Showing posts with label lectures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lectures. Show all posts

Rotary clubs to hear about earthquakes

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Shoreline Rotary will join Lake Forest Park Rotary Wednesday morning October 23, 2019, 7-8:30am at the Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church to hear a very important speaker. The church is located at 17440 Brookside Boulevard NE in Lake Forest Park.

Whether you love the excitement of Mother Nature’s shake-ups, or loathe the unpredictability of such events, earthquakes are probably here to stay. 


Steve Malone, seismologist
Seismologist Steve Malone, Director Emeritus of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and Professor Emeritus of the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington, has made it his life’s work to study and understand earthquakes.

Dr. Malone has been involved with the experiments in which scientists used the human-caused “earthquakes” at Seahawks Stadium to figure out how quickly they could warn of an impending quake. 

"The Seahawks experiment should provide us and the Internet-connected public with a feel for the minimum time early warning might provide," said Steve Malone in 2015. 

Now, seismologists may soon be ready to finalize their efforts on the first real early warning system. While it can’t exactly predict an earthquake, it could give us a head start for cover when an earthquake is just beginning. 

Steve will explain how the system operates and what they’re still working on. Now in the testing phase, it could be available in the Pacific Northwest in a year or so!

Visitors are welcome!



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Lecture: The Mysterious 'Snerka:' The Curious History, Current Status and Future Prospects of Local Kokanee

Sunday, October 20, 2019

UW Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins: "The Mysterious 'Snerka:' The Curious History, Current Status and Future Prospects of Local Kokanee" 

Ichthyologist and Lake Forest Park resident Jeff Jensen, senior lecturer, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Pub Night Talks, a free monthly lecture series, is cosponsored by the University of Washington Bothell and McMenamins, featuring university and community experts. Topics have ranged from butterflies to black holes. 

 7 - 8:30pm Tuesday, October 29, 2019. 
Doors open at 6pm.  

Haynes’ Hall, McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell. 

The local guys: Kokanee
Photo by Roger Tabor, USFS
Jeff Jensen explores the origins of salmon in the Lake Washington basin, prospects for restoration of native Kokanee and the mystery of the “snerka,” a fish with uncertain genetic affinities. 

Free and open to the public. All ages  welcome. Seating: first come, first served.  Talk followed by Q/A.

[Editor's note: Whether you are interested in fish or not, Jeff Jensen is an entertaining and energetic speaker.]


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Lecture: Soil Health for Plant Health

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Saturday, October 12
11am – 12:30 pm

Soil Health 
for Plant Health 
with Hannah Madrone

Fall is a great time to revitalize your soil. We’ll explore the amazing ecosystem beneath your feet, demonstrate two super-simple soil tests, and discuss above-ground signs of soil health.

We’ll also cover the different needs of different plants, and how to amend your soil to create the right conditions for whatever you want to grow.

Whether you want to revitalize your landscaping or grow your own food, this seminar will help you garden from the ground up. 

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave. N. Shoreline 98133 206-546-4851



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The Policy Cafe: Public Policy through the Lens of Diversity and Equity

Thursday, October 3, 2019

The American Association of University Women Edmonds/SnoKing AAUW presents:

“The Policy Cafe: Public Policy through the Lens of Diversity and Equity”

Saturday, October 12, 2019 from 10am-12pm at Snohomish Hall Room 338, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave W, Lynnwood 98036.

Join us for small group briefings on legislation and initiatives affecting Washington girls and women. After the discussions there will be an invitation to identify and participate in a related advocacy effort.

For all women who want to collaborate and socialize while helping others. Refreshments, used book sale, raffle.

For more information see the website or send an email aauw.esk@gmail.com



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Lecture - The High Cost of Free Services: Problems with Surveillance Capitalism

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

North City Tech Meetup, Monday, October 7, 2019, 7pm to 9pm at the Lake Forest Park Library, Town Center LFP, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155. Free – Open to the public, no reservation required. 


The High Cost of Free Services: 
Problems with Surveillance Capitalism 
and Possible Alternatives for IT Infrastructure
with Alan Borning

This talk is suitable for the general public, anyone who is interested in or concerned about how companies are using your personal data may wish to attend. 


