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April 22 Science Cafe: 'Hard Drive vs. The Cloud'(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 11 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Science Cafe Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Hard Drive vs. The Cloud, on April 22. Panelists will discuss the history of data storage, accessibility, personal and corporate retrieval and future technologies. Held from 7-9 p.m. at Afterthought Bistro & Bar in Little Rock's Hillcrest neighborhood, Science Cafe is a relaxed opportunity for monthly exchanges with various experts. No reservations are needed, but seating is limited. Admission is free. This month, panelists from the UAMS Information Technology Department, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Computer Sciences and the Beacon Legal Group law firm will lead the discussion. The moderator, Dorothy Graves, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Graves also will host the corresponding live call-in program, "Science Cafe Little Rock," on National Public Radio-affiliate radio station KUAR FM89. The science talk show, featuring one speaker from the monthly panel of scientists and experts, is aired just prior (6:05-6:30 p.m.) to the live Science Cafe event. The radio guest this month is Thomas Green, systems administrator for IT disaster recovery in the UAMS Information Technology Department. Science Cafe forums are held the fourth Tuesday of the month, except for July, August and December. Check out the website for information on monthly speakers and topics at www.sciencecafelr.com. For more information on future Science Cafe events or to suggest topics/speakers, contact Science Cafe Director Linda Williams, dean's research liaison, UAMS College of Medicine, at (501) 686-7418. To join the listserv and receive news on monthly speakers/events, send an email with "subscribe" in the subject field to [email protected]. Science Cafe was created in partnership with UAMS,Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Aristotle, UALR College of Science and Mathematics, Southwestern Energy, Arkansas INBRE, Central Arkansas Section -- American Chemical Society, UAMS Graduate School, KUAR-FM 89.1, Afterthought Bistro & Bar, and the Arkansas Academy of Sciences. TNS 30TagarumaMar-140412-4702493 30TagarumaMar (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |