2008 Oct 13 - Oct 19

Mon Oct 13 - 4:30 PM
Baker Hall 136A
lecture by Robert Behrman, Engineering and Public -
Understanding conditions in Iraq after the surge
Robert Behrman, a Ph.D. student in Carnegie Mellon’s department of engineering and public policy, will present a description of current conditions in Iraq both social and physical from his firsthand experience. He will aim to explain the developments in Iraq for a better understanding of the news.

Mon Oct 13 2008 - 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Forbes Field Wall on Clemente Drive
Free
1960 World Series Victory Celebration. We will be gathering at the Forbes Field Wall to celebrate the 48th Anniversary of Bill Mazeroski"s 9th inning home run in game 7 of the 1960 World Series, which won the Series for the Pirates. This celebration has been an annual event since 1985. There is no charge for the event.
Please bring any memorabilia (if you have any) from the 1960 Series, along with stories, friends, family, a camera, a jacket ( depending on the weather ), and a comfortable chair. Food and drink will be available for a nominal charge..
There will be a complete game rebroadcast. This is a great day to celebrate baseball, and the 1960 World Series victory again. Some Pirate Alumni will be in attendance.

Wed Oct 15 - 7:30 PM
Frick building auditorium
Free screening of TEMPORADA DE PATOS - Mexico, 2004
Director: Fernando Eimbcke
by http://www.amigosdelcinelatinoamericano2008.blogspot.com/
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THERE WAS NO SCREENING NOR A NOTE OR POSTING ABOUT A CHANGE OF VENUE OR CANCELLATION
STATUS OF THIS SCREENING IS UNKNOWN. University Times staff said they got a cancellation notice after printing, and updated the online site. Note to organizers went unanswered. Also, note that the organizers website has not been updated with the cancellation information.
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Flama and Moko are fourteen years old; they have been best friends since they were kids. They have everything they need to survive yet another boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, videogames, porn magazines, soft drinks and pizza delivery. The electricity company, Rita, the neighbor, Ulises, a pizza deliveryman, eleven seconds, the Real Madrid-Manchester game, some chocolate brownies and a horrible painting of ducks, all combine to break the harmony of what promised to be a placid Sunday, and reveal issues such as the parents' divorce, loneliness, the confusion between adolescent love and friendship, as well as frustration in adult life.

Thu Oct 16 - 4:30 PM
CMU, McConomy Auditorium, University Center
lecture by Steve Robbins, Author -
Unintentional Intolerance
Steve Robbins, an expert on issues regarding diversity and inclusion, will speak at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16 at Carnegie Mellon University's McConomy Auditorium. His talk, titled "Unintentional Intolerance," is part of Carnegie Mellon's University Lecture Series and is open to the public.
An author, Robbins works with numerous organizations around the country to help them develop the necessary skills and environment to maximize diverse human resources. He has consulted with a variety of major corporations, including Microsoft, Toyota, PepsiCo and General Mills, along with organizations such as NASA, the National Cancer Institute and the Federal Reserve Bank.
His book "What If? Short Stories to Spark Diversity Dialogue" highlights his unique approach to creating diversity and meeting inclusion challenges. Noted for his resonating, humorous style, he also writes and edits a weekly e-newsletter on diversity and inclusion, titled "Inclusion Insights."
Born in Vietnam, Robbins immigrated to the U.S when he was 5 years old at a time when there was much anti-war and anti-Vietnamese sentiment in the U.S. He credits this experience in part for helping him to create his insightful perspective on diversity and inclusion.

Sat Oct 18 - 10 AM (line starts to form at 6 AM, bring a chair, a radio, a friend)
REI Pittsburgh
GARAGE SALE
must be REI Member (can be purchased on site for $15)
sale on returned items, most of them gently used.

Podcamp Pittsburgh
Sat & Sun, October 18-19

WHERE: The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
WHEN: 9 AM - 4 PM
ADDRESS: 420 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (map)
PARKING: Street parking in the area
FREE
Attendee Guide
8:30 AM: DOORS OPEN
9:00 - 9:50 AM: Opening Keynote/Welcome.

10:00 - 10:45
The HUB (440) — Social Media's Diversity and Role in Activism We'll take a look at forced diversity in traditional media and how social media lacks these barriers, giving all a true choice in the information they consume. Also, you'll hear about how free speech in the US automatically brings about a new type of activism. Jason Cable
ROOM B (435) — Intro to Blogging: What IS a blog? How do you create one? How do you build and sustain an audience? What makes a great blog? Hosted by Cynthia Closkey, Mike Woycheck, and Christina Schulman of Pittsburgh Bloggers (BASIC)
ROOM C (434) — Podcasting 101: Alex Landefeld + TBA (BASIC)
ROOM D (421) — OPEN
ROOM E (420) —"Making Social Media Visible" Michael Munz (Blogs, Videos and Images) Find out how to make your efforts seen and optimized for search engines and consumers.'