A large portion of the software side of our information technology infrastructure, including web search, email, social media, transportation information, and much more, is provided "free" to the end users, although the corporations that provide this are often enormously profitable.

The business model involves customized advertising and behavior manipulation, powered by intensive gathering and cross-correlation of personal information. Significant other parts of our IT infrastructure use fees-for-service but still involve intensive information gathering and behavior manipulation. 

There are significant indirect costs of these business models, including loss of privacy, supporting surveillance by both corporations and the state, automated manipulations of behavior, undermining the democratic process, and consumerism with its attendant environmental costs. 
In a recent book, Shoshana Zuboff terms this "surveillance capitalism."

How could we develop new models for providing these services?

I'll describe some intermediate steps toward those models: education, regulation, and resistance.  
Following that, I'll discuss a partial solution, involving for-profit corporations that provide these services without tracking personal information. 
Finally, I'll describe desired characteristics for more comprehensive solutions, and outline a range of such solutions for different portions of the IT infrastructure that more truly return control to the end users. 

This talk is based on joint work with Marvin Landwehr and Volker Wulf at the University of Siegen, Germany. 

Alan Borning
Alan Borning is Professor Emeritus in the Paul G Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, where he was a faculty member from 1980 to 2016. He was also an Adjunct Professor in the Information School.

He received a B.A. from Reed College in mathematics (1971) and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in Computer Science (1979). 

For the first half of his time at UW his research was primarily in constraint-based languages and systems. 

Later, he turned from programming languages to various research topics in the area of human computer interaction, including work on using and evolving value sensitive design; on OneBusAway (a set of tools to make public transportation more accessible, easier, and more fun to use); on systems to support civic engagement and deliberation; and on UrbanSim, a modeling system for simulating the development of urban areas over periods of 20-30 years.

Post-retirement projects include continuing work on OneBusAway, and also the SEED project, which seeks to work on larger issues around sustainability and economics. (The surveillance capitalism work to be presented in the talk is one activity under the SEED project.) 

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore. People of all levels of interest and experience are encouraged to attend. There is always time for introductions and discussions.

Visit the Meetup.com page for each month’s topic.



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Beyond Birds and Bees: Bringing Home a New Message to Our Kids About Sex, Love, and Equality

Friday, September 27, 2019

Beyond Birds and Bees: Bringing Home a New Message to Our Kids About Sex, Love, and Equality, 6:30-8pm on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - Meridian Park Elementary Cafeteria 17077 Meridian Ave N, Shoreline 98133

Bonnie Rough, author of Beyond Birds and Bees, will be speaking about how to raise young people with healthy, positive, shame-free, and egalitarian attitudes about bodies, gender, sex, and relationships. Q/A and book sale/signing to follow.

Hosted by Meridian Park PTSA, Syre PTA, Brookside PTA, and Highland Terrace PTA. Free childcare provided by Dale Turner YMCA.


Birds, Bees, and #MeToo: Helping Our Kids Build Gender Equality 

Now that the #MeToo movement and current events have parents and educators asking how best to raise young people with healthy, positive, shame-free and egalitarian attitudes about bodies, gender, sex, and relationships, Bonnie J. Rough, author of Beyond Birds and Bees: Bringing Home a New Message to Our Kids About Sex, Love, and Equality, will share the practical lessons she learned as a parent and journalist when she took a close look at the world-famous Dutch approach to sex education, instrumental in producing one of the most sexually healthy and gender-equal societies on the globe. 

With immediate takeaways for parents/caregivers and time for sharing and questions, this event will show how we can make the most of — and enjoy — life’s many opportunities to change the conversation with our kids as we empower them to build a more equitable and inclusive future.



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Reporting on Homelessness in Seattle and King County

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Tent City 3 in Shoreline 2009
Photo copyright Marc Weinberg
Reporting on Homelessness in Seattle and King County with KUOW’s Kate Walters
September 28, 2019 from 2 - 3pm at the Shoreline Library large meeting room, 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155.

Homelessness is one of the biggest issues faced in Seattle and King County. On any given night there are roughly 11,200 people experiencing homelessness county-wide.

