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The Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning Invite you to the symposium: 'Adaptive Metropolis: User Generated Urbanism' When: Friday, September 27, 2013- Sunday, September 29, 2013 Where: Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley Register Today: http://my.berkeley.edu/site/R?i=UIqNx0x9Sg1AL6EyC5_iVQ The 100th year of landscape architecture at UC Berkeley is a good time not only celebrate the past, but also to think about the future. As a department that has always been committed to the public realm, the symposium Adaptive Metropolis will convene a global community of thinkers and doers to discuss the future of collaborative city-making. The symposium brings together citizens, designers, artists, activists, academics, entrepreneurs, government officials, and policy makers that are conceiving of new ways of building shared urban spaces. In addition to two days of structured debate and discussion, the symposium features keynote addresses by Alfredo Brillembourg, G...

UC Davis School of Law Environmental Law Symposium April 12, 2013 PLEASE REMEMBER TO RSVP!! The Environmental Law Society (ELS) at the University of California, Davis School of Law is pleased to invite you to the 2013 Environmental Law Symposium. This year's symposium will focus on the current and future state of public transportation in California. With rapid population expansion and ambitious emission targets, public transportation in California continues to be a hot topic. High Speed Rail, SB 375, and other recent efforts have pushed California towards sustainable development and innovative forms of transportation. Yet questions remain concerning the potential impacts, legal battles, and policy considerations surrounding these new developments. Please join us in discussing how California is moving forward to meet our transportation goals. Click here for more information, including panel descriptions, a list of speakers, and a schedule of the day's events. Featuring Mike ...

Please join us for the annual UC Davis School of Law Environmental Law Symposium April 12, 2013 The Environmental Law Society (ELS) at the University of California, Davis School of Law is proud to announce that plans are underway for the 2013 Environmental Law Symposium. This year's symposium will focus on the current and future state of public transportation in California, concentrating on High Speed Rail and SB 375. With rapid population expansion and emission targets to conquer, public transportation in California continues to be a hot topic. High Speed Rail, SB 375, and other recent legislative efforts have pushed California towards sustainable development and innovative forms of transportation. Yet questions remain concerning the potential impacts, legal battles, and policy considerations surrounding these new developments. Please join us in discussing how California is moving forward to meet our transportation goals. Featuring Assemblymember Fiona Ma, Honorable Quentin...

Please join us for the Cal Energy Corps Symposium September 20, 2012 5:00 - 8:00 pm David Brower Center   Meet the Cal Energy Corps students as they reflect on their experiences and lessons learned during their internships across the world. They will share a wide variety of exciting projects - from developing more efficient cook stoves in coastal Nicaraguan villages, to analyzing the world solar PV market in China, to turning waste into biodiesel in Ghana.  The Cal Energy Corps is an undergraduate internship program created to engage the best and brightest students from UC Berkeley in the design, development, and delivery...

ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY BUSINESS + DESIGN SYMPOSIUM 2012 October 6, 2012   http://www.tbd-la.com/events/ symposium/2012/

Hello Everyone, Cal Alumni Association has a few fun events for graduating seniors to connect them to the resources necessary so that they are successful after leaving Cal. Please consider informing them about these two opportunities? Go Bears, Eddy Crochetiere First Year Out: Surviving Life After Cal Wednesday May 2nd, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. First Year Out is a "life skills" seminar designed to teach you the basics of banking, investing, personal finance, insurance, and health care after graduation. One 14K gold Jostens class ring by Jostens will be raffled off to attendees! Food and drink will be provided. RSVP:  http://caa.convio.net/site/ Calendar?id=105481&view=Detail The Last Grrr-rah! Saturday, May 5 th , 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. What’s the best method for networking with successful young alumni? With tacos and margaritas, of course! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo and the end of your college career with your classmates as young alumni welcome...

Dear Students, This Friday from 3-5pm in room 106 Wurster Hall, a group of distinguished educators and practitioners will discuss key issues surrounding design activism. The discussion will begin with structured debate around a sequence of moderated questions, followed by an open forum with the audience. Students interested in social engagement, activism in the design professions and alternative modes of practice are strongly encouraged to attend. The speakers are as follows: *Dan Pitera, Director of the Detroit Collaborative Design Center *Amit Price Patel, Board President, Architects and Designers for Social Responsibility *Jeremy Till, Dean, School of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Westminster *Sarah Wigglesworth, Principal, Sarah Wigglesworth Architects; Professor of Architecture,  University of Sheffield, UK *Eric Cesal, Haiti Coordinator, Architecture for Humanity  Faculty Participants: Margaret Crawford, Greig Crysler, Jill Stoner Note tha...

The Inaugural Studio One Symposium will be held February 10-11, 2012 . Focusing on the studio's themes of architectural agency at an ecological and infrastrucutral scale, the symposium will bring together a global roster of influential designers and thinkers for two days of design, discussion, and debate. SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 6:30 PM MARK SMOUT Senior Lecturer, Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London Partner, Smout Allen, London (w/ Laura Allen) http://www.smoutallen.com RICHARD WALKER, Respondent UC Berkeley, Geography SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 9:45 AM MASON WHITE Assistant Professor, John H.Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto Partner, Lateral Office (w/ Lola Sheppard) Director, InfraNet Lab http://lateraloffice.com MARC TREIB, Respondent UC Berkeley, Architecture (Emeritus) 11:30 AM GEOFF MANAUGH founder, BLDGBLOG Director, Studio-X Manhattan, Columbia University GSAPP http://bldgblog.blogspot.com ...