<div> **********************************************************************************************************************<br>WHAT: April 2009 Dorkbot: Geeking out on Green<br>WHEN: Weds, April 1st, 7:00 - 9:30pm (presentations start at 7:30 promptly)<br>
WHERE: 911 Media, 402 9th Ave N.<br> <a href="http://www.911media.org/">http://www.911media.org/</a><br>ADMISSION: Free! All ages welcome. <br> Bring a couple of bucks to support 911 Media Arts Center. We'll have a donation jar out by the beer. ;)<br>
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<div>For April's Dorkbot meeting, we have three really great presentations illustrating "Geeking out on Green". Nicole Kistler will talk about her art piece All Terian, a self-propelled living screen powered by solar energy, Dan Albert and Myer Harrell will describe their award winning design for an Eco Labatory, and Jordan Schwartz will describe some of his creative adventures geeking out on sundials and beekeeping. More details below.</div>
<p class="western" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><strong>Nicole Kistler: The All-Terrain (7:30 - 8:00)</strong></p>
<p class="western" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><font face="ACaslonPro-Bold, Times New Roman">Nicole Kistler is a multi-disciplinary artist whose large-scale installations, events, and performances engage the public and build community. Trained in landscape architecture, with nine years experience in that field, she finds art allows people to engage in discussion while suspending tightly held beliefs – to be amazed, surprised, and inspired.</font><br>
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<p class="western" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">The All-Terrain is a self-propelled living screen powered by solar energy. It is a lushly planted, living, breathing amenity that is extremely versatile for a rugged urban environment. The All-Terrain plays off the image of the Monster Truck/giant SUV and makes fun of it by making it green. The All-Terrain makes some of the same claims as these vehicles as well, “bringing you closer to nature,” “going anywhere,” and “providing maximum comfort.” The All-Terrain celebrates green technology and provides a public opportunity to see these living systems close up, while making the discussion fun and accessible. </p>
<p class="western" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">The All-Terrain also helps the audience image the public right-of-way as a different kind of space. The All-Terrain, is a traveling landscape element, like a hedge on wheels. It can quickly transform a streetscape almost instantly from car-dominated to one with amenities to enhance the pedestrian experience. </p>
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<div><strong>Dan Albert and Myer Harrell , with Weber Thompson (</strong><a href="http://www.weberthompson.com/"><strong>www.weberthompson.com</strong></a><strong>): The Eco-Laboratory (8:00 - 8:30)</strong></div>
<div> <br>Weber Thompson’s Eco-Laboratory, a conceptual high-rise project designed by a team of four young designers at the firm, won the 2008 Natural Talent Design Competition hosted by the Emerging Green Builders at Greenbuild, the USGBC’s annual International Conference and Expo in Boston.<br>
<br>Set in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood the design asserted that “there is no silver bullet for sustainability, no one solution for net-zero consumptive environments.” Programmatically the building includes dwelling units, a work and training program, urban agriculture, and public education facilities. It mitigates the impact of the activities and demands on site. The designers thought of harvesting in the broadest sense of the word, looking for all opportunities to create symbiotic relationships. The project was designed to grow its own food, generate electricity, clean its air and water, and provide a place and purpose for the less fortunate in society. These systems bring home, work, shopping, gathering, food production, energy production, and waste disposal under one roof. </div>
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<div><strong>Jordan Schwartz: Adventures in Earthly Technologies: Sundials and Beekeeping (8:30 - 9:00)</strong></div>
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<div>Jordan Schwartz, technologist, CEO of Pathable, and intrepid beekeeping blogger (see <a href="http://www.hive-mind.com/bee/blog/">http://www.hive-mind.com/bee/blog/</a>), will be talking about his creative endeavors geeking out on sundials and beekeeping.</div>
<p>***************************************************************************************************************************<br> <br>As ever, special thanks to 911 Media Arts Center for providing such a great venue and friendly support for our monthly Dorkbot meetings.<br>
<br>If you have any announcements or requests for the Dorkbot community please email <a href="mailto:shellyhivemind@gmail.com">shellyhivemind@gmail.com</a> to get on the schedule.<br> <br>See you on Wednesday, April 1st!</p>