This is a complicated issue that evokes strong emotions from people across the region. There are a wide range of opinions on how to best tackle the issue, how much money should be spent, whether public dollars are being spent wisely, what works and what doesn’t.
    
KUOW’s Kate Walters has been in public radio for the better part of a decade. She came to KUOW in 2015 and has been reporting on homelessness in Seattle and King County in some capacity since 2016. Before coming to KUOW, Kate studied journalism in Melbourne, Australia and worked as a reporter with WXXI public radio in Rochester, NY.  
  
Kate has spent time in shelters and unauthorized camps speaking with people who are experiencing homelessness. She’s spent time with neighbors, policy makers, and service providers and has delved into the many ways the region is trying to address this crisis.

In her talk, Kate speaks about the challenges that come with reporting on this topic, what we know and what we don’t, and how she personally approaches the process of reporting on this beat.




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Lawn care without poisons - Saturday at Sky

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Saturday, September 28, 2019 - 11am to Noon
Natural Lawn Care for Fall with Brenda Sage

Thick. Lush. Green. Fall is the best time to set the stage for a beautiful and resilient lawn all year long!

Brenda Sage with EB Stone will share tips for growing and maintaining a more vigorous and healthy turf. She'll cover everything from seeding and feeding, to efficient watering and mowing.

We’ll help you grow a lawn that fits your lifestyle.

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline 98133 206-546-4851



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Reminder: How to Be a Powerful Advocate for your Gifted Student - Sept 30

Monday, September 16, 2019


“How to Be a Powerful Advocate for your Gifted Student"
Presented by Marcia Holland, Northwest Gifted Child Association 
Monday, September 30, 2019 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meridian Park Elementary School
17077 Meridian Ave N, Shoreline 98133


Gifted students have complex needs and being labeled "gifted" doesn't mean school is easy for them. In this meeting, sharpen your set of "tools" to better advocate for your child with the teacher, principal, school and district. Such as:

The steps of effective advocacy
  • Barriers that need to be overcome to be persuasive
  • What it is about Highly Capable kids that leads to the need for accommodation
  • The legal basis that supports advocacy for Highly Capable students
  • Specific tactics that advocates can request
  • What to say to your own children about giftedness so they can also be advocates
We welcome all interested families to attend this free speaker event! Register at Eventbrite

Marcia Holland
Marcia Holland has been involved in supporting excellence in education for children since her sons were students in the Renton School District in the 1970s and 1980s. Marcia has served on the board of the Northwest Gifted Child Association on and off over the last 30 years. 

Her focus has always been educating others – parents, educators, administrators and legislators – about the unique learning needs of children who learn at markedly faster and more complex rates than their chronological peers. Having been an unserved gifted child herself, she remembers the sense of frustration, isolation and “marching in place” of her K-12 experience.

Contact the Shoreline Hi Cap Parent Association with questions.




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North City Tech: Microbiome 101: what you eat feeds trillions

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

North City Tech Meetup, Monday, September 16, 2019, 7pm to 9pm, Lake Forest Park Library, at the Lake Forest Town Center, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Free – Open to the public, no reservation required


William DePaolo, PhD. presents: 
 Microbiome 101: what you eat feeds trillions

The gut microbiome is believed to play an important role in human health. This means exploring host-microbiome interactions will be critical to enable new insights and treatments in human diseases. 

Dr. DePaolo will provide an overview of the latest scientific evidence related to gut microbiota, nutrition and probiotics and their importance to health across the lifespan. Particular focus will be on the interaction of diet and the gut microbiota; how probiotics influence the intestinal microbiome; and to determine how fermented foods, yogurt, etc., are important in human health.

William DePaolo

R. William DePaolo, PhD
Lynn and Michael Garvey Chair Gastroenterology
Associate Professor | Medicine
Director | CMiST (Center for Microbiome Sciences and Therapeutics)

William DePaolo is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, recipient of the Garvey Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology, and Director of CMiST, Center for Microbiome Sciences and Therapeutics.

Will received his PhD from Northwestern University and trained at the University of Chicago. His research is multi-disciplinary, applying microbiology, mucosal immunology, cancer, and the microbiome to study complex human diseases (cancer, IBD, obesity).

