Monthly Archives: April 2017
Apr 29 2017
Robotics, Computer Vision and Deep AI Transforming the Future with Innovation Today: What and Where are the Robotunities? @EntForumCaltech @caltech
Robotics, Computer Vision and Deep AI
Transforming the Future with Innovation Today: 
What and Where are the Robotunities?
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics
8:00 – 9:00 AM Coffee & Networking
9:00 – 11:30 AM Program
 
Robots impact our lives in diverse ways, already automating distribution, cleaning our floors, swarm-tending crops, assisting the disabled, probing hazardous environments and myriad other applications from security scrutiny to manufacturing our cars and, perhaps, driving them. What underlies the ever-increasing deployments? What do these many “roboticisms” have in common? What’s next?
Underlying the answers is that robots must perceive their environment and decide how to respond, so both computer vision and the new AI’s deep learning neural nets are pervasive and integral elements of robotics.  Against that substrate then, how does an entrepreneur transform a concept for a new robotic application into a viable start up that gains traction? Drawing on their diverse backgrounds, today’s speakers will offer insights to illuminate the answer.
05.13.2017

ROBOTS, COMPUTER VISION AND DEEP AI

Transforming the future with innovation today: what and where are the robotunities?

 

Robots impact our lives in diverse ways, already automating distribution, cleaning our floors, swarm-tending crops, assisting the disabled, probing hazardous environments and myriad other applications from security scrutiny to manufacturing our cars and, perhaps, driving them. What underlies the ever-increasing deployments? What do these many “roboticisms” have in common? What’s next?

Underlying the answers is that robots must perceive their environment and decide how to respond, so both computer vision and the new AI’s deep learning neural nets are pervasive and integral elements of robotics.  Against that substrate then, how does an entrepreneur transform a concept for a new robotic application into a viable start up that gains traction? Drawing on  their diverse backgrounds, today’s speakers will offer insights to illuminate the answer.

 

Keynote Speaker: 

 

Aaron D. Ames

Bren Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering

Caltech

 

Speakers (confirmed): 

 

Adrian Kaehler, Ph.D.

Founder, Silicon Valley Deep Learning Group

Author: “Learning OpenCV” and “Learning OpenCV 3”

 

Ryan Sinnet, Ph.D.

Co-founder and CTO

Miso Robotics, Inc. (“Flippy”)

 

Andy Tomat

Managing Director

Four Pillars, Inc.

 

Nicholas Wettels, PhD

CEO, Perception Robotics

CDR USNR

 

Producer/Moderator:

 

Michael Krieger, Ph.D.

Willenken Wilson Loh & Delgado LLP

UCLA Computer Science

 
Keynote Speaker
Click on speaker name for bio.
Bren Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Caltech
 
Panelists
Founder, Silicon Valley Deep Learning Group
Author: “Learning OpenCV” and “Learning OpenCV 3”
Co-founder and CTO
Miso Robotics, Inc. (“Flippy”)

Andy Tomat

Managing Director
Four Pillars, Inc.
CEO
Perception Robotics
CDR USNR
 
Producer / Moderator
 
Willenken Wilson Loh & Delgado LLP
UCLA Computer Science
General Admission – $20.00   ($30.00 at Door)
Students – $10.00*
Caltech Students – No Charge*
 
Advance Registration closes at 1:00 PM on Friday, May 12th.  
Registration available at door for $30.00 (General); 
$15.00 Students (other than Caltech). 
*All Students must show current valid ID or will be charged full price at door.
Free Parking Underground:  Right turn at signal on east side of Cahill (turn right at tennis courts); parking lot entrance 75 yards on right.
 
Bring plenty of business cards for networking! 
Drop one in the “networking list” basket at registration to be included in list distributed after the program.
 
To register, visit
Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum
Encouraging the growth and success of technology-based 
entrepreneurial ventures in Southern California.
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Apr 29 2017
Los Angeles Ultimate Women’s Expo April 29-30, 2017 Free Tickets @womensexpouwe

Free Tickets to LA Women's Expo

Explore your own personal style, renew your soul and uncover your passions while you relax and rejuvenate, explore a new interest, purchase a great find, connect with inspiring Keynote Speakers Sheryl Underwood, Tyler Henry, Kelly Osbourne, MC Lyte, Mackenzie Phillips and re-ignite your inner you. Hundreds of Shopping Pavilions, perfect for unique holiday gift Ideas for every member of your family – and that all important “You”.

Indulge yourself with the very best in shopping, fashion, food, entertainment, cosmetics and travel. Spend a relaxing day being pampered with spa treatments, massages and retail therapy.

