Week in Preview: SF Events for 04.13.09-04.19.09

by Eric on April 13, 2009

Event listings from bayareascience.org

Monday, 04/13/09

LHS Presents WaterWorks: Soak up the science!
When: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Where: Berkeley

Precision Measurement in Biology
When: 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Menlo Park

Green City Mayors: How to Make Your City Sustainable
Greg Nickels, Mayor, Seattle; Incoming President, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Gregor Robertson, Mayor, Vancouver, British Columbia – Fourth Greenest City in the World
Hunter Lovins, Founder and President, Natural Capitalism Solutions; Professor, Presidio School of Management; Co-founder, Rocky Mountain Institute – Moderator
When: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: San Francisco

Down to a Science Book Club: ‘Your Inner Fish’ by Neil Shubin
When: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: San Francisco

Equinoxes and Solstices – Night Viewing at Robert Ferguson Observatory
When: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Kenwood

Tuesday, 04/14/09

Autism: Current Understanding of Trends and Causes
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, PhD Autism
When: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Menlo Park

Pritzker Lecture – Discovering and Interpreting Hominid Fossil Remains
Zeray Alemseged, Curator and Irvine Chair, Department of Anthropology, California Academy of Science
When: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: San Francisco

Wednesday, 04/15/09

Advances in Circum – Pacific Earth and Marine Resources and Hazards – the George Gryc Memorial Symposium
When: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Where: Menlo Park

The Dynamic Lunar Environment
Jasper Halekas, UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
When: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: Mountain View

Paul Ehrlich: The Evolution of the Dominant Animal
Paul R. Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Department of Biology, Stanford; Author
When: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: San Francisco

Thursday, 04/16/09

Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures: Call of the Killer Whale
Jean-Michel Cousteau, Explorer; Environmentalist; Educator; Film Producer
When: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: San Francisco

Smart Wholesale Electricity Markets: Application and Challenges for Optimization
Shmuel S. Oren, University of California at Berkeley
When: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Where: Palo Alto

The Quake-Catcher Network & Earthquake Sensitive Computers
Dr. Jesse Lawrence, Stanford University
When: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Where: Palo Alto

Exploratorium After Dark: Sideshow Science
When: 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Where: San Francisco

Nightlife: Jeff Stallings of Below Zero on Energy 92.7 and Jean-Michel Cousteau
When: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: San Francisco


Friday, 04/17/09

Biotech 101: All you need to know about the healthcare and biotechnology industries
When: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Stanford

DomeFest
When: 9:15 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: Oakland

Saturday, 04/18/09

Cal Day: UC Berkeley’s Annual Open House and Preview Day
When: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: Berkeley

Neighborhood Solar Champions Training Course
When: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: San Francisco

Earth Stroll 2009
When: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Where: San Francisco

Exploratorium Exhibit: Physics of Toys
When: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Where: San Francisco

Center For Inquiry – SF: Beer and Books
When: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Menlo Park

Saturday Night Stargazing — on the LHS Plaza
When: 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Where: Berkeley

DomeFest
When: 9:15 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: Oakland


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