He also advocates strongly for the dissemination of accurate and useful medical information to the public, through contributions to The Today Show, Oprah magazine, Huffington Post, and collaborations with artists and Buzzfeed Media.

DePaolo Lab is part of UW Medicine, located at the University of Washington Medical Center and is part of CMiST, the Center for Microbiome Sciences and Therapeutics in the Department of Medicine, Division Gastroenterology.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore. People of all levels of interest and experience are encouraged to attend. There is always time for introductions and discussions.

The October meeting will feature UW Professor Alan Borning (retired) on the Surveillance Economy (where companies watch everything we say and do, and then turn that knowledge into profit).



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Pub talk: Tragedy, Hope and Failure in Washington's Prison Reform

Dan Berger, UW Bothell Assoc. Prof.

Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins: "Tragedy, Hope and Failure in Washington's Prison Reform" with Dan Berger, UW Bothell associate professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.

Historian Dan Berger explores the surprising and influential history of prison reform in Washington. Focusing on the 1970s and 1980s, Berger shows how the state moved from a leader in rehabilitation to a leader in punishment.

Pub Night Talks, a free monthly lecture series, is cosponsored by the University of Washington Bothell and McMenamins, featuring university and community experts. Topics have ranged from butterflies to black holes.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 7-8:30pm. Doors open at 6pm at Haynes’ Hall, McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell.

Free and open to the public. All ages welcome. Seating: first come, first served. Talk followed by Q/A.


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The Power of Planning: Taking Control of Your Own Aging Journey

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Many of us have been there for parents and other loved ones as they have grown older.

It is often through these experiences that we begin to recognize the wisdom of planning ahead for our own health, legal considerations, financial concerns, housing, and family issues as we age.

There’s no crystal ball, but the Shoreline Library is offering a workshop that will help you to draft a road map for anticipating and planning for your own aging:

"The Power of Planning: Taking Control of Your Own Aging Journey."

The program is this Friday, September 13, 2019, from 2pm to 3:30pm, at the Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155.

You will benefit from the knowledge and expertise of a Certified Care Manager and an Elder Law Attorney. These experienced advisers will help you prepare for both the predictable as well as the What If’s of aging.

More information here


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Catch a Thief: International Art Theft and the FBI

Sunday, August 18, 2019

UW Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins: 
“Catch a Thief: International Art Theft and the FBI”  7-8:30pm Tuesday,  August 27, 2019. Doors open at 6pm. 

Lynne McKee, former manager of the FBI Art Theft Program is the featured speaker at the August 27 Pub Night Talk, a free monthly lecture series  cosponsored by the University of Washington Bothell and McMenamins, featuring university and community experts. 

During eight years as the FBI Art Theft Program manager, Lynne McKee coordinated investigations into illicit trafficking that recovered more than $300 million in art and antiquities. 

Haynes’ Hall, McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell. 

Free and open to the public. All ages welcome. Seating: first come, first served. Talk followed by Q/A.



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Pub Night Talk at McMenamins: “Buried and Submerged Forests of the Pacific Northwest”

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Patrick Pringle will lecture at McMenamins
Patrick Pringle, professor emeritus of Earth Sciences, Centralia College will lecture on “Buried and Submerged Forests of the Pacific Northwest”

Pringle conducts a snapshot tour of locations in the Northwest where forests have been submerged or buried by past earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides. 

Analysis of the tree “time capsules” provides information about regional geology and climate history.

Pub Night Talks at McMenamins is a free monthly lecture series, is cosponsored by the University of Washington Bothell and McMenamins, featuring university and community experts. Topics have ranged from butterflies to black holes.

7-8:30pm Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Doors open at 6pm.
Haynes’ Hall, McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell.

Free and open to the public. All ages welcome. Seating: first come, first served. Talk followed by Q/A.



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Pub talk: The Centralia Massacre

Wednesday, June 12, 2019


UW Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins: “The Centralia Incident: A Historical Interrogation”

Daniel O'Donnell, labor educator, Washington State Labor Education and Research Center. O’Donnell examines the deadly clash between the American Legion and the Industrial Workers of the World during the 1919 Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington. 

