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We start things off with a couple of special guests, who tell us about their upcoming events. Bryan Butteling from Sultan Ventures is here to tell us about the next Startup Weekend. Then Ian Kitajima is here to fill us in on the annual Design Thinking Bootcamp. Finally, we’ll talk about the sharing economy with Ben Trevino from Bike Share and Aaron Landry from Car2Go Honolulu.
Today we’ll get right to our great guests. First up, Alan Tamayose will tell us about the upcoming Kamehameha School EdTech UNconference. Then, Bob Monroe joins us to tell us about Hacker High School. Then, continuing our “hacker” conversation, we’ll move onto our main topic after the break. Zal Azmi from Nexus Solutions LLC and Andrew Lanning from Integrated Security Technologies will join us to share their perspectives on cyber security.
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First we’ll cover some local science and tech stories, then we’ll talk with a couple of news guests. Meli James from HVCA joins us to tell us about the upcoming HVCA luncheon, State of Venture Capital in Hawaii. Then Chenoa Farnsworth from Blue Startups let’s us know about the next Startup Paradise Demo Day. Finally, we’ll talk to Jonas Vibell from the Energy Excelerator and Nicole Hori, George Lee, Evelyn Pirnia and Josh Weldon, all the winners from the Reboot the Commute app challenge.
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Today the spotlight is on our guests, as we’ll jump right into conversations with a couple of special news guests. On the local front, Jonas Vibell and Blake Burris will first tell us about the upcoming Reboot the Commute app challenge. Then Jyotika Virmani, Director of Technical Operations for the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE, will tell us about the contest, and its finalists. Finally, we will explore the scientific potential of the Thirty Meter Telescope, IfA astronomers Roy Gal and Jessica Lu and TMT Board member Mike Bolte. What is the legacy of Hawaii astronomy, and what will the TMT add to our knowledge of the universe?
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On tonight’s special edition of Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll jump right into our conversation with a couple of news guests. Bee Leng Chua and Alice Li will first tell us about a new summer course called “Entrepreneurship: Business Remodeling & Fundraising.” Then, Jay Fidell will join us to tell us about an upcoming ThinkTech panel on public spaces. Finally, we’ll talk Linda Chu Takayama, Tiffany Quezada and Eunica Escalante about an innovative, student-driven project to cool Hawaii classrooms called Fahrenheit 73.
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First we’ll cover some local science and tech stories, then we’ll speak with Joan Matsukawa from HMAUS about the upcoming Springfest. Then joining us is Noah Hafner from HiCapacity to tell us about the upcoming Mini Maker Faire. Finally, we’ll talk with Rob Kelso and Henk Rogers about PISCES, the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems.
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First we’ll cover some local science and tech stories, then we’ll speak with Kenny Luong to tell us about an upcoming joint IEEE/HiCapacity event. Then Tiger Oakes joins us by phone from the Big Island to tell us about his bus transportation app GoRide.io. Finally, we’ll talk with a team of 8th graders from SEEQS Charter school that is preparing to launch an experiment on a NASA sounding rocket into low earth orbit.
Here Zach Deweese (mentor) and Amandin Rabeendran (student) show circuit and experiment cube.
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First we’ll cover some local science and tech stories, then we’ll speak with Nicole Hori from HiCapacity about Domain Night the Jay Fidell joins us to give us an update on the next ThinkTech panel on Offshore Investments. Finally, we’ll talk about keeping up with enterprise technology with Brian Chee from This Week in Enterprise Tech and Gordon Bruce from Pacxa.
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First we’ll cover some local science and tech stories, then we’ll focus on innovations in reading with Mark Watkins from “The Hawaii Project” and Marlon Sarmiento of “Honu and Friends.” Finally, we’ll talk about the growing interest and need for cyber security education. We’ve invited Jake Ross and Mike Herr to fill us in.
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First we’ll cover some local science and tech stories, then we’ll speak with Jake Ross about the Cyber Hui meetup and the latest on CyberPatriot and Hacker Jeopardy. Then Ryan Salcedo is here to tell us about the newly formed Hawaii Drone Club. Finally, we’ll talk with students and teachers from Iolani and Kealakehe schools about their work on the MoonRIDERSÂ mission to the moon. We’ve got a full lineup including Kimberly Petersen and Veronica Shei from Iolani and Justin Brown (teacher) and students, Amy Lowe, Courtney Nelson, and Caleb Bishop.
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