until June 30, 2007
At Logan International Airport Boston
Terminal E, Arrival Hall
Human Rights Poster Exhibition
If you have not been able to join us for the grand opening and/or did not have a chance to see it yet, we would like to remind you that the thought-provoking Human Rights Poster Exhibition will be open to the public until June 30, 2007, with guides and musicians present every afternoon.
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June 25, 2007
At American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge MA
Workshop on Retirement and Social Security
A discussion about the American and European perspectives on three main topics:
- Retirement: implications for social security in ageing societies
- Pension challenges: from social security to privately managed schemes – risks and opportunities
- Social security reform: marginal or fundamental change?
May 14, 2007
At SHARE
Using the Internet to Create a New Labor Movement: US, UK, and Harvard experiences
Lecture by Harvard Professor Richard Feeman
May 9, 2007
At SHARE
2007 MIT Writer in Residence
"Auf Wiedersehen-Lesung"
Hansjörg Schertenleib
und seine Studentinnen und Studenten
May 6, 2007
At SHARE
SWISS - U.S. Biotech Meeting
Join us at the Consulate of Switzerland, SHARE for a get-together of the Swiss delegation and its friends. A unique occasion to taste authentic Swiss food and enjoy local entertainment with an “a capella” band and an opportunity to participate in a pre-event work-shop on Securing Funding from US Government.
Mai 1 , 2007
Happy First Birthday, UN Human Rights Council!?
Achievements and challenges, one year after its creation
Co-sponsored by the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Studies and the Consulate of Switzerland in Cambridge.
Lecture by Ambassador Blaise Godet, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN in Geneva, Vice-President of the New UN Human Rights Council.
April 30 , 2007
At Logan International Airport, Arrival Hall, Terminal E
Exclusive Opening Gala:
Human Rights Poster Exhibition
In the spring of 2006, 170 of the 192 UN member states voted in favor of establishing the new UN Human Rights Council. To celebrate the first birthday of this important body, the Consulate of Switzerland presents a photo exhibit on human rights at a unique location.
April 29, 2007
At SHARE
Cambridge Climate Trail
Climate Trail in Cambridge during the Science Festival April 29.
April 26 , 2007
At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
25 Ames Street, Cambridge MA
Migration:
Lecture, co-sponsored by MIT, Program on Human Rights & Justice and the Consulate of Switzerland Boston
Can migration be managed?
Does strict regulation of immigration prevent irregular migration?
Can Switzerland uphold its humanitarian tradition when it comes to immigration?
What does the free movement of persons in Europe mean for Switzerland?
Lecture on Switzerland’s Approach to a Global Phenomenon by Urs Ziswiler, Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States
Moderated by
Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Directior MIT Program on Human Rights & Justice
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April 23, 2007
At the Embassy of Switzerland, Washington DC
e-Voting and e-Democracy
Public event and panel discussion on “Innovation meets Democracy – a Discussion of Swiss and U.S. Best Practices in E-Voting” as part of the ThinkSwiss initiative on e-Voting and e-Democracy.
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April 16, 2007
At SHARE
300th anniversary celebration of Leonhard Euler in Boston
The Consulate of Switzerland/ SHARE Boston invites you to celebrate one of Switzerland’s greatest talents - Leonhard Euler’s 300th anniversary on April 16, 2007
April 11, 2007
At SHARE
WATERCOLOR FANTASIES by Kathryn Schenk
The Consulate of Switzerland / SHARE Boston presents Swiss painter
Kathryn Schenk
With Jazz Musicians Pauline Jean and Johann Frank
March 29 and April 1, 4, 14, 2007
At MFA, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Festival International du Film sur l'Art
Building the Gherkin
March 19 and March 22, 2007
At SHARE
Semaine de la Francophonie 2007
SHARE invites you to two events on the Semaine de la Francophonie.
March 20, 2007
At Goethe-Institut Boston
Hansjörg Schertenleib: Der Glückliche
Hansjörg Schertenleib was born in 1957 in Zürich, Switzerland. He was trained as a typesetter and a graphic designer and educated at the School of Arts in Zürich. He was co-editor of the literary-magazine ´orte´ from 1980 to 1984. He has lived in Vienna and London. Since 1996 he lives in County Donegal in Ireland.