11:00 - 11:45
The HUB (440) — Success! (Blogs, shows, podcasts): Justin Kownacki will moderate a panel of bloggers and podcasters discussing different criteria for success in new media, ways of measuring success and how to achieve it. Panelists include DJ G & John R. Carman of The G Spod, Rachel Butera + SIDT + Rich Westerfield, owner / blogger of Aldo Coffee and more.
ROOM B (435) — Branding Your Podcast: Norm Huelsman
ROOM C (434) — Audio/Video 101: TBA (BASIC)
ROOM D (421) — Internal Enterprise/Corporate Podcasts Robin Maiden If you are a podcaster thinking about approaching the boss about doing an internal enterprise podcast, this session is for you. Or, if you are a manager trying to understand the benefits of new media and podcasting, this session is for you. I will discuss the different kinds of internal podcasts, some considerations, and finally, practical tips, tools, and techniques I use to produce my internal corporate podcast.
ROOM E (420) — OPEN

Noon - 12:45 PM: LUNCH

1:00 - 1:45
The HUB (440) — Social Media Business Plans: Aaron Tainter and Alan Veeck of Meakem Becker VC, Meredith Benedict of AlphaLab, Julie Morey of ElasticLab, more TBA
ROOM B (435) — Blogging 201: Blogging Best Practices: For those who've been blogging a while (and beginners who want to see what's ahead). Is your blog as good as it can be? How can you attract more traffic? We'll count down the key features that every blog should have, and cover tips for getting readers and keeping them coming back. Presented by Cynthia Closkey (Big Big Design and My Brilliant Mistakes) and Christina Schulman (one-half of Inner Bitch), co-founders of Pittsburgh Bloggers
ROOM C (434) — Podcasting 201: TBA
ROOM D (421) — Video Compression Best Practices with Dr. Dave Mansueto: Loveable media swashbuckler Dave Mansueto of Libsyn and Wizzard Media explains what to do (and not do) to make your video look better than anyone else's (except the people who also attend this session).
ROOM E (420) — Podsafe Music: DJ G & John R. Carman of The G Spod will explain what it means to be “podsafe”. Musical artists will learn how to increase their audience and sales by licensing their music as podsafe, and podcasters will learn how to use podsafe audio for free in their shows.

2:00 - 2:45
The HUB (440) — Wrestling Mayhem Show & Should I Drink That
ROOM B (435) — Worth a Thousand Words: Photography 101: Michael Fulk covers how to take better pictures even without those fancy cameras (though it can't hurt to have one) and use them to give your blog some color.
ROOM C (434) — Using Analytics: Andy Quayle
ROOM D (421) — Optimizing Video for the Television Viewer: Mark Cavicchia, Founder/CEO of Pittsburgh's WhereverTV explains how to get your videos ready for the big screen, where average viewing sessions are measured in hours, not minutes.
ROOM E (420) — Feedback: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: Justin Kownacki tackles the ups, downs, pros and cons of comments, ratings, feedback and the trolls who make the web go round -- and how you can learn & benefit from them.

3:00 - 3:45
The HUB (440) — SEO and Social Media: Jeffrey Donenfeld of Morpheus Media
ROOM B (435) — Which Web 2.0 Tools to Use for What: John R. Carman will give you a “cheat sheet” of the best social media tools for different types of online communication.
ROOM C (434) — Making It On Your Own - Want to make a living producing new and/or social media? Speak with people who have done it themselves. Rob Blatt and Walt Ribeiro
ROOM D (421) — Blogging for Interaction with Family and Friends: Norman Huelsman
ROOM E (420) — OPEN

Sunday October 19

10:00 - 10:45
The HUB (440) — Panel: It's Not Better to Burn Out than Podfade Away (How to Avoid / Recover from Content Creation Burnout): Three of Pittsburgh's longest-running web shows, DJ G & John R. Carman of The G Spod + The Wrestling Mayhem Show + The cast of Something To Be Desired help you plan for long-term success and offer tips on getting back into production after a looooooong break.
ROOM B (435) — LinkedIn 101: Get Started and Build Business Tim Hindes and Blake Imeson
ROOM C (434) — Usability and Utility. What are they, how are they related and why both are important to providing value. Presented by Carol Smith, Lead Consultant at Midwest Research and Joshua Smith, Lead Developer at Dix Communications.

