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X-WR-CALNAME:Berkeley · Wednesday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alameda Chess Classes DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261218 DTSTAMP:20260811T001040Z UID:67901-1786320000-1797551999@www.berkeleychessschool.org CATEGORIES:gaming DESCRIPTION:Alameda Monday Chess (kids & adults)\nOpen to adults and child ren. A half-hour lecture aimed at players between 500 and 1500 USChess in strength\, followed by a USChess-rated tournament game with a G/25\;d5 tim e control. USChess Membership is required\, https://www.berkeleychessschoo l.org/uscf-membership/. Trophies to the top five at the end of each sessio n.\nFall One: August 10th – October 5th (8-weeks)\n\n EXPRESS REGISTRAT ION\n\nFall Two: October 19th – December 14th (9-weeks)\n\n EXPRESS REG ISTRATION\n  \nAlameda Thursday Chess (kids)\n\nImmerse yourself in the e xciting world of chess! Chess is fun and can be learned quickly and easily ! Studies have found that chess helps improve test results in reading\, sc ience\, and math\, and produces growth in critical cognitive skills. Beyon d academia\, chess influences social behavior including self esteem\, resp ect for others\, patience\, and good sportsmanship. And did we mention: it ’s FUN!\nAll skill levels welcome.\nFall One: August 13th – October 8t h (9-weeks)\n\n EXPRESS REGISTRATION\n\nFall Two: October 15th – Decemb er 17th (9-weeks)\n\n EXPRESS REGISTRATION LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T001040Z LOCATION:649 Pacific Ave\, Alameda\, CA 94501\, United States URL:https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/event/alameda-chess-classes/?utm_s ource=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:Berkeley Chess School X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.berkeleychessschool.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Monthly BCS Cash Quads! DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261220 DTSTAMP:20260806T061936Z UID:66881-1786752000-1797724799@www.berkeleychessschool.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Players will be divided into groups of 4 by rating\, or\, if n o rating\, then by Age.\nFirst place in each group will Receive $80! (winn er take all!)\n3 rounds Total. Rounds are \n1pm\, Round 2 as soon as round 1 finishes\, Round 3 as soon as Round 2 finishes \nG/30 with a 15 second increment \nAll Tournament players must be USCF members. \nBoards\, Sets\, and Clocks will be provided by BCS \nThe Cash Quad tournaments are only f or adults and strong scholastic players rated over 800 \nBCS Cash Quads Au gust 15th                EXPRESS REGISTRATION \nBCS Cash Quads Sep tember 19th         EXPRESS REGISTRATION \nBCS Cash Quads October 17t h               EXPRESS REGISTRATION \nBCS Cash Quads November 21s t           EXPRESS REGISTRATION \nBCS Cash Quads December 19th           EXPRESS REGISTRATION LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T061936Z LOCATION:Berkeley Chess School\, 2622 San Pablo Ave\, Berkeley\, 94702\, U nited States URL:https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/event/monthly-bcs-cash-quads/?utm_ source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:Berkeley Chess School X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.berkeleychessschool.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Your Inner Compass Awaits: Find Grounding in Chaos (Session 1: Tru sted Source Connection) DTSTART:20260917T013000Z DTEND:20261001T033000Z DTSTAMP:20260909T000309Z UID:23187@uucb.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Discover a simple\, practical way to reconnect with your own i nner wisdom – the grounded\, unwavering source of clarity that has alway s been present\, waiting for you to listen. LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000309Z URL:https://uucb.org/events/your-inner-compass-awaits-find-grounding-in-ch aos/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:Home X-SOURCE-URL:https://uucb.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Monthly BCS Cash Quads! DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261220 DTSTAMP:20260817T001252Z UID:66881-1789776000-1797724799@www.berkeleychessschool.org CATEGORIES:gaming DESCRIPTION:Players will be divided into groups of 4 by rating\, or\, if n o rating\, then by Age.\nFirst place in each group will Receive $80! (winn er take all!)\n3 rounds Total. Rounds are \n1pm\, Round 2 as soon as round 1 finishes\, Round 3 as soon as Round 2 finishes \nG/30 with a 15 second increment \nAll Tournament players must be USCF members. \nBoards\, Sets\, and Clocks will be provided by BCS \nThe Cash Quad tournaments are only f or adults and strong scholastic players rated over 800 \nBCS Cash Quads Se ptember 19th         EXPRESS REGISTRATION \nBCS Cash Quads October 17 th               EXPRESS REGISTRATION \nBCS Cash Quads November 21 st           EXPRESS REGISTRATION \nBCS Cash Quads December 19th           EXPRESS REGISTRATION LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T001252Z LOCATION:Berkeley Chess School\, 2622 San Pablo Ave\, Berkeley\, 94702\, U nited States URL:https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/event/monthly-bcs-cash-quads/?utm_ source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:Berkeley Chess School X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.berkeleychessschool.