He is reading from his latest novella, Der Glückliche. The book is about love, the always present past, but mainly it’s about jazz and happiness. The book topped the bestseller lists in Switzerland for many months. The author is presently Writer in Residence at MIT. He has published 14 books since 1982, including novels, short stories and poems. DER GLÜCKLICHE was published in 2005 (Aufbau Verlag).
March 15, 2007
At SHARE
Biology of Prosocial Behavior
Workshop and public evening event to explore the biological basis of prosociality in animals and humans.
March 15, 2007
At SHARE
A Discussion on Behavioral Economics, Neuro-Economics and Social Neuroscience
"Behavioral Economics, Neuro-Economics and Social Neuroscience: A Discussion with Experts at the Intersection of Social Science and Neurobiology"
March 13, 2007
At Piper Auditorium,
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
“Specificity”
Lecture by Marcel Meili
Marcel Meili, Markus Peter Architects, Zurich
February 5, 2007
At SHARE
Davos 2007: Perspectives on the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum
Boston area participants will share their impressions of the principal outcomes and trends they observed while present at the meeting last week.
January 16, 2007
Home Energy Seminar
SHARE and the Tufts Climate Initiative offer a free 1.5 hour 'Seminar on Saving Energy & Money in Your Home' and welcome your ideas and inputs on this topic.
Constructing the Swiss Landscape
At Harvard Graduate School of Design
Designing nature – this exciting paradox arising from the tension between the humankind and the environment – has been taken up by several contemporary Swiss landscape architects.
An exhibit and symposium at Harvard Graduate School of Design shows and discusses how different Swiss architects and designers tried to resolve the tension between the visions of idyllic Alpine farmland and the design of a city square as a sculpture. Both events are curated and organized by Dorothée Imbert, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture.
Exhibit Constructing the Swiss Landscape, November 30, 2006 - January 15, 2007
October 8 - December 31, 2006
Opening on October 8th, 2006 at 02:00 PM
At The Clark, Williamstown, MA
The Swiss Alps visit the Berkshire Hills this fall during Alpine Views:
Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape
The First Exhibition in the United States to Focus on Swiss Landscapes of the 19th Century
December 15, 2006
SHARE Christmas Party
Our legendary holiday celebration at the Consulate of Switzerland/SHARE.
December 7, 2006
At Share
AlpTransit Gotthard
How to build the world's longest tunnel?
Ambros Zgraggen, deputy director of communications at AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd., will discuss the project AlpTransit – the construction of two new superlative tunnels crossing the Alps: The Lötschberg and the Gotthard.
In particular, he will focus on the Gotthard Base Tunnel, a flat rail link through the Alps and, at 34 miles, the world's longest tunnel.
Please join us for this event about St. Gotthard - the legendary mountain.
Structures and Materials Seminar at MIT
December 5, 2006
The Swiss Experience with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Structural Engineering
Prof. Dr. h.c. Urs Meier, EMPA Dubendorf and ETH Zurich, Switzerland
This seminar seeks to demonstrate how carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) can offer major
advantages for applications in civil structures. It focuses first on the development and applications of the
post-strengthening technique with CFRP strips.
December 5, 2006
At Share
Financial Services - Are you reaching your learning goals?
Please join the 2nd Annual Transatlantic Videoconference on Innovations in E-learning with a focus on the Financial Services Sector. SHARE Boston and the New England Learning Association (NELA) join together for a special mid day boxed lunch broadcast from both Switzerland and Cambridge.
Constructing the Swiss Landscape
At Harvard Graduate School of Design
Designing nature – this exciting paradox arising from the tension between the humankind and the environment – has been taken up by several contemporary Swiss landscape architects.
An exhibit and symposium at Harvard Graduate School of Design shows and discusses how different Swiss architects and designers tried to resolve the tension between the visions of idyllic Alpine farmland and the design of a city square as a sculpture. Both events are curated and organized by Dorothée Imbert, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture.
