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Modernism-Architecture Tour, Berkeley's Mid-Century Moderns
Sat, Nov 21, 6:30 PM*(\***Don't be a no-show and lose your membership in the Group. See the Group no-show policies at the bottom.**)* * *(For those familiar with the Bay Area's, "Eichler" style houses, here's your chance to discover where they came from.)* * Optional afterwards we'll drive down one mile to the Gourmet Ghetto for lunch. ***\-\-\-1st Bay Tradition* to *Mid-Century Modern House Tour*\-\-\-** *(EXTERIORS)* You can truly get the feeling of what the architects and landscape designers in the 1930s through the 1960s intended, compared to the nearby earlier, 1st Bay Traditional work of Bernard Maybeck, John Gayland Howard, Edwin Lewis Snyder(period revival was his specialty) and John Hudson Thomas. The modernist architects work we'll see today include; William Wurster, Roger Lee, Donald Olsen, Charles Warren Callister, John Hans Ostwald, Robert Klemmedson(the magnificent Japanese villa at #14 Maybeck Twin Dr.) and my personal favorite, Louise Rigg and her house at 170 Tamalpais Rd. Some of these 2nd Bay Tradition modern houses still have original furniture and have undergone no or little change since they were first constructed. The gardens were designed in keeping with the era of bringing the outdoors into the house, facilitated by huge windows. You will also see incredibly wide views of the bay and peninsula rarely found in other locations. The design, layout and construction requirements of these houses facilitated maximizing the awesome views these houses afforded. *Meeting Location:* We are meeting on the sidewalk where Rose Walk meets Euclid Ave. Halfway between Cedar St. & Eunice St. (Nearby address, 1400 Euclid Ave.,Berkeley Without the incredible work of the *Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association,* going back to the 1970s, the information for these Berkeley tours would not be available. A summary of some of this information can be found in their tour guide book, "41 Berkeley Walking Tours". For more details visit their website. *(\***Don't be a no-show.**)* It's good to give out name tags for socializing, which I do. I fill out the name tags 24hrs. before the meeting time. This also gives me a way to take attendance. (See photo below of Feb.& early Mar. no-show names.) Name tags that are not picked up, are recorded as **no-shows.** If you get too many **no-shows** recorded in your personal Meet-up profile (Only Organizers can view.) you'll have to be cancelled from this Meetup. (To cancel your RSVP beforehand (please at least 24 hrs.), look for the, **"Edit Attendance"** tab at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.)
“Uncanny Alley” – Emmy-Winning Immersive Theater | BayCHI collab
Wed, Nov 11, 2:00 AM**Special Collaboration Program! Free for first 5 ACM SIGCHI members, $25 afterwards via EventBrite** \-\-\- **Uncanny Alley: A New Day** Ferryman Collective In collaboration with ACM Los Angeles and Silicon Valley Siggraph chapters, West Coast Pictures, and the Clubhouse and [Ferryman Collective](https://baychi.org/program/ferrymancollective.com). Join us at [Gray Area / Grand Theater in San Francisco](https://grayarea.org/). Free admission to the first five requests from ACM SigCHI members. Please send requests for tickets to [chair@baychi.org](https://baychi.org/email/?m=chair%20baychi.org). Admission $25: [EventBrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/multi-city-live-theater-in-vr-with-ferryman-collective-tickets-2003752247913) This Emmy-winning live theatrical experience in virtual reality is produced by Brendan Bradley (San Francisco) and Whitton Frank (Los Angeles), members of Ferryman Collective. It transitions between improvisation and the scripted hour-long drama, portraying fifteen characters with two audience participants, in headset and fully embodied as characters in the virtual world, who can say or do anything to influence the story. Each audience watches its live performers. The production is written and directed by Stephen Butchko, with the world created by Rick Treweek, technical direction by Screaming Color, and artistic direction by Deidre V. Lyon. The two-venue architecture was developed by Bradley, who also performs in San Francisco, building on his Edinburgh Fringe 2024 premiere, which ran on-stage, in VR, and live streamed simultaneously. After the performance, the cast will lead us on a "backstage tour" of the company's techniques in virtual show control. They'll discuss the technology being developed at Ferryman Collective and how both locations projected the real-time VR experience at each other's site. They'll answer questions about real-time technology that they use for this performance. **Location** Gray Area Grand Theater, S.F. 2665 Mission Street San Francisco CA 94110 Free admission to the first five requests from ACM SigCHI members. Please send requests for tickets to [chair@baychi.org](https://baychi.org/email/?m=chair%20baychi.org) Admission $25: [EventBrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/multi-city-live-theater-in-vr-with-ferryman-collective-tickets-2003752247913) For more info: [https://baychi.org/_RV](https://baychi.org/_RV)
AI, Meet A11y: Building Access at the Speed of Now
Fri, Nov 13, 2:00 AM**About this meetup** The world works with ServiceNow, and ServiceNow works with AI. Come learn about how we’re using AI internally to build inclusive products as well as offering AI-driven accessibility features to our users. Then, we’ll turn it over to our customers to hear about their experience with AI and accessibility. Food and drinks will be provided for this exclusively in-person event. **Featured speakers** * Aileen Hackett, Director, Product Portfolio Management * Pratik Contractor, Senior Staff Inbound Product Manager * Ebun Alabi, Inbound Product Manager * MJ Jawili, Senior Principal Product Manager **Special guest ServiceNow customers** * Andrew Broderick, Co-Director at SF Tech Council * Daniel Fontaine, Accessibility Lead at San Francisco Bay Region Network * Eli Gelardin, Director at SF Office of Disability and Accessibility * Anjali Shastri, VP of Business Development at Evinced **RSVP by Thursday, November 12, 9:00 am Pacific** If you receive a message from the organizers asking for your first and last names and do not reply by 9 am on Thursday, November 12, you may be removed from the guest list. We need to provide an official guest list of names to our host's security team for check-in. **Event agenda** * 6:00 – 6:30 Light snacks; socializing & networking * 6:30 – 6:45 Introductions; community employment opportunities * 6:45 – 7:00 Presentation on AI screen summarization * 7:00 – 7:15 Presentation on AI tools for building accessible software * 7:15 – 7:50 ServiceNow customers panel * 7:50 – 8:00 Closing **Address arrival information** The address to use is 101 Green Street, San Francisco, California. Once inside the building, check in with Reception on the fifth floor. Please bring a valid ID. Bike parking is available in the office. We are located 0.7 miles from Embarcadero BART (about a 15-minute walk). **Access and accommodations** If you have access or accommodation needs, please advise us of any accommodation requests no later than Thursday, November 5 to allow us time to confirm accommodations.
