[ANNOUNCE] Events fo This Week (tommorrow)

Sorry it is piecemeal again but I figured I should get out the stuff for tommorrow ASAP. More later. If you need to check later in the week, ASAP, see the calender @ http://www.sluug.org/resources/calendar/ Editor's pick = 7pm. Future of Brain Computer Interfaces Academy of Science ============================================================================= Tues. 17 Aug STLHDI - Help Desk Institute When: 11:45am . 1:15pm Event: August Chapter Meeting Location: Enterprise Holdings 500 Building Comments: Sophie Klossner to St. Louis "The Power of Community"! URL: http://hdistlouis.com/RSVPrequest.aspx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCORCC-CM - Computer Media SIG 1pm . 3pm 4544 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, MO 63129 (map) Description: St. Louis County Older Residents Computer Club Computer Media Special Interest Group County Government Center See http://www.scorcc.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hiatus - STLISSA - Information Systems Security Association WhenTue, August 17, 2pm . 4pm Description** *NO MEETING JULY OR AUGUST 2010* ** STLISSA - St. Louis Chapter - Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) See http://stl.issa.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIATUS - STLOSUG - St. Louis OpenSolaris Users Group 6pm . 8pm 4633 World Pkwy Cir St Louis, MO 63134 (map) IT Enterprises ** *NO MEETINGS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE* ** See http://solaris.sluug.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MWG - MidWest Geeks 7pm . 9pm 1909 S Brentwood Blvd Brentwood, MO 63144 (map) St. Louis Bread Company - Brentwood http://www.meetup.com/MWGeeks/ As of today they have their 6 RSVP required to meet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Academy of Science St. Louis WhenTue, August 17, 7:00pm . 8:30pm Where: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63112 @ DeBaliviere in Forest Park See http://www.academyofsciencestl.org/events/ Mind Over Matter: The Future of Brain Computer Interfaces Featured Speaker: Eric C. Leuthardt, MD FREE and OPEN to ALL. Middle and high school students welcome. Parking free in Museum lots or in Forest Park. Featured Speaker: Eric C. Leuthardt, MD,Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Biomedical Engineering and Director, Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery; 2007 Academy of Science Innovation Award recipient Over the last decade the idea of machines that can be controlled by one's thoughts has emerged from the realm of fiction to one of serious scientific inquiry. These types of devices hold tremendous promise for improving the quality of life of individuals who are cognitively intact yet motor impaired. Join Eric Leuthardt, M.D., assistant professor of Neurological Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at Washington University, as he discusses human brain signals, how these signals are decoded, the implications they hold for brain computer interfaces, and how the world will change when we can control devices with our thoughts alone. Presented in conjunction with the History Museum gallery installation, The Americans with Disabilities Act: Twenty Years Later, on display at the Missouri History Museum, June 26, 2010 . June 6, 2011.