Lecture and Opening of the Exhibit and Symposium, December 1, 2006
Symposium Constructing the Swiss Landscape, December 2, 2006
November 27, 2006
At Share
New Laws for New Wars?
Universal Pattern in Modern Insurgency, Terrorism and Violent Crime
Please join the fifth event of TAICON (The Trans-Atlantic Initiative on Complex Organizational Networks) organized by Prof. Lars-Erik Cederman, ETH, and Prof. David Lazer, Harvard University in partnership with the Consulate of Switzerland.
TAICON is a trans-Atlantic community, based at Harvard and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) that brings together research on social networks and complexity.
This lecture by Prof. Neil Johnson, Oxford University is teleconference from ETH Zurich to the Swiss Consulate. Discussant at the Consulate is Professor Bear Braumoeller, Harvard University.
October 19 - November 29, 2006
ROMANESQUE
A photographic journey through medieval churches by Christian Waeber
The show will feature 27 large format photographs of 9th-12th century churches, most of them in Switzerland.
November 17, 2006
EuroStrategies for US Companies
Perspectives on International Technology and Corporate Finance
At MIT Campus, Cambridge
The following topics will be addressed:
- International Alternatives for Capital: Series A to the AIM Market
- Commercializing European Technology for Local Opportunities: What Local Companies are Missing
- US/European 2007 Technology Outlook and Perspectives
November 9, 2006
at Share
Piano Recital with Hanny Schmid Wyss
Come by and enjoy an evening with Swiss pianist Hanny Schmid Wyss, playing music from three centuries (Ludwig van Beethoven, Margrit Zimmermann, Modest Mussorgsky).
November 8, 2006
Massachusetts Premiere, sponsored by SHARE
The Boston Jewish Film Festival
At Coolidge Corner Theatre (CCT), Bookline
Who Was Franz Kafka?
Through archival and current photographs of Prague and a distinguished cast that portrays Kafka’s friends – notably Max Brod, Milena Jesenská and Felice Bauer - acclaimed documentary filmmaker Richard Dindo constructs a multi-dimensional portrait of Kafka, whom he describes as “unique, secretive and exceptional … a man of legend, a man who perhaps wrote the most beautiful letters in the history of literature.”
September 21 - November 5, 2006
At University Gallery, UMass Amherst
Beat Streuli Exhibition – Video Art
Beat Streuli has developed a substantial and impressive body of work in photography and video that documents the mundane, transient pedestrian activity of urban life.
October 17, 2006
at Share
Challenges in Life Science Research and the role of Computational BioSciences
In introduction to this workshop, Samuel Hess, Head of economic services of Canton Basel, will give an overview of i-net Basel, a initiative to help facilitate collaborations among companies in IT and life sciences.
Othmar Pfannes, founder and CEO of Genedata, will talk about the key role that bioinformatics plays in the life science industry.
September 28, 2006
at Share
Social Entrepreneurship
Finding innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems, social entrepreneurs are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change. SHARE invites you to engage in a discussion with some of these practical visionaries.
September 12, 2006
at Share
From Research to Policy: Finding creative solutions to conflict
Join us for a panel discussion with special guest, Ambassador Greminger, Head of the Human Security Division at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
August 29, 2006
at Share
Distributed Innovation Workshop
We are excited to invite you to the first event after our summer break. Georges Haour, who is professor at IMD in Lausanne, will share results of his recent work with leading innovative companies.
Georges will be speaking on “Competitiveness Through Distributed Innovation – A novel approach for a hyper-competitive world”, a key theme in his recent book "Resolving the Innovation Paradox”.
June 27, 2006
“…and the living is easy”
Jazzy summer evening with Edgar Marc Petter
Although he started singing „correctly“ (as his mother confirms) at the tender age of two, Swiss jazz pianist Edgar Marc Petter has made the piano his most beloved instrument. Making the piano sing (not only swing!) has, however, remained one of the hallmarks of his style.
