BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20081102T020000 RDATE:20081102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081125T063251Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081207T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081207T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081125T063251Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081202T003500Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250456170 DESCRIPTION:Come join us for an evening of geek meets art. The fine folks at AboutUs will be hosting us for this event\, which takes place Decemb er 7th at 6PM. AboutUs is located at 107 SE Washington St\, Suite 520. F eel free to bring snacks and drinks to share. Please spread the word! 3\;\n \;\nCollin Oldham: The RT (radio trowel) and The Cellomobo \ ;\n \;\nCollin spent the 2005-2006 academic year at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) where began to dev elop the electronic musical instruments he is presenting today. \;\n& #13\;\nThe RT (radio trowel) uses a capacitive sensor array based on Max Mathew's radio baton to detect the position of the trowel on the playin g surface. The trowel's movements control sound synthesis parameters\, i ncluding filters which process live sound from a contact mic attached to the trowel. \;\n \;\nThe cellomobo is a computer music instrument that attempts to model the behavior of a bowed string. It gives haptic feedback to the bow at audio rate to simulate the stick-slip action of a bowed string. This feedback stream finds it way back into the audio str eam\, creating a unique hybrid of digital and analog synthesis. \;\n& #13\;\nCollin Oldham is a cellist who has performed around the world wit h such varied and luminous artists as Placido Domingo\, Kiri Te Kanawa\, Rosemary Clooney and Aretha Franklin. He's active as a session player\, and has recorded with the Decemberists\, Richmond Fontaine\, and Elliot t Smith\, among many others. \;\n \;\nShelly Farnham: Dorkbot Dork bot Dorkbot + Seattle \;\n \;\nI am that rare combination of geek\ , artist\, and scientist and when I first met Dorkbot Seattle I felt li ke I'd *finally* found my people -- where technology is artistic medium\ , science is art\, and geeking out is just a whole lot of fun. My one c omplaint was that Seattle Dorkbots were not collaborating enough\, and w hen I took over as Seattle's "\;Dork Overlord"\; it was my main mission -- to cultivate the creative geek community. \;\n \;\nI n this talk\, I will review the best of Dorkbot Seattle's art\, geekery\ , and science\, and discuss how we have worked to increase cross-discipl inary collaboration through our meetings\, workshops\, and art shows. 3\;\n \;\nShelly Farnham received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology at U W in 1999\, after which she worked at Microsoft Research for seven years studying community technology. A few years ago she quit to join the st art up world\, and is now co-founder of Pathable (professional networkin g for events). In her "\;spare"\; time she paints\, does collab orative installations\, and instigates people to have more fun creating stuff. \;\n \;\nSteve Davee: Not to kill a thought: The impact of language on curiosity\, creativity and scientific inquiry. \;\n \; \nThis talk explores how easy it is\, even with the best of intentions\, to stifle creative thought and true learning when it comes to working w ith children in the areas of science\, math and engineering. We will in vestigate examples of simple but powerful changes in language\, with the intention of provoking the best of creative potential and shared inquir y. \;\n \;\nSteve Davee is a math and science teacher at Opal Char ter School and a Media Specialist for the Center for Children’s Learning at the Portland Children’s Museum. He is a recovering Biochemist with a background in physics and over 20 years of volunteer and work experienc e in education. \;\n\n\nTags: dorkbotpdx dorkbot\n\nImported from: ht tp://calagator.org/events/1250456170 URL:http://dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/dorkbotpdx_0x02_dorkbotpdx_brings_you_coll in_oldham_shelly_farnham_and_steve_davee SUMMARY:DorkbotPDX 0x02: DorkbotPDX brings you Collin Oldham\, Shelly Far nham and Steve Davee LOCATION:AboutUs: 107 SE Washington St.\, Suite 520\, Portland Oregon 972 14 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR