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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:03:11 -0700
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Dear Swiss-Listers,
Autonomous flying robots, the future of TV content, Burning Man and
computer simulated fashion will be the subjects of swissnex's next
four events. Please see the details below. We hope to see you there !
Best regards,
the swissnex team
MONDAY OCTOBER 22, 2007, 6.30pm - 9.00pm
" Insects or Helicopters ? - A conference on unconventional aerial
robotics "
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2007, 6.30 - 9.00pm
" TV 2.0 - Content in a Multimedia World "
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2007, 6.30pm - 10.30pm
" Fire Arts & Burning Desires (at Burning Man) "
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2007, 6.30 - 9.00pm
" High Fashion in Equations "
DON'T FORGET TO VISIT
" INOUT Urban Furniture Exhibit Opening " representing emerging
graduates of the Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) in
Switzerland.
Nov. 1, 2007 - Jan, 26, 2008 at AIA San Francisco
http://www.aiasf.org/Programs/Gallery.htm
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---- MONDAY OCTOBER 22, 2007, 6.30pm - 9.00pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« Insects or Helicopters ? - A conference on unconventional aerial robotics »» Space exploration develops many technologies which later can find applications on Earth. Straight from the labs of Switzerland's two Federal Institutes of Technology, ETHZ and EPFL, we will have on hand three robot prototypes developed for space exploration that also have significant terrestrial applications. They illustrate one of Switzerland’s newest leading trends: small flight devices. The Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL) at ETHZ, Zürich will present two prototypes: one with a 3.2 m wingspan and a weight of 2.6 kg that was successfully tested during an autonomous solar-powered flight lasting 5 hours; the other one is an autonomous helicopter that has been miniaturized so that it can fly and self-navigate in cluttered environments. The Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS) at EPFL, Lausanne, will present a 10 g microflyer. It demonstrated full autonomous flight in an office-sized arena using a mere 100 pixels, 2 rate gyros and a miniature anemometer. This event is part of the ThinkSwiss (www.thinkswiss.org) program. Details and registration : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/ activities/events/AerialRobots Location & parking : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/aboutus/contact ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2007, 6.30 - 9.00pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« TV 2.0 - Content in a Multimedia World »» Do-it-yourself videos on YouTube, virtual TV stations in Second Life, internet TV stations like Revision3: How will good old television fit in this ever changing multimedia world? What kind of content will attract future viewers? How and where will it be viewed? And how much say will viewers have in shaping their TV programs ? Want to know more? Join us for a round-table conducted by Robert Scoble, VP of Media Development at PodTech.network with guest panelists: * Harry Fuller - TV veteran and Internet TV pioneer (TechTV) * Michael Gold - Senior Research Engineer at SRI International * Gregory Kennedy - Creative Director at Millions of Us * Bernard Rappaz - Editor in Chief TSR Multimedia (French Swiss TV). http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/ TV2.0_content_in_a_multimedia_world Location & parking : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/aboutus/contact ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2007, 6.30pm - 10.30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« Fire Arts & Burning Desires (at Burning Man) »» In a collaboration between Burning Man, Leonardo Journal and swissnex San Francisco, an evening symposium will be presented by several Burning Man fire artists who will discuss the use of their work with fire as a creative medium. From a pyrrhic highlight to a transcendent interaction, when is fire an appropriate part of a sculptural statement? How to use fire in a safe way for both the artist and the audience? Learn about the behind the scenes of previous Burning Man fire art spectacles. Speaker attending the symposium will include Crimson Rose (The Fire Goddess), The Flaming Lotus Girls, (TBA), Bill Codding (The Burninator), Wally Glen (The Zen Fire Garden) and DaveX who will discuss the safety parameters of working with fire in an artistic way. Details : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/ fire_arts_burning_desires Location & parking : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/aboutus/contact ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2007, 6.30 - 9.00pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- «« High Fashion in Equations »» As part of ThinkSwiss – Brainstorm the future – swissnex San Francisco is proud to welcome Professor Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann of MIRALab, a laboratory of the University of Geneva internationally known for exceptional computer simulations of the moving human body. Prof. Magnenat-Thalmann will treat us to a virtual fashion show by presenting the film "High Fashion in Equations", followed by a talk on “3D Computer Simulation of Textiles and Clothing". Prof. Magnenat-Thalmann and her team combined mathematics, fashion and computer graphic components to develop a revolutionary computer program called the "Fashionizer" that creates a true-to-reality virtual fashion show out of a simple sketch – without actually having the dress physically made. Well-known clothing designers like Zara and Mango are already using this program to make their work in the textile industry more efficient. "High Fashion in Equations" film was presented this year at Siggraph in San Diego, one of largest International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/ high_fashion_in_equations Location & parking : http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/aboutus/contact ___________________________________ Christian Simm, PhD Executive Director and Founder swissnex San Francisco 730 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94111 (USA) T (415) 912-5901 x104 F (415) 912-5905 mail : christian.simm_at_swissnexSanFrancisco.org web : www.swissnexSanFrancisco.org ThinkSwiss - Brainstorm the Future www.thinkswiss.orgReceived on Thu Oct 18 2007 - 12:56:17 PDT
