BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation - ECPv6.15.16//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20130310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20131103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20140309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20141102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20150308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20151101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160205T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160205T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215326Z UID:4545-1454673600-1454684400@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap (Screening) DESCRIPTION:Join the UCLA Luskin Center\, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women\, Creative Artists Agency\, and the UCLA Office of Information Technology for a free screening of CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap followed by a panel discussion with the renowned producers.REGISTER HEREDOCUMENTARY SYNOPSISCODE: DEBUGGING THEGENDER GAP exposes the dearth of American female and minority software\nengineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap and digital divide. \nTech jobs are growing\nthree times faster than our colleges are producing computer science graduates.\nBy 2020\, there will be one million unfilled software engineering jobs in the\nUSA. Through compelling interviews\, artistic animation and clever flashpoints in\npopular culture\, CODE examines the reasons why more girls and people of color\nare not seeking out opportunities in computer science and explores how cultural\nmindsets\, stereotypes\, educational hurdles\, and sexism all play roles in this\nnational crisis. Expert voices from the worlds of tech\, psychology\, science\,\nand education are intercut with personal stories of women who are engaged in\nthe fight to challenge complacency in the tech industry and have their voices\nheard. CODE aims to inspire change in mindsets\, in the educational system\, in\nstartup culture and in the way women see themselves in the field of coding. \nComputer code forms\nthe foundation of modern society. Cell phones\, apps\, navigation systems\,\nmedical equipment\, banking\, movie animation… are all driven by code. The more\ndiverse a team of coders is\, the broader their perspective of society’s needs\,\nwhich can ultimately result in products that serve a greater breadth of\nhumanity. \nCODE takes a hard look\nat the pipeline question in technology: why aren’t there more women and\nminority graduates in computer science? What is stopping them from getting to\nthe threshold? CODE follows the various challenges faced by a new generation of\nwomen programmers and the ingenious ways they are using their skills\, drive\,\nintellect and vision to disrupt the traditional\, male-dominated tech world. \nCODE looks to the\npast\, delving into the history of computing to highlight women like Ada\nLovelace and Grace Hopper who set the stage for today’s technology. CODE acknowledges\nthat women have been an important part of computing since the genesis of\ncomputers\, but have since been written out of this history. \nCODE is not afraid to\nask the hard questions and does so with intelligence and a sense of humor\,\nexamining our culture from high (the views of former Harvard President Larry\nSummers on innate ability) to low (an app called “Titstare” presented\nto a room of tech heavyweights). \nA blend of personal\nstories\, expert voices\, innovative animation\, historic discoveries\, and moments\nfrom popular culture are complemented with a cutting edge musical score and\nbolstered by a strong sense of purpose. CODE reflects\, at its heart\, the\ninterconnectedness of the stories\, the web\, and by proxy\, the shared vision of\na new\, more democratic community made possible by the inclusion of more women\nin code.Directions and\nParking\n1. From Hilgard Ave. enter the east side of\ncampus at Wyton Dr.\n2. Make and immediate right turn onto Charles E.\nYoung Dr. East and signs will direct you to Parking Structure 3.\n3. From the ground level of Structure 3\, enter\nthe underpass (or from the street level cross Charles E. Young Dr. North and\nproceed down steps) and walk straight alongside Melnitz and Macgowan Halls.\n4. Turn left at the plaza and proceed to the\ncourtyard of theaters.   URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/code-debugging-the-gender-gap-screening/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CODEposterClean.0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160202T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215323Z UID:4544-1454432400-1454432400@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Briefing on the 2015 Paris Climate Conference DESCRIPTION:Join the Los Angeles Sustainability Collaboration\, the City of Los Angeles\, and the Luskin Center for a first-person account from the City of Los Angeles’ Delegation to the 21st annual Conference of Parties (COP21). Moderated by J.R. DeShazo\, director of the Luskin Center\, this event will highlight insights about the negotiations and discuss how the outcomes might affect Los Angeles\, California\, and our planet.Were the results of the conference meaningful?What were the meetings and negotiations like?How will the outcomes affect Los Angeles? California? Our planet?Delegation members speaking include:Matt Petersen – Chief Sustainability Officer of the City of Los AngelesHeather Repenning – Commissioner\, City of Los Angeles Board of Public WorksWilliam Funderburk – Vice-President of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Boardof CommissionersRSVP by January 25\, 2015 to Jennifer Peterman at jennifer@eoscal.com URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/briefing-on-the-2015-paris-climate-conference-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Paris.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160125T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160125T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215321Z UID:4543-1453743000-1453748400@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Luskin Innovators: Speaker Series featuring Richard W. Willson DESCRIPTION:Join the UCLA Luskin Center and Lewis Center in welcoming Island Press author\, Richard W. Willson\, as he discusses his new book\, Parking Management for Smart Growth\, over refreshments and hors d’oeuvres.REGISTER HEREAbout the book:The average parking space requires approximately 300 square feet of asphalt. That’s the size of a studio apartment in New York or enough room to hold 10 bicycles. Space devoted to parking in growing urban and suburban areas is highly contested—not only from other uses from housing to parklets\, but between drivers who feel entitled to easy access. Without parking management\, parking is a free-for-all—a competitive sport—with arbitrary winners and losers. Historically drivers have been the overall winners in having free or low-cost parking\, while an oversupply of parking has created a hostile environment for pedestrians.In the last 50 years\, parking management has grown from a minor aspect of local policy and regulation to a central position in the provision of transportation access. The higher densities\, tight land supplies\, mixed land uses\, environmental and social concerns\, and alternative transportation modes of Smart Growth demand a different approach—actively managed parking.This book offers a set of tools and a method for strategic parking management so that communities can better use parking resources and avoid overbuilding parking. It explores new opportunities for making the most from every parking space in a sharing economy and taking advantage of new digital parking tools to increase user interaction and satisfaction. Examples are provided of successful approaches for parking management—from Pasadena to London. At its essence\, the book provides a path forward for strategic parking management in a new era of tighter parking supplies.  URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/luskin-innovators-speaker-series-featuring-richard-w-willson-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Banner2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160112T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160112T131500 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215320Z UID:4542-1452600000-1452604500@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Luskin Lecture Series: A Conversation with Mary Robinson DESCRIPTION:As the world witnesses rising temperatures\, shrinking ice sheets\, and shifts in climate patterns\, the global community is facing an economic and environmental challenge that demands a course of action. Yet any truly sustainable solution will require a core commitment to equity.Mary Robinson\, UN Special Envoy for Climate Change and former President of Ireland\, is an international leader with a vision for an inclusive low carbon emission global economy. Named “a hero and an icon” by Time magazine and recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama\, Robinson has expanded access to sustainable energy and fostered green economies and equal rights initiatives worldwide.Join Robinson in this special Luskin Lecture that will present her unique perspective on climate change and social responsibility. \nRSVP by January 7 or contact us for more information:\nTo RSVP click here. • events@luskin.ucla.edu URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/luskin-lecture-series-a-conversation-with-mary-robinson-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EVENT.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160107T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160108T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215318Z UID:4541-1452186000-1452268800@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:The Future of Environmental Engineering: Innovative Policies and Grand Challenges DESCRIPTION:J.R. DeShazo will offer the keynote address for the National Science Foundation’s and Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors’ Grand Challenge Workshop on Redefining Environmental Engineering and Science in the 21st Century. He will describe opportunities for environmental engineering as public policy seeks to tackle the emerging challenges of climate change and ecosystem services restoration. These new challenges are transforming the discipline’s traditional focus on water and waste water treatment as well as soil and groundwater remediation.Attendance is free\, but space is limited. Register here.ABOUT THE CONFERENCE\nMOTIVATION:\nThe emergence of Environmental Engineering and Science as an independent discipline can be largely tied to the nation’s first set of comprehensive environmental regulatory initiatives\, especially the Clean Air Act (1970)\, Clean Water Act (1972)\, Safe Drinking Water Act (1974) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response\, Compensation and Liability (“Superfund”) Act (1980). These Acts funded both research and infrastructure investments that transformed the treatment and provision of water and wastewater\, while contributing to dramatic improvements in the quality of the nation’s air and water. The discipline of Environmental Engineering and Science has played a critically important role in these monumental accomplishments.In recent years\, however\, research funding in many of the discipline’s traditional focus areas has been stagnant or declining. In the meantime\, there has been rapid expansion in regulatory interest and funding associated with environmental initiatives related to energy\, climate change and sustainability\, among other topics. Nonetheless\, to date\, there have been no community-wide initiatives to consider the broader implications of this changing landscape on our discipline’s research agenda\, curricula (undergraduate and graduate) and academic identity. Consequently\, a community dialogue is needed to proactively discuss how we might modify the scope and direction of our discipline in this dynamic environment. GOALS:\nThese three workshops build upon an NSF-sponsored workshop held at Yale University in summer 2015 and will serve as a way of jumpstarting this dialogue. Each will include invited speakers and open discussions that will begin a conversation intended to:Identify areas of environmental research currently experiencing high growth\, both those consistent with traditional Environmental Engineering and Science research themes\, as well as those that are currently outside the discipline’s traditional themes;Consider recommendations with respect to how the Environmental Engineering community can better position itself to more rapidly expand into high growth research areas;Develop suggestions regarding how curricula might be adapted to prepare students for research or work in these new areas.The final product will be a report that synthesizes the input obtained from workshop participants\, and provides recommendations that will be made available to both the Environmental Engineering and Science community (via the AEESP website)\, and the National Research Council Committee currently being formed by the Water Science Technology Board to identify Environmental Engineering’s Grand Challenges.Click here to see the agenda.  URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/the-future-of-environmental-engineering-innovative-policies-and-grand-challenges-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Grand-Challenge-Workshop-New4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151119T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215316Z UID:4540-1447956000-1447961400@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Luskin Innovators: Speaker Series- Gabe Klein DESCRIPTION:Join the UCLA Luskin Center in welcoming Island Press author\, Gabe Klein\, as he discusses his new book\, Start-up City\, over refreshments and hors d’oeuvres.REGISTER HEREAbout the book:In Start-Up City\, Gabe Klein\, demonstrates how to effect big\, directional change in cities—and how to do it fast. Klein’s objective is to inspire what he calls “public entrepreneurship\,” a start-up-pace energy within the public sector\, brought about by leveraging the immense resources at its disposal. Klein offers guidance for cutting through the morass\, and a roadmap for getting real\, meaningful projects done quickly and having fun while doing it.This book is for anyone who wants to change the way that we live in cities without waiting for the glacial pace of change in government.About the author:Gabe Klein is the formerDOT director under Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration in Chicago\nand former Director of the istrict DOT under Mayor Adrian M. Fenty.