³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's Center for Global Humanities kicks off 5th year in Portland Sept. 16; live broadcasts in Houlton
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's Center for Global Humanities has announced speakers for 2013-2014, its fifth year of programming. The Center is a public forum designed to introduce students and members of the public to the exploration of the great issues facing humanity today.
"³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's Center for Global Humanities has filled a much needed gap in the cultural life of the greater Portland area as well as the whole state of Maine," says Anouar Majid, ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's founding director of the Center for Global Humanities and vice president for Global Affairs."The issues we highlight are of crucial importance to the health of our planet - that's why our videos are watched nationally and globally. I invite all to be part of this unique experience."
Portland and Houlton
Events are held on ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's Portland Campus, and many are also broadcast live at the , with a discussion by a panel of experts. They are free and open to the public.
Year's First Lecture
The event will be held on ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's Portland Campus in the WCHP Lecture Hall in Parker Pavilion. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. prior to the lecture in the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Art Gallery.
Vanacek's lecture will focus on, "Will Cloud Computing Really Be Bigger than the Internet?" She will share what "the cloud" is and explore real stories of how it's bringing the world together in ways not possible before. The ways we create business, predict natural disasters, reinvent transportation, promote democracy, expand the Genome and deliver higher education are all being reinvented by the cloud. Vanacek serves as U.S. Commissioner on the federal and state-local Cloud Commissions to transform government. She blogs regularly on Forbes and contributes to the U.S. High Tech Lobby policy blog.
Other lectures planned for the upcoming year: