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SUMMARY:What Every Reporter in DC Should Know About AI
DESCRIPTION:What: A briefing and information session for journalists offered by Johns Hopkins University \nWhen: 9 a.m. to noon\, Friday\, Aug. 9\, a half-day session with breakfast. No streaming option. \nWhere: The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center\, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington\, D.C. 20001 \nREGISTRATION REQUIRED: Please register by Aug. 2 and feel free to share this invitation with share will colleagues who might like to attend: https://washingtondc.jhu.edu/events/what-every-reporter-in-d-c-should-know-about-ai/ \nPossibilities for artificial intelligence are thrilling\, terrifying\, and unavoidable. At this free session\, Johns Hopkins researchers will get to the heart of the elements of AI that matter most to a DC media audience. In other words\, we’ll focus on the intersection of science and policy\, and explore topics including: \n\nWhat’s on the horizon for AI in health care\nImplications for the power grids and emissions\, and what can be done about it\nInherent risks of AI: What could go wrong and why is it so hard to regulate\nNew inequities AI will cause\nWhat the federal government can learn from the most forward-thinking states and cities\nHow the federal government can best support AI\n\nSpeakers will include: \n\nBeth Blauer\, who led JHU’s Coronavirus Research Center and advises governments in technology innovation\nComputer vision pioneer Rama Challapa\, who is interim co-director of JHU’s Data Science and AI Institute\nCybersecurity expert Anton Dahbura\, who is executive director of the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute\nMark Dredze\, interim deputy director of JHU’s Data Science and AI Institute known for his work mining big language data to pioneer new applications in public health\nYury Dvorkin\, who studies challenges posed by emerging smart grid technologies\nSuchi Saria\,\, who uses AI to individualize patient care and save lives\n\nREGISTRATION REQUIRED: Please register by Aug. 2 and feel free to share this invitation with share will colleagues who might like to attend: https://washingtondc.jhu.edu/events/what-every-reporter-in-d-c-should-know-about-ai/ \nCONTACT: Jill Rosen \nCell: 443-547-8805/jrosen@jhu.edu \njhunews@jhu.edu
URL:https://dcswa.org/event/what-every-reporter-in-dc-should-know-about-ai/
LOCATION:Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center\, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001
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SUMMARY:Theodore Roosevelt Island Midsummer Microbiota
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: DCSWA is posting the announcement of this science-themed event as a courtesy. DCSWA is not responsible for the content of the event. \nOn Thursday\, July 18\, 2024 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 p.m. EDT\, Nature Forward (https://natureforward.org/) invites you to join naturalist Rita Peralta for an adventure at Theodore Roosevelt Island\, where she will introduce you to Foldscopes and explore the microbes in the soil and water that populate the world as we know it. Expect a mixture of paved and natural surface trails; depending on rainfall\, some muddy and puddly terrain may be possible. \nNature Forward Members: $33; nonmembers $46 \nFor more information and to register\, go to https://natureforward.org/events-calendar/
URL:https://dcswa.org/event/theodore-roosevelt-island-midsummer-microbiota/
LOCATION:Theodore Roosevelt Island\, Washington\, DC
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SUMMARY:Tour of National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nTake to the skies and explore outer space with your fellow DCSWA members during a guided tour of the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy\, Chantilly\, VA 20151) on Saturday\, July 13th\, starting at 2:00 p.m. EDT. \nThe center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts\, including the Space Shuttle Discovery\, the Gemini 4 spacecraft (from which astronaut Ed White took the first U.S. spacewalk)\, the Gossamer Albatross (the first man-powered aircraft to fly across the English Channel)\, an SR-71 Blackbird (the fastest airbreathing manned aircraft)\, and a Concorde supersonic airliner. \nWe’ll also be able to watch any ongoing restoration and preservation work going on in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar from the glassed-in mezzanine viewing area. \nThe tour is limited to the first 30 DCSWA members and guests (limit of 1 per member) who register by 11:59 p.m. EDT on July 11. There is no fee for the tour; however\, parking is $15 per car.\n \nTo register\, go to https://dcswa.wildapricot.org/event-5746263\n \nFor more information on the Udvar-Hazy Center\, go to https://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center. \n 
URL:https://dcswa.org/event/tour-of-national-air-and-space-museums-udvar-hazy-center/
LOCATION:Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center\, 14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy\, Chantilly\, Virginia\, 20151
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SUMMARY:Film Viewing: "Listen to the Universe"
DESCRIPTION:To honor the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s mission\, NASA senior communications specialist and DCSWA Board member Liz Landau will present her new film\, “Listen to the Universe” at a special showing on Friday\, June 21\, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. EDT at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden\, Independence Ave. SW and 7th St SW\, Washington\, D.C. (a 4-minute walk from L’Enfant Plaza metro station). \nThe 27-minute film takes viewers behind the scenes with the team that creates “sonifications\,” translations of Chandra’s data into sound\, and shows how meaningful they are to people who are blind or have low vision. Liz and Chandra astronomer Dr. Kimberly Arcand will answer questions after the showing. \nThere is no fee for the viewing\, but registration is strongly recommended for a ticket to ensure your seat. \nMore information at https://hirshhorn.si.edu/event/film-listen-to-the-universe/
URL:https://dcswa.org/event/film-viewing-listen-to-the-universe/
LOCATION:Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden\, Independence Ave SW and 7th St SW\, Washington\, DC\, 20560
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