\nIn Washington he launched Capital Bikeshare\, the first large-scale\nbikeshare system in the US\, and in Chicago he later launched Divvy\,\nwhich is now the largest bikeshare system in the US. Before\nentering the public sphere\, Gabe honed his creativity and leadership skills\nworking for startups\, including Zipcar\, where he served as Vice\nPresident for four years. He also wrote a business model for the\nfirst point-to-point car sharing concept and co-founded the first all-natural multi-unit\nfood truck company in the US.\nIn 2015\,\nGabe joined Fontinalis Partners as a Special Venture Partner on their new fund.\nHe continues to advise a number of technology and mobility\ncompanies\, including Transit Screen and Phone2Action\, where he\nprovides leadership on strategy. He is on the boards of NACTO and Streetsblog.\nGabe and his work have been featured in many major news outlets\, including the\nNew York Times\, Washington Post\, Washington Business Journal\,\nBloomberg\, and many more. He is the author of Start-Up City:\nInspiring Private and Public Entrepreneurship\, Getting Projects Done\, and Having\nFun published by Island Press.Panelists:Ashley Z. Hand\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C was appointed to the Transportation Technology Strategist Fellow for the City of Los Angeles by Mayor Eric Garcetti in August 2015 and is charged with developing a multi-disciplinary strategy to address mobility and transportation policies and services in a rapidly changing environment. With the proliferation of emerging sharing economy technologies and the advent of autonomous vehicles\, it is anticipated that new urban forms and mobility options will greatly impact this region and Ashley developing a cross-jurisdictional strategy to ensure access and equity. Previously\, Ashley served Mayor Sylvester “Sly” James as the first Chief Innovation Officer of the City of Kansas City\, Missouri and the first female municipal CIO in the country. Working collaboratively across departments\, Ashley focused on process improvement through strategic planning\, staff involvement and the use of lean methodology and design thinking. In addition\, she championed an unprecedented public-private partnership to make Kansas City the most comprehensive smart city in North America by bringing digital infrastructure to a new streetcar line in the downtown core. Prior to joining the public sector\, Ashley was an architectural designer and planner for the global firm AECOM where she worked for both public and private sector clients across North America to adopt sustainable best practices and process improvement through community engagement\, policy\, and operational change management. Seleta Reynolds is General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)appointed by the Administration of Mayor Eric Garcetti. Ms. Reynolds is responsible for implementingGreat Streets for Los Angeles\, a plan to reduce traffic fatalities\, double the number of people ridingbikes\, and expand access to integrated transportation choices for Angelinos and the region.Ms. Reynolds has over 17 years of transportation experience throughout the United States. She hasadvised transportation technology companies like WalkScore\, contributed to the state‐of‐the‐practiceas an Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Board Member\, mentored youngprofessionals through Women’s Transportation Seminar\, and nurtured research on TransportationResearch Board committees. Ms. Reynolds serves as the Vice President of the National Association forCity Transportation Officials. URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/luskin-innovators-speaker-series-gabe-klein-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/SPEAKERSERIES20BANNER.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151007T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151007T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215306Z UID:4533-1444237200-1444244400@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Environmental Graduate Student Networking Event 2015 DESCRIPTION:All graduate students interested in environmental sustainability and energy are invited to a free\, cross-campus networking reception.Learn more about campus environmental organizations\, student research opportunities\, internships\, and other events\, while you also meet your peers over hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. There is no dress code.*Registration is required. Register here.(Must have a valid UCLA ID. Graduate students/Faculty/Staff only)Agenda coming soon.Past presentations from:Luskin Center for InnovationInstitute of the Environment and SusatainabilityLeaders in sustainabilityEmmett Institute on Climate Change and the EnvironmentGSA Sustainable Resource CenterChief Sustainable Officer  URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environmental-graduate-student-networking-event-2015-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Student20Network20Event202013_0_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150818T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150818T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215304Z UID:4531-1439920800-1439928000@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Lower LA River: From Gray to Green DESCRIPTION: URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/lower-la-river-from-gray-to-green-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150817T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150817T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215303Z UID:4530-1439800200-1439827200@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Driving the Electrification Revolution with ANSYS Simulation DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, ANSYStechnical experts will present simulation solutions that help drive innovations\nin Transportation\, Aerospace\, Defense\, and Mobile Computing\, focusing on the\nfollowing: \n· Electric\, hybrid−electric and plug-in hybrid electric\ncars· Li-Ion Battery Modeling· Electrified power systems\, including motors and\npower electronics. · Wireless power transfer simulation & optimization· Automotive radar systems & V2V technology \nThis seminar is a great\nopportunity for live technical discussions with our technical leadership team\,\nas well as network with other local engineers in the industry.  \nAttendance will\nbe limited\, so please do register early. \nYou can use the\nfollowing link to register: \nRegistration\nLink: \nhttp://www.ansys.com/About+ANSYS/Events/driving-electrification-revolution-with-ansys-simulation-losangeles-8-17-15 URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/driving-the-electrification-revolution-with-ansys-simulation-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150607T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215254Z UID:4524-1433404800-1433709000@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization DESCRIPTION: URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/seizing-an-alternative-toward-an-ecological-civilization-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150521T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150521T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215254Z UID:4523-1432211400-1432216800@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:The Effects of Commercial Revitalization and REtail Gentrification for Retailers and Community Identity DESCRIPTION: URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/the-effects-of-commercial-revitalization-and-retail-gentrification-for-retailers-and-community-identity-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150514T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150514T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215253Z UID:4522-1431606600-1431612000@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:New Strategies for Youth Employment: Rebuilding Community Jobs in the Face of Globalization DESCRIPTION: URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/new-strategies-for-youth-employment-rebuilding-community-jobs-in-the-face-of-globalization-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150501T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150501T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215252Z UID:4521-1430467200-1430499600@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Energy Innovation Conference: Transforming an Industry DESCRIPTION:What does the utility of the future look like with the uprising of distributed solar electricity generation? When will battery storage become affordable enough and what impact will its mass adoption on our daily life? Where is the oil & gas market going? How will California continue its leadership position in the adoption of innovation energy generation and distribution?Hosted by the UCLA Anderson Energy Management Group and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Policy\, with support from the students at USC Marshall\, the 2nd annual Energy Innovation Conference is the premier energy convention that brings together the leading executives\, industry experts\, and scholars from the southern California energy community in fields including solar\, utility\, battery storage\, oil & gas\, and energy policy to answer these questions and more.Join us for a day of panel discussions\, an innovation showcase and numerous networking opportunities. Formore information\, registration and update and updates on the conference\, please\nvisit us at http://www.energyinnovationconference.comFor Sponsorship Opportunities or General Questions\,Please Contact: robert.shen.2015@anderson.ucla.edu       URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/energy-innovation-conference-transforming-an-industry-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215252Z UID:4520-1430397000-1430402400@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Community Participation and Gentrification: Innovative Approaches DESCRIPTION: URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/community-participation-and-gentrification-innovative-approaches-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150430T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215246Z UID:4514-1430380800-1430413200@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:What are we Missing? Rethinking Strategies to Advance Women in Technology DESCRIPTION:*REGISTRATION REQUIRED. PLEASE CONTACT REBECCA SADWICK RSADWICK@LUSKIN.UCLA.EDU FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION.  Event SummaryWhat Are We Missing? Rethinking\nStrategies to Advance Women in Technology (Conference to Advance Women in Tech) will explore effective\nways to advance women of all races\, backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses in\nthe tech sector.    \nStrategies to reduce gender inequality in the tech\nsector fall into three main categories: personal\, private and public. Rather\nthan focusing on personal strategies that place the onus of cultural change on\nindividuals\, this conference will focus on private and public strategies that\nfoster systemic change. Specifically we will address private strategies at the\nentrepreneurial and corporate levels as well as public strategies—such as non-profit\ninitiatives\, public-private partnerships and public policies—to result in\nmeasurable advancements for women in tech. \nThis one-day conference at UCLA will\nbe held on April 30\, 2015\, and will\ninclude two concurrent tracks of breakout sessions. Participants will be asked\nto choose one track to attend for both morning and afternoon sessions\, and will\nleave the event with specific\, actionable takeaways. \nTrack 1. Fostering Women as Tech Entrepreneurs in Startups\nand Small Tech FirmsWhat are effective strategies to foster female leadership in\nstartups and small businesses? The panels and discussion in this track will\nexplore government\, private\, and nonprofit strategies to foster female\nentrepreneurship. This will include a focus on funding as well as accelerators\,\nstartup\, and resource initiatives. \nTrack 2.  Attracting and Retaining\nWomen in Medium and Large CompaniesWhat are the public policies\,\ncorporate policies\, and workforce culture issues that affect the attraction and\nretention of women in tech? The panels and discussion in this track will\ndiscuss effective ways to create sustainable environments in which women and\ntheir employers prosper. \nIntended\nAudienceThis event aims to bring together:  \n● Corporate leaders and employees● Entrepreneurs\, and startup support institutions (incubators\, accelerators\, etc.)● Non-profit leaders and advocates● Academics\, STEM educators\, students\, and parents● Policymakers and legislators● Journalists and the mediaAgenda8:00 Registration & Breakfast8:30 Welcome8:40 Morning Keynote Plenary9:45 First Breakout Session Panels Track 1: Accelerators\, Incubators\, and other Startup Resources Track 2: Corporate & Public Policies to Attract Women to Tech Companies11:00 Networking Break11:15 Second Breakout Session Panels Track 1: Startup Funding Pipeline Track 2: Policies for Building Retention12:30 Lunch1:15 Lunch Keynote1:45 Breakout Discussions3:00 Presentation of Solutions: Summary of Breakout Tracks3:30 Afternoon Keynote3:50 Closing Remarks4:00 Reception URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/what-are-we-missing-rethinking-strategies-to-advance-women-in-technology-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150424T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150424T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215245Z UID:4513-1429860600-1429884000@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:2015 Sustainability Summit DESCRIPTION:They keytheme of LABC’s 2015 Sustainability Summit is the “Path to Paris” and what the\nglobal conversation at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference means\nfor California and the Los Angeles region. \nThis\nyear’s Summit will also focus on: The global renewable energy market;\nsetting an interim target and standard for greenhouse gas emissions reductions\nto keep California on the path toward its 80% by 2050 goal; California’s cap\nand trade program; grid integration and planning for more distributed\ngeneration\, electric vehicles and advanced energy efficiency in Los Angeles;\nimplementation of the state water bond; and L.A.’s strategies to source 50% of\nour water locally.We want to offer you the special LABC Membership Price! \nFor more information and to register\, please visit:https://labusinesscouncil.nationbuilder.com/2015_sustainability_summit_registration URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/2015-sustainability-summit-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150401T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150401T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215244Z