ETH Meets California
April 6 – 15, 2016, San Francisco and Bay Area ETH Zurich – The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology brings some of its top researchers to California to unravel the mysteries of science and technology in an exchange of ideas with our west coast counterparts in academia and industry.
April 6 – 15, 2016, San Francisco and Bay Area
ETH Zurich – The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology brings some of its top researchers to California to unravel the mysteries of science and technology in an exchange of ideas with our west coast counterparts in academia and industry. From Black Holes and Citizen Science to Cybersecurity and Flying Robots; from Earthquakes to a Hackathon and from Robotics for Parathletes to Future Cities we invite you to participate in a series of free public gatherings that connect a community of scientists, engineers, industry leaders, politicians, and students.
Join ETH Zurich and its presenting partners: 3D Robotics, Disney Research Zurich, Ericsson, GoPro, Google, IBM, SmarterBetterCities, Swisscom, swissnex San Francisco, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, Wingtra, the Mixing Bowl and the World Food Systems Center in the San Francisco Bay Area.
ETH Zurich at The Laundry
April 6-15, 2016
Named for its historic location, external pageThe Laundrycall_made (3359 26th St) in San Francisco provides a forum for thought leaders, artists and activists concerned with world issues. This venue serves as the ETH Meets You HQ during our visit to California. Stop by for a coffee, event details, and more about ETH Zurich.
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Opening Event / Networking
Opening Night
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Join ETH Zurich, the ETH alumni and the Swiss community in the Bay Area for an evening of great networking.
Symposium
Cybathlon - Advancing Assistive Devices through Olympic-Style Competition
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Learn about a new way to advance the technology of assistive devices and increase their acceptance in society.
Hackathon
Citizen Science 2.0 - Home Networks 2.0
Saturday, April 9 - Sunday, April 10, 2016
Spend the weekend coding to create your own citizen science project or improve the internet of things in your home.
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Public Lecture
Supermassive Black Holes
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Share our fascination for black holes, the last frontier in astronomy during Yuri's night at the California Academy of Sciences.
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