June 17, 2006
June 22, 2006
June 29, 2006
July 1, 2006
July 2, 2006
July 6, 2006
Museum of Fine Arts
War Photographer
By Christian Frei
James Nachtwey is one of the world's leading war photographers. He may not be a household name, but the extraordinarily powerful images of violence and suffering he has been taking for the past 25 years have seared their way into our collective unconscious. Following his subject to Kosovo, Indonesia, and the West Bank, Christian Frei stays close enough to Nachtwey to record his breathing, as the photographer dodges bullets, stones, and tear gas to capture remarkably fresh, compassionate images from some of the most dangerous, incendiary spots on the globe. Description adapted from Film Forum.
Tickets are available at www.mfa.org or at MFA Box Office or by calling 617/369-3016. Tickets are $7 ($6 for members, students, and seniors) except on Sat., July 1, at 2pm. Tickets for this program are $9 ($8 for members, students, and seniors).
June 13, 2006
at SHARE
Meet the "Venture Leaders" from Switzerland
You are invited to join us to welcome 23 leading entrepreneurs - originally from more than 10 countries - working on high-tech ventures in Switzerland. They have been selected to take part to the Venture Leaders program in Boston, a "bootcamp" of 10 days sponsored by Gebert Ruf Foundation and Ernst & Young and organized by Venture Lab and SHARE.
June 7, 2006
at SHARE
Swiss American Business Network Luncheon
The Consulate of Switzerland, SHARE is delighted to continue to pursue the initiative which brings together local Swiss and US executives. These meetings are dedicated to foster closer ties in the local Swiss - US business community and they offer to a selected group a unique opportunity to discuss transatlantic issues of interest.
June 6, 2006
at SHARE
Networking SHARE-style: scientists presentation with cheese and wine reception
This is to remind you that you should not miss out on our SHARE-style happy-networking-hour: we are hosting our second "Swiss scientists presentation" with special guest, State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Jean-Daniel Gerber, followed by a wine and Swiss cheese reception.
May 25, 2006
at SHARE
The New Class of Global Managers
Do you work in an international company or on a global market scale?
Then join our panel discussion and networking event on: “The New Class of Global Managers: How to leverage your MBA and work experience globally!”. The event will be powered by Swiss slow food and American beverages.
May 24, 2006
at SHARE
The New UN Human Rights Council
The new Human Rights Council’s origin, objectives, functioning, and expectations will be discussed by its “architect” Professor Walter Kälin, Ambassador Peter Maurer, Head of the Swiss Mission to the UN, and Professor Jacqueline Bhabha, Executive Director Human Rights Committee at the Carr Center, Harvard University.
May 18, 2006
at SHARE
International symposium on academic and corporate campuses
Campus Design is an international architecture and urban design symposium. Hosted by Prof. Kees Christiaanse’s Chair, the symposium is held at ETH Zurich’s Network City and Landscape and at SHARE Boston.
May 16, 2006
at SHARE
Ensemble al Verso
Enjoy an evening of music with Amy Shimbo Doherty (Soprano) Anja Kollmuss (Mezzo-soprano, recorders), and Matthew Wright (lute, cittern, guitar, tenor).
The new 2006 program includes a wide selection of old and new animal songs in German, French and English, tunes from the Renaissance and the Baroque, folk songs from Europe and the US.
May 5, 2006
at SHARE
LIGHT - European Visions
Beatrice Dauge-Kaufmann and Katrin Grote-Baker
With the Boston Chagall Orchestra
The two European painters - from Switzerland and Germany - invite you to see the work they have created in the United States. Please join us for an evening of canvasses covered with innermost thoughts, feelings and hopes as they have developed in a foreign land.
Exhibition: May 5-31, 2006 Hours: Mon-Fri 2-5pm
May 4, 2006
at SHARE
Partnership Zurich and Kunming – A Swiss-Chinese Joint Venture for Sustainable Development
For some 20 years, Kunming, the provincial capital city of the province Yunnan in Southwestern China with 3.2 million inhabitants - has been the twin city of the European metropolis Zurich.
May 2, 2006
at Museum of Fine Arts
Film: Aristide and the Endless Revolution
By Nicholas Rossier
Rossier’s exhaustive documentary investigates the tragic events that led to the second violent expulsion of Jean Bertrand Aristide from Haiti. An hour south of Miami, the elected president of the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation has twice been forced from office with the complicity of the international community.
