[Noisebridge-discuss] Fwd: First FundScience Meetup on July 15th.

Lee Worden worden.lee at gmail.com
Mon Jun 20 18:12:55 UTC 2011


this event may interest noisebridge people (and may involve some, for 
all I know)
lw

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Subject: 	First FundScience Meetup on July 15th.
Date: 	Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:44:27 -0700
From: 	David Vitrant <david at fundscience.org>
To: 	info at fundscience.org



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FundScience.org <http://www.fundscience.org/> 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.

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.

*Location*: 600 16th Street, San Francisco 94158. Room N114 Genentech 
Hall. 
<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>

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*When*:      July 15^th . Event starts at 6:00 PM. Doors open at 5:30 PM.

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*Price: *       Free Event. However we would encourage you to support 
the event with $10 donations

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*Food:*        We will provide finger foods and homebrew beer that has 
been graciously donated by Joel Brand.

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*Promotions:* 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.

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*RSVP:*        Please RSVP at least 3 days before the event so that we 
can get an accurate head count for food. You can signup at 
http://www.meetup.com/fundscience orhttp://www.facebook.com/fundscience.

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*Who we are:*

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FundScience was formed to get the public invested in science. We aim to 
accomplish two goals:

1. Provide a way for scientists and researchers to self fund their 
research by crowd funding.

2. Bring people closer to science by providing an insight into research 
activities done across the globe.

In addition to staying in touch with scientific activity via 
FundScience.org <http://www.fundscience.org/>, 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.

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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 (www.fundscience.org 
<http://www.fundscience.org>) 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.

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*Agenda:*

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·Introduction to FundScience

·Presentation by Lee Worden (10 minutes)

·Questions

·Presentation by Duan Xu (10 Minutes)

·Questions

·Maker Bot Demo, small experiments and Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream

·Drinks and socializing

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*Lee Worden PhD Abstract:*

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.

*Duan Xu PhD Abstract:*

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.

Following the speakers we may have some liquid nitrogen ice cream, 
perhaps a Maker Bot demo, and some small experiments to engage the mind.

On behalf of the FundScience team we hope to see you there!

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