Pub Night Talks, a free monthly lecture series, is cosponsored by the University of Washington Bothell and McMenamins, featuring university and community experts. Topics have ranged from butterflies to black holes. 

7-8:30pm Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Doors open at 6pm. 
Haynes’ Hall, McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell. 

Free and open to the public. All ages welcome. Seating: first come, first served. Talk followed by Q/A.  


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Lecture: Social Security and what can be done to strengthen it

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

An information session on Social Security and what we can do to strengthen it for future generations will be presented by Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action

"Making Retirement Security Real for Everyone" will be held Thursday, May 30 at 7:00pm at Third Place Commons at the Town Center at Lake Forest Park, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park.

For more information, call 206-261-8110.



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Lecture: Are Salmon Doomed? Hatching a Plan to Save a Northwest Icon

Monday, May 27, 2019

Nick Bond
Climatologist
Thursday, May 30, 2019 from 7-8pm at the Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th, Shoreline 98155.

An environmental necessity, a vital economic resource, and a cultural symbol, salmon play a fundamental role in the Pacific Northwest—but they are in trouble.

With warming oceans, environmental degradation, and lowering genetic variability, wild salmon populations are dwindling.

Climatologist Nick Bond explores the past, present, and possible future conditions for salmon in our state, and sees room for optimism. 

He shares lessons on how local communities have accomplished important work to support salmon runs, but also takes a hard look at the realities climate change poses for this regional treasure.

Explore the history, science, and story of this cherished Northwest icon.

Sponsored by Humanities Washington.


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Depressed about Climate Change? Moving from Angst to Action in an Age of Ecological Disruption

Wednesday, May 15, 2019



UW Bothell Pub Night Talk at McMenamins: ‘Depressed about Climate Change? Moving from Angst to Action in an Age of Ecological Disruption’

Jennifer Atkinson, senior lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Bothell.

Pub Night Talks, a free monthly lecture series, is cosponsored by the University of Washington Bothell and McMenamins, featuring university and community experts. Topics have ranged from butterflies to black holes.

7-8:30pm Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Doors open at 6pm.

Haynes’ Hall, McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell.

While grief, anxiety and hopelessness are increasingly common responses to environmental crises, such feelings rarely motivate people to action. Atkinson explores how to build resilience to stay engaged in solutions.

Free and open to the public. All ages welcome. Seating: first come, first served. Talk followed by Q/A.



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Mental Health panel Monday at Shoreline Community College

Saturday, May 4, 2019

Shoreline Community College is sponsoring multiple events recognizing May as Disability Awareness Month.

On Monday, May 6, 2019 from 12:30 - 2:00pm the Access Advisory Committee is sponsoring a panel on Mental Health which is free and open to the community. Panelists will include students, faculty, and mental health experts.

Shoreline Community College, Pagoda Union Building, Room 9202.
16101 Greenwood Ave N. Small fee for parking during the weekdays.

Contact Miranda Levy in Student Accessibility Services (SAS) 206-546-5832 with any questions or to request event accommodations. ASL interpreters will be provided.




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AAUW honors STEM scholars and hears presentation from Lauren Agte

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Lauren Agte will speak at the
May 11 AAUW meeting

The Edmonds - SnoKing branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will meet on Saturday May 11, 2019 from 10am to noon at the Mountlake Terrace Hall, Rm 206, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave W, Lynnwood 98036

Lauren Agte will be the speaker. Lauren holds an Undergraduate Degree in Industrial Engineering, a Masters in Project Management, and is a Process Improvement Lean Consultant.

In her 13 years at Boeing, she has worked in 11 different countries and been sent to live in two of those (Italy and India).

The group will recognize several STEM Scholars and this year's high school scholarship winner, Tharu Lansakaranayake. It is her hope that one day she will be able to return to her parents' homeland in Sri Lanka to provide much needed state-of-the-art medical care.

Added attractions: A raffle, a used book sale, free admission and snacks.

Questions: Edmonds SnoKing Branch Leadership at aauw.esk@gmail.com

The Mission of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is: advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.



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