RTP Week Ahead, Nov. 1-6
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Monday, November 1
DGHI Seminar: Changing Equity in China’s New Cooperative Medical Scheme
12:00 – 1:00pm
Trent Hall Room 124, Duke University
Speaker: Dr. Shenglan Tang, working as a Scientist at UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR). He has over twenty years experiences of undertaking research-related to health systems reform, disease control and maternal and child health in China.
Tuesday, November 2
HBA Women’s Interactive Networking (WIN) Luncheon
11:30am – 1:30pm
Brasa Steak House, 8551 Brier Creek Parkway, Raleigh, NC 27617
WIN is a bimonthly luncheon sponsored by the RTP Chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. This luncheon which is open to HBA members and to non-members will be held at the Brasa Steakhouse in convenient Brier Creek Shopping Center. The meeting begins with a casual networking session followed by a buffet luncheon and a variety of formal and informal networking activities.
Wednesday, November 3
Carrboro Creative Coworking: West End Ruby Meetup
6:30 – 8:30pm
Carrboro Creative Coworking 205 Lloyd St Suite 101 Carrboro, NC 27510
Thursday, November 4
8:00am – 5:00pm
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences mall
Open to the public!
NCSU Engineering Seminar: “Computing and Communications Technologies: The Work/Life Connection”
4:00 – 6:00pm
Stewart Theatre, Talley Student Center, NC State University
Keynote speaker is Dr. Sherry Turkle; Panelists are Dr. Victoria Szabo, Dr. R. Michael Young and David Gruber.
Dr. Sherry Turkle is Abby Rockefeller Mauz? Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the founder (2001) and current director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, a center of research and reflection on the evolving connections between people and artifacts.
Friday, November 5
8:00am – 5:00pm
N.C. Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, RTP, NC
Research Triangle Park Chapter Association of Clinical Research Professionals Fall Conference: Emerging Trends in Clinical Research. Keynote speaker is Ken Getz, Founder and Chairman of CISSCRP, Senior Research Fellow at Tufts CSDD, and former CEP and President at Thompson Centerwatch.
Saturday, November 6
Going Viral: Making and Distributing Online Video
9:30am – 5:00pm
Cambria Suites RDU, 300 Airport Dr, Morrisville, NC 27560
This workshop will change the way you think about viral videos and teach you how to make them work for you. Fundamentals include: * Why videos go viral * A framework for coming up with viral video ideas * User-friendly and affordable video technology * Techniques for storyboarding, shooting, editing and sound * Getting video found through search engines * Distributing video online through video-sharing sites and social media.
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To view a complete calendar of RTP community events, please visit the Science in the Triangle calendar.