UID:4512-1427889600-1427893200@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:IoES/Luskin Lunch Research Seminar: Public Utility and the Low-Carbon Future DESCRIPTION:Substantialreductions in global power sector emissions will be needed by midcentury to\navoid significant disruption of the climate system. Achieving these reductions\nwill require greatly increased levels of financing\, technological innovation\,\nand policy reform. In the United States\, the scale and complexity of the\noverall challenge have raised important questions regarding prevailing\nregulatory and business models\, with much scrutiny directed at the traditional\npractice of public utility regulation. Recognizing the many valid criticisms leveled\nagainst public utility regulation and the important questions raised about the\nviability of traditional utility business models\, particularly in the face of\nsubstantial growth in distributed energy resources\, this talk argues that a\nrevitalized and expanded notion of public utility has a critical role to play\nin efforts to decarbonize the power sector in the United States. The talk will\ntrace the history of public utility (in concept and practice) over the last\ncentury\, the problems embedded in current regulatory and business models\, and\nthe prospects for reforming such models in the face of rapid technological\nchange and growing decarbonization imperatives. The central claim is that the\noverall scale\, complexity\, and sequencing of investments needed to decarbonize\nthe power sector over the coming decades (however it comes to be organized)\ncalls for a broad notion of public utility that draws from earlier\nunderstandings of the concept and provides an important foundation for efforts\nto govern a power system that is increasingly complex\, participatory\, and\nintelligent\, and for managing the sustained\, collective effort to channel\ninvestment and behavior in ways necessary to realize a low-carbon future. \nThe\ntalk will draw from a recent paper and some ongoing work. The paper is here if\npeople are interested: Public Utility and the Low Carbon Future\, 61 UCLA L. Rev.1614 (2014). \n Lunch\nwill be provided.  URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/ioes-luskin-lunch-research-seminar-public-utility-and-the-low-carbon-future-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150327T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150327T094500 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215244Z UID:4511-1427441400-1427449500@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Rooftop Solar Energy Roundtable DESCRIPTION: URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/rooftop-solar-energy-roundtable-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150311T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150311T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215243Z UID:4510-1426095900-1426104000@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Leaders in Sustainability Alumni Panel and Reception DESCRIPTION:HearCareer Insights from UCLA Alums Take a Finals Break with Sustainability Leaders and Free Food \nPanelists: \nNicholas\nNairn-Birch  \nNicholas Nairn-Birch\nis an Air Resources Engineer with the California Air Resources Board in the\nIncentives and Technology Advancement Branch. He recently returned to\nCalifornia after working in Washington D.C. as Environmental Protection\nSpecialist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\, where he advanced policy\nto manage risk from chemicals in commerce. Dr.\nNairn-Birch holds a Doctorate in Environmental Science and Engineering from\nUCLA. \n  \nNurit Katz\nNurit Katz is UCLA’s first Chief Sustainability Officer and also Executive Officer\nof Facilities Management at UCLA. Previously\, she founded the\nUCLA Sustainable Resource Center and assisted in developing the Leaders in\nSustainability. Nurit holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management\nand a Master’s in Public Policy from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.\nNurit was honored as one of 100 Inspirational Alumni for the 75th Anniversary\nof UCLA Anderson. \nKristen Pawling\nKristen Pawling is a Regional Planner for the Southern California Association\nof Governments\, focusing on sustainability and comprehensive open space\nplanning. Previously she was an Executive Fellow with the California Air\nResources Board. Kristen holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography/Environmental\nStudies and a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning\, both from UCLA. \nBrian\nYolles\nBrian Yolles manages the Corporate Partners Program (his LiS\nproject) affiliated with UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and\nSustainability. He is also founder and CEO of StockShield\, LLC\, a broker-dealer\nspecializing in investment portfolio risk management. Brian graduated from Yale\nand UCLA\, where he earned his MBA. \nHosted by the UCLA\nLeaders in Sustainability Program with Sponsorship by GSA Sustainable Resource Center  URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/leaders-in-sustainability-alumni-panel-and-reception-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150310T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150310T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215237Z UID:4504-1426014000-1426019400@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:NEXT: People | Science | Tomorrow DESCRIPTION:NEXT:People | Science | Tomorrow explores the intersection of science\nand the human condition. These programs are informal conversations\, open to the\npublic on an RSVP basis. The host and moderator is Mat Kaplan\, who – in his day\njob – is the producer of Planetary Radio for The Planetary Society. \nIn Southern CA Public\nRadio/KPCC’s upcoming March program\, they are looking at the future of solar energy\,\nand have invited J.R. DeShazo\, Director of the Luskin Center to talk about the economic side of the\ndevelopment of solar energy – the accelerating growth of solar’s share of the\nU.S. and world energy market and how this will be reflected in the consumer\nbase and commercially. Other panelists will cover the areas of technology\ndevelopment and storage/sustainability. \nThe\nCFF is Southern California Public Radio’s live events platform and offers\ncommunity engagement and discussion-oriented programming that’s free and open\nto the public on an RSVP basis. Because the CFF is part of the newsroom here at\nSCPR\, programming is closely aligned with our on-air and online coverage. The\ntopics covered in the CFF throughout the year are widely varied\, from politics\nto immigrant issues\, education to law and order\, arts and culture and human\ninterest\, science and technology\, veterans’ issues\, business and the\neconomy.  Here’s the link to their web page\, where you can see past\nprograms\, including their NEXT events. www.scpr.org/crawfordfamilyforum.They seat 140 and the program is live-streamed at KPCC.org. The program will also be video recorded and archived on their web\nsite. URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/next-people-science-tomorrow-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150310T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150310T163000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215236Z UID:4503-1425975300-1426005000@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative Meeting DESCRIPTION:The California Plug-In ElectricVehicle Collaborative’s first meeting of 2015 is on Tuesday\, March 10 on the\nUCLA campus.  The meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. and will end at 4:30\np.m.  UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation will host an on-site networking\nreception immediately after the meeting adjourns. \nOur agenda is taking shape and\nwill include briefings from the Governor’s Office and automakers; new member\nintroductions; updates from multiple sectors on the status of PEV\ninfrastructure investments in California; and\, a 2015 operational and finance\nreport.  An agenda will be released one week prior to the meeting. \nPlease click\nhere to RSVP for the meeting by Wednesday\, February 24. \nHotel Room Block: \nThere is a block of rooms\navailable at the Hotel Angelino\, less than 2 miles from UCLA’s Covel\nCommons\, at $169 for a king or double queen room. With your booking\,\nthe hotel offers free valet parking and shuttle service within a 3-mile radius\n– including service to the PEV Collaborative meeting location – and other\namenities.  To book your room\, use the following link: http://tinyurl.com/lylm5hf \nThe room block will be held\nuntil Friday\, Feb. 20.  URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/plug-in-electric-vehicle-collaborative-meeting-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150223T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150223T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215234Z UID:4502-1424716200-1424723400@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Net Impact Academic Speaker Series with Dr. Richard Jackson DESCRIPTION:The UCLA Luskin Center for Innoation will be sponsoring Net Impact for an evening with Dr. RichardJackson from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for a provocative presentation on how the built environment affects human health. Dinner will be provided and there will be time\nfor networking after the presentation. Register Here.Dr.\nJackson is the recipient of the 2015 Henry Hope Reed Award given by the Notre\nDame School of Architecture to “an individual working outside the practice of\narchitecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city\, its\narchitecture and art.” To quote Michael Lykoudis of the Notre Dame School of\nArchitecture\, “Dr. Jackson’s research has demonstrated how cities with mixed\nuse\, pedestrian-friendly urbanism provide an environment that promotes health\nand well-being. In the midst of a national debate on health care\, he has\nrealigned the focus to include a holistic approach to fitness that examines the\ncauses of poor health rather than just a cure.”Dr. Jackson is an elected member of the\nInstitute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Throughout his\ncareer\, he has served the California Health Department in many leadership\npositions in environmental health and infectious disease\, including the highest\npost\, State Health Officer. For nine years he was director of the CDC’s\nNational Center for Environmental Health in Atlanta and received the\nPresidential Distinguished Service award. We are honored to have Dr. Jackson as\nour guest and we look forward to learning more about how we can\nimprove public health. URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/net-impact-academic-speaker-series-with-dr-richard-jackson-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/title.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150213T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150213T120000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215233Z UID:4501-1423821600-1423828800@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Hurdles and Steps: Estimating Demand for Solar Photovoltaics DESCRIPTION:Hurdles and Steps:Estimating Demand for Solar PhotovoltaicsTsvetan Tsvetanov\, Yale UniversityKenneth Gillingham\, Yale UniversityNovember 12\, 2014JOB MARKET PAPER: AbstractIn light of the steadily decreasing step schedule of financial incentives for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in a number of states\, understanding the demand for residential PV systems is important for both policymakers and firms. This paper estimates residential solar demand in Connecticut using a new approach to address three empirical challenges that can arise with count data in our setting: excess zeros\, unobserved heterogeneity\, and endogeneity of price. We develop a Poisson hurdle model that allows for both fixed effects and instrumental variable estimation. Our results imply a nearly unitary price elasticity of demand for solar PV systems of -1.03. Counterfactual policy simulations suggest that the number of new installations in Connecticut in 2013 would have been 35 percent less than observed in the absence of state financial incentives. Policies to eliminate permitting costs\, such as those implemented in several states\, would have increased the number of new installations by 1.5 percent. URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/hurdles-and-steps-estimating-demand-for-solar-photovoltaics-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150202T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150202T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215233Z UID:4500-1422878400-1422882000@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Chinese State Capitalism and the Environment DESCRIPTION:About the SpeakerAlex Wang is an Assistant Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. His primary research and teaching interests are in environmental law\, Chinese law\, comparative law\, and torts. He has been a visiting assistant professor at UC Berkeley School of Law.Wang was previously a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) based in Beijing and the founding director of NRDC’s China Environmental Law & Governance Project. In this capacity\, he worked with China’s government agencies\, legal community\, and environmental groups to improve environmental rule of law and strengthen the role of the public in environmental protection. He helped to establish NRDC’s Beijing office in 2006. He was a Fulbright Fellow to China from 2004-05. Prior to that\, Mr. Wang was an attorney at the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York City\, where he worked on mergers & acquisitions\, securities matters\, and pro bono Endangered Species Act litigation.Wang holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law\, and earned his B.S. in Biology with distinction from Duke University. He is on the Advisory Board of the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)\, a leading Chinese environmental organization. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations\, where he was a fellow from 2008-10\, and the Advisory Board to the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations. He is a regular speaker on issues related to China and environmental protection. About the TalkChinese state-owned enterprises are commonly viewed as rogue vested interests thwarting state environmental goals through capture of rule making\, enforcement\, and allocation of state subsidies. While state capture is a useful lens of analysis\, this framing has too often obscured how SOEs and central authorities have traditionally been more or less aligned in treating environmental protection as a low-priority objective. Given this alignment of interests\, past evidence of SOE non-compliance does not create a strong inference that central authorities are unable to garner SOE compliance with state priorities. With this as foundation\, I argue that the recent rise of “green development” priorities in China places central authorities in uncharted territory in their approach to regulating SOEs. In recent years\, central authorities have attempted to shift SOE behavior toward green development goals through a combination of accommodation/bargaining (carrots) and bare-knuckled\, sometimes extra-legal efforts to weaken the sources of SOE influence (sticks). The approach has also included modest expansion of traditional regulatory and market tools that are commonly favored by Western commentators. The limited embrace of these regulatory and market tools\, however\, suggests\, among other things\, a continued unwillingness (or inability) to expand the power of courts and regulatory agencies\, and the likelihood that the state will sustain a relatively high-level of intervention in markets and economic activity. Ultimately\, this particular approach to authoritarian environmentalism has the potential to deliver some level of environmental performance in the near term. This dynamic has implications for assessments of Chinese state legitimacy and regulatory approaches in authoritarian and emerging economy contexts.   URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/chinese-state-capitalism-and-the-environment-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141210T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141210T114500 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215224Z UID:4494-1418196600-1418211900@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Parched Lawns\, Severe Congestion\, and Flickering Lights: Rebuilding\, reinventing and reimagining California's infrastructure DESCRIPTION:QUARTERLY ECONOMIC OUTLOOKOur December UCLA Anderson Forecast will address the critical infrastructure investments that California requires for a prosperous future. Some of these requirements are made obvious by our daily commutes past parched lawns and dying trees\, on roads crowded with vehicles and peppered with potholes\, while avoiding the latest water-main breaks. “More of the same” is not the answer for roads and water infrastructure. We need infrastructure that allows us to use more effectively the limited space and the limited water that nature has provided. To attract the creative workers who are so important for the prosperity of all of us\, we need better quality-of-life infrastructure to complement the extraordinary climate that we enjoy in California. Sunshine alone is no longer enough. The time has come to express our optimism with action on all of these fronts.Keynote Speaker: TBAPrice: $195 | Online registration closes 11:59 p.m. on 12/7/2014AGENDA7:30 – 8:30aRegistration and Breakfast8:30 – 8:35aWelcome and Introductions8:35 – 9:35aUCLA Anderson Forecast for the Nation and State9:35 – 10:05aPanel 1: Utilities in an Age of Shortage10:05 – 10:25aBreak10:25 – 10:45aIntroduction of Keynote Address10:45 – 11:15aKeynote Address11:15 – 11:45aPanel 2 – Planes\, Trains and Automobiles: Moving the California Economy11:45aWrap-up and Closing \nKEY TOPICSIs the Economy on track for consistent 3% growth?How worrisome will inflation be?Will a failing infrastructure thwart growth in the years ahead?Will the tech sector growth continue to carry the State economy?Do geysers at UCLA portend an infrastructure impaired future?How long does Los Angeles’ infrastructure investment compare to other cities? \nSPEAKERSEdward Leamer\, Director\, UCLA Anderson ForecastDavid Shulman\, Senior Economist\, UCLA Anderson ForecastJerry Nickelsburg\, Senior Economist\, UCLA Anderson ForecastWilliam Yu\, Economist\, UCLA Anderson ForecastAndy Lipkis\, President\, Tree PeopleJeff Kightlinger\, General Manager\, Metropolitan Water DistrictBret Lane\, COO\, Southern California Gas CompanyMatthew Kahn\, Professor\, Institute of the Environment\, UCLA Luskin School of Public AffairsOtis L. Cliatt II\, President\, Pacific Harbor Line\, Inc.Roger Johnson\, Deputy Director\, Los Angeles World AirportsAurthur T. Leahy\, CEO\, Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityJ.R. DeShazo\, Director\, Luskin center for Innovation\, Professor\, UCLA Luskin School of Public PolicyRon Galperin\, Controller of the City of Los AngelesSPONSORSPlatinum SponsorGold Sponsor        Silver Sponsors                          URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/parched-lawns-severe-congestion-and-flickering-lights-rebuilding-reinventing-and-reimagining-californias-infrastructure-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_12102014_infrastructurev1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141104T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141104T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215222Z UID:4493-1415104200-1415109600@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:FEC Lecture Series: Diverging Destinies of Dads: Growing Inequality’s Impact on the American Family with Kathryn Edin DESCRIPTION:Diverging Destinies of Dads: Growing Inequality’s Impact on theAmerican FamilyWith Kathryn\nEdin of Johns Hopkins University Register at http://feclecturenov4.eventbrite.com Kathryn Edin is one\nof the nation’s leading poverty researchers. The hallmark of her research is\nher direct\, in-depth observations of the lives of low-income women and men and\nis particularly interested in questions about the urban poor that have not been\nfully answered by quantitative work: How do single mothers possibly survive on\nwelfare? Why do they end up as single mothers in the first place? Where are the\nfathers and why do they disengage from their children’s lives? \nKathy is the author of six books and more than 50 journal articles. The\nmost recent\, Doing the Best I Can: Fathering in the Inner City\, written with\nTimothy Nelson\, will be published in May\, 2013 by the University of California\nPress.  A strikingly rich\, paradigm-shifting look at fatherhood among\ninner-city men\, who are so often dismissed as “deadbeat dads\,” Doing the Best I\nCan shows how mammoth economic and cultural changes have transformed the\nmeaning of fatherhood among the urban poor. The book reveals a radical\nredefinition of family life\, one that has revolutionized the meaning of\nfatherhood among inner-city men. \nIn the award-winning Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood before\nMarriage\, Kathy Edin and her co-author\, Maria Kefalas\, sought to\nanswer the question of why so many low-income women were having children\nwithout marrying\,  Based on in-depth interviews and observations\, the\nauthors found that\, rather than undervaluing marriage\, low-income women held\nmarriage to a very high bar.  Child rearing was so central to their views\nof themselves that they were unwilling to postpone starting families until they\ncould find suitable husbands\, which could take years\, if ever.  In its\nreview\, the Wall Street Journal said the authors\, “overthrow decades of\nconventional wisdom.” \nThe Russell Sage Foundation published Kathy Edin’s first book\, Making Ends\nMeet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work\, written with Laura\nLein. This work shed new light on a question that was central to the ongoing\ndebate about welfare reform: Why weren’t single mothers\nworking?  