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Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:59:05 -0700
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Dear All,
The Fall will bring an exciting series of events, exhibits, and visits
of high-level visitors. We are looking forward to welcoming you at
swissnex !
The swissnex Team
- TUESDAY-THURSDAY SEPT. 20-22, 2005, 6.30pm
"3 unique electro-acoustic performances by Christophe Fellay"
- THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, 7.30-9.30am
"Personalized Medicine: Changing the Face of Healthcare ?"
- INVENTIONEERING ARCHITECTURE
A spectacular project initiated by swissnex
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TUE, WED & THU SEPT. 20-22, 2005, 6.30pm
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swissnex first artist-in-residence, Swiss musician and composer
Christophe Fellay, will be presenting the result of his work in San
Francisco during a series of 3 truly unique electro-acoustic
performances, September 20, 21 and 22 at swissnex, starting each night
at 6.30pm.
The underlying inspiration for this series of concerts draws from
Christophes impression of the sounds of the city, gathered during his
six-week stay in the Bay Area working in-residence at swissnex, and
with local artists and institu-tions such as the Exploratorium.
Christophes music will be deconstruc-ted, leaving only basic forms and
textures of sound that serve as the base for an ephemeral musical
experience.
Fellays music will be played in and transmitted throughout the Golden
Era swissnex building in the Jackson Square Historic District,
utilizing it as a container, where walls, windows and floors the
texture and structure of the space become an interactive part of the
show.
Local sound designer Kim Cascone, known for his work with director
David Lynch, joins Christophe during the first two performances, while
the third night offers a special surprise for the audience, reflecting
the culmination of Christophes West Coast experience.
Details : http://www.swissnex.org/our-actions/events/fellay
Location & parking : http://www.swissnex.org/swissnex/contact
No registration required
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, 7.30-9.30am
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++ Personalized Medicine: Changing the Face of Healthcare ? ;;
New understandings of disease diagnostics and treatment have fueled
predictions of a transition from "sick-care" to more integrative health
care systems. Personalized medicine seeks to create differentiated
strategies for the prevention and care of disease through the use of
'tailored' medications. Drawing from the convergence of
pharmacogenomics and proteomics, personalized medicine promises to make
the drug development process faster, cheaper and more effective while
also improving drug safety. However, this paradigm shift also poses
important ethical challenges (such as the need to balance commercial
and public health priorities) that will need to be carefully addressed.
During our breakfast discussion panel, three Bay Area senior executives
will share their insights on the meaning and the future of the
personalized medicine revolution, to which they have directly
contributed as important actors within each of their respective
companies.
Details & registration :
http://www.swissnex.org/our-actions/events/perso_medicine
Location & parking : http://www.swissnex.org/swissnex/contact
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INVENTIONEERING ARCHITECTURE
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In celebration of Switzerlands rich architectural heritage and the
unveiling of the new de Young Museum by the Swiss architecture firm
Studio Basel of Herzog & de Meuron, the four Swiss architecture
schools, in collaboration with swissnex, California College of the Arts
(CCA), and the University of California at Berkeleys Department of
Architecture, will present a month-long interactive exhibition at CCA
in San Francisco entitled Inventioneering Architecture and an
accompanying lecture series on Swiss architectural teaching.
Participants include members of the architecture faculties of the Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ); Academy of
Architecture, Universit` della Svizzera Italiana (USI) in Mendrisio;
Ecole polytechnique fidirale de Lausanne (EPFL); and the Institute of
Architecture at the University of Geneva.
Connected by swissnex, Switzerlands four architecture schools have
created this interactive exhibition and lecture series in an effort to
recognize the accomplishments of their architects and to further
illustrate each schools unique approach to teaching architecture.
Details :
http://www.swissnex.org/our-actions/
initiatives#_Inventioneering_Architecture
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Christian Simm - Executive Director
swissnex : connecting the dots
730 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111 (USA)
T (415) 912-5901 x104
F (415) 912-5905
www.swissnex.org
christian.simm_at_swissnex.org
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