April 21, 2006
The Giant Buddhas
By Christian Frei
In December of 2000, workers completely destroyed a pair of 1500-year old giant stone Buddhas in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The demolition of these huge ancient relics took place in accordance Taliban edict that called for the eradication of all non-Muslim images. Director Christian Frei’s exploration of this act draws him through the almost impassable valley of Bamiyan to the war-torn streets of Kabul, from the monasteries of China to the universities of France. At the height of its speed, the film takes on the feel of an Indiana Jones-style archaeological thriller.
Tickets are available at www.mfa.org or at MFA Box Office or by calling 617/369-3016. Tickets are $8 for all. This screening is part of the Independent Film Festival of Boston.
April 20, 2006
at SHARE
Why the Future Happens: Socionomics and the Science of Surprise
Fourth Lecture of TAICON (Trans-Atlantic Initiative on Complex Organizational Networks)
This talk presents the implications of recent work on wave-like patterns in social phenomena for characterizing and predicting the flow of human events and actions, such as the outcome of political elections, trends in films and fashion, the outbreak of war, and the rise and fall of civilizations.
April 1 - 9, 2006
in Lowell, Massachusetts
Curling, World’s Men Championship
The World Men's Curling Championship is coming to Lowell, Massachusetts from April 1-9, 2006. The 12-team round-robin event will include teams from around the world competing for curling's most coveted prize.
Switzerland will be represented by the team of Swiss champion „St. Galler Bär” (Skip Ralph Stöckli, Claudio Pescia, Pascal Sieber, Simon Strübin and Marco Battilana. Coaches Patrick Hürlimann and Heinz Schmid).
Lecture Series on Swiss Architecture
During the time of the exhibition "Inventioneering Architecture", lectures by prominent Swiss architects will take place at different local schools of architecture in the Greater Boston Area.
February 17
at SHARE
February 23
at MIT
March 3
at SHARE
March 16
Emmanuel Christ
at Harvard Graduate School of Design
March 20
at Wentworth Institute of Technology
January 20 - March 31, 2006
at Boston Logan International Airport, Terminal E (arrival Hall)
Exhibit: Inventioneering Architecture
On behalf of the Swiss Universities system and the Swiss Schools of Architecture, the Consulate of Switzerland - SHARE cordially invites you to the exhibition "Inventioneering Architecture".
The exhibit will be open from January 20 to March 31, 2006. Lectures by prominent Swiss architects will take place at different schools of Architecture in the Greater Boston Area.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
at SHARE
Creating a Learning Culture in a Biotech Setting: Matching Learning Methods to Learning Styles
Join senior learning executives from Serono Inc. and Wyeth BioPharma as they lead a discussion about the challenges of creating a Learning Culture with a diverse learning audience which ranges from scientists to sales representatives, each with a preferred learning style.
What is the best method of learning for a large, multicultural biotech/biopharma organization?
The answer is: "It depends..."
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
at The French Library and Cultural Center
Author talk and discussion
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Restless genius
By Leo Damrosch
Leo Damrosch, Ernest Bernbaum Professor of Literature at Harvard University and author of "Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Restless Genius" will present his latest book, a 2005 National Book Award finalist. The lecture and discussion will be followed by a reception.
Monday, March 20, 2006
at Annex Auditorium
Inventioneering Architecture
Lecture Series
Inès Lamunière, EPFL
During the time of the exhibition "Inventioneering Architecture", lectures by prominent Swiss architects will take place in the Greater Boston Area.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
at First Church Congregational
Concert
A New-Born Fire: Sacred Music of the 20th Century
This must-hear event features the exquisite 'Mass for Double Chorus' by Frank Martin; Benjamin Britten's joyous 'Hymn to Saint Cecilia'; Anne Gebuhr's 'Pax Vobiscum' - a rare live performance plus works by Pablo Casals and others.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
at Harvard Graduate School of Design
Inventioneering Architecture
Lecture Series
Christoph Gantenbein, USI
Emmanuel Christ
Linked to the exhibit "Inventioneering Architecture" at Boston Logan Airport, the Consulate of Switzerland/ SHARE Boston continues its high profile Lecture Series on March 16th with a presentation by the talented Swiss practice Christ and Gantenbein at Harvard's Graduate School of Design.
