With expected highs in the 50s this week, there’s a great line-up of events in Omaha to get out, explore, and meet new people.
My pick for the week: KANEKO‘s Relationships 2.0?. For the last of three presentations in their Conversations with Scientists series, the folks at KANEKO are bringing together a psychoanalyst, professional blog, local “Twitter aficionado,” and “Facebook maven” for a discussion on how social media is reshaping our minds.
Thursday, March 25, 6:30 p.m. – Cornstalks
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce building (1301 Harney St)
Drinks and snacks will be served at 6:30 followed by the formal program at 7:30 p.m.
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This month we will be hearing from Dr. Mike McGinnis, executive director of the Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI). Prior to assuming his position at PKI in June 2009, Dr. McGinnis served as the executive director of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center at Old Dominion University for three years, following a seven year tenure as professor and head of the Department of Systems Engineering Department at West Point, New York. Dr. Mike McGinnis will be speaking on the mission of PKI and some of their programs.
Cornstalks is a group for pre-seed and seed entrepreneurs with high-growth companies.
Friday, March 26, 7:30 a.m. – AIM Institute Technology Breakfast Seminar
Gallup Riverfront Campus (1001 Gallup Drive)
Topic: Cloud Computing & the Impact on the Future of IT
Erik Eldridge, developer and evangelist on Yahoo! Developer Network’s (YDN) Partner Integration team, will discuss how cloud computing promises to revolutionize how applications and services are delivered to and drawn down by businesses of all shapes and sizes.
Friday, March 26, 5:30 p.m. – KANEKO: Conversations with Scientists
KANEKO is located at 1111 Jones Street
Among his many pursuits as a Lacanian psychoanalyst and psychiatrist, Dr. Jean-Pierre Klotz examines the relationships between subjectivity and technology – intersections that he finds particularly interesting in the culture of the United States. Klotz teaches across the globe, and speaks frequently to professional organizations in Europe, South America, Canada, India, and the U.S. His publications, which he composes in many languages, number in the hundreds, and he frequently communicates through Twitter. In his KANEKO presentation, Klotz will discuss how new social media affects the psyche, changing the social bonds we form and shifting possibilities for creativity. Klotz will be joined by three enthusiastic users of social media:
- Joe Gerstandt, consultant and professional blogger
- Rahul Gupta, entrepreneur and Twitter aficionado
- Amy Mather, technology librarian, Omaha Public Library, and Facebook maven
