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3rd December 2015, at 9.30 am

Aula Buzano, DISMA-Politecnico di Torino – C.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 24

Jun Mitani, professor at the University of Tsukuba (Dept. of Computer Science),

Japan, will be guest at DISMA on December 2nd and 3rd 2015; his main research field

is computer graphics (geometric modeling and computational

On December 3rd, Professor Mitani will deliver two lectures followed by an origami

workshop according to the following schedule:

9.30 Computational Origami Art (Part I)

10.30 Coffee break

11.00 Computational Origami Art

The first lecture will have general and basic content, while the second one will be more

technical and will also include a short origami workshop (confirmation of people attending

Part II is welcome).

ABSTRACT:

“Origami has been studied for long time mainly in the field of mathematics. Based on the

origami theories constructed by the researchers, now we can design complicated origami

pieces from a single sheet of paper. Today, there exists several software tools on which

the algorithms for generating origami geometries are implemented.In this talk, I will

introduce some my origami design tools which help to design 3D origami; the designed

origami pieces sometimes have curved folds. By implementing an interactive design

interface, it became possible to design variety of origami artworks based on quick trial-

and-error processes. The algorithms used inside of the software will be explained. A live

demo for designing on the software will also be presented in this talk.”

The CUS Torino is organizing the Winter University Campus in Bardonecchia, from 6th

December 2015 to 8th April 2016. A five-day half-board stay (six days if requested) from

274 euros.

For more information see the website:

http://www.custorino.it/campus-universitario-bardonecchia

From 30th November to 2nd December 2015

Officine Sintetiche 2015 organizes a public conference and a workshop with Marik

Coniglio, creator of Isadora, the well-known and awarded tool for artists, directors, Vjs,

designers and performers, that enables them to control and manage digital media for

interactive real time applications. These are the programmed events:

Conference

Monday 30/11/2015, 2 pm-4 pm

Aula Magna – Campus “Luigi Einaudi” – Lungo Dora Siena, 100, Torino

You can attend a practical demonstration.

The public conference is opened to everyone, the entrance is free.

Workshop

Mark Coniglio will lead a workshop on Isadora and the Interactive Media Art Program:

Tuesday 1/12/2015, 9 am-12.30 am and 2.30 pm-6.30 pm

Wednesday 02/12/2015, 11.30 am-2.30 pm

Cinema and media engineering, Room 5T, Politecnico di Torino – Corso Castelfidardo,

34 Turin.

The workshop is free, addressed to the students of Cinema and media engineering of

Politecnico di Torino, Dams and Turin’s Conservatory, up to 60 students.

In order to take part in the workshop you have to sign up on eventbrite

→ http://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-mark-coniglio-os-2015-tickets-

19440440882

More information: formazione@officinesintetiche.it

www.officinesintetiche.it

Lingotto Fiere – via Nizza 294, Torino
WTT: Wearable Tech Torino will be the first trade fair in Europe about wearing technology, organised by the students of the JEToP – Junior Enterprise Torino Politecnico.

It will take place on Friday 20^th and Saturday 21^st November at the 5^th Pavilion of Lingotto Fiere.

It’s an event that will give the visitors the possibility to:

INTERACT

During the fair you can touch, try and wear the wearable devices made by companies and start-ups that will take part in the event.

DISCOVER

In 48 hours the WWT will talk about past, present and future of wearable technology during a series of speeches held by innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs from every field of wearing technology: sports, medicine, industries, virtual reality, fashion and smart textile.
LEARN

You can take part in workshops to take a look at every aspect of the development of a new wearable technology, from the planning to the implementation of a crowd funding campaign of success.
For more infos: www.wearabletechtorino.com 
To sign up: www.wearabletechtorino.eventbrite.it

TORINO FILM FESTIVAL

The 33^rd Torino Film Festival will take place from Friday 20^th to Saturday 28^th of November and will be dedicated to Orson Welles, 100 years after his birth.

On the agenda: 150 feature films, 47 of which are debut films and second feature films, and 50 are world previews.
Guest Director of the year 2015 will be the Londoner director Julien Temple. The festival will be opened on 20^th November at 9 pm in the “Giovanni Agnelli” Auditorium by Sarah Gavron’s “Suffragette” film.

More info on: http://www.torinofilmfest.org/

Event program

From Monday 9^th November to Saturday 5^th December 2015 in different places in Turin.

T DoR 2015

On the 20^th November the whole world celebrates the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TdoR), the World Day in memory of the transsexual/transgender victims of violence.

For many years candles have been lighted in one of the main squares of Turin in order to commemorate the ones who lost their lives because of transphobic hatred and violence.
This year the event will also be celebrated by the local institutions and the Coordinamento Torino Pride LGBT with a wide program of initiatives that will end with a march on the 21th November, starting at 4.30 pm from piazza Vittorio Veneto, to defend the rights of transsexual and transgender people.

You can find online the selection announcement for economic contributions, up to a monthly gross value of 200 euros per person, for the curricular internships started in the academic years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 by the University of Turin.

The application form addressed to the job placement office of the School/Department that has started the internship, must be submitted following the terms of the announcement by 18^th November 2015 at 12 am.

Friday, 13^th November 2015 – from 8.30 am to 4 pm

The 7^th edition of Scienza Attiva, the scientific citizenship project realised by the Interuniversity Centre Agorà Scienza, is officially starting on Friday 13^th November 2015 at 8.30 am, in the Campus Luigi Einaudi lecture hall (lungo Dora Siena 100 – Turin).

The opening event will be an occasion for teachers and students from upper secondary schools and a first opportunity to get information about the topic that are going to be discussed during this edition: agriculture, food, sustainability.
In order to grant continuity to the debate arisen from EXPO 2015, Scienza Attiva is based on the challenges in the fields of food education, food culture as an identity value, of agro-technologies for food innovation and security, giving special attention to the cross-cutting theme of environmental, economic and social sustainability.

The 2015/1026 edition of Scienza Attiva is carried out with the support of the University of Turin and the cooperation of about 50 researchers from many Italian universities and Research Centres. Furthermore, this year the project involves the business world too, with the support of Iren S.p.A (Italian Regional Energy Supplier) and some experts from that group, who are already working in schools on many environmental education and sustainability initiatives.

The event will be broadcasted online on Unito Media. (www.serviziweb.unito.it).

From Monday, 16^th November 2015 at 2 pm to Saturday 5^th December at 9 pm.

In occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25^th November), the University of Turin and the Comitato Unico di Garanzia in cooperation with the Associazione Volontarie Telefono Rosa Piemonte of Turin and Teatro della Caduta are organizing meetings, lessons, a conference in Campus Luigi Einaudi and a theatre performance, taking place from 16^th November to 5^th December, on the topic chosen this year: “Violation and storytelling: male violence against women. Stop calling it “raptus”: misleading sterotypes and (dis)information”

Deadline: 15^th November 2015

People attending the 4^th or 5^th year of high school, willing to enrol at university and whose income is lower than 25.000 euros, can receive up to 8000 euros from Percorsi for payments related to studies and training and cultural activities:

–         school and university fees,

–          book purchase,

–          transport seasonal tickets,

–          school canteens,

–          purchase of tablets or PCs, etc.
Grants are related to the money saved during the project period, which will last for a maximum of six years. The amount regularly allocated each month (even just 5 euros per month) will be doubled (for secondary schools) or quadrupled (for universities).
For a better use of the available founds, during this project ,training and consulting meetings addressed to you and your family will take place.
Requirements
Residence in Turin or in Turin province.
Enrolment to the 4^th or 5^th year in a public or comprehensive Upper secondary school that must be officially recognised (technical institutes, professional institutes, high schools).
The income has to be lower or equal to 25000 euros. If you do not have an ISEE document (Equivalent Economic Situation Index) yet, it will take you at least 10 days to obtain it by the appointed office.

Regulations and application forms with all the mandatory documents must be sent exclusively online by 15^th November 2015 upon registration on the Progetto Percorsi 2015-2016 website.