Friday, March 3, 2006
at SHARE
Inventioneering Architecture
Lecture Series
Patrick Berger, EPFL
During the time of the exhibition "Inventioneering Architecture", lectures by prominent Swiss architects will take place in the Greater Boston Area.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
at MIT
Inventioneering Architecture
Lecture Series
Andrea Deplazes, ETHZ
During the time of the exhibition "Inventioneering Architecture", lectures by prominent Swiss architects will take place in the Greater Boston Area.
Friday, February 17, 2006
at SHARE
Inventioneering Architecture
Lecture Series
Christian Kerez, ETHZ
During the time of the exhibition "Inventioneering Architecture", lectures by prominent Swiss architects will take place in the Greater Boston Area.
Monday, February 6, 2006
at SHARE
WEF Debriefing 2006
The Consulate of Switzerland/SHARE Boston is pleased to host a seminar entitled: "Davos 2006: Two Perspectives on the most recent Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum".
January 30, 2006
at SHARE
Third Lecture of TAICON (Trans-Atlantic Initiative on Complex Organizational Networks)
The architecture of real networks: from the Web to social networks
Professor Albert-László Barabási
University of Notre Dame
This presentation describes common patterns between networked systems as diverse as the society, the cell, or the World Wide Web, and develops their implications.
December 2, 2005
at SHARE
Solar Energy Luncheon
Presentations by Prof. Michael Graetzel (EPFL, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering) and Howard Berke(Chairman and CEO, Konarka Technologies).
November 8, 2005
at SHARE
Film: "War Photographer"
Evening with Swiss Film Director Christian Frei
Christian Frei showed and discussed his documentary film "War photographer".
October 18, 2005
at SHARE
Systems Biology
Approaches and Outlook in Basel and Boston
Boston-Basel videoconference on Systems Biology, organized by "Friends of Massachusetts Basel/Switzerland" and SHARE.
Within the program of the trinational BioValley Life Science Week 2005 in Basel, a session was devoted to Systems Biology.
October 11 , 2005
at SHARE
Transatlantic Panel
E-Learning is dead - but the visions remain?
Transatlantic Videoconference on E-Learning: Swiss Centre for Innovations in Learning (SCIL) and the New England Learning Association (NELA) at a panel broadcast from both Switzerland and Cambridge. An esteemed panel of experts from around the world discuss the past, present and future of eLearning. Panel includes Prof. Dieter Euler (University of St. Gallen, CH), Prof Robert Zemsky (University of Pennsylvania, USA), Prof. Nigel Paine (BBC, UK), Dr. Richard Straub IBM Learning Solutions, France), David Wilkins (Knowledgeplanet, USA). A networking luncheon followed at SHARE.
October 6 , 2005
at SHARE
1905 Einstein and Bern, A Year to Remember
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's achievements, the public was invited to the exciting audio visual presentation by Prof. Zurbuchen from the University of Michigan: "1905 Einstein and Bern, A Year to Remember".
October 3, 2005
at SHARE
Global Logistics
Applied Research from Switzerland
Recently, with the new Executive MBA in Logistics at the University St. Gallen, Switzerland reinforces its leading role in logistics research and education. Executive participants of the class of 2005 on their study trip to the US presented highlights of their applied research.
September 30, 2005
at SHARE
Managing Brains around the World
The example of Google
A stimulating discussion with Thomas M. Stricker who shared insights into Google's strategy of managing the circulation of talents among its various engineering centers around the world. He also gave his perspective on current trends in computing and what it means for scientists and the rest of the world!
September 20, 2005
at SHARE
Reading in German and English
Swiss Author Hansjörg Schertenleib at SHARE
Hansjörg Schertenleib read in German from his latest book "Der Glückliche" and in English from his book "Von Hund zu Hund".
