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時間Time

11月5日星期六 Nov. 5

上午10時 10am

地點Place

Ruth Cameron Auditorium

Eastern Nazarene College

23 E. Elm Street

Quincy, MA 02170

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韓壁丞腦機器公司獲麻州挑戰獎金五萬元

腦機械人公司創辦人韓璧成。(周菊子攝)

(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)麻州挑戰(Mass Challenge)11月2日晚在波士頓會議展覽中心，舉辦第7屆頒獎晚會，發出100萬元獎金，給16家初創企業，其中包括華裔韓璧丞創辦的腦機器人(Brain Robotics)。

CASIS及波音公司當晚也藉這場合，另外頒發50萬元獎金給3家初創公司，支持他們的國際太空站研究。包括麻州的Angies， Dover Lifesciences，以及康州的Lambda Vision。

韓璧丞(右二)上台領獎。(周菊子攝)

當晚獲得10萬元鑽石獎的公司有3家，包括，Adhesys醫療器材公司，Eyl網路安全公司，TellUs Labs大數據公司。

獲得75,000元白銀獎的公司有2家，分別為分析空間的Analytic Space，隨機密碼保護的TapLink。

麻州州長查理貝克應邀致詞。(周菊子攝)

獲得50,000元金獎的公司有11家，包括3D Fortify，腦機器人(Brain Robotics)，美麗鏈(BeautyLynk)，綜合營運(Coo Composite)，Joulez，海洋機械(Sea Machines)，旗艦口腔矯正(Signature Orthodontics)，全心細節(Whole Heart provisions)，Tembo，電池資源(Battery Resourcers)，Polis，Luminop，多福生命科學(Dover Life Science)，Lambada等等。

Chobani優乳酪的創辦人暨執行長Hamdi Ulukaya分享經驗。(周菊子攝)

11日2日晚約有1600人出席盛會，欣賞26家決賽公司的簡短說明，還邀集了麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)，Chobani優乳酪的創辦人暨執行長Hamdi Ulukaya致詞。
查理貝克感性表示，當年他成長時，波士頓並不是一個多了不起的城市，但這些年來是例如"麻州挑戰"這樣的創新，創意機構，鼓勵年輕人發揮潛力，把麻州帶到了世界尖端。

麻州挑戰波士頓總經理Scott Bailey表示，該機構從2010年迄今，已有1,211家企業獲得加速孵化服務，其中2016年就有373家。"麻州挑戰"這品牌如今已從波士頓擴展至倫敦，耶路薩冷，Lausanne，和墨西哥。

他們還於今年五月還在芬衛(Fenway)區設立了電子醫療專區，PULSE@MassChallenge，另外與社區合作，成立了牛頓創新中心。

麻州挑戰創辦人John Harthorne(右一)上台頒獎。

打入最後決賽的26隊之一。

麻州眾議會議長狄樂毆(Robert DeLeo)也應邀致詞。

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MIT科技評論2016最聰明50家公司出爐 9家創辦人有華裔

(Boston Orange 周菊子整理)麻省理工學院科技論壇(MIT Technology Review)11月2日公佈本年度全世界50家最聰明的(smartest)公司，美國佔32家，其中15家在加州，5家在麻州，中國有百度，華為，騰訊，滴滴出行，阿里巴巴等5家上榜。

百度，華為還都擠進前十名，依序排第2，第10。

除了中國這5家公司之外，在這2016年的最聰明50家公司中，創辦團隊成員包括華人的公司，至少還有黃仁勳的Navida，張鋒的Edita Medicine，蔣業明的24M，Jonathan Zhao的Veritas Genetics等4家公司。

這50家公司，依照排名順序，分別為亞馬遜(Amazon)，百度，Illumia，特斯拉汽車(Tesla Motors)，Aquion Energy， Mobileye，23andMe，Alphabet，Spark Therapeutics，華為，第一太陽能(First Solar)，Navidia，Cellectis，Enlitic，臉書(Facebook)，SpaceX，豐田(Toyota)，Airware， IDE Technologies，騰訊，滴滴出行，Oxford Nanopore，24M，阿里巴巴，Bristol-Myers squibb，微軟(Microsoft)，Fanuc，Sonnen，Improbable，Movidius，Intrexon，Carbon，Bosch，T2 Biosystems，Edita Medicine Therapeutics，Line, subsidiary of Navar，Transfer Wise，Veritas Genetics，FireEye，Seven Bridges, Slack，Coupang，IBM，Snapcchat，Africa Internet Group，Little Bits，英代爾(

Intel)，孟山多(Monsanto)。

Massachusetts School Committees Urge Voters to Reject Question 2

Massachusetts School Committees Urge Voters to Reject Question 2

The Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) today urged voters to vote No on Question 2, which would erase the limits on charter school expansion. 

By an overwhelming show of hands, delegates to MASC’s annual conference passed a resolution saying, “[T]he possibility of the expansion of Commonwealth charter schools in Massachusetts poses a threat to the ability of public school districts to provide services to the children of the Commonwealth.”

“The people elected to govern Massachusetts public schools overwhelmingly agree that Question 2 will harm children across the state, and especially the most vulnerable children in our urban areas,” said MASC President Jake Oliveira of Ludlow after the vote. 

He noted that School Committees in all of the state’s 10 biggest cities and in more than 90 percent of urban districts have already passed their own resolutions opposed to Question 2. They are among 207 school committees that have passed No on 2 resolutions, mostly by unanimous votes.

“Question 2 would not only take significant revenue from our schools, but will undermine our ability to give public school children, including kids in economic despair and emotional need, the education to lift them up,” said Framingham School Committee member Beverly Hugo, vice president of MASC. 

MASC delegates passed the Question 2 resolution on the first day of their annual conference in Hyannis. 

In addition to urging voters to reject Question 2, the resolution proposes far-reaching reforms in the charter school system in Massachusetts:

·      A requirement that charter schools enroll a representative cross section of students who live in the school districts from which they draw;

·      Accurate reporting of students who leave charters and return to their home district schools;

·      Requiring the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to report accurate data on enrollment of students with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, economic disadvantage, emotional disability and status as racial and linguistic minorities;

·      Separate state funding for charter schools that are not approved by the community, rather than using funds earmarked for that community;

·      Full funding for the state mitigation program that is intended to offset temporarily the loss of state money when students attend charter schools. This program has been funded at slightly over 50 percent for the past three years. 

“It is our job to provide the best possible education for every child in our district,” said Oliveira. “That’s why we propose these reforms. Charter schools should not harm the education of other children.”

MIT 100K 2017 創業賽敲鑼

麻省理工學院新一輪的100K創業比賽，從140多組報名團隊中挑出23隊，11月1日晚在MIT 10-250大教室中做二，三分鐘的電梯陳述(elevator pitch)，為新年度的創業比賽熱身。Smart News，Infinite Cooling各贏得2000元獎金，High Q Imaging贏得3000元獎金。MIT校報今年七月報導過的Pison公司創辦人Dexter Ang，雖未報名參加活動，在主持人於活動結束，歡迎在場者上台陳述時，走到台前，向三，四百名出席者作了簡報，歡迎有興趣人士加入該公司行列，一起幫助受困於ALS等病症者，更輕鬆的和人溝通，交流。新年度賽事將從11月16日舉辦的組團隊活動開始。

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the Pitch Finale. It was a great, action packed night where we gave out $7,000 in prizes. Learn more about the winners below: First Place:  High Q Imaging, a technology that reduces the cost, weight and size of a MRI machine Second Place:  Infinite Cooling, a technology that captures water that is lost in thermoelectric power plants Audience Choice:  Smart News, a smart, personalized news outlet for the modern consumer Read more about the winners here

MIT $100K Events, News & Updates $100K Team Formation Mixer Join us on November 16th from 6:30-8:30 PM for a drink on the MIT $100K Team! This meet-and-greet mixer will be a great chance to meet the $100K organizing committee, as well as current and alumni $100K participants. If you are interested in finding a team to participate in the MIT $100K Accelerate Competition, come mingle with other entrepreneurs and students pursuing their startup aspirations. We will provide an opportunity to pitch your idea to the group as well as detail what you are looking for in teammates. Food and drinks will be provided!  Sign-ups are limited so please RSVP here Accelerate, MIT $100K's Second Competition, Is Coming Up! Accelerate is the second contest of the MIT $100K. The purpose is prototyping. Semi-finalists will have a small budget, access to industry experts, and a dedicated month to turn their idea into a product or service. They then present their prototypes behind closed doors. Ten outstanding finalists will compete live for a $10K Grand Prize and a $3K Audience Choice Award. Applications open 11/22, they're due 12/4 and the Finals are 2/15 Learn more here: http://www.mit100k.org/#accelerate

裁判群。

Pison科技公司創辦人 Dexter Ang。(周菊子攝)

波士頓市長反對第二號選票問題 稱危及政府其他服務

波士頓市長馬丁華殊認為不該有第二號選票問題。(周菊子攝)

(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Marty Walsh)11月1日晚，慷慨激昂的批評關於擴大特許學校的第二號選票問題。他認為根本就不該有這個選票問題出現，強調這麼做改善不了教育制度，卻會危及市鎮府服務民眾的整體運作，波士頓市並不是唯一受影響的城市。

