[tt] [GreyThumb] Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 5th

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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:46:53 -0500
To: Grey Thumb Boston <society at greythumb.org>
Subject: [GreyThumb] Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 5th
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*** Please note, due to a scheduling conflict, the next meeting
   will be held on Tuesday, February 5th. ***

Grey Thumb Meeting Announcement

Featuring a talk by Chuck Lewin

When: 7:00pm February 5, 2007
Where: The Asgard Irish Pub & Restaurant (350 Mass. Ave, Central Square,
Cambridge) Note: Parking is available for $3 (with validation) in the 
garage behind The Asgard on Green St.
Who:   All are welcome

Title: "Love In The Age of Computation"

In honor of Valentines day, Chuck Lewin will use examples from
the natural and artificial world to discuss differences and
similarities in how biological and simulated organisms reproduce,
how they map their genetic characteristics onto a functional organism
or artificial agent, and how these similarities and differences
impact the wider adoption of evolutionary computation techniques to
real-world engineering and AI problems.

Bio for Chuck Lewin:

Chuck (aka Emanuel) Lewin is an entrepreneur who has developed a 
number of for-profit and non-profit organizations in the past twenty 
five years. In 1979 he started L&M Software, a developer of micro 
computer software. In 1991 he founded, and is presently CEO, of
Performance Motion Devices, Inc., a Lincoln, MA-based developer of 
motion control electronics. In 2001 he founded Art Interactive, a 
Cambridge-based gallery exhibiting interactive contemporary art. In 
2006 he founded, and is presently Board President, of New Generation 
Energy, a non-profit focusing on developing new renewable energy 
investment options for consumers. Mr. Lewin was born in Holland and 
has resided in the US since 1966. He  received a BA in Biology from 
Brandeis University in 2004.

About Grey Thumb:

Grey Thumb is a group of scientists, engineers, hackers, artists, 
and hobbyists in the Boston metro area with a strong interest in 
artificial life, artificial intelligence, biology, complex systems, 
and other related topics. http://www.greythumb.org

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