Category: GeekPortland
Venue/Location: Bagdad Theater, 3702 Southeast Hawthorne Blvd, Phone: (503) 467-7521
Dates:

• Monday, October 3, 2011 - 7:00 PM
• Monday, October 10, 2011 - 7:00 PM
• Monday, October 17, 2011 - 7:00 PM
• Monday, October 24, 2011 - 7:00 PM

Brainstorm Lecture Series

Free to the Public
Doors open 5 p.m. Programs begin at 7 p.m.

Oregon has a long history of innovation, impacting the local, national and global economy. OMSI is proud to partner with Portland Monthly to honor 12 creative individuals from our backyard who are shaping our world. Read about them in Portland Monthly, explore their stories at OMSI in an interactive kiosk and hear them speak at a series of events throughout October:

Monday, October 3

Doug Tunnell – Owner of Brick House Winery, Innovator in biodynamic winemaking
Craig Bramscher/ – Founder of Brammo Motors, Developer of battery-powered vehicles
Lorrie Vogel – General Manager, NIKE Considered Design, Sustainability advocate

Monday, October 10

Annette von Jouanne – Electrical Engineer and Professor at Oregon State University, Pioneer in wave energy technology
Joe Sacco – Journalist & Cartoonist, Author of Palestine, Safe Area Gorazde, and Footnotes in Gaza
Naomi Pomeroy – Owner of Beast, Award-wining chef

Monday, October 17

Eric Dishman – Director of Health Innovation and Policy at Intel, Visionary in home health technology
Iain Tait – Global Interactive Executive Creative Director at Wieden + Kennedy, Trendsetter in interactive advertising strategies
Ward Cunningham – Principal Engineer for AboutUs, Inventor of the Wiki and other collaborative software

Monday, October 24

Mia Burk – Cofounder of Alta Planning + Design, Innovator of bicycling policies
Jean Auel – Novelist, Author of Clan of the Cave Bear and the “Earth’s Children” series
Larry Sherman – Head of the Sherman Lab at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU, Pioneering researcher in MS and the aging process