Click here for FREE TICKETS to the LA Women’s Expo on April 29-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center

The nation’s largest event designed for women, over 1,200 of the best products, services, celebrity speakers, endless retail therapy, it’s the ultimate weekend!

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Apr 14 2017
Eat Drink Vegan – Beer & Food Festival Pasadena Rose Bowl May 27, 2017 @eatdrinkvegan @RoseBowlStadium

The Vegan Beer & Food Festival.  5/27 @ Rose Bowl. Unlimited pours of 250+ drinks, over 75 restaurants, marketplace & more. on sale now!

Unlimited pours OF THE REGION’S best CRAFT BEER, WINE, CIDERS, KOMBUCHA, COLD BREW, CRAFT SODAs and, new this year, tea Tastings at The Rose Bowl & Brookside Golf Course on May 27.

WE CURATE 100+ restaurants, food carts, TRUCKS and VENDORs.

The Green Saturday Vegan Marketplace SHOWCASES VENDORS SELLING EVERYTHING FROM CLOTHING TO skin care.

tickets ON SALE now

<href=”https://twitter.com/GreenSaturdayLA” data-mentioned-user-id=”4040950394″>@GreenSaturdayLA marketplace lineup is here!! 40+ boutiques, body care & food for you to shop on 5/27.

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Sizzle Pie

Chickpea & Olive

The Healthy Junk

Butchers Daughter

Amazebowls

Taqueria la Venganza

Broken Spanish

Badmaash

Donna Jean

Sweetfin Poke

Scoops Westside

Peaceful Provisions

Block Party x Cena Vegan

Cafe Gratitude

Trejo’s Tacos

Hanjip

Sumo Dog

Donut Friend

Beer Belly

Mandoline Grill

Charlie’s Brownies

Beefsteak

Groundwork

Berben and Wolff

Word of Mouth

Yeastie Boys Bagels

Yoga-Urt

Kogi BBQ

Sage

Abbot’s Butcher • AvocaToast • Baby Love Sweetery • Beetchup • Bling Bling Dumpling

Border Grill Truck • Casa • Clara Cakes • Clean South • Clover Juice •Colima Coconuts

Diablo Pops • Divine Dips • Donut Farm • El Machete • Evolve Bakery • Fatsquatch

Follow Your Heart • Grilled Cheese Truck • IEATGRASS • India Jones• Indie Jams • Infinity Sauce

Jaycelab• Kelly’s Croutons • Kettle Chips • Kind Kreme • Leaf Cuisine • Les Beaux Chocolats

LIVEAT Chocolate • Love You Latte • Lundberg Family Farms • Mama’s International Tamales

Mod Foods Co. • NadaMoo • Pizzanista! • Pies By Domonic • Plant Food For People •

Power Plant Jerky • Proper’s Pickle • Pudding Truck • Ridiculous Baking Co • Riot Grill

Rowe of Venice • Shojin • Shugah Mama • Smart Pressed Juice • Snackrilege

Southern Fried Vegan • The Sushi Conscious • The Vegetarian Blog

The Walrus and The Hedgehog • Uncle Eddie’s Vegan Cookies • Urban Ramen

You Are Loved Foods

+ more To be Announced

 

  • Food is not included with passes

 

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Apr 12 2017
8th Annual LA Food Fest hits the Coliseum on Saturday, June 10th, 2017 @LAFoodFest

Your favorite tasting event is back. The first, the original 8th Annual LA Food Fest hits the Coliseum on Saturday, June 10th!

HEY FOOD FEST FANS! 

The first, the original, the 8th Annual LA Food Fest is back!

Saturday, June 10
2p – 7p
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 

VIP Doors at 2pm
GA Doors at 3:30pm

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

PAY ONCE –
EAT & DRINK TO YOUR HEART’S CONTENT

YOUR TICKET INCLUDES EVERYTHING. YES. EVERYTHING!

Dust off those stretchy pants.
We’ll see you there!

BUY EARLY BIRD TIX – SAVE + WIN!

Save $15 with Early Bird tix on sale now through Sunday, April 23.

As a thanks to our fans for your many years of loyalty, all early bird ticket buyers will be entered to win some awesome prizes like a tricked out URB-E, signed copies of the new ‘Adventures in Starry Kitchen‘ cookbook, complimentary VIP ticket upgrades, and more.

Winners will be announced on Monday, April 24!

URB-E is the global leader lightweight foldable electric vehicles and our favorite way to get around town, especially when we Go Metro! Designed in Pasadena. Built in California. Patented Worldwide. Be automatically entered to win one of these bad boys when you buy early bird tickets!
BUY TICKETS NOW

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Apr 7 2017
LitFest Pasadena Expands in Its 6th Year – May 20 & 21, 2017 @LitFestPasadena

LitFest Pasadena is May 20 & 21, 2017!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LitFest Pasadena Expands in Its 6th Year

(April 7, 2017) LitFest Pasadena, the city and Southland’s free literary arts festival, celebrates its sixth year with a weekend of events, authors’ panels and readings on May 20 & 21, 2017. LitFest Pasadena is presented by Light Bringer Project and Literature for Life.

LitFest will unfold again on the sidewalks and in the storefronts, corridors and unique venues of the highly walkable Playhouse District. Vroman’s Bookstore and the Pasadena Playhouse will serve as anchor points, as the festival continues its legacy of featuring Pulitzer Prize winners, L.A.’s most diverse and exciting authors, and eclectic discussion panels.

Here are a few highlights:

  • Renowned food critic Jonathan Gold will lead a panel exploring The Legacy of Julia Child, Pasadena’s own legendary chef, writer and television celebrity. This event is also co-sponsored by the L.A. Times Food Bowl.
  • Gary Phillips will moderate Sunshine Noir, a panel of crime and mystery writers who will unearth a trove of crime, danger, mystery death and, even evil, in the land of sunshine, surf and optimism.
  • Sci-Fest L.A. joins LitFest this year, treating audiences to dramatic readings of the works of finalists competing for the Roswell Award which will be presented live and in-person. A Tomorrow Prize will also be presented to outstanding emerging writers of our L.A. County high schools.
  • Award-winning author and journalist, Jean Guerrero, will discuss her experiences reporting out of hostile environments in Latin America, with panel Conflict Zone Reporting For Young Female Journalists.
  • Fusion-Ha!: Manga Influences on American Comic Books Hear all about it from our expert panelists as they discuss the impact manga and anime have had on comics and culture. Guests panelists from Nickelodeon’s show Avatar the Last Airbender, to Marvel and DC’s manga-influenced artists Babs Tarr (Batgirl), Annie Wu (Black Canary), and Kris Anka (Captain Marvel).

Also featured at LitFest will be The Humor & Heartbreak of L.A. with panelists Nina Revoyr, Lian Dolan, Christopher Noxon, Dana Johnson, moderated by David Ulin; Writing Indigenous California from Island of Blue Dolphins to an American Genocide, featuring Luis Rodriguez with panelists Greg Sarris, Dr. Melissa Leal, Rose Davis, moderated by Shonda Buchanan.

Prominent California African-American authors will discuss Writing in the Time of Black Lives Matter with Altadena novelist and LitFest co-founder Jervey Tervalon We are also pleased to welcome Brooke Binkowski, Managing Editor of Snopes.

Other panels have been designed to touch upon various facets of our literary and social-cultural landscape with such topics as Making Space, Holding Space: When Community is not just a Marketing Team, HUIZACHE Latino lit magazine, Cute Filipinos on a Saturday Afternoon, Running and Writing: The Soul’s Escape, The Kurdish Trilogy, and the L.A. Cookbook: How the City Eats and Cooks.

The Pasadena Public Library joins LitFest for the first time as the Donald Wright Auditorium will host Flights of Fantasy Story Theatre with a storytime entitled “It’s all how you look at it.” This will be followed by a creative crafts workshop for young adults and children, provided by Reiyukai America.

For more information on participating as a sponsor, community partner or volunteer, call Patricia Hurley at (626) 590-1134 or by email hurleypanne@yahoo.com. Author spokesperson Jervey Tervalon can also be reached at (626) 827-5491 or by email jerveytervalon@yahoo.com.

Facebook: LitFestPasadena Twitter: @LitFestPasadena Website:www.litfestpasadena.org Instagram:#litfestpasadena

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Apr 3 2017
Food Forward’s 7th Annual Spring Melt April 22, 2017 @LAWeekly @foodforwardla #foodwaste

40% of food in America is wasted, while 1 in every 7 Americans faces hunger. LA Weekly’s official charitable partner, Food Forward, presents a simple solution to this issue — and invites you to join the fight on April 22 at the 7th Annual Spring Melt.

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Come eat, drink, be merry, and party in support of an organization that harvests food, fights hunger, and builds community. Every year, Food Forward donates surplus produce to over 1.5 million Southern Californians in need — all thanks to supporters like you.

