- 2024 U.S.-Japan Space Forum in TexasRice University – Anderson-Clarke Center HUDSPETH AUDITORIUM, Houston , TX
FREE EVENT: "The inaugural U.S.-Japan Space Forum in Texas offers a unique opportunity to explore the pivotal role of the U.S.-Japan space alliance in the new era of space exploration. As public-private partnerships flourish in lunar surface development, the forum will highlight the growing commitments to research and development by NASA and JAXA, alongside contributions from U.S. and Japanese academic and business sectors.
"Engage with industry leaders from renowned organizations, including Intuitive Machines, Lonestar, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Toyota. Speakers will share insights on collaborative innovations and the future of space exploration.
"Join us exploring the evolving landscape of space technology and international cooperation.
"This program is FREE with registration. Please fill out the form below to register by November 25:
Link to registration page: https://www.jas-hou.org/events/2024/12/10/us-japan-space-forum-in-texas
Anderson-Clarke Center on Rice interactive map: https://map.concept3d.com/?id=473#!m/125293?s/
For more information, visit jas-hou.org or call 713-963-0121.
- The Nature and Weirdness of Globular ClustersUniversity of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX
HYBRID: The Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society will hold a regular meeting featuring Justin McCollum in a talk titled "The Nature and Weirdness of Globular Clusters."
The meeting at will be held at the University of Houston-Clear Lake STEM Building, Room 1203 starting at 7:30 p.m.. Attendees should park in Parking Lots D3 or D4 no earlier than 7 p.m.
Please see the UHCL Map here -- Please park in lots D3 and D4. The STEM building is building #5 on the map. Come in from the east side and go left. When you come to the end of hallway, you should find the auditorium where the meeting will be.
The meeting can be accessed by going to the JSCAS YouTube Channel at the link: https://www.youtube.com/c/JSCAstronomicalSociety
Also, the JSCAS YouTube Channel link will be posted on the JSCAS web page: http://www.jscas.net
To submit questions for our presenters during the meeting, please either enter your questions as a YouTube comment (if you have an account that will allow doing so) or send your questions to: [email protected]
JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is free. After joining, you’ll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100’s of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, etc.).
For more information, see the website at http://jscas.net/
Top image: NASA/ESA
- Europa Clipper MissionUniversity of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX
HYBRID: The Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society will hold a regular meeting featuring a talk by Dr. Walt Keifer, director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute, on the Europa Clipper Mission to study Jupiter’s moon Europa to investigate whether the moon could have conditions suitable for life.
The meeting at will be held at the University of Houston-Clear Lake STEM Building, Room 1203 starting at 7:30 p.m.. Attendees should park in Parking Lots D3 or D4 no earlier than 7 p.m.
Please see the UHCL Map here -- Please park in lots D3 and D4. The STEM building is building #5 on the map. Come in from the east side and go left. When you come to the end of hallway, you should find the auditorium where the meeting will be.
The meeting can be accessed by going to the JSCAS YouTube Channel at the link: https://www.youtube.com/c/JSCAstronomicalSociety
Also, the JSCAS YouTube Channel link will be posted on the JSCAS web page: http://www.jscas.net
To submit questions for our presenters during the meeting, please either enter your questions as a YouTube comment (if you have an account that will allow doing so) or send your questions to: [email protected]
JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is free. After joining, you’ll have access to our amazing Astronomy DVD Library with 100’s of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, The Great Courses, Discovery Channel, etc.).
For more information, see the website at http://jscas.net/
Top image: C. Henze/NASA Ames Research Center
- Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern CivilizationCafe Express, Houston, TX
IN-PERSON: Without the substances that constitute the fabric of civilization, normal life as we know it would disintegrate. Join us in a discussion about sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium based on Ed Conway's book.
"Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern world would not exist, and the battle to control them will determine our future.
"The fiber-optic cables that weave the World Wide Web, the copper veins of our electric grids, the silicon chips and lithium batteries that power our phones and cars: though it can feel like we now live in a weightless world of information—what Ed Conway calls “the ethereal world”—our twenty-first-century lives are still very much rooted in the material.
"In fact, we dug more stuff out of the earth in 2017 than in all of human history before 1950. For every ton of fossil fuels, we extract six tons of other materials, from sand to stone to wood to metal. And in Material World, Conway embarks on an epic journey across continents, cultures, and epochs to reveal the underpinnings of modern life on Earth—traveling from the sweltering depths of the deepest mine in Europe to spotless silicon chip factories in Taiwan to the eerie green pools where lithium originates.
"Material World is a celebration of the humans and the human networks, the miraculous processes and the little-known companies, that combine to turn raw materials into things of wonder. This is the story of human civilization from an entirely new perspective: the ground up."
Everyone is welcome whether you have read the book or not.
You can:
At this meeting each person can nominate a book to be voted on whether it is from the pool of candidates or not.
We'll be meeting at Cafe Express. There is ample parking in the nearby lot.
Come prepared to discuss the ideas in the book and have a good time.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
- Science and Innovation Policy in the Age of AIRice University's Baker Institute, Houston, TX
HYBRID: "In the age of AI and transformative technologies, the role of science and innovation policy is crucial in guiding advancements for societal impact. Join us for a Civic Scientist Lecture Series featuring Darío Gil, senior vice president and director of research at IBM, who leads innovation strategies in AI, quantum computing, and exploratory science.
"This event will focus on how policy and research intersect to shape the future of science and technology in a rapidly evolving world, exploring both the opportunities and challenges posed by emerging technologies. It will examine how strategic science policies can help harness these innovations to tackle global issues."
This event is free, but registration is required. Click below to attend in person or to receive the link to the live stream. Learn more and register at the Baker Institute event page:
Find more details on the Baker Institute event page: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/event/civic-scientist-lecture-series-science-and-innovation-policy-age-ai
Registration will open soon.
NOTE: RSVP'ing on this Meetup page DOES NOT mean you are registered for the event itself.
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