Art, Technology and Culture: CITRIS Events

CITRIS Holiday Gala

December 12, 2008: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Gordon and Betty Moore Lobby, Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley

Please join us for our annual holiday gala on the Berkeley campus, featuring refreshments and live entertainment.

CITRIS Building Dedication

February 27, 2009: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: CITRIS Headquarters Building, UC Berkeley

On Feb. 27, 2009, CITRIS will mark the official opening of its new headquarters, Sutardja-Dai Hall, with a day of talks and celebration.

Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Road Show

May 22, 2008: 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: Microsoft Mountain View Campus, Building 1

We are pleased to invite you to the fourth Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Road Show on Thursday, May 22, at the company’s Mountain View campus to personally experience some of the recent innovations coming out of Microsoft’s research labs.

Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum

April 27, 2008: 7:19am - 7:19am
Location: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

The 2008 Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum will feature panels on nano electronics, solar technology, health care, business and public policy, as well as distinguished speakers.

Posters and Judging for Big Ideas contest

April 25, 2008: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

The top-12 finalists will present a poster session for this year's Big Idea competition, followed by the award ceremony for the judged winners.

Student Competition deadline: $25K in prizes

April 11, 2008: 5:00pm - 5:00pm

CITRIS is proud to announce the third annual CITRIS White Paper competition, which will give away $25K in cash prizes for the best ideas that demonstrate the ability of IT to address a major societal challenge.

ATC Colloquium: Text, Slides and Videotapes

April 7, 2008: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
More Information: ATC website
Location: 160 Kroeber Hall, UCB

Kota Ezawa will speak as part of the ATC Colloquium series.

ATC Colloquium: Looking at Looking at Looking

March 10, 2008: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
More Information: ATC website
Location: 160 Kroeber Hall, UCB

Golan Levin will speak at the ATC Colloquium series.

ATC Colloquium: Attention Depiction Disorders

February 25, 2008: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
More Information: ATC website
Location: Berkeley Art Museum Theater

Naut Humon and V. Vale will speak as part of the ATC Colloquium series.

ATC colloquium: Giant Robot Architecture

February 4, 2008: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
More Information: ATC website
Location: Berkeley Art Museum Theater

Greg Lynn, an architect with UCLA & Angewandte, will talk in the latest ATC colloquia series.

CITRIS Center and Strategic Partner Development

January 25, 2008: 4:58pm - 4:58pm
Contact: Gary Baldwin

CITRIS Center and Strategic Partner Development

How (Much) to Trust Wikipedia

February 20, 2008: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Luca de Alfaro [Associate Professor of Computer Engineering, UC Santa Cruz]

Part of the CITRIS Research Exchange at UC Berkeley. The complete schedule for the fall semester is online at RE-Spring2008. Sponsored by Infineon Technologies.

Cyber-archaeology: Reconstruction & Communication of the Ancient World

February 13, 2008: 12:00pm - 12:00pm
Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Maurizio Forte [Professor, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, UC Merced]

Part of the CITRIS Research Exchange at UC Berkeley. The complete schedule for the fall semester is online at RE-Spring2008. Questions during the talk can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. Sponsored by Infineon Technologies.

INDO-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF)

December 11, 2007: 1:00pm - 6:15pm
Location: 306 Soda Hall, HP Auditorium, UC Berkeley

Please join us for talks on innovative bi-national initiatives on topics ranging from educating engineers, predicting cyclones, treating tuberculosis, and more. There will also be a panel discussion and networking reception.

CITRIS Holiday Gala

December 7, 2007: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Gordon and Betty Moore Lobby, Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley

The annual CITRIS holiday gala will take place from 4-6pm on Dec. 7th, followed by the Tin Can Carousel Project performance.

Tin Can Carousel performance

December 7, 2007: 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Location: Gordon and Betty Moore Lobby, Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley

Members of the Tin Can Carousel Project will give a performance involving five carousels from all-recycled materials that will combine the time-honored technique of puppeteering with the recent digital control technology to create a novel narrative experience.

BEARS 2008: Berkeley EECS Annual Research Symposium

February 21, 2008: 2:00pm - 5:00pm

The 2008 CITRIS poster and demonstration session will be in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley, from 2-5pm.

Big Ideas @ CITRIS student mixer

October 15, 2007: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
More Information: Big Ideas website
Contact: RSVP to Annie Yeh
Location: MLK Student Union, Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley

Come meet fellow project leaders and learn about the work they're doing, as well as learn about Bears Breaking Boundaries 2008.

CITRIS Research Exchange: The Noor Project: Fusion of Technology, Art, Mathematics, Beauty and Cultures

May 2, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 540 Cory Hall, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by Steve Beck [Visiting Fellow and Executive in Residence, College of Engineering and Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, UC Berkeley] at noon on May 2 in 540 Cory Hall at UC Berkeley.

CITRIS Research Exchange: Participatory Urbanism: Empowering Everyday Civic Engagement and Promoting Wonderment

February 14, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by Eric Paulos, Research Scientist, Intel Berkeley, at noon on Feb. 14 in 290 HMMB.

CITRIS Research Exchange: Tele-immersion for Everybody (TEEVE). Collaborative cyber- infrastructure...

December 6, 2006: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Contact: Yvette Subramanian
Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by Ruzena Bajcsy, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley, entitled "Tele-immersion for EVErybody (TEEVE).

CITRIS Research Exchange: University of California Web-based Instruction for Science and Engineering

November 1, 2006: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Contact: Yvette Subramanian
Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by Michael Clancy, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at UC Berkeley, entitled "University of California Web-based Instruction for Science and Engineering."

CITRIS Research Exchange: Imaging the Voices of the Past: Using Optics to Restore Sound Recordings

October 18, 2006: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Contact: Yvette Subramanian
Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by Carl Haber, Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, entitled "Imaging the Voices of the Past: Using Optics to Restore Sound Recordings." The talk will take place at noon on October 18 in 290 HMMB, UC Berkeley, as part of the CITRIS Research Exchange.

Monsters and Programs and Other Beautiful Fictions

March 15, 2006: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
More Information: The Art, Technology and Culture Colloquium
Contact: Travis Richardson
Location: 160 Kroeber Hall, UC Berkeley

Please join us for a talk by Michael Rees, Digital Media Art & Sculpture, Rutgers Univ. on "Monsters and Programs and Other Beautiful Fictions" at 7:30 p.m. in 160 Kroeber Hall.