National Science Challenges
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 55 Cable St, Te Aro, Wellington, New ZealandTHIS IS NOT YOUR USUAL NATIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE!
A piquant mixture of stretchy science, disruptive technologies, Māori and indigenous knowledge, business and industry, government and NGOs. We look forward to hearing your ideas (even if they do sound a bit crazy!), ambitions, progress, promises, experiences and future plans at this, our first national meeting.
Environmentalism Outside the Box: An Ecosex Symposium
University of California, Santa Cruz 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesEnvironmentalism Outside the Box: An Ecosex Symposium
Anthropology, Genomics, and Whiteness
Strathcona Branch of the Edmonton Public Library 8331 104 Street, Edmonton, AB, CanadaDuring the 19th century, the American School of Anthropology enfolded Native peoples into their histories, claiming knowledge about and artifacts of these cultures as their rightful inheritance and property. Highlighting several cases, this talk describes how similar enfoldments continue today—despite most contemporary scientists' explicit rejection of hierarchical ideas of race. This talk highlights extra-legal strategies that can address tensions between indigenous peoples and genome scientists and their facilitators—ethicists, lawyers, and policy makers.
“Queer Camaraderie” LGBTQ Studies Symposium
Glickman Auditorium CLA 1.302B The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United StatesTo celebrate the launch of LGBTQ Studies at UT, the program will host a symposium January 25 & 26, 2018 in CLA 1.302B. The symposium’s theme is "Queer Camaraderie" and will feature presentations and performances by Rod Ferguson & Lyndon Gill; Ernesto Martínez & Julie Minich; Josh Guzman & Chad Bennett; Xandra Ibarra (La Chica Boom) & Laura Gutiérrez; and Kim TallBear and Ann Cvetkovich. Symposium begins Thursday Jan 25, 6pm-9pm, and continues Jan 26 from 9am-6pm.