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Cosmic Evolution

One of the projects highlighted by the International Big History Association is by former board member Eric Chaisson.

You can view a couple of intro films for both Cosmic Evolution: From Big Bang to Humankind (2001) & The Arrow of Time: A Linear Rendering of Forward Time (2007) by Eric Chaisson and Dana Berry here:-
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~ejchaisson/cosmic_evolution/docs/fr_1/fr_1_intro_movies.html
They were made originally for Tufts University and now they are available for the Wright Centre for Science Education, Harvard.

Here is the Arrow of Time website.
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~ejchaisson/cosmic_evolution/docs/splash.html

IBHA Conference 2014 : “Teaching and Researching Big History: Big Picture, Big Questions”

“Teaching and Researching Big History: Big Picture, Big Questions”

Please plan on participating in the 2014 IBHA conference from August 6 – 10 at Dominican University of California.
http://ibhanet.org/Resources/Documents/Conference2014/2014_IBHA_Program.pdf

***Daily bus transportation, meals and evening events are all included with registration. Guest registration includes evening events only.***

The IBHA would like to thank The Big History Project, and Microsoft Research and ChronoZoom for their generous contributions!

Wednesday, August 6

Registration
Geological Tour of Land’s End and Sutro
Baths

Thursday, August 7

IBHA Conference Day 1
Opening Keynote – David Christian, “The Meaning of Big History”
Education in Big History Plenary Session
Concurrent Sessions
Physics of Love lunchtime performance
Welcome Reception

Friday, August 8

IBHA Conference Day 2
Special ChronoZoom Panel
Film – Swimme / Tucker, “The Journey of the Universe”

Saturday, August 9

IBHA Conference Day 3
Concurrent Sessions
Closing Keynote – Fred Spier, The Future of Humanity”
Wrap-up Session
Closing Reception – Terrapin Crossroads

Sunday, August 10

Wine Country Tour

Transportation to/from San Rafael
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Flying into SFO
We suggest taking the Marin Airporter from SFO to Marin and disembarking at the Central San Rafael Transit Center. Approximate travel time is 1.5 hours. Buses pick up passengers at SFO every 30 minutes, on the hour and half-hour, beginning at 5:00 AM. The last bus of the night departs from SFO at midnight. Fare is currently $20. http://www.marinairporter.com/schedules_sfo_to_marin.html

From the Transit Center in San Rafael, there are taxis available to take you to your hotel. If you are staying at the Four Points by Sheraton in San Rafael, it is approximately 3.3 miles from the Transit Center to the hotel.

Flying into OAK
We suggest taking the Sonoma County Airport Express to Marin and disembarking at the Central San Rafael Transit Center. Fare is currently $26. Please refer to the Airport Express website for travel times and pick-up times. http://airportexpressinc.com/schedules.php

From the Transit Center in San Rafael, there are taxis available to take you to your hotel. If you are staying at the Four Points by Sheraton in San Rafael, it is approximately 3.3 miles from the Transit Center to the hotel.
Hotel

Four Points by Sheraton
1010 Northgate Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
Central Reservations 1-800-325-3535
Hotel Reservations 1-415-479-8800
Callers should identify themselves members of “DU-IBHA” arriving on Wednesday, August 6th and departing Sunday, August 10th, 2014 to secure the special rate and receive their confirmation number. Callers should have a credit card ready to guarantee reservation.

Reservations may be cancelled without penalty up to 24 hours prior to arrival.

Elections For New International Big History Association Board

An electronic election for four new members on the IBHA Board of Directors is currently now taking place. It is open to all IBHA members and will last until July 21st.

The ballot will include any member nominated candidates, who each have been endorsed by 10% of the IBHA members, as well as candidates nominated by the current Board of Directors.

Electronic voting to choose four IBHA Board Members from five candidates. Several of the current board are standing down with a couple seeking re-election. The new board will sit from August 5th for the next three years.

Current Board Members
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Walter Alvarez of the University of California at Berkeley (USA),
Cynthia Stokes Brown of Dominican University in California (USA).
Eric Chaisson of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (USA) (Harvard)
Esther Quaedackers of the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Kathy Schick of The Stone Age Institute of Indiana University (USA) (Indianna)
Joseph Voros of the Swinburne University of Technology (Australia)