Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Digital Libraries Colloquium Series
"Copyright in a Networked Society: Creative Commons and Machine-Readable Law"
WHO: Michael Carroll, Associate Professor of Law at Villanova University
and member of the Board of Directors of Creative Commons
WHEN: December 6, 3-5 p.m. (lecture from 3:30-4:30 p.m.)
WHERE: Rangos 3, University Center, Carnegie Mellon
ABSTRACT: Creative Commons responds to the problem that inhibits the realization of the full communicative potential of digital networks: copyright law. Under the default rules, nearly all uses of a copyrighted work require a license from the copyright owner unless the use falls within a legal privilege, such as fair use. As digital networks expand, the variety of activities governed by copyright law also expands. Uncertainty about which uses of new technologies require a copyright license limits the utility of these technologies. This talk will focus on reasons for the rapid growth of Creative Commons and then address other efforts to solve the problems that copyright law poses for a networked society; in particular, the ways in which current copyright practices inhibit use of digital networks as media for education and scholarly communication.
Creative Commons, a non-profit corporation (www.creativecommons.org), offers a suite of human-readable and machine-readable copyright licenses that can be attached to objects on digital networks. A Creative Commons license communicates to users that the copyright owner permits certain types of use subject to certain minimal conditions, such as giving the author credit.
This lecture is part of the Digital Libraries Colloquium Series sponsored by
Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
WHO: Michael Carroll, Associate Professor of Law at Villanova University
and member of the Board of Directors of Creative Commons
WHEN: December 6, 3-5 p.m. (lecture from 3:30-4:30 p.m.)
WHERE: Rangos 3, University Center, Carnegie Mellon
ABSTRACT: Creative Commons responds to the problem that inhibits the realization of the full communicative potential of digital networks: copyright law. Under the default rules, nearly all uses of a copyrighted work require a license from the copyright owner unless the use falls within a legal privilege, such as fair use. As digital networks expand, the variety of activities governed by copyright law also expands. Uncertainty about which uses of new technologies require a copyright license limits the utility of these technologies. This talk will focus on reasons for the rapid growth of Creative Commons and then address other efforts to solve the problems that copyright law poses for a networked society; in particular, the ways in which current copyright practices inhibit use of digital networks as media for education and scholarly communication.
Creative Commons, a non-profit corporation (www.creativecommons.org), offers a suite of human-readable and machine-readable copyright licenses that can be attached to objects on digital networks. A Creative Commons license communicates to users that the copyright owner permits certain types of use subject to certain minimal conditions, such as giving the author credit.
This lecture is part of the Digital Libraries Colloquium Series sponsored by
Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
holiday music in LOBBY!!!!
T O D A Y
The Jazz Vocal Ensemble will present a short program of Holiday Music in the lobby of the Purnell Center this afternoon.
5:15-5:45 pm
Please come and join us!
The Jazz Vocal Ensemble will present a short program of Holiday Music in the lobby of the Purnell Center this afternoon.
5:15-5:45 pm
Please come and join us!
Production Planning - Season Calendar
Student asks:
I see from your AIM away message that you're in a meeting, so I'm e-mailing this question. I know the production calendar must be one-page. But can it be two-sided, much like the real production calendar for SOD?
And the answer is:
I like to be able to see the whole year at a glance. The two sided thing here is just to be able to print on 11x17. Many people have the full size, one side of the page version.
I see from your AIM away message that you're in a meeting, so I'm e-mailing this question. I know the production calendar must be one-page. But can it be two-sided, much like the real production calendar for SOD?
And the answer is:
I like to be able to see the whole year at a glance. The two sided thing here is just to be able to print on 11x17. Many people have the full size, one side of the page version.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
'Urinetown' Pictures from Louis
The pictures that Louis took during the Dress Rehearsals can be found at:
http://128.2.49.70/Urinetown/photos/
Enjoy!
http://128.2.49.70/Urinetown/photos/
Enjoy!
Attention Electricians: Your input is needed
The ETCP (Entertainment Technician Certification Program) needs input from Electricians for the proposed ETCP Electricians Certification and will be conducting a broad reaching survey to help perform the job analysis. This analysis will determine the common factors in what entertainment electricians do and the relative importance of those tasks. Many hundreds of responses are needed to ensure a fair and statistically significant survey.
If you are an experienced electrician, in any entertainment field or venue, then please help by completing the survey. You can learn more and sign up by submitting your name and address at this page:- ETCP Electricians Survey
We appreciate your assistance.
For more information, please contact Katie Geraghty, 212-244-1505 or kgeraghty@esta.org
If you are an experienced electrician, in any entertainment field or venue, then please help by completing the survey. You can learn more and sign up by submitting your name and address at this page:- ETCP Electricians Survey
We appreciate your assistance.