August 25, 2005
at SHARE
MoT Event:
"Innovation and Entrepreneurial Clusters"
The Management of Technology program at EPFL organizes its traditional kick-off event in collaboration with SHARE and the Swiss House in Singapore. Various speakers, academic experts and entrepreneurs, will exchange ideas and share their perspectives on the regional centers of innovation in which they live. A videoconference link will allow the 3 way discussion. At SHARE, we will have the chance to welcome, Howard Berke, a serial entrepreneur with years of experience bringing companies from initial stages to IPO. Howard will reflect on what he considers the most important elements of the local innovation climate and will give an overview of Konarka Technologies, the solar manufacturer company that he is directing.
June 30 , 2005
at SHARE
Ultimate IT-Security?
Perspectives from Switzerland
Digital technology enables the world to become increasingly interconnected as an entire economy becomes reliant upon a single, network infrastructure. While this offers tremendous opportunities to many industries, including financial, telecommunications, health, and transportation, it can also be a cause for concern if security issues are improperly addressed, or even neglected altogether. Crimes such as theft, fraud and extortion can occur in great magnitude within a matter of seconds. The new network-mediated economy paradoxically presents opportunities for the creation of good outcomes or the perpetuation of bad ones. Can an ultimate security be reached?
May 26 , 2005
at SHARE
Swiss Virtual Campus: E-Learning Programs and Projects in Swiss Higher Education
As a part of a study trip of Swiss leaders in e-learning through US-institutions, SHARE and Swiss Virtual Campus would like to invite you to a presentation and discussion of e-learning projects at Swiss universities.
May 24 , 2005
at SHARE
Evening with Swiss Film Maker Julien Roussel
Julien Roussel, a recipient of an MFA degree in Film and Television Directing from the American Film Institute (Los Angeles), will offer us a sneak preview of his latest fim 'Aimée Price'.
May 18 , 2005
at SHARE
Professor Patrick Aebischer, President, EPFL
We are looking forward to welcoming you to a stimulating discussion with Prof Patrick Aebischer who - in his few years at the head of the EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne - has profoundly changed the Institute.
May 4 , 2005
at SHARE
Lecture in German:
Swiss Author Perikles Monioudis at SHARE
Swiss author Perikles Monioudis will read excerpts from his award winning literary works. Kurt Fendt, Professor at MIT, will introduce the author and moderate the following discussion.
April 13 , 2005
at SHARE
Second Lecture of TAICON (Trans-Atlantic Initiative on Complex Organizational Networks)
A Model of Language Acquisition and Evolution
Prof. John H. Holland
University of Michigan
This presentation treated language as a complex adaptive system (cas), concentrating on language as a social activity involving agents that interact and learn.
March 30 , 2005
at SHARE
Lecture in German:
Swiss Author Milena Moser at SHARE
Milena Moser read short stories and extracts from her new book "Schlampenyoga". Her texts revolve around one common theme: the cultural differences between Switzerland and the United States.
March 15 , 2005
at SHARE
From IP to IPO in Biotech:
A Swiss - American Perspective
As a special event on the eve of the Sachs Forum which took place March 16th and 17th in Boston, the Consulate of Switzerland, SHARE and SWX Swiss Exchange invited to a panel discussion with Swiss and US experts in the field of life sciences business development and investment. This event offered a unique opportunity to learn about the key assets that Switzerland can offer to life science companies, especially as a financial location.
March 3 , 2005
at SHARE
Concert:
The Longy Renaissance Band at SHARE
The Longy Renaissance Band performed music by Dowland, Pilkington, Tunder, Senfl, Schuetz, and Schein and others. The theme of the evening is love and heartache. Although some of the songs are happier, many of the songs from this period express great melancholy.
February 7, 2006
at SHARE
WEF Debriefing 2005
The Consulate of Switzerland/SHARE Boston is pleased to host a seminar entitled: "Davos 2005: Key Conclusions of the most recent Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum".
January 12, 2005
at SHARE
Inaugural Lecture of TAICON (Trans-Atlantic Initiative on Complex Organizational Networks)
Six Degrees: the Science of a Connected Age
Duncan Watts
Columbia University
Professor Stephen Borgatti, Boston College, delivered teleconferenced comments broadcast from SHARE / Consulate of Switzerland, Cambridge, Massachusetts.