Science & the City > NYC Events for Scientists

Aug 17, 2008 - Aug 21, 2008
American Chemical Society Annual Meeting

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The 236th ACS National Meeting & Exposition will take place August 17-21, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Events will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and hotels around the city. The technical program will feature original programming hosted by 31 technical divisions, one secretariat, three committees, and the ACS president and will...
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

Aug 19, 2008 - Aug 22, 2008
Conference of the Specialized Neuroscience Research Programs

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Attend the 7th conference of the specialized neuroscience research programs.
Location: New York Marriott Downtown, 85 West St., at the Westside Highway.

Aug 20, 2008 - Aug 24, 2008
Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The specific goal of this meeting is to bring together a group of scientists studying diverse aspects of prokaryotic biology using the tools of molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, and structure analysis. The meeting is intended to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information and to discuss the latest research findings and technic...
Location: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Aug 20, 2008 • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
IRI seminar: Climate Forecast Briefing

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:30:00 EDT

The Earth Institute's International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) presents its monthly Climate Forecast and Impacts Briefing. The monthly briefing provides regular updates on the current state of the climate system (with emphasis on seasonal to interannual variability), the latest seasonal forecasts, and recent climate-related imp...
Location: Columbia University, Lamont Campus, Monell Auditorium, 60 Route 9W, Palisades

Aug 20, 2008 • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
GreenHomeNYC Monthly Forum: Water (Stormwater Infrastructure in NYC)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:30:00 EDT

Monthly forum by the nonprofit, GreenHomeNYC, will focus on water issues in New York City, such as stormwater run-off and combined sewer overflows. NYC's leading umbrella organization on stormwater infrastructure, S.W.I.M., will frame the discussion with an overview of water issues, followed by a more detailed review of Local Law 5 of 2008 and the g...
Location: Hafele Showroom, Madison Square Park, 25 E. 26th St., at Madison Ave.

Aug 20, 2008 • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Brooklyn Green Drinks: Networking Event

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Every month, people who work in the environmental field, or simply have an interest in it, meet up for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks.

It's your chance to mix with other like-minded folks, network, share info and make friends. Attendees have found employment, developed new ideas and even done deals! So join us-many rep...
Location: Habana Outpost, 757 Fulton Street, Fort Greene

Aug 21, 2008 • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
DDC Talks: A Monthly Lecture Series Program

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EDT

This presentation will discuss the basic characteristics of blast resistant design and the development of security criteria and guidelines in modern day skyscrapers post 9/11.
Location: LaGuardia Community College, The Little Theatre, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Queens

Aug 21, 2008 • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Special Wally Seminar: The Puzzle of Dating the Vulcanic Eruption of Santorini, a Crucial Time Marker for the Second Millennium B.C.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:00 EDT

The Earth Institute's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Wally Special Seminar presents "The Puzzle of Dating the Vulcanic Eruption of Santorini, a Crucial Time Marker for the Second Millennium B.C.," with Walter Kutschera, Fakultaet fuer Physik, Universitaet Wien.
Location: Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Geochemistry Building, First Floor Seminar Room

Aug 21, 2008 • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
IRI seminar: Modulated Annual Cycle - An Alternative Reference Frame for Climate Anomaly

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Runs Through Dec 7, 2008
Tools of the Trade

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:35:23 EDT

What are the tools used to help build and maintatin the Subway? An anemometer, a ballast fork, a trolley ice scraper, a pneumatic drill, an opacity tester, an oxygen deficiency indicator, a TelAutograph telescriber, signal locks, fire nozzles, and a portable shunt – these are some of the tools used to build, operate, and maintain New York's subway, ...
Location: New York Transit Museum, 130 Livingston St., Brooklyn

Runs Through Feb 1, 2009
Exhibition: Vertical Cities: Hong Kong | New York

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:35:23 EDT

Building on the work of the exhibition New York Modern which showcased New York's emergence in the twenties as the preeminent skyscraper city, Vertical Cities will examine the parallels during two major development booms and defining moments in the vertical identity of each city: New York in the 1920s and 1960s and Hong Kong in the mid-1980s-1990s a...
Location: Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place

Science & the City > NYC Events for Scientists

Aug 17, 2008 - Aug 21, 2008American Chemical Society Annual Meeting

Aug 19, 2008 - Aug 22, 2008Conference of the Specialized Neuroscience Research Programs

Aug 20, 2008 - Aug 24, 2008Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages

Aug 20, 2008 • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMIRI seminar: Climate Forecast Briefing

Aug 20, 2008 • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PMGreenHomeNYC Monthly Forum: Water (Stormwater Infrastructure in NYC)

Aug 20, 2008 • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMBrooklyn Green Drinks: Networking Event

Aug 21, 2008 • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDDC Talks: A Monthly Lecture Series Program

Aug 21, 2008 • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMSpecial Wally Seminar: The Puzzle of Dating the Vulcanic Eruption of Santorini, a Crucial Time Marker for the Second Millennium B.C.

Aug 21, 2008 • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMIRI seminar: Modulated Annual Cycle - An Alternative Reference Frame for Climate Anomaly

Runs Through Dec 7, 2008Tools of the Trade

Runs Through Feb 1, 2009Exhibition: Vertical Cities: Hong Kong | New York