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Advanced Computer Security Certificate Program
Ongoing every day from July 21, 2008 through July 25, 2008.
Stanford University
$1,495 per course. Register before June 30 to receive a discount.
PhD Thesis Defense
Tuesday, July 22, 2008.  2:00 PM.
Clark Center Auditorium
Open to the general public.
Outdoor Science Talks at the Cantor Arts Center - Global Warming: How Do We Manage the Risks? (Talk 2)
Thursday, July 24, 2008.  7:00 PM.
Lawn outside Cantor Arts Center
FREE; no registration required
TECH BRIEFING: Integrated Email and Calendar: Q&A
Friday, July 25, 2008.  2:00 PM.
Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111)
Intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with IT responsibilities, but open to everyone - faculty, staff, and students - and no registration required. Your opportunity to get technology updates from and ask questions of subject-matter experts.
4th Annual Bipolar Education Day
Saturday, July 26, 2008.  9:00 AM.
WILLIAM R. HEWLETT TEACHING CENTER 370 SERRA MALL STANFORD, CA 94305
Pre-registration is required for this FREE event. Please visit www.bipolar.org to register. If unable to register online, contact: Meredith Childers at 650.724.4795 or by email at mchilder@stanford.edu
Stanford Autonomous Helicopter talk
Tuesday, July 29, 2008.  12:00 PM.
Gates building, room 104

Outdoor Science Talks at the Cantor Arts Center - Wired for Speech: How Voice Activates Interactions with People and Computers (Talk 3)
Thursday, August 7, 2008.  7:00 PM.
Lawn outside Cantor Arts Center
FREE; no registration required
TECH BRIEFING: FileMaker Pro
Friday, August 8, 2008.  2:00 PM.
Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111)
Intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with IT responsibilities, but open to everyone - faculty, staff, and students - and no registration required. Your opportunity to get technology updates from and ask questions of subject-matter experts.
Stanford Breakfast Briefings: Agility in a Difficult Economy
Wednesday, August 13, 2008.  7:30 AM.
Stanford Faculty Club 439 Lagunita Ave
$58.00 General Public $48.00 Stanford Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumi
TECH BRIEFING: Integrated Email and Calendar: Advanced Student Piloters
Friday, August 15, 2008.  2:00 PM.
Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111)
Intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with IT responsibilities, but open to everyone - faculty, staff, and students - and no registration required. Your opportunity to get technology updates from and ask questions of subject-matter experts.
TECH EXPRESS: Stanford Integrated Email and Calendar
Thursday, August 21, 2008.  12:00 PM.
Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111)
The Tech Express is a series of user-friendly brown-bag sessions on computing at Stanford. These sessions, led by knowledgeable IT Services staff or other IT professionals, are intended to meet the needs of Stanford staff, but are open to all.
Outdoor Science Talks at the Cantor Arts Center - Powering the Future with Sustainable Energy (Talk 4)
Thursday, August 21, 2008.  7:00 PM.
Lawn outside Cantor Arts Center
FREE; no registration required
TECH BRIEFING: Google: Search Engine Optimization
Friday, August 22, 2008.  2:00 PM.
Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111)
Intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with IT responsibilities, but open to everyone - faculty, staff, and students - and no registration required. Your opportunity to get technology updates from and ask questions of subject-matter experts.
William Saroyan Centennial Celebration - Reception & Concert
Friday, September 5, 2008.  3:00 PM.
Green Library East (3:00-4:30) Campbell Recital Hall (5:30-6:30)
Free to the public
VDC (Virtual Design & Construction) Certificate Program
Ongoing every weekday (M-F) from September 15, 2008 through September 19, 2008.  8:00 AM.
CIFE, Room 292, The Jerry Yang & Akiko Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building, Stanford University

TECH EXPRESS: Stanford Integrated Email and Calendar
Thursday, September 18, 2008.  12:00 PM.
Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111)
The Tech Express is a series of user-friendly brown-bag sessions on computing at Stanford. These sessions, led by knowledgeable IT Services staff or other IT professionals, are intended to meet the needs of Stanford staff, but are open to all.
TECH BRIEFING: Wikis
Friday, September 19, 2008.  2:00 PM.
Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111)
Intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with IT responsibilities, but open to everyone - faculty, staff, and students - and no registration required. Your opportunity to get technology updates from and ask questions of subject-matter experts.
TECH BRIEFING: Integrated Email and Calendar
Friday, September 26, 2008.  2:00 PM.
Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111)
Intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with IT responsibilities, but open to everyone - faculty, staff, and students - and no registration required. Your opportunity to get technology updates from and ask questions of subject-matter experts.
Presidential Lecture by Robert Wilson
Wednesday, October 1, 2008.  7:00 PM.
Kresge Auditorium

Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hitchcock's Vertigo
Thursday, October 16, 2008.  7:00 PM.
Aquarius Theatre in Palo Alto

Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hitchcock's Vertigo
Friday, October 17, 2008.  1:00 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center

Bio-X "Imitating Life" Symposium
Friday, October 24, 2008.  8:00 AM.
Clark Center Auditorium

Presidential Lecture by Seyla Benhabib
Monday, October 27, 2008.  7:00 PM.
TBD

The Mayfield Brewing Company and the History of Palo Alto
Wednesday, November 5, 2008.  5:00 PM.
Oak West Lounge, Tresidder Union

Presidential Lecture by Daniel Dennett
Monday, January 12, 2009.  7:00 PM.
TBD

Raymond Fred West Memorial Lecture by Carolyn Walker Bynum
Monday, February 23, 2009.  7:00 PM.
TBD

Raymond Fred West Memorial Lecture by Carolyn Walker Bynum
Wednesday, February 25, 2009.  5:00 PM.
TBD

Bliss Carnochan Lecture
Friday, April 3, 2009.  3:30 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center

Presidential Lecture by James M. McPherson
Monday, April 13, 2009.  7:00 PM.
TBD