For more information, please contact Katie Geraghty, 212-244-1505 or kgeraghty@esta.org
Monday, November 28, 2005
When Mary Becomes Frank: Queer Gender at Ellis Island and the Politics of
THE UNIVERSITY LECTURE SERIES presents...
Wednesday, November 30 4:30pm
College of Fine Arts, Room 303
When Mary Becomes Frank: Queer Gender at Ellis Island and the Politics of Peopling the Past
When Frank Woodhull showed up at Ellis Island in 1908, he was forced to admit to immigration inspectors that his body matched his first name, Mary Johnson. This talk works from the case of Frank Woodhull to consider the politics of gender policing, informed by matters of race, nationality, and economic status, in practice, in pictures, and in history-making.
Erica Rand is a professor of Art and Visual Culture and chair of Women and Gender Studies at Bates College. Her work includes Barbie’s Queer Accessories (1995), essays on gender coercion and activist visuals, and collaborative projects on sex and censorship, on teaching about consumption, and on anti-racist classroom practices. Her new book, The Ellis Island Snow Globe (Duke University Press) was published in September 2005. She serves on the editorial board of the journal Radical Teacher. Among other works in progress, she is currently working on two projects with artists?Queer Plymouth, with Deborah Bright, and Formula of Desire, with Elizabeth Stephens.
Wednesday, November 30 4:30pm
College of Fine Arts, Room 303
ERICA RAND
Professor of Art and Visual Culture and Chair of Women and Gender Studies
at Bates College
Professor of Art and Visual Culture and Chair of Women and Gender Studies
at Bates College
When Mary Becomes Frank: Queer Gender at Ellis Island and the Politics of Peopling the Past
When Frank Woodhull showed up at Ellis Island in 1908, he was forced to admit to immigration inspectors that his body matched his first name, Mary Johnson. This talk works from the case of Frank Woodhull to consider the politics of gender policing, informed by matters of race, nationality, and economic status, in practice, in pictures, and in history-making.
Erica Rand is a professor of Art and Visual Culture and chair of Women and Gender Studies at Bates College. Her work includes Barbie’s Queer Accessories (1995), essays on gender coercion and activist visuals, and collaborative projects on sex and censorship, on teaching about consumption, and on anti-racist classroom practices. Her new book, The Ellis Island Snow Globe (Duke University Press) was published in September 2005. She serves on the editorial board of the journal Radical Teacher. Among other works in progress, she is currently working on two projects with artists?Queer Plymouth, with Deborah Bright, and Formula of Desire, with Elizabeth Stephens.
CFA Centennial
99 days left until the CFA Centennial Beaux Arts Ball
March 4, 2006
College of Fine Arts building
What is the Beaux Arts Ball?
Henry Hornbostel created the CFA Beaux Arts Ball during his first year as dean of the College of Fine Arts in 1911-12. The ball was always popular among the campus community and alumni. Traditionally a masquerade and costume ball, it was discontinued in the 1990s, but the college has brought it back to celebrate its Centennial. Alumni and the campus community will experience the revival of the CFA Beaux Arts Ball-a multidisciplinary art and costume party with elaborate entertainment and decorations created by CFA faculty and students. It will feature a wide range of artistic creations and performances.
Visit the College of Fine Arts Centennial web-site at www.cmu.edu/cfa/centennial for activities celebrating the College's anniversary.
March 4, 2006
College of Fine Arts building
What is the Beaux Arts Ball?
Henry Hornbostel created the CFA Beaux Arts Ball during his first year as dean of the College of Fine Arts in 1911-12. The ball was always popular among the campus community and alumni. Traditionally a masquerade and costume ball, it was discontinued in the 1990s, but the college has brought it back to celebrate its Centennial. Alumni and the campus community will experience the revival of the CFA Beaux Arts Ball-a multidisciplinary art and costume party with elaborate entertainment and decorations created by CFA faculty and students. It will feature a wide range of artistic creations and performances.
Visit the College of Fine Arts Centennial web-site at www.cmu.edu/cfa/centennial for activities celebrating the College's anniversary.
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Thursday, November 24, 2005
The Past, Present and Future of Lead Toxicity
UNIVERSITY LECTURE SERIES AND DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES IN ENVIRON. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & POLICY
HOSTED BY
THE STEINBRENNER INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH
SPONSORED BY
THE SHAW GROUP/IT
"The Past, Present and Future of Lead Toxicity"
Dr. Herbert Needleman
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Thursday December 1, 2005
4:30
Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136A
Reception with Dr. Needleman will follow the lecture
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Engineering for the Developing World: Challenges and Opportunities
THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT at Carnegie Mellon presents:
In the next two decades, almost two billion additional people are expected to populate the Earth,
95% of them in developing or underdeveloped countries. This growth will create unprecedented
demands for energy, food, land, water, transportation, materials, waste disposal, earth moving,
health care, environmental cleanup, telecommunication, and infrastructure. The role of engineers will be critical in fulfilling those demands at various scales, ranging from remote small communities to large urban areas, and mostly in the developing world. As we enter the first half of the 21st century, the engineering profession must embrace a new mission statement—to contribute to the building of a more sustainable, stable, and equitable world. In particular, we need to train a new generation of engineers who could better meet the challenges of the developing world and address the needs of the most destitute people on our planet. Today, an estimated 20% of the world’s population lacks clean water, 40% lacks adequate sanitation, and 20% lacks adequate housing. The lecture will present the challenges and opportunities associated with practicing engineering in the developing world and the on-going work of Engineers Without Borders – USA.
