8th graders at REALM Charter school in Berkeley raised money for a library based on X-shaped, interlocking shelves which they designed themselves. Photo: Studio H A Berkeley middle school’s successful campaign to crowd-fund the creation of its first library is one for the books. Still in its infancy, REALM charter school was lacking a library, […]
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Uncharted, Berkeley’s first ideas festival is 1 week away!
Some of the world’s leading, and most entertaining, experts will be participating at Uncharted on Oct. 25-26 Some of the world’s leading, and most entertaining, experts will be participating at Uncharted on Oct. 25-26 The finishing touches are being applied to the program, the speakers, all world experts in their fields, are tweeting about their […]
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Wonky Wednesday: three forums to consider
Wednesday Oct. 17 is one of the days where there is too much in Berkeley to choose from, particularly tonight. Here is a partial listing of offerings: Michael Lewis Michael Lewis will be interviewed by Linda Schacht Gage at the Central Library tonight. He will talk about Obama’s Way, the article he wrote about President […]
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Autodesk signs up for ‘Startup Berkeley’ Forum
Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk, speaking at TEDxBerkeley this month. Photo: Ira Serkes Berkeleyside is delighted to announce that Autodesk has signed on as a sponsor of the Berkeleyside Local Business Forum 2012: Startup Berkeley, which takes place on Monday March 5th in downtown Berkeley. “Autodesk is interested in encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship,” said Carl […]
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Thousands expected at Tedx conference on Saturday
Zellerbach Auditorium: venue for Tedx/Berkeley More than 1,500 people are expected to go to Zellerbach Auditorium on the UC campus on Saturday for the third annual Tedx/Berkeley. “Inspiring innovation,” is the theme for the daylong conference, which is organized independently from the main TED conference (Technology, Entertainment, Design) held every year around the world. Speakers […]
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Berkeleyside Local Business Forum: a call to action
Chris Anderson, Carl Bass and Lance Knobel listen to a questioner. Photo: Keoki Seu Over 300 business leaders, politicians, policymakers and interested Berkeleyans came to the first Berkeleyside Local Business Forum last night. Over the course of two hours, they engaged in a lively, civil discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing business in Berkeley. […]
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Carl Bass, the vision thing and a Berkeley wood shop
Five things you didn’t know about Carl Bass, Berkeley resident and chief executive of software giant Autodesk. About a year after joining Autodesk, he was fired by head honcho Carol Bartz.Five months later she brought him back into the fold.He dropped out of college to build boats in Seattle for five years, then completed his degree.He would […]