Admission to this benefit event is $150 and includes unlimited fare from favorites like Clementine, Smog City Brewery, porridge & puffs, Ventura Spirits Company, Sweet Rose Creamery, and many more — plus a tax-deductible donation to support this crucial work.

Tickets are nearly sold out, so don’t delay. Grab yours today!

 

Food Forward invites you to eat, drink, and be merry in celebration of another fruitful year!

Make a difference in shaping the future of our food system while you dine, imbibe, and vibe at Food Forward’s 7th annual anti-gala, The Spring Melt.

WHEN & WHERE

Saturday, April 22 from 7 PM to 10 PM at the historic Charlie Chaplin soundstage at The Jim Henson Company studio lot in Hollywood. Pre-event reception for Sponsors and “Fruitanthropist” ticketholders begins at 6 PM.

WHO, WHAT, & WHY

The Spring Melt brings fine food and exquisite spirits together in abundance, supporting Food Forward’s efforts to bring fresh, free produce to over 100,000 people in need each month.

All-stars from Southern California’s food and beverage scene will delight you throughout the night…

And that’s only just the start. The Spring Melt is a feast for all senses:

  • Interdisciplinary video artist Jesse Gilbert transforms the space through site-specific visuals
  • DJ Dennis Owens of The Good Foot brings the sonic funk
  • Explore tactile matters through hands-on culinary projects

Please note: This event is for guests 21+, and parking is not included with purchase of admission. Reserved parking is available for advance purchase via Eventbrite for an additional $20.

Your impact:

According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, up to 40% of food in the United States is wasted. At the same time, 1 in 6 Americans lack adequate access to food. Food Forward presents a simple solution to this disparity by connecting surplus produce with the food insecure people in our communities. Admission for one provides over 1,000 pounds of produce to people in need, and a Fruitanthropist Ticket provides over 2,500 pounds!

Looking to make a bigger impact?

Corporate and family sponsorship opportunities are available! Click here or contact Annie@FoodForward.Org for more information.

Food Forward Thanks Our Generous Melt Sponsors:

Navel
Ralphs & Food 4 Less

Mandarin
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Kumquat
Julie and Steve Bram
David Broering / NFI Logistics
California United Bank
City National Bank
Mark Borman and Karen Hermelin
Haltrecht Family
Pam and Evan Kaizer
Lionsgate
The Original Farmers Market
Umpqua Bank
YH Advisors

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Apr 3 2017
Union Celebrates 3 Years with Incredible Lineup for Guest Chef Dinner – April 10th @Union_Pasadena @626food

Join Us…
3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
reUNION Guest Chef Dinner

Featuring…
Duff Goldman, Michael Voltaggio, Brooke Williamnson and Nick Shipp

 Monday,  April 10th @ 6p

On Monday, April 10, prominent Chef/Co-Owner Bruce Kalman and Partner Marie Petulla of UNION, a Pasadena restaurant staple and beloved dining destination, will play host to a chef reUNION celebrating three years of success and adoration from its loyal guests. The evening will feature a thoughtfully prepared three-course dinner created by Chef Kalman who will be joined by his closest chef friends, including season six “Top Chef” winner and ink. restaurant Owner Michael Voltaggio; Pastry Chef, Owner of Charm City Cakes, and Host of Food Network’s “Ace of Cakes” Duff Goldman; this season’s “Top Chef” Winner and Chef/Owner of Tripel, The Hudson House, and Playa Provisions Brooke Williamson; and Upper West Executive Chef Nick Shipp.

Since its opening in 2014, UNION has plated some of the most beloved dishes in the city utilizing locally sourced ingredients and root-to-leaf cooking techniques. Paying tribute to UNION, Chef Bruce will unite his signature Northern-Italian style of cooking with Voltaggio’s modernist cooking techniques, Williamson’s signature California-inspired cuisine, Goldman’s imaginative approach to baking, and Shipp’s expertise with contemporary American fare for this magical night.

Featuring one seating at 6 p.m. for $125 (excludes tax and gratuity). To complement the meal, UNION’s seasoned sommelier and winemaker George Pitsironis will be on hand to pair each course with a dynamic glass of wine for $45 encouraging guests to expand their wine palate.

WHEN:           Monday, April 10 at 6 p.m.
*One seating only

PRICING:        $125 per person excluding tax, gratuity / $45 wine pairings

TICKETS:      Please email info@unionpasadena.com or CALL 626.795.5841 to reserve

WHERE:         UNION
37 E. Union Street
Pasadena, CA 91103
626.795.5841

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