Edin and Lein found that most mothers were working –\nlargely off-the-books – and combining resources from several sources (welfare\,\nwork\, the fathers of their children\, grandmothers) in order to make ends meet\nfor themselves and their children. The book generated widespread interest and\ndebate\, and led to a profile of Edin in the New York Times Magazine. \nA frequent commentator for print and broadcast media\, Kathy Edin has\nalso testified before the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on\nwelfare and marriage issues. She is chair of Harvard’s Multidisciplinary\nProgram in Inequality and Social Policy.  She is a Trustee of the Russell\nSage Foundation\, a member of ASPE’s Self Sufficiency Working Group\, and on\nHHS’s advisory committee for the poverty research centers at Michigan\,\nWisconsin\, and Stanford. She is a founding member of the MacArthur\nFoundation-funded Network on Housing and Families with Young Children and a\npast member of the MacArthur Network on the Family and the Economy. \n  Part of the FEC Public Lecture Series 2014: Growing\nEconomic Inequality Through Multiple Lenses\nTuesdays\, 12:30 – 2 pm\nPublic Affairs Building 2355 URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/fec-lecture-series-diverging-destinies-of-dads-growing-inequalitys-impact-on-the-american-family-with-kathryn-edin-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/KEdin.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141010T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141010T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215221Z UID:4492-1412947800-1412953200@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:The Great California Drought This Time\, and Next DESCRIPTION:How has the State Water Resources Control Board managed water during this drought?What has the Board learned about how to respond to the next drought? Featuring:Felicia Marcus\,\nChair\, \nMax Gomberg\, Water\nConservation Policy Advisor\nState Water\nResources Control Board\n \nComplimentary\nRefreshments Following the Lecture\n \nRSVP only: Limited Seating\n \nSponsored by:UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\, Water Resources Working GroupCosponsored by:\nThe UCLA Law School Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the\nEnvironment \nEnvironmental Law Society\nThe UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation\nThe UCLA Water Technology Research Center\nThe UCLA Department of Geography\n \nOne\nof a series of lectures and discussions organized  by the UCLA Water\nResources Working Group to bring together experts on water policy\, science\,\nlaw\, and technology\, to work on interdisciplinary solutions to water\nsustainability. For more information about the UCLA Water Resources Group\nvisit:\nhttp://www.environment.ucla.edu/water/  URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/the-great-california-drought-this-time-and-next-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141008T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141008T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215220Z UID:4491-1412757000-1412780400@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Digital Media Pipeline '14 DESCRIPTION:Student Survey for Consumer Panel: The Entertainment Merchant Association is assembling a consumer panel to discuss how and where students access entertainment content. In this panel\, they want to include two college students that are active users of digital entertainment and view content on a variety of platforms. If selected\, panelists will receive $100.Student DiscountIf you wish to attend\, but do not want to be part of the panel\, EMA is offering a student discount for Luskin students for a special registration price of $55 (a $395 value).Please email czarate@luskin.ucla.edu if you’d like to participate!Event schedule & Details URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/digital-media-pipeline-14-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141007T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141007T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215219Z UID:4490-1412701200-1412710200@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Environmental Graduate Student Networking Event 2014 DESCRIPTION:All graduate students interested in environmental sustainability and energy are invited to a free\, cross-campus networking reception.Learn more about campus environmental organizations\, student research opportunities\, internships\, and other events\, while you also meet your peers over hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. There is no dress code.REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: https://www.regonline.com/LuskinNetworking2014(Must have a valid UCLA ID. Graduate students/Faculty/Staff only)Presentations from:Luskin Center for InnovationInstitute of the Environment and SusatainabilityLeaders in sustainabilityEmmett Institute on Climate Change and the EnvironmentGSA Sustainable Resource CenterChief Sustainable Officer \n              \n              URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/environmental-graduate-student-networking-event-2014-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Student20Network20Event202013_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141001T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141001T173000 DTSTAMP:20260418T233425 CREATED:20180801T215203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180801T215203Z UID:4484-1412184600-1412184600@innovation.luskin.ucla.edu SUMMARY:An Evening with Janette Sadik-Khan DESCRIPTION:Janette Sadik-Khan is Principal with Bloomberg Associates\, and she is a FormerCommissioner of New York City Department of Transportation. \nInternationally recognized for\nher expertise in transportation issues\, public policy development and\ninnovative finance\, Sadik-Khan implemented an ambitious program to improve\nsafety\, mobility and sustainability throughout NYC\, and ensured a state of good\nrepair on the city’s roads\, sidewalks and bridges. Sadik-Khan oversaw a series\nof innovative projects\, including creating more pedestrian space in Times\nSquare and along Broadway from Columbus Circle to Union Square\, the planning\nand launch of seven Select Bus Service routes and the nation’s largest bike\nshare program\, the addition of nearly 400 miles of bicycle lanes and the\ninstallation and design of more than 60 plazas citywide\, and the publication of\na Street Design Manual and Street Works Manual\, which defined new standards for\ncreating more durable and attractive streets. \nA cocktail reception precedes the\nprogram. \nPresented in partnership with the\nDepartment of Urban Planning \nEvent information \n When: \n Wednesday\,\n October 1\, 2014\n 5:30 p.m. Reception\n 6:30 p.m. Program \n Where:    \n UCLA\n California NanoSystems Institute Auditorium\n 570 Westwood Plaza\n Los Angeles\, California 90095\n On-site parking available\n for $12\n Transit: Big Blue Bus\,\n Culver City Bus\, Metro \nRSVP\nby September 26 or\ncontact us for more information:\njsk2014.eventbrite.com      •      310-206-8034  URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/an-evening-with-janette-sadik-khan/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR