posted Nov 12, 2010 1:58 PM by Tal Frankfurt
BarCamp isn’t just a Web 2.0 conference. It’s an unconference.
What does that mean, exactly? Well… that’s up to you.
The entire event will be crafted by attendees (you), so you can learn about the specific technologies, trends, gadgets you really want to learn about – and hear from the people you find interesting. We’ll be voting first thing in the morning to determine the day’s sessions. Totally crowd-sourced!
When: Saturday, November 13th, 2010 at 7:30 am until 4:30 pm
Where: EmergeMemphis
Register at http://barcampmemphis.com/register-now
Stay a while or stay the whole time, pay what you can, and have a blast! See you there!
Ansely Fones
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posted Oct 27, 2010 3:08 PM by Tal Frankfurt
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In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, The Society of Entrepreneurs and LaunchMemphis are hosting Three Course Conversations on Entrepreneurship. The purpose of this event is to bring together entrepreneurs from all across the area to have lunch together to discuss entrepreneurship in Memphis. After the success of last year's event, we have built on the original model and will offer the opportunity for attendees to have not 1 but 3 conversations over lunch! Each course will be at a different table hosted by a member of The Society of Entrepreneurs. Some of the confirmed hosts are Mike Bruns, Bill West, Scott Morris, Ben Bryant, David Wedaman, and Walker Uhlhorn just to name a few.
When: Thursday, November 18, 2010 at noon Where: The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave. 9th Floor Cost: $35 per person, includes lunch. Price after November 1, 2010 is $40 per person.
The Society of Entrepreneurs also sponsors a monthly meeting of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable. The Entrepreneurs Roundtable is designed to bring together the community's emerging business owners and entrepreneurs for open discussions and informative talks by influential business and civic leaders. Roundtable members are all Memphis business owners, and once invited, they may attend the monthly Roundtable meetings as their schedules allow. Meetings are held once a month in various locations throughout the city. Please watch ScheduleMemphis for upcoming meeting dates.
See you there! Pearson Crutcher
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posted Oct 9, 2010 1:08 PM by Tal Frankfurt
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ScheduleMemphis is participating in the 2010 FACT Social Justice Challenge! I am thrilled to have this opportunity to join other innovative and interesting interesting ideas for supporting social justice work around the world via technology. The Challenge is moving to the next phase… it is voting time.
How can you help? - VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! Voting was just opened, so please click here to show your support or copy this link to your browser: http://netsquared.org/projects/schedulememphis
- There is a “share” link connected to the ScheudleMemphist' profile page that you can use to quickly push it out all across the web.
- Please share this information on your website, in your newsletter, talk about it on Facebook and Tweet on Twitter. We can make it happen!
What is the FACT Challenge? - The FACT Challenge seeks to surface innovative Projects that leverage web and/or mobile technologies that foster collaboration around social justice issues.
- Five FACT Social Justice Winners will receive a cash award of $5,000 each and recognition on the NetSquared and FACT web sites.
Important Dates - Community vote opens, October 11th 2 pm CST
- Community vote closes, October 15th 7 pm CST
- Featured projects announced, October 18th
- Winners announced, October 22nd
NOTE: Please keep in mind that the NetSquared Community Vote process requires voters to select 3-5 Projects to avoid teams manipulating the competition.
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posted Oct 5, 2010 1:30 PM by Tal Frankfurt
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Our training is designed to provide the opportunity to acquire the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to be a CASA/GAL volunteer—an advocate for children who find themselves involved in the court system through no fault of their own. The children with whom we work are victims of child abuse and neglect, and many of them are in foster care. They need a “voice in court” in order to find a safe, permanent home quickly— whether that means returning to a parent or being adopted.
As a CASA/ GAL volunteer, you will provide that voice, sharing with the court both the child’s wishes and your recommendations about what is in that child’s best interest. It is important work that requires the commitment of time, energy, and heart. The purpose of this training is to develop volunteers who are competent, reasonably autonomous, and able to exercise good judgment as CASA/ GAL volunteers. It is designed to model values important to CASA/GAL volunteer work, including autonomy, responsibility, self-awareness, respect for differences, critical thinking, and collaboration.
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posted Sep 27, 2010 7:11 AM by Tal Frankfurt
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The Piece of Mind program engages individuals in the early to middle-stages of Alzheimer's through interactive tours and art-making experiences. Specially trained docents highlight themes, artists and special exhibitions during tours that encourage dialogue and personal connections with the artwork on view. Afterwards, an art-therapist facilitates related, hands-on projects.
The Brooks’ Piece of Mind program is modeled on the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) highly acclaimed Meet Me at MoMA, and last year Amir Parsa, Manager of the MoMA Alzheimer's Project, lead a workshop for Brooks’ docents and staff on dementia as well as on strategies and techniques for facilitating meaningful and thought-provoking experiences for visitors with Alzheimer’s. The museum now offers free monthly tours on select Tuesday mornings, when the museum is closed to the public. Piece of Mind provides a safe and non-threatening environment and offers people with this degenerative disease an expressive outlet and forum for dialogue.
Such programs have shown that the act of looking at and creating art can be rich and satisfying experiences for people with dementia. Ruth Abraham, Senior Lecturer in Art Therapy at the Beit Berl School of Art in Israel, states that since there is no effective long-term treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, it is essential to find stimulating ways to enhance the lives of those stricken with the dementia. Such programs do not stop memory loss,” writes Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Margaret Sewell. However, they can improve a person’s quality of life, jog their long-term memory, or improve symptoms of Alzheimer's. "It lowers their depression, it lowers their symptoms of agitation, it increases their self-esteem."
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