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This meetup might interest noisebridge people - lw<br>
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<td>First FundScience Meetup on July 15th.</td>
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<td>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:44:27 -0700</td>
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<th nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
<td>David Vitrant <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<th nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT" valign="BASELINE">To: </th>
<td><a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:info@fundscience.org">info@fundscience.org</a></td>
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src="cid:part1.09030108.08000701@gmail.com"
alt="image001.gif" title="image001.gif"> In
Partnership with <img
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fundscience.org/" style="color: blue;
text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span
style="font-family: Helvetica;">FundScience.org</span></a><span
style="font-family: Helvetica;"> is holding it’s first ever
meetup in partnership with QB3 @ Mission Bay. Thank you
Douglas Taylor and Linda Eng for helping make this happen. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">At this first meetup we would like to share how
FundScience, an early stage non-profit startup is helping
advance science with support of science fans like yourself.
We will also feature two engaging talks by Lee Worden PhD
and Duan Xu PhD. Finally we would like to hear from you
about some of the areas in science where you feel
FundScience could make an impact through crowdfunding. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">Location</span></b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">: </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=600+16th+street+san+francisco+ca&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=600+16th+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94158&gl=us&z=16"
style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"
target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">600
16th Street, San Francisco 94158. Room N114 Genentech
Hall.</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">When</span></b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">: July 15<sup>th</sup>. Event starts at
6:00 PM. Doors open at 5:30 PM.</span></p>
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Helvetica;">Price: </span></b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;"> Free Event. However we would encourage
you to support the event with $10 donations</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">Food:</span></b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;"> We will provide finger foods and
homebrew beer that has been graciously donated by Joel
Brand.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">Promotions:</span></b><span
style="font-family: Helvetica;"> An adventurous dragon boat
ride for up to 20 was donated by Peter Kruger of the
Berkeley Dragons and will be auctioned at the event. We will
also Raffle an ultimate NVIDIA gaming card for your PC.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">RSVP:</span></b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;"> Please RSVP at least 3 days before the
event so that we can get an accurate head count for food.
You can signup at </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.meetup.com/fundscience" style="color: blue;
text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span
style="font-family: Helvetica;">http://www.meetup.com/fundscience</span></a><span
style="font-family: Helvetica;"> or</span><a
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href="http://www.facebook.com/fundscience" style="color:
blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span
style="font-family: Helvetica;">http://www.facebook.com/fundscience</span></a><span
style="font-family: Helvetica;">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">Who we are:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <span
style="font-family: Helvetica;">FundScience was formed to
get the public invested in science. We aim to accomplish
two goals:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <span
style="font-family: Helvetica;">1. Provide a way for
scientists and researchers to self fund their research by
crowd funding.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <span
style="font-family: Helvetica;">2. Bring people closer to
science by providing an insight into research activities
done across the globe.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">In addition to staying in touch with scientific
activity via </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fundscience.org/" style="color: blue;
text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span
style="font-family: Helvetica;">FundScience.org</span></a><span
style="font-family: Helvetica;">, we are launching monthly
meetups to give you an opportunity to get to know your
favorite researchers in person. Come find out how you can be
a part of their amazing work.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;
font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <span
style="font-family: Helvetica;">I co-founded FundScience a
few years ago with the hope of getting the public invested
in science. We had two goals when we began. The first was
to get much needed funding and guidance to young
researchers. The other was to get non-scientists to
interact with researchers and understand the research
process. Our first round of projects was selected and
posted on the site (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fundscience.org" target="_blank">www.fundscience.org</a>)
late last year. In keeping with our goal of bringing
science to the masses we've decided to complement our
online presence with a monthly meetup were we can get
researchers to discuss their advancements and get
non-scientists to come and ask questions, interact and
fund some projects.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">Agenda:</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span> </span></span>Introduction
to FundScience</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span> </span></span>Presentation
by Lee Worden (10 minutes)</p>
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font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span> </span></span>Questions</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span> </span></span>Presentation
by Duan Xu (10 Minutes)</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span> </span></span>Questions</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span> </span></span>Maker
Bot Demo, small experiments and Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span> </span></span>Drinks
and socializing</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><b><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">Lee Worden PhD Abstract:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">I will present key results from my work on
mathematical models of cooperation and coexistence in
ecology and evolution. This provides context for a proposed
modeling project, aiming to develop basic theory about
collective problem solving and deliberation, that is, how to
find an agreeable solution to a problem when not everyone
agrees on what's desirable. I will present preliminary
results from that project. If time permits I will say a few
words about WorkingWiki, the free software I've developed
for open online research collaboration.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
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Helvetica;">Duan Xu PhD Abstract:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"> <span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">Each year, There are more than half a million
babies in the US born prematurely. The economic cost is tens
of billions of dollars annually for additional healthcare
and educational needs of the affected children, superimposed
upon profound, unquantifiable emotional distress on the
immediate family and surrounding communities. A better
understanding of the plasticity of the brain would
presumably offer treatment strategies to improve the
cognitive outcome of those newborns, who are negatively
affected by their premature birth. We aim to achieve this by
developing in vivo imaging tools to construct and understand
these evolving brain networks.</span></p>
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style="font-family: Helvetica;">Following the speakers we
may have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, perhaps a Maker
Bot demo, and some small experiments to engage the mind.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><span style="font-family:
Helvetica;">On behalf of the FundScience team we hope to see
you there!</span></p>
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