Empowering Excellence: The Hertz Way
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Hertz Council, the Hertz Board of Directors invites you to join us for a special evening celebrating the Boston Hertz community. "Empowering Excellence: The Hertz Way" will be an engaging event, featuring keynote speaker Stephen Wolfram, an original jazz performance composed by Hertz Fellow Vaibhav Mohanty, and recognition of the vision and legacy of the Hertz Council and community.
Throughout the evening, you’ll have an opportunity to engage with members of the Hertz Board of Directors and Hertz Fellow and Programs Council, discuss research with Hertz Fellows in the region, and immerse yourself in thought provoking conversation with our featured speaker, Stephen Wolfram, Creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha & Wolfram Language, Author of A New Kind of Science and other books, and Originator of Wolfram Physics Project.
This special event will be held at the Norton’s Woods Conference Center at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is open to all local Hertz community members, with the opportunity for each of you to bring one guest.
If you have any questions or would like to be added to the event waitlist, please contact Aleza Stein, Community Program Manager, at aleza@hertzfoundation.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Event Details
Date
Friday, October 18, 2024
5:00–9:00 pm eastern
Program
4:30–5:00 pm: Event check-in
5:00–6:30 pm: Main Programming in the Auditorium
- Welcome remarks
- Jazz performance composed by Hertz Fellow Vaibhav Mohanty and performed by musicians: Hertz Fellow Vaibhav Mohanty (piano), Hertz Fellow Jeff Brown (guitar), Hertz Fellow Kartik Chandra (melodica, keytar), Hertz Fellow Daniel Goodman (accordion), Sebastian Franjou (bass), Sabrina Drammis (drums), and Aaron Day (drums)
- Keynote and Q&A with by Featured Speaker, Stephen Wolfram
6:45–7:45 pm: Seated Dinner
7:45–9:00 pm: Reception, with research poster session featuring in-school Hertz Fellows, Liyam Chitayat, Sahil Pontula, and Constantine Tzouanas
Location
Norton’s Woods Conference Center at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Directions on Google Maps
Dress
Business Casual
Transportation & Parking
Parking at the Academy is extremely limited and must be arranged in advance. Please see transportation options below.
- Rideshare: We encourage you to take a rideshare (Uber/Lyft) to the venue – please use address: 200 Beacon Street, Somerville, MA.
- Parking: We still have several self-parking spots available at the Oxford Street Garage, which is a short walk to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (~6 minutes). Please email Aleza Stein by Friday, 10/18 at 12pm EST to reserve one of the remaining spots. We will not be able to accommodate parking requests after this time. If you have a city of Cambridge parking permit, you can park along the Irving Street side of the Academy – use address 136 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA.
- Hotel Shuttle: We are providing a complimentary shuttle to/from the event for anyone who is staying at the hotel or who previously requested the shuttle in the transportation request form. Please meet at the entrance of the hotel by 4:20pm to board the shuttle.
Registration
Registration for this event is closed. If you have any questions or would like to be added to the event waitlist, please contact Aleza Stein, Community Program Manager, at aleza@hertzfoundation.org.
About the Speakers
- Stephen Wolfram
- Peter Robinson
About the Musicians
- Aaron Day
- Sabrina Drammis
- Sebastian Franjou
- Andrew Li