Upcoming Events
Longshot Magazine Issue One Unboxing
08 Sep 2010
Longshot Magazine, created from start to finish in just 48hrs, shows us an exciting new era in modern journalism. Join us for the unboxing of Issue One.
Milieux Sonores: Exhibition Preview Discussion
09 Sep 2010
Curator Marcus Maeder and participating artists discuss "Milieux Sonores" on view at the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts starting Sept. 11, 2010.
Swiss trio MKM tours California, headlines SFEMF
10 Sep 2010
swissnex San Francisco, in collaboration with the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, presents one of Switzerland’s premier avant-garde musical acts, Müller, Kahn, and Möslang, also known as MKM. Catch the group in Southern California too.
Milieux Sonores: Sound and Imaginary Spaces
11 Sep 2010 - 19 Nov 2010
swissnex San Francisco and Gray Area Foundation for the Arts present “Milieux Sonores,” a groundbreaking media art exhibition from ICST Zurich in which imaginary spaces are defined by sound. Opens September 11, 2010.
The Psychology of Energy Conservation: Are You Smarter Than A Refrigerator?
15 Sep 2010
Smart grid, smart car, smart home energy management. The energy dialogue revolves around “smart” buzzwords. But can technology really lure us into reducing our energy consumption? And what’s the science behind the newer, smarter gadgets and systems leading us toward a greener future?
ZERO1: The 2010 01SJ Biennial
16 Sep 2010 - 19 Sep 2010
San Jose digital art festival showcases “Build Your Own World” projects including a magic book, an Internet light source for space colonies, and the sounds of ripening tomatoes.
Previous Events
Interaction of Color and Light
14 Jan 2010 - 26 Jan 2010
The second event in our series on light brings an illuminating presentation and two installations from the Zurich ColourLight Center that play with LED lighting and colored surfaces.
Light and Design
10 Dec 2009
Light plays an important role in our daily lives. Light is also key to design. There’s design for light and design with light. Yet the way light is used morphs with new inventions and with increased awareness regarding sustainability and energy consumption. This is the first event in our series on light.
Classroom to Bottle: Tales of Cross-Cultural Winemaking
03 Dec 2009
We will discuss the differences between Swiss and American winemaking and how the two techniques complement one another. Tastings from the Ecole d'ingénieurs de Changins in Switzerland and Alpha Omega Winery in Napa.
Give Me More: Augmented Reality from EPFL+ECAL Lab
12 Nov 2009 - 25 Nov 2009
Animations float across the pages of a timeless book about the Swiss countryside. Banknotes prove strangely seductive. Your head is suddenly engulfed in clouds and your clothes ooze bubbles. This is the world of Give Me More, an Augmented Reality exhibit by Switzerland’s EPFL+ECAL Lab, premiering in the U.S. at swissnex San Francisco.
Hans Koch and Fred Frith: Duo Concert
10 Nov 2009
swissnex San Francisco caps off its 2009 series of duo concerts with an exceptional encounter of two of avant-garde music's biggest names: reeds and electronics maestro Hans Koch meets guitar luminary Fred Frith.
The Future of Business: How to Innovate with a Sustainability Strategy
09 Nov 2009
Of the world's 100 largest economies, more than half are now corporations, not nations. But to sustain these economies in a changing world, innovative and sustainable thinking must become automatic.
Competitive Markets: Beauty or Beast?
05 Nov 2009
In the aftermath of the financial meltdown, the virtue of competitive markets is being questioned. Peter Bossaerts, professor of finance at the California Institute of Technology, explains just what economists mean by the term "competitive markets," what they are theoretically supposed to do, and where they fail.
Switzerland Business Breakfast
04 Nov 2009
Switzerland is the number one choice for American companies seeking fast and sustainable growth in
Europe. A distinguished group of delegates will discuss the advantages of using Switzerland as a central access point for your business in Europe.
Innovation in Musical Instruments
30 Oct 2009
From the classical guitar to abstract, digital era sounds, Gil Carnal and Barry Threw present their respective innovations to musical instruments: refinements to physical design and digital extensions to performance.
Science of Meditation
16 Oct 2009
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World experts in meditation science discuss current research on compassion meditation, alternative treatments for depression, and controversies in the field. The day begins and ends with meditation led by renowned teachers, Dr. Erika Rosenberg and Diego Hangartner.
