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星期一, 10月 19, 2020

第三屆麻州STEM週今日開幕 MIT推出PoseBlocks幼教編碼工具

麻州州長Charlie Baker (左上向右)，副州長Karyn Polito，MIT校長Rafael Reif為麻州
STEM週開幕致詞。(周菊子攝)

            (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)今(19)日在麻省理工學院和麻州科學工程節(Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair)主持的虛擬啟動儀式中，麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)簽字宣佈，10月19日至23日是”麻州STEM週”。 

            STEM代表的是科學，科技，工程及數學。今年是麻州第三度舉辦”麻州STEM週”，麻州副州長白莉朵(Karyn Polito)，麻省理工學院校長Rafael Reif，聯邦眾議員約瑟夫甘迺迪三世，Vertex執行主席Jeff Leiden都出席致詞，分別指陳人工智慧(AI)是未來趨勢，學校教育必須為學生們打好基礎。                                                                                                                                  麻省理工學院媒體實驗室副主任暨個人機器人組主任Cynthia Breazeal作為開幕式主講人，以”為明日的人工智慧設計師做創意，善解人意及道德的準備(Preparing the Creative, Empathetic and Ethical AI Designers of Tomorrow)”為主題，闡述未來世界的經濟是由人工智慧驅動，MIT抱著創造更好世界的理念，為幼稚園到12年級”認識人工智慧”所做的努力，包括設計了一整套的完整課程，推出PoseBlocks創新編碼工具，教導學生們進行計算行動時，要有責任的使用人工智慧，要參與民主過程，要做人工智能解決方案的道德設計師等，甚至還教學生們如何辨識假資訊。

聯邦眾議員約瑟夫甘迺迪三世，Vertex執行主席Jeff Leiden都出席致詞。(周菊子攝)
                      麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)從2015年上任州長後，就非常重視STEM教育，成立了STEM顧問委員會，指派前述個人擔任委員，並從2018年起推出”麻州STEM週”。

                      去年十月，第二屆麻州STEM週大受歡迎，不僅舉辦了上千場次活動，還吸引政府、學校、非牟利機構、大專院校、博物館，甚至私營企業等，來自麻州各個角落從初中生到成人的約10萬人參與。         

 麻省理工學院媒體實驗室副主任暨個人機器人組主任Cynthia Breazeal(左)是開幕式主講人。
(周菊子攝)
             今年的第三屆麻州STEM週，麻州政府STEM顧問委員會還和麻州輔導夥伴(Massachusetts Mentoring Partnership)，以強調在青少年學習期間，有人從旁輔導，支持的重要性，尤其是要鼓勵青少年，女生，有色人種學習STEM等學科。

             STEM顧問委員會還和7個麻州機構合作，藉由科技小孩(Kids in Tech)，科學博物館，大風教育(Gale Force Education)， 合身錢(FitMoney)，思想研究院及ST數學(MIND Research Institute and STMath)，屋斯特理工學院(WPI)STEM教育中心，科學教育跋涉學院(Wade Institute for Science Education)，Llyod 環境中心及全國海事生活中心(Lloyd Center for the Environment and the National Marine Life Center)等，為聚焦於STEM的設計挑戰堤供夥伴選擇。每一項挑戰都包括在STEM週之前給老師們的專業發展，以及聚焦於STEM的活動，課程，以及在STME週期間可以虛擬，親自或藉由混和形式從事的挑戰。

             今年參與合作的公司，還包括賽諾菲健贊(Sanofi Genzyme)，數學作品(MathWorks)，以及 Cabot。

             麻省理工學院校長Rafael Reif也表示，當年他在委內瑞拉時，就是碰巧讀到了MIT的教科書，人生因而有了轉變。

          當年在哈佛大學主修英文的麻州州長查理貝克也坦言，數理工程的確需要有不同的學習方式，而時至2020年的今日，社會經濟也已經幾乎無處不受STEM學科影響，希望州政府現在做的這一小步，可以幫助青年學生們未來跨出一大步。

            根據”麻州STEM週”網站，整個會議在10月19日至23日的正式會議結束後，麻省理工學院的Christa McAuliffe中心等，還將陸續舉辦活動，直至12月16日為止。

           查詢相關活動詳情，可上網https://www.massstemweek.org/.

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MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES START OF WEBOS WEEK 2020, PROVIDING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WITH RESOURCES FOR NAVIGATING COVID-19-RELATED BUSINESS NEEDS

 

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES START OF WEBOS WEEK 2020, PROVIDING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WITH RESOURCES FOR NAVIGATING COVID-19-RELATED BUSINESS NEEDS

Over 20 free events, hosted in partnership with business groups and experts, focus on the theme of "Striving and Thriving" for Boston's women entrepreneurs and business owners 

Participants from prior WEBos event in 2018

BOSTON - Monday, October 19, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Mayor's Offices of Economic Development and Women's Advancement today announced the sixth annual  Women Entrepreneurs Boston (WEBos) Week, a series of free, virtual events to support and promote women entrepreneurs throughout the City of Boston. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's "Striving and Thriving with WEBos" programming will be held online, expanding access to all events. All networking opportunities, business coaching, educational workshops, and guidance on funding resources are hosted by industry leaders to support the prosperity of women entrepreneurs and business owners across the City. For a full list of events, visit here.

"Every year, the City of Boston hosts WeBos Week with our partner organizations to showcase the important and hard work of women entrepreneurs and business owners," said Mayor Walsh. "Even though we cannot meet in person, it's now more important than ever to mark and support these businesses and leaders as they navigate their COVID-related business needs. I encourage business owners to take advantage of these opportunities, and thank all the organizations and participants who adapted to a virtual format this year."

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10/23/2020
9:00 am-5:00 p.m.
10/19/2020
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
10/19/2020
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10/20/2020
8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
10/20/2020
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
10/20/2020
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Finding Your Product-Market Fit by Malinda Gagnon, CEO, and Founder of Uprise Partners
10/21/2020
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
10/21/2020
12:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
10/21/2020
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
10/21/2020
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
10/21/2020
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Selling Success on Instagram by Sinead Gillespie, Founder of Social by Sinead and Boston Women's Market
10/22/2020
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
10/22/2020
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
10/22/2020
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Leverage Online Funding for Your Business by Kate Anderson, Co-Founder of IFundWomen
10/22/2020
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
10/22/2020
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Online Marketing Strategies Workshop with Christi Lindor of Tessie Strategies byOffice of Economic Development
10/22/2020
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Building Communities Around Businesses by Mainvest
10/22/2020
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
10/23/2020
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
10/23/2020
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
10/23/2020
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Cabin Fever: Women with Children Showing Up for Themselves in the Days of COVID by Fairmount Innovation Lab 
*event will be broadcasted on Facebook page.

Today, WEBos Week kicked off with the Equity and Innovation Panel, presented by the Roxbury Innovation Center. The conversation will be centered around Why the BLM Movement Is More Important Than Ever in Creating Space for Imagination and Innovation for BIPOC. The event will be moderated by Danielle Johnson, owner of SPARK FM Online and first Black woman to own a digital radio station in Boston. Leaders and entrepreneurs will discuss the current cultural reckoning with race and the opportunities for diverse innovators to thrive.

Over the past six years, more than 5,000 women have participated in more than 100 WEBos Week events. The 2020 WEBos Week will be held virtually with more than 20 workshops, panels, and wellness events geared towards balancing personal health and creative solution making in COVID-19. Each year, the City of Boston partners with diverse and dynamic organizations to host events, including Golden Seeds,  Innovation Studio, Roxbury Innovation Center, Mass Innovation Nights, Innovation Women, The Capital Network, Fairmount Innovation Lab, IFundWomen, Mainvest, Boston Women's Market, Empower Our Crown and more.

"Womxn entrepreneurs are ready to innovate!" says Daniel Enríquez Vidaña, President of Innovation Studio. "In the past year, all of our Pitch Night winners since September 2019 have been 90%+ women and 90% Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. We are here in collaboration with WEBos to raise womxn entrepreneurs' voices and increase the diversity of the innovation community. We believe innovation is for everyone!"  

Expanding on the Economic Development Center, the Mayor's Office of Economic Development will organize several workshops on small business and entrepreneurship resources as part of this year's programming; including You want to Start a Business?, to help focus and test your business concept and define next steps on Monday, October 19th at 12 p.m., Online Marketing Strategies during Covid on Thursday, October 22 at 3 p.m., and 10  Legal Mistakes for Businesses to Avoid on Friday, October 23 at 10 a.m.

For a complete list of events happening throughout WEBos Week, visit boston.gov/we-bos or follow  @EconDevBoston, @BostonWomen, and #WEBOSWeek on Twitter. 

ABOUT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Economic Development Cabinet's mission is to make Boston an appealing and accessible place for working families, entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors to innovate, grow, and thrive in a way that fosters inclusion, broadens opportunity, and shares prosperity, thereby enhancing the quality of life for all Bostonians and the experience for all visitors. Learn more here.

ABOUT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
The Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement creates specific programming and opportunities that support three priority areas: economic equity, safety, and empowerment, and representation. Some of the office's most recent work includes research on paid parental leave and childcare affordability; a multi-pronged approach to closing the gender pay gaps; reducing the demand for commercial sexual exploitation; and creating specific programming for women entrepreneurs. Learn more here.
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全球台灣研究中心10/21-29首次舉辦台灣電影週

            (Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導) 美國華府智庫「全球台灣研究中心(GTI)」將於10月21日至29日舉辦線上台灣電影週，放映8部影片，安排2場與導演對談。活動免費，但須事先註冊，每一部影片都需單獨註冊。

這一活動，影片僅限北美播放，與導演對談則開放全球各地參與。

這是「全球台灣研究中心(GTI)」第一次舉辦網上影展，除免費放映”只有大海知道”，”返校”，”大佛普拉斯”，”血觀音”，”那個靜默的陽光午後”，”灣生回家”，”接線員”，”日常對話”等8部影片之外，還安排有2場與導演座談，一為”只有大海知道”導演，輔仁大學播業的崔永徽，預定在10月23日美東時間晚上9到10點舉行；一為”日常對話”導演黃惠偵，預定在10月29日美東時間晚上9到10點舉行。

上網註冊，從Vimeo On Demand取得鍊接的觀眾可在美東時間的下午2點至8點觀賞。

其中4部影片都設有觀影人數上限，”只有大海知道”，”返校”，”血觀音”上限350人，”大佛普拉斯”上限120人。其餘的”那個靜默的陽光午後”，”灣生回家”，”接線員”，”日常對話”，則不限人數。

            ”只有大海知道”的主題為保留原住民語言，文化。”返校”藉同名電子遊戲，描繪1962年前後白色恐怖時期的台灣。”大佛普拉斯”贏得2017年五項金馬獎，描述一名叫”菜脯”的雕刻工廠夜間守衛，無意間發現老闆秘密的黑色喜劇。”那個靜默的陽光午後”是一部紀錄片，呈現林女士等承諾死後捐獻大體者辭世前的歲月。”血觀音”這懸疑驚悚片贏得2017年金馬獎最佳劇情片。”灣生回家”描述在台灣出生、長大，二戰後被迫反日的日本人故事紀錄片。”日常對話”紀錄異性戀女兒與同志媽媽的對話。

            「全球台灣研究中心(GTI)」希望藉這”電影週”，展現台灣的多元化與軟實力。活動免費，但須註冊，查詢詳情可上網http://globaltaiwan.org/2020/10/gti-taiwanese-film-week/。

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波士頓經文處10/28 i台灣窗口講座

 


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