Yuri's night 2008

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Theme for Yuri's Night Bay Area 2008 is Radical Technology for a Sustainable Future. symbiosis productions (symbiosisevents.com) in partnership with EcoGatherings.com A green consulting firm:

Green Vending - All of the food vendors featured 100% organic food and beverages, as well as re-usable or biodegradable dishes and cutlery.
Green Printing - Flyers and tickets for this event were printed on 100% recycled paper, using non-toxic inks, from a wind-powered printer.
Recycling and Composting - Facilities Provided

As a volunteer, I helped set up the compost bins that were placed next to all of the recycling. Almost waste free. The vendors used http://www.worldcentric.org/store/placups.htm compostable PLA cups derived from corn.

[edit] speakers

NASA astrobiologist Jonathan Trent, leader of the new NASA G.R.E.E.N. team for green technology research
Saul Griffith, an MIT-trained mad scientist and founder of one of the most innovative green power companies today, Makani Power

[edit] visionary art

http://m2.pepcast.com/pz/Album3/Photos/dsc_0276.jpg

[edit] ecology

http://m2.pepcast.com/pz/Album3/Photos/dsc_0249.jpg "Microbial Mats: Earth’s Earliest Ecosystems — Microalgae: Earth’s Latest Source of Energy? (Brad Bebout et al.) Microbial mats, Earth’s earliest ecosystems, have been around for 3.5 billion years. Come and see why these complicated communities of microorganisms are relevant to NASA missions, our search for life elsewhere, and the quest for economical biofuels" also - DNA Repairation Live demonstrations of mat microbial ecology, laboratory and field instrumentation, a microbial batik project, and a state of the art photobioreactor.

[edit] Solar Concentrator Photovoltaics

SolFocus has an expanding portfolio of products and technologies including solar concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems, intelligent tracking systems for CPV and flat panel PV, and will be expanding into other solar technologies http://www.solfocus.com/userfiles/product01.jpg

http://www.solfocus.com/product.php?pid=4 <------ snag info