National Academy of Sciences: DC Art and Science Evening Rendezvous DASER.
Must attend one of these one day. Here is info about the next one:
Join Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) at the D.C. Art and Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER), a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region and beyond. DASERs provide a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region and foster interdisciplinary networking. This month, the discussion’s theme is Brain Science and the Cyborg: Fact, History, and Possibilities. This series is organized in collaboration with Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology. This event is organized in collaboration with The Science & Entertainment Exchange, a program of the National Academy of Sciences.
Program
5:30 to 6:00 p.m.Check in
6:00 to 6:10 p.m.Welcoming remarks and community sharing time.    Anyone in the audience currently working within the
intersections of art and science will have 30seconds to share their work. Please present yourwork as a teaser so that those who are interestedcan seek you out during social time followingthe event.
6:10Â to 7:10 p.m.Panelists’ presentations (15 minutes each)
                    Gary Carrion-Murayari, co-curator of Ghosts in the                      Machine, New Museum, NYC
              James Giordano, neuroscientist and neuroethicist,
Director, Center for Neurotechnology Studies,
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Arlington, VA
Monica Lopez-Gonzalez, musician, photographer,               postdoc fellow, Johns Hopkins University and                           adjunct faculty,  Visual Cognitive Neuroscience,
Maryland Institute College of Art, Information                             Visualization, Baltimore
Jonathan Peck, futurist and director, Institute for                         Alternative Futures, Alexandria, VA
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7:10 to 7:45 p.m. Â Â Â Â Discussion
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7:45 to 8:30 p.m. Â Â Â Â Reception
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