1. THE OCEAN’S INSPIRATION - Who Moved My Sushi?: Claire Janisch will be one of the presenters at TEDxSeaPoint at ThePavilion, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 24 March 2012. Tickets available here.
2. Join a 1-day Biomimicry Ocean Safari, Sunday 25th March 2012
Launching from Cape Town V&A Waterfront on the Ocean Adventurer with a highly experienced crew, marine biologists and biomimicry specialists to experience a biomimicry ocean safari! While you explore one of the most prolific upweling systems along the Southern African coastline discover the marine world through the lense of biomimicry and be inspired. Some of the speakers from TEDxSeaPoint will join us, as we continue on the theme of The Ocean’s Inspiration. Cost: R600pp (per day), 9am-3pm (weather permitting). For more information & booking contact: DAVID DE VILLIERS before 21 Mar 2012, email: david[a]ocean7.co.za, m:+27 73 2166447, o: +27 21 4215565, www.ocean-adventurer.com, www.ocean7.co.za
3. INTRODUCTION TO BIOMIMICRY WORKSHOP: 30Mar -1Apr @The Two Oceans Aquarium.This Biomimicry ProfessionalPathways workshop is the international standard 3-day intro to biomimicry workshop. It will be hosted by Claire Janisch & Will Lawson and we’re including a boat trip from the V&A Waterfront as part of this workshop. Details and booking information on our website under Professional Pathways here. To book contact admin[a]biomimicrysa.co.za
We hope to see you at one of these awesome events!
x The biomimicrySA team
“We take the ocean for granted. When you think about it, the oceans are 75 percent of the planet. Most of the planet is ocean water. Part of the problem, I think, is we stand at the beach, or we see images of the ocean, and you look out at this great big blue expanse, and it’s shimmering and it’s moving and there’s waves and there’s surf and there’s tides, but you have no idea of what lies in there. And in the oceans, there are the longest mountain ranges on the planet. Most of the animals are in the oceans. The biodiversity and the biodensity in the ocean is higher, in places, than it is in the rainforests. It’s mostly unexplored, and yet there are beautiful sights like this that captivate us and make us become familiar with it.” – David Gallo
LINK HERE TO DAVID GALLO’s TED TALK
FYI: Link to a great biomimicry blog hereStudent Design Challenge
The Biomimicry Institute’s 2011 Student Design Challenge is announcing a winner in February 2012! Claire Janisch of biomimicrySA was one of the judges for this challenge. The Challenge website is available here. This year’s Challenge was to use biomimicry to design a solution that increases energy efficiency and ultimately reduces greenhouse gases, ideally in the students’ local area. Thanks to funding from the Merck Family Foundation, this year’s Challenge was open to students from any university in the world,...
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