AWESOME HAWAIIAN CULTURAL, HISTORIC & ADVENTURE EXPERIENCE IN KAUAI !
Sat, Dec 5, 7:00 PMTHIS IS A PRELIMINARY QUESTION TO SEE HOW MANY WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS AWESOME EXPERIENCE ! THIS IS AN ALL IN CLUSIVE TRIP INCLUDING A PRIVATE CHEF USUALLY IN A PRIVATE HOME. i HAVE CONDUCTED OVER 12 DIFFERENT HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TRIPS & HAVE LIVED THERE. SEE KAUAI LIKE THE LOCALS DO. PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS or QUESTIONS ON THIS ASAP!!! my EM: boldbackroads@gmail.com or go to amazingwineandnatureadventures meetup Maximum attendance will be around 10-12. INDIE TOM DELIVERS ! p.s. THOSE DATES ARE APPROXIMATE PLUS OR MINUS 1-2 DAYS. FOR FASTER INFO JUST CALL OR TEXT ME @ 925 787 3041
Designing Interfaces for Musical Devices!
Sat, Nov 21, 9:00 PM# Design and layout for musical electronic devices The topic is designing music electronics. Making your own guitar pedals, synth modules, or stand alone musical devices? Lets talk about where to put the input and output jacks, where to locate the volume control? Big knob or small knob? Are there controls you shouldn't include? Jacks on the top (someone out there knows what I'm talking about!) Does your device have a screen? All of these and more questions should be considered when designing your device. Lets discuss! Bring your work to show and talk about. I'll bring some standard parts so we can all see what they look like and how they fit together. Of course you can always bring anything you are working on and work as always!
Tour West Berkeley's Brewery, Wine Tasting & Most Historic Districts
Sat, Dec 5, 7:00 PMIf you want to learn about the early history of Berkeley by seeing what still exists from those bygone days this tour will show glimpses of the past. **\*Don't be a no-show. *See the Group's no-show policy below.*** Don't be a no-show and lose your membership in the Group. Attendance is always taken and no-shows recorded. Lots of variety in architecture and very early Berkeley history on the tour today. We're meeting in what is known as[ Berkeley's, "Drinks" district area](https://www.gilmandistrict.org/drinks) or better known as [the Gilman District. ](https://www.gilmandistrict.org/) The variation in the architecture here is rare, mainly due to the age range from 1854 to 2020. Lots of urban art around too, (see photo above). Its a very nice walk in a very mixed area of Berkeley. The oldest part of the City with a Landmarked heritage district. Some of the oldest and also some of the most modern architecture in Berkeley, (see photos below). See the oldest building(1854), the oldest church and public school building in Berkeley all on today's tour. We'll be touring West Berkeley, along 5th Street, from Carmelita to Hearst, to 10th & Delaware, and return. Good places for lunch around the 4th street shopping district (University Ave. to Virginia. Or have lunch at Trumer Pils brewery. Buy a Tesla on 4th street, next to boutique coffee shops, restaurants and a Nike store and more. Or have lunch at the very nice Picante restaurant around the corner from where we started for good, fresh Mexican food, in a very nice setting, in or outdoors. Well worth it for West Bay people to come over. Easy drive on a weekend morning. Plenty of street parking and no restrictions. Accessible by BART and a relatively short bus ride. Exactly 1.5 miles from University Ave.&San Pablo Ave., to 4th&Carmelita St. Or take a train from Sacramento, the train stops in Berkeley, exactly 1.2 miles away. Lots of trains from all over come through this neighborhood. Meet on the sidewalk at the intersection of 4th & Carmelita St., Berkeley. Plenty of parking on the residential streets adjacent. No parking restrictions. But always check the parking signs and curb, for any restrictions where you park. [To support the group with a small donation click this special link to PayPal.](https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=TJ8W6VVEGJ6BS&no_recurring=1&item_name=%0AIt%27s+very+nice+of+you+to+respond+and+give+support.%0AThank+you%2C%0AJordan¤cy_code=USD) Maybe make a day of it with lunch on 4th Street at one of many nice restaurants including Reveille from SF. Bette's Oceanview Diner/Takeout and sit outside. And Trumer Pils Brewery as well. If you have a problem maintaining your social calendar, please be advised! **(Don't be a no-show or your membership will be cancelled.)** It's good to give out name tags which I will do. I fill out the name tags just before I leave for the tour. This also gives me a way to take attendance. Name tags that are not picked up, are recorded as no-shows. If you get too many no-shows recorded in your personal Meet-up profile you'll be cancelled from this Meetup. (To cancel your RSVP beforehand (please at least 24 hrs. or no-show recorded.), look for the, **"Edit Attendance"** tab at the bottom right hand corner of the screen on a notebook and left bottom on a phone.)
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