11:00 - 11:45
The HUB (440) — Old + New, Unite! Using Social Media in The Arts: Panel feat. Mike Cuccaro of The Black Sheep Puppet Festival, Kim Chestney Harvey of The Pittsburgh Technology Council + TBA
ROOM B (435) — Social Networking/Media 101: Jennie Roth and Missy Sorg
ROOM C (434) — Blogging on a Budget: How to Get Your Voice Distributed for Free: Alex Landefeld + TBA
ROOM D (421) — Building IRL (in Real Life) Communities w/ Virtual Tools G. Jason Head of Refresh Pittsburgh
ROOM E (420) — WordPress Session: John R. Carman will give an introduction to WordPress blogging software, explain the differences between WordPress.com

1:00 - 1:45
The HUB (440) — Sports, Olympics and Running Mates: Mark Rauterkus
ROOM B (435) — Social Networking/Media 201 (ADVANCED): Jennie of 37roses and Missy Sorg
ROOM C (434) — OPEN
ROOM D (421) — Live Streaming & Technicalities - building Sponsors, Community as F/T job:2009 is Live Streaming. [Walt Ribeiro http://www.WaltRibeiro.net] of Ustream and Revision 3 goes through the ins and outs of networking, building Community, Sponsors, and Viral Marketing.
ROOM E (420) — Search-Engine-Friendly Blogging, or How to Be #1 in Pretty Hats: Basic search engine optimization (SEO) for WordPress, with applications for other blog tools as well. Want your site to be the number one search result in Google for "pretty hats"? I will tell you how I worked my magic. Key truths and misconceptions about SEO, plus five simple steps you can take to improve your site’s search ranking overall, and for your most important searches. Presented by Cynthia Closkey (Big Big Design and My Brilliant Mistakes)

2:00 - 2:45
The HUB (440) — Rust-Belt Bloggers discussion: Panel discussion among anyone concerned with the economic development of the shrinking cities within the Rust Belt region. See also the Rust Belt Bloggers group. Featuring Jim Russell of BurghDiaspora. Facilitated by Cynthia Closkey (Big Big Design and My Brilliant Mistakes)
ROOM B (435) — Who are you? Finding your voice How awkward is it to stand in front of a camera in your bedroom or behind a microphone for the first time. Does it ever get easier? Tips and tricks to be more comfortable when the spotlight is on you. There might or might not be dancing involved. Presented by Rob Blatt
ROOM C (434) — Design: What can it do for you?: This session will discuss some basic design principles (with examples!) that you can use to help improve your site. We'll also talk about why design can make a difference for your site. No design experience required. Presented by Val Headthisisportable

03:00 - 3:45
The HUB (440) — Using Twitter in Business: Justin Kownacki outlines several ways you can maximize Twitter for promotion and conversation without coming across as Just Another Brand.
ROOM B (435) — Political People, Process and Problem Fixes with a Wiki Tour and Tools: Mark Rauterkus
ROOM C (434) — Being Organic. How I grew my online business Step by Step from the Bottom up [Walt Ribeiro http://www.WaltRibeiro.net] of Ustream and Revision 3 discusses how to pitch Sponsors, and build a 'Friendbase'... NOT a 'Fanbase'. He did it, so can you!

Sat Oct 18 - 2 PM
Orienteering in the streets of Beaver Falls, appropriate for families with children
Must register. Details at WPOC website
2nd Annual Beaver Street O
Saturday, October 18, 2008
This is a 60-minute score event around the streets of Beaver on foot. Map distribution will be at the Beaver Area Memorial Library, on the corner of College Ave and River Rd in Beaver at 1:30 pm. The event has a mass start at 2 pm and finishes at 3 pm. Refreshments and prizes follow the event.

Sun Oct 19 - from 11 AM to 2 PM
Indiana, PA (IUP Co-Op Park)
Orienteering (scavenger hunt with topographic map)
cost: $4 (individual and group, same price)

Sun Oct 19 - from 10 AM to 5 PM
14-mile trail running with the Pittsburgh Hash House Harriers
once-a-year event, social running with four beverage stops and dinner after the run.

Sun Oct 19 - 11 AM to 5 PM
Boyce Park, Plum, PA
Pagan Pride Celebration Schedule
11 AM - Opening Ritual, by Sassafras Grove
12 noon - Divination Exchange, facilitated by Vicki Grammar
1 PM - Summoning Spirits for Fun and Prophet, by Fred Johnston
2 PM - Serpents in Indo-European Lore, by Lassair
3 PM - Shamanism: The Way to Power Animals, by Lady Annabelle of Grove of Gaia
4 PM - The Hero's Journey, by Heidhrun of the Free Folk Society
6 PM - Closing Ritual, led by Grove of Gaia and Reclaiming Three Rivers
Come to the 7th Annual
Greater Pittsburgh Pagan Pride Day!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
11 AM - 7 PM (vendor area closes at 6 PM)
Boyce Park - Four Seasons Ski Lodge - Monroeville/ Plum area
http://www.alleghenycounty.us/parks/bpfac.aspx
Speakers, public rituals, vendors, readers, activities, bake sale, raffle, and more!
Admission is FREE
Bring nonperishable food to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Bring pet supplies to benefit Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley
Academy 23 is thrilled to invite you to the Magician's Picnic,during the Pagan Pride Day festival.
Near the pavilion, we'll unfurl our carpets and lay out a feast.
Share a story, a magickal idea, an insight, even just an introduction to yourself.
Discuss plans for magickal swap meet and maybe a working circle.
Please feel free to bring food to share.