#BlackLifeMatters Wikipedia Editathon

A news clip from the New York Public Library’s February 7, 2015 Wikipedia Editathon, #BlackLifeMatters, where I am interviewed about the editing my daughter Jay and I were doing on the life and career of costume designer Judy Dearing, best known for her work on Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama A Soldier’s Play, the 1976 stage adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s book, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf and the musical Once On This Island. Lead story on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s InnovationTrail.com:

http://innovationtrail.org/post/wikipedia-editing-workshops-aim-increase-black-history-content

Upcoming Events: Agency GIS Forum and Brooklyn Technology Transfer

Two upcoming events brought to you by GISMO and OWASP Brooklyn.

 

Agency GIS Forum

GISMO

Thursday, February 5, 2015
100 Church Street
2:30 – 4:30 PM

atelier-digital-world-map

Join us to hear a round of lightning talks given by GIS directors and managers of City agencies. This will be a great opportunity to learn about innovative GIS projects and programs being implemented across municipal government, and to meet with colleagues from other agencies.

GISMO and the Municipal Information Technology Council (MITC) are co-hosting this event. MITC is the organization of City IT professionals. This get together is a unique opportunity to learn about how NYC’s nation leading GIS program is progressing and to have direct contact with the City GIS leadership and staff.

Registration Required

Attendance at this meeting will be by RSVP only and is reserved exclusively for GISMO members*, MITC members and City agency GIS personnel. Please register early as there are a limited number of seats available, and this event will fill up fast!

* GISMO membership means paid dues for the 2014 – 2015 membership year. People on the GISMO mailing list who do not satisfy the above criteria will have to join GISMO and pay their dues in order to attend.

Register at http://www.gismonyc.org/events/next-event/

 

Technology Transfer – Creating Cultures of Innovation

OWASP Brooklyn

Saturday, February 28, 2015
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

NYU Poly Pfizer Auditorium
5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY

To attend this event, you must also register on Eventbrite at this URL to get your ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/technology-transfer-creating-cultures-of-innovation-tickets-15406554419

Description: TBD

Facilitator – Moderator: TBD

Speakers:

Zach Tudor, SRI, Author of Technology Transfer: Crossing the “Valley of Death” – his research on Cybersecurity startups will discuss “Creating Cultures of Innovation” Bio: http://www.csl.sri.com/people/tudor/

Professor Nasir Memon, NYU Polytechnic will discuss NYU Poly’s Technology Transfer. Bio: http://isis.poly.edu/memon/

Brett Scharringhausen, USCENTCOM CCJ8-Science & Technology Chief, Discovery & Integration will discuss CENTCOM Requirements.

Ryan Letts, Veterans Advisor, Brooklyn SBDC CityTech will present and discuss SBA research on Veterans Startups in NY.