BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Science Circle - ECPv6.15.13//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Science Circle X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sciencecircle.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Science Circle REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191201T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191201T080000 DTSTAMP:20260427T025405 CREATED:20191105T115930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191105T120226Z UID:7687-1575183600-1575187200@sciencecircle.org SUMMARY:SC Benefit Concert DESCRIPTION:The quarterly Sunday concerts by Earl\, Piano & Carle\, Cello. \n33:29 Alkan: Cello Sonata in E major\, Op 47\n23:50 Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano 1 in F Major\, op 5(1)\n   1:31 Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano 3 in A Major\, op 69\, III \n58:50 Total time \n  \nThank you for your interest and participation in our objectives. \nThe quarterly classical concerts on the first Sunday by Earl and Carle are a social addition to our regular program. At the same time\, we want to draw attention to the possibility of also providing financial support so that we can continue to implement our Mission Statement. \n  \nThere are three options for financial support from our organization\, namely; \n\nIn Second Life with Linden Dollars\, the donation box can be found at the landing point.\nWith your Linden Dollars we provide our region with all the conveniences and facilities for our events.\nVia PayPal\, by means of a one-off or recurring payment in your own currency.\nAnd by ABN Amro Bank\, the official bank account of The Science Circle.\nThe income on the last two bank accounts is used to keep our organization running; Second Life Region\, website\, server\, Microsoft license and recruiting staff.\n\n Donation page \n  \n \nIn recent years we have developed a variety of activities and your participation has made this a huge success.\nWe hope that our program for the coming year will once again guarantee your attendance. URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/concert/ LOCATION:Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Arisa-and-Carle-first-concert_002-e1572954650284.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191207T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191207T080000 DTSTAMP:20260427T025405 CREATED:20191129T100636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191218T094147Z UID:7781-1575702000-1575705600@sciencecircle.org SUMMARY:Climate Change Portal DESCRIPTION:This presentation has since taken place\, you can view the film recording here\n \n  \nPhoto: 3rd floor of The Climate Change Portal at NPO co2sos\, Geoffroy. The background building is a virtual model of RL Science museum in Japan\, SCi-Pia. \n  \nTitle: The Climate Change Portal\, a Science basis for ESD: Education for Sustainable Development in collaboration with RL Science museum in Japan \nDate and time: 7 Dec (Sat) at 7:00 am PST/ 15:00 GMT/ 24:00 JST \nTour guide: Hajime Nishimura\, senior staff of Japan Agency for Marine and Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). Yan Lauria in SL \n  \nLocations: \n– Starting point \n– Field study centre at Bowness \n– Chaos and climate prediction \n– Etopia \n  \nAbstract: \nGreta Thunberg\, 16 years old\,  became famous since her solo school strike in 2018. Her movement is spreading in many schools in the world\, and recently\, she had a speech at the UN Climate Action Summit on 23 Sep\, 2019. Aside of her provocative words\, “How dare you!”\, I was surprised how she understood IPCC latest special report on “Global Warming of 1.5 deg C” well. But after her speech\, she got not only lots of applauds but also lots of bashing from all over the world. For example\, above YouTube gets 44 thousand likes and 22 thousand dislikes. This is unusual number of dislikes for a girl’s speech. I doubt haters’ organizational operation. \nGreta said in her speech\, “… if you really understood the situation and still kept on failing to act\, then you would be evil.”  It means she thought before that top-level leaders don’t understand well so still kept on failing to act\, but she came to doubt recently. But I doubt not only President Trump but also any other top-level leaders really understood the IPCC reports because it is impossible for usual people to read and understand more than one thousand pages of full reports. \nSo I made a portal of science basis of Climate Change based on not only IPCC reports but also another latest resources.  \nThere are many graphs and they are difficult for children. And Graphs are 2D\, so it is not always necessary to use 3D space. But seamless 3D space can make possible to arrange them along their  relations and help students to understand. \nAnd I rezzed several teleporters where students can experience CO2 rich world in the past Earth\, vulnerable nature and global situation of the present Earth\, and also experience future sustainable society and learn how to predict the future Earth. \nThis portal could be developed through several times of remote classroom in collaboration with NPO co2sos and RL Science museum in Japan\, Sci-Pia.  \n  \nRemark:  \nI’ll use voice chat\, so please confirm your setting in advance.  \nWe’ll visit texture rich places\, so please set drawing distance less than 200m and clear cache as following. \nOfficial viewer: Ctrl + P > Advanced > click [Clear Cache]  \nFirestorm: Ctrl + P > Network & files > Directories tab > Cache location: click [Clear Cache]\n  \nHajime Nishimura / Yan Lauria \n  \nPrevious work in the Library \nPrevious work in the Film collection \n  \n  \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first. URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/climate-change-portal/ LOCATION:Multiple Check Abstract ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hajime.Greta_001.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191210T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191210T070000 DTSTAMP:20260427T025405 CREATED:20191203T094046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T094046Z UID:7802-1575957600-1575961200@sciencecircle.org SUMMARY:Documentary DESCRIPTION:This season we started a new weekday activity\, in which your input is essential.\nEvery second Tuesday of the month at 6 AM PST we broadcast a documentary in the auditorium. \n  \nThis month: History of the World II \n“Age of Empire”\n \nThe story of the first empires in China and Greece which laid the foundations for the modern world. \n  \nProposals for future documentaries come from the audience present\, creating a wide variety of subjects. \nWe understand that 6 AM PDT is not feasible for everyone and we hope to expand it once we have found more staff. \nJoin us and submit your proposals! URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/documentary-4/ LOCATION:Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1200-5249-documentaries-photo1-e1563779547220.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191214T110000 DTSTAMP:20260427T025405 CREATED:20191202T092034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191218T094331Z UID:7796-1576317600-1576321200@sciencecircle.org SUMMARY:Northern Virginia Community College DESCRIPTION:This presentation has since taken place\, you can view the film recording here \n  \nSince 2009\, the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) has had a campus in Second Life.  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCurrently\, over 400 students a year complete one or more of the 23 activities there.  The tour on 14 December will highlight four of these activities that illustrate some of the different ways that professors use the virtual campus to enhance education in their classes. \n \n  \n  \nGreg Perrier \nEmeritus Professor\, Biology \nNOVA \n  \nPrevious presentations of Greg in the Film Collection \nPrevious work from Greg in the Library \nPodcast by Host/Producer: Steven R. Van Hook \n \n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first. URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/nova/ LOCATION:Northern Virginia Community College ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/NOVA_001.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191221T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191221T110000 DTSTAMP:20260427T025405 CREATED:20191204T095731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191215T093705Z UID:7804-1576922400-1576926000@sciencecircle.org SUMMARY:Charles Dickens Project DESCRIPTION:Tour the Dickens Library and Research Center with the Community Virtual Library\n    \nIn Voice & Text chat \nLocation The Dickens Project \nDescription\nPut on your Victorian attire (optional) and join us at the Dickens Project for a holiday tour. We will discuss research in virtual worlds for historical simulation and see examples. \nby Marie Vans Ph.D. \n \n  \nA few recommendations\n1. Buy your Victorian attire in time! Second Life Marketplace\n2. Clear the cache before arrival on the excursion day itself\, this will provide you the desired experience. The cache is where the Second Life Viewer stores data on your hard drive for later retrieval. \nTo clear the cache: \n\nChoose Me > Preferences.\nClick the Advanced\nClick Clear Cache.\nAfter you’re prompted\, restart the Viewer.\n\n  URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/charles-dickens/ LOCATION:The Dickens Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Dickens-library_001.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191228T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191228T110000 DTSTAMP:20260427T025405 CREATED:20191223T134414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191229T154613Z UID:7885-1577527200-1577530800@sciencecircle.org SUMMARY:Audience Questions DESCRIPTION:This panel has since taken place\, you can view the film recording here \nYour questions to our scientists! \nPanel participants: \n\nWilliam Wall\, Astronomy\nMike Shaw\, Chemistry\nPhil Youngblood\, IT & Science in SL\n\n  \nHost scientific debates: Matthew Burr \nPreviously recorded panels \n\n\n  \n  \nIs this the first time you will attend a presentation with us?\nFollow this link first. URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/audience-questions/ LOCATION:Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1Christmas_001.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191230T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191230T080000 DTSTAMP:20260427T025405 CREATED:20191227T115102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191227T132134Z UID:7903-1577689200-1577692800@sciencecircle.org SUMMARY:Open Board meeting DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to attend our Open Board meeting\, in which we will share an overview of all our activities and developments of the past year. But we also want your best memories of 2019! \nIf due to circumstances you cannot be present on Monday\, December 30 at 7 AM PST then there is the possibility to share your answers via a survey here. \n  \nThank you for a very successful year in which your participation has been essential! \nJes Stannard\, Phil Youngblood\, Greg Perrier\, Mike Shaw & Chantal Jager \n  \n  URL:https://sciencecircle.org/event/open-board-meeting-7/ LOCATION:Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sciencecircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SC-2019.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR