D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)

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When

02/09/2017 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cost

Free

Where

500 Fifth St., NW, Washington, DC

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D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) is a monthly discussion forum on art science projects providing a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region fostering interdisciplinary networking. DASER’s theme in February is Regional Forum: Conceptual Collisions in the D.C. Area.

ASL interpretation provided.

Access the Facebook Livestream. It begins streaming at 5:30 p.m. EST.

PROGRAM

5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Check in

6:00 to 6:15 p.m. Welcoming remarks and community sharing time. Anyone in the audience working at the intersection of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please present work as a teaser so that those who are interested can seek you out during social time following the event.

6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Panelists presentations (15 minutes each)

Interdisciplinary Collaboration Among Evological Engineering, EcoScience, and Eco-Art for Sustainability and College Education: The Case of the Rain Project: Changwoo Ahn, Professor of Wetland Ecosystem Ecology and Ecological Engineering and Founding Director of the EcoScience + Art Initiative, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Michal Gavish, Multimedia Artist with a PhD in physical chemistry, Washington, D.C.

Guru Madhavan, Biomedical Engineer; Senior Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, D.C.

W.C. “Chip” Richardson, Professor and Chair, Department of Art, University of Maryland, College Park

JD Talasek, Facilitator, Director, Cultural Programs, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

7:15 to 8:00 p.m. Discussion

8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Reception