馬丁華殊指出，特許學校目前在波士頓市預算中佔5%，一旦選票問題通過，所佔比率可能升到20%，到2018會繼年度就達到8億元左右，波市府勢須從其他部門調動經費，才能平衡預算，已然面對著財政困難的市府，營運情況恐將更糟。

馬丁華殊表示，過去幾個月來他和許多企業首長，家長，教育界人士討論，大家都認為這樣做是不對的，真正該有的選票問題，其實是讓整個麻州都辦理學前兒童教育，投資進彌平成就差距，為學童提供支援等，而不是弄出這樣一個很多人不知道可能後果是會讓制度破產的選票問題。波士頓並不是唯一面對這樣危險的城市。

他強調自己並不是反對特許學校，無論是公立學校或私立學校，他認為波士頓市內的學校其實都很好。第二號選票問題的關鍵，其實是教育，人們該做的是確保學校能獲得所需資源。他從來沒看到過以一個選票問題就能把教育制度改好，他希望大家都投票反對第二號選票問題。

根據麻州政府發給選民的選票問題說明，第二號選票問題提議，准許麻州中小學教育局最高可每年批准新建12所特許學校，或是容許現有的特許學校擴增註冊人數至麻州公校註冊總人數的1%。

根據該說明，支持者聲稱特許學校也是公立學校，所有學童都可申請入讀，通常上課日數較長，學生獲得較多個別關注，有成績改善證明，麻州目前有33,000名學生排在特許學校的等候名單上。

反對方認為，麻州公立學校的經費本來就已經不夠了，特許學校還要來分杯羹。僅今年一年，特許學校就拿走了4億元。若第二號選票問題通過了，未來10年，麻州內的特許學校數量可能翻3倍，從公校系統拿走的經費會超過10億元。

波士頓市政務長 Dave Sweeney就第二號選票問題做過分析。他在報告中指出，波士頓市本年度大約得付給特許學校1億5700萬元，另外再付1350萬元交通費。這筆錢是直接從波士頓市府預算中扣除的。

做信用調查的穆迪斯(Moody’s)公司也警告市鎮官員，如果第二號選票問題通過了，各市鎮的財務信用可能都會受影響。該公司指出，根據麻州政府資訊，特許學校今年從231個學區領走了4億5133萬多元。麻州已有32名市長站出來反對第二號選票問題。

Governor Baker Nominates James M. Stanton to the Boston Municipal Court

Governor Baker Nominates James M. Stanton to the Boston Municipal Court

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker has nominated James M. Stanton, an attorney from Walpole, to serve as a Boston Municipal Court Justice.

“James Stanton’s experience in federal and state court, coupled with nearly fifteen years of private practice, makes him an outstanding candidate to serve the Commonwealth on the Boston Municipal Court,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “I am pleased to nominate someone with his credentials to the Governor’s Council for their consideration.”

“James Stanton is well versed in the numerous criminal and civil matters that come before the Boston Municipal Court, making him an exceptional nominee for the Governor’s Council to review,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito.

The Boston Municipal Court Department has thirty judges serving the City of Boston in eight court divisions located in Brighton, Central (downtown), Charlestown, Dorchester, East Boston, Roxbury, South Boston and West Roxbury.  

Judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council. Applicants for judicial openings are reviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and recommended to the governor. Governor Baker established the JNC in February, 2015 pursuant to Executive Order 558, a non-partisan, non-political Commission composed of volunteers from a cross-section of the Commonwealth's diverse population to screen judicial applications. Twenty-one members were later appointed to the JNC in April, 2015.

About James M. Stanton 

James M. Stanton was born in Boston and raised in Hyde Park and attended Boston Latin Academy. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1990 with a B.A. in Political Science and from Suffolk University Law School in 1995. Mr. Stanton began his legal career at the United States Department of Justice, Immigration & Naturalization Service, as Assistant District Counsel.  He then became an Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, working as a prosecutor in the Chelsea District Court and other Suffolk County Courts for two years.  In 2000 he went to work as a Leasing & Zoning Specialist for Nextel Communications for two years. Since 2002 Attorney Stanton has worked in private practice, at the Law Office of James M. Stanton.  His work is the general practice of law focusing on Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Personal Injury, and Estate Planning. Attorney Stanton has served as an eight year member of the Walpole Zoning Board of Appeals from 2006 – 2014, has been a Walpole Representative Town Meeting Member since 2012 and was elected to the Board of Selectmen in 2014, where he is currently serving as Vice Chairman. He and his wife Judy and their three children reside in East Walpole.