that the Israeli Green Building standard applied in order to guarantee that green buildings will save energy and in order to avoid the faults of present situation that the minimum required points for energy saving may be achieved with no need to design the building as a low energy one. \n The talk is devoted to the presentation and discussions of the evaluation methods as well as presenting the design guidelines and tools proposed for the early design stages. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/passive-and-low-energy-architecture-may-8/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120509T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120509T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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:20260406T164825 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 END:VCALENDAR