Bernard Amadei is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He obtained his MaSc. degree in Civil Engineering in 1979 from the University of Toronto and his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering in 1982 from the University of California, Berkeley. Prof. Amadei’s current interests cover the topics of sustainability, green construction, and international development. At the University of Colorado at Boulder, he is leading a new paradigm shift in engineering education and practice called Earth Systems Engineering
(ESE: http://ese.colorado.edu). As part of the ESE initiative, Prof. Amadei started a new program in Engineering for Developing Communities (www.edc-cu.org). Prof. Amadei is
also the Founding President of Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA: www.ewb-usa.org) and the co-founder of the Engineers Without Borders-International network (www.ewb-international.org). Prof. Amadei has recently been appointed Director of the Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technologies (CAST-ICS), which reports to ICS-UNIDO in Trieste, Italy. Prof. Amadei is the recipient of the 2002 Colorado Bank One Award for outstanding outreach community service, a 2003 CU Boulder Subaru Award, a 2003 E-Achievement Award from E-Town, the 2005 Nayudamma Award from the Nayudamma
Center for Development Alternatives in Nellore, India, the 2005 AAES Norm Augustine Award for outstanding achievement in engineering communication, a 2005 Service Award for Professional Excellence from Rotary International, and the 2005 Sabbagh Award for Excellence in Engineering Construction (with EWB-USA) from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations. He is working on a new book entitled “Engineering With Soul”.
"Engineering for the Developing World: Challenges and Opportunities"
Dr. Bernard Amadei
Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Colorado at Boulder
Founding Director of "Engineers without Borders"
Friday December 2, 2005
1:00 Refreshments
1:30 Seminar
Hamerschlag B131
ALL ARE WELCOME!
In the next two decades, almost two billion additional people are expected to populate the Earth,
95% of them in developing or underdeveloped countries. This growth will create unprecedented
demands for energy, food, land, water, transportation, materials, waste disposal, earth moving,
health care, environmental cleanup, telecommunication, and infrastructure. The role of engineers will be critical in fulfilling those demands at various scales, ranging from remote small communities to large urban areas, and mostly in the developing world. As we enter the first half of the 21st century, the engineering profession must embrace a new mission statement—to contribute to the building of a more sustainable, stable, and equitable world. In particular, we need to train a new generation of engineers who could better meet the challenges of the developing world and address the needs of the most destitute people on our planet. Today, an estimated 20% of the world’s population lacks clean water, 40% lacks adequate sanitation, and 20% lacks adequate housing. The lecture will present the challenges and opportunities associated with practicing engineering in the developing world and the on-going work of Engineers Without Borders – USA.
Bernard Amadei is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He obtained his MaSc. degree in Civil Engineering in 1979 from the University of Toronto and his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering in 1982 from the University of California, Berkeley. Prof. Amadei’s current interests cover the topics of sustainability, green construction, and international development. At the University of Colorado at Boulder, he is leading a new paradigm shift in engineering education and practice called Earth Systems Engineering
(ESE: http://ese.colorado.edu). As part of the ESE initiative, Prof. Amadei started a new program in Engineering for Developing Communities (www.edc-cu.org). Prof. Amadei is
also the Founding President of Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA: www.ewb-usa.org) and the co-founder of the Engineers Without Borders-International network (www.ewb-international.org). Prof. Amadei has recently been appointed Director of the Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technologies (CAST-ICS), which reports to ICS-UNIDO in Trieste, Italy. Prof. Amadei is the recipient of the 2002 Colorado Bank One Award for outstanding outreach community service, a 2003 CU Boulder Subaru Award, a 2003 E-Achievement Award from E-Town, the 2005 Nayudamma Award from the Nayudamma
Center for Development Alternatives in Nellore, India, the 2005 AAES Norm Augustine Award for outstanding achievement in engineering communication, a 2005 Service Award for Professional Excellence from Rotary International, and the 2005 Sabbagh Award for Excellence in Engineering Construction (with EWB-USA) from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations. He is working on a new book entitled “Engineering With Soul”.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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Sunday, November 20, 2005
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Friday, November 18, 2005
Fifth Annual Martin Intelligent Lighting Technology Grant
Lighting&Sound America Online - News: "Fifth Annual Martin Intelligent Lighting Technology Grant"
Thursday, November 17, 2005
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