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Tag: California Academy of Sciences

  • Saturday, March 13, 12:30 pm – Identity as a Pathway: Scorpion Evolution and Queer Advocacy, Online

    The Cambridge Entomological Club will hold an online meeting with keynote speaker Lauren Esposito, Schlinger Curator of Arachnology at the California Academy of Sciences. She will be speaking about “Identity as a Pathway: Scorpion Evolution and Queer Advocacy.”

    We will also host a panel discussion, “Encouraging Diversity in the Field of Entomology: A Panel Discussion with BIPOC Entomologists.”

    The panel will feature:

    • Dr. Dominic Evangelista, Adelphi University, co-founder of EntoPOC (Moderator)
    • Dr. Sebastian Echeverri, American Arachnological Society
    • Megan Wilson, PhD candidate, American Museum of Natural History & Rutgers University-Newark, co-founder of EntoPOC
    • Sallqa-Tuwa Mafla BondocGawa, American Museum of Natural History & Rutgers University-Newark, co-founder of EntoPOC
    • Teá Kesting-Handly, PhD Student, University of Massachusetts Boston

    The meeting will be held from 12:30pm to 4pm Eastern Time. There will be a business meeting preceding the panel discussion and keynote presentation; a full agenda will be sent prior to the meeting.

    Advanced registration is required. Use this link to Register now!

  • Saturday, November 8, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Earthwatch Summit 2014

    You are cordially invited to Earthwatch Summit 2014, a Citizens for Science Exposition, on Saturday, November 8, from 9 – 4 at the Harvard Science Center in Cambridge.  Although the registration deadline has passed, please contact Nicole Barry at 978-450-1235 if you wish to attend.  The event is sponsored by the Earthwatch Institute. This FREE event is a great opportunity to learn about meaningful research from scientists around the world, including Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, a marine biologist and author of Blue Mind, Dr. William Moomaw, Chief Science Officer of the Earthwatch Institute, Dr. Richard Primack, Boston University biologist and author of Walden Warming, and Dr. Meg Lowman, Chief of Science & Sustainability at the California Academy of Sciences. You will also learn how citizen science research directly influences wildlife, the environment, and community members. At the Summit, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and network with some of the world’s brightest scientists.

  • Wednesday, October 23 – Saturday, October 26 – CitiesAlive Green Roof and Wall Conference

    Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) presents the 11th CitiesAlive Green Roof and Wall Conference in San Francisco, October 23-26, 2013. Join sustainable building professionals and more than 95 speakers from across the design, development, planning and utility sectors to train, tour, network, do business and elevate the dialogue around “securing urban resiliency with living architecture: food – energy – water.”

    At CitiesAlive San Francisco, we will explore the many links between the roofs and walls of our cities and the critical social, environmental and economic necessities of urban life that lead to urban resilience. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AN AMAZING AMERICAN DESTINATION & BURGEONING MARKET FOR LIVING ARCHITECTURE ON YOUR DOORSTEP.

    From launching the 60’s counterculture, to spawning the likes of Apple, eBay and Netflix, to leading the continent in alternative power technology implementation, the state of California and the San Francisco / Bay area have consistently demonstrated the ability to lead, and create thought and action leaders who have built a legacy of social, economic and ecological innovation. California recently adopted the greenest building code in the USA.

    San Francisco is home to iconic living architecture projects including the California Academy of Sciences green roof in Golden Gate Park. Living architecture activity is rapidly scaling up across the region.

    With the current San Francisco administration taking a particular focus on urban agriculture and biodiversity, there’s never been a better time to bring the CitiesAlive Green Roof & Wall Conference to one of America’s most exciting and diverse cities.  For complete details and registration, visit www.citiesalive.org.

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