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Silent Group Meditation (Free\, No Guidance) DTSTART:20260923T160000Z DTEND:20260923T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260819T061523Z UID:36584-1790154000-1790155800@opencirclecenter.org CATEGORIES:free,wellness DESCRIPTION:Mondays: 8:00am – 8:30am Pacific Time\nWednesdays : 9:00am – 9:30am Pacific Time\nOngoing every week\, with rare exceptions. Check Full Calendar to verify dates. \nJoin for a group meditation – just us\, without a teacher. Do your own practice silently in the company of others . There will be no talk or guidance – only a bell to start and finish. L et’s be present\, together. \nAfter half an hour of silent sitting\, the re will be space for a brief hello in the end\, if we like. \nPlease be se ated by the time meditation starts\, so that we can begin together. You ar e welcome to have your camera and microphone on (unless you have a lot of background noise)\, so that we can feel as if we were in one space. \nThe zoom link remains the same for all the sessions\, so you are welcome to re gister only once and save the link for future reference. \nREGISTER\nTo ch eck your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T061523Z LOCATION:Online Video Meeting (phone access also available) URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/group-meditation-ongoing-wednesday- 2026-q3/2026-09-23/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=be rkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:Open Circle Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/venue/berkeley-ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[CDO] 1L Launch: BigLaw Recruiting Overview DTSTART:20260923T195000Z DTEND:20260923T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T120440Z UID:10005032-1790167800-1790172000@www.law.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:BigLaw recruiting for 1L and 2L summer will start later this f all. If you are exploring BigLaw as a career option\, learn about the oppo rtunities and strategies for prioritizing your time and energy in submitti ng applications to these employers. RSVP here.  \nThis program is intende d for 1L JD Students. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T120440Z LOCATION:Booth Auditorium URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/event/cdo-1l-launch-biglaw-recruiting-ove rview/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Berkeley Law X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[LL.M.] Networking Coaching Group DTSTART:20260923T200000Z DTEND:20260923T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T120440Z UID:10005040-1790168400-1790172000@www.law.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:The networking coaching group is a forum for you to set networ king goals\, brainstorm strategies\, ask questions\, identify resources\, and generally build a community of accountability. The purpose of the grou p is to help you put your attention on your intention and secure the suppo rt you need to keep the action moving forward on your goals. \nSpace is li mited. While lunch will not be provided\, you are welcome to bring your ow n lunch. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T120440Z LOCATION:134 Law Building URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/event/ll-m-networking-coaching-group-3/?u tm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Berkeley Law X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Discrimination as Exploitation – Talk with Prof. Diana Reddy DTSTART:20260923T200000Z DTEND:20260923T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T120440Z UID:10005321-1790168400-1790172000@www.law.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Prof. Diana Reddy will present an anti-discrimination paradigm for the bad jobs economy. Sixty years after Title VII became law\, Black\ , Latino\, and other workers of color are dramatically overrepresented in gig\, contingent\, and sub-minimum-wage work\, and women still predominate in the forty lowest-paying occupations in the American economy. Most scho larship on the failures of antidiscrimination law focuses either on the ev olving nature of prejudice or on judicial erosion of pro-plaintiff doctrin es. However\, Reddy argues that discrimination law fails the workers who n eed it most because it remains premised on an increasingly outdated unders tanding of where\, why\, and how labor market discrimination predominates. \nJoin us for lunch as Prof. Reddy presents her most recent work. RSVP he re. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T120440Z LOCATION:141 Law Building URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/event/discrimination-as-exploitation-talk -with-prof-diana-reddy/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaig n=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Berkeley Law X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:AI in Practice: Discussion with Fenwick DTSTART:20260923T200000Z DTEND:20260923T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T120440Z UID:10005351-1790168400-1790172000@www.law.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Join us for lunch with partners Jennifer Stanley and Joseph Sc henck from Fenwick & West LLP\, a leading firm for technology and life sci ences companies\, for a conversation about where the profession is heading . You’ll hear how firms are bringing AI tools into their daily practice\ , what it’s like to represent AI and data companies at the frontier of n ew legal questions\, and what skills will matter most for the next generat ion of lawyers.  \nJennifer advises the world’s leading consumer techno logy\, games\, digital media\, and entertainment companies on high-value s trategic complex technology transactions and is a leading authority on AI and machine learning. \nJoseph guides technology companies in commercial t ransactions involving intellectual property\, especially for software\, Sa aS\, mobile platform products\, and other IT assets. \nJennifer and Joseph also teach Video Game Law here at Berkeley Law! \nRSVP here. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T120440Z LOCATION:105 Law Building URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/event/ai-in-practice-discussion-with-fenw ick/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Berkeley Law X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Ugly Truth About the Big Beautiful Bill DTSTART:20260923T200000Z DTEND:20260923T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T120440Z UID:10005361-1790168400-1790172000@www.law.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:community,education DESCRIPTION:Learn how to navigate sweeping changes to public benefits and healthcare eligibility under HR-1 (the Budget Reconciliation Bill) – and how you can help impacted communities next semester through clinics! \nFe aturing: \nKelly Lou Densmore\, Deputy Director\, EBCLC Health & Public Be nefits Clinic \nAzizah Ahmad\, Clinical Supervisor\, EBCLC Immigration Cli nic \nModerated by Brayan Ramos\, EBCLC Student Board Member/EBCLC Immigra tion Clinic Student \nCo-Sponsored by East Bay Dreamers Project SLP\, Berk eley Immigration Group SLP\, and the Food Justice Project SLP \nBrought to you by Berkeley Law’s Clinical Program \nLunch Provided LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T120440Z LOCATION:140 Law Building URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/event/the-ugly-truth-about-the-big-beauti ful-bill/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Berkeley Law X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[BCLB] Transactional Law Skills Workshop with Weil DTSTART:20260923T200000Z DTEND:20260923T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T120440Z UID:10005365-1790168400-1790172000@www.law.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Join the Berkeley Center for Law and Business and Berkeley Bus iness Law Journal for a transactional law skills workshop featuring attorn eys from Weil. The Transactional Law Skills Workshop Series is especially beneficial for 1Ls and is open exclusively for current UC Berkeley student s\, faculty and staff. Registration is highly recommended. Lunch will be p rovided on a first-come\, first-serve basis to registered attendees who re main for the duration of the program. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T120440Z LOCATION:132 Law Building URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/event/bclb-transactional-law-skills-works hop-with-weil/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkele y-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Berkeley Law X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[SABL] Fall 2026 Elections Candidate Forum DTSTART:20260923T200000Z DTEND:20260923T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T000452Z UID:10005373-1790168400-1790172000@www.law.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Come hear candidates for SABL board positions talk about their plans for the future of Berkeley Law before voting begins. Lunch will be served. RSVP here. LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T000452Z LOCATION:136 Law Building URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/event/sabl-fall-2026-elections-candidate- forum/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Berkeley Law X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Budgeting 101: Grad School Edition DTSTART:20260923T230000Z DTEND:20260924T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260912T012244Z UID:10005795-1790179200-1790184600@grad.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the Center for Financial Wellness\, the Inclusive Excellence Hub brings you this interactive session. Together\, w e will learn how to balance a grad student income with real-world expenses and cut costs to keep more money in your pocket!  Please be sure to RSVP   so we can order enough food for everyone! LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T012244Z LOCATION:Inclusive Excellence Hub: 103 Conference Room\, 2515 Channing Way \, Berkeley\, 94720 URL:https://grad.berkeley.edu/event/budgeting-101-grad-school-edition/?utm _source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:Berkeley Graduate Division X-SOURCE-URL:https://grad.berkeley.edu/news/announcements/opportunities/ca l-esports-community-center-open-house-2-1-20 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:AI and Cybersecurity Community Mixer DTSTART:20260924T003000Z DTEND:20260924T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T120440Z UID:10005369-1790184600-1790190000@www.law.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:tech DESCRIPTION:The UC Berkeley AI and Society Initiative is hosting a communi ty mixer on AI and cybersecurity on Wed Sep 23\, 5:30 – 7 pm at Gatewa y 3350/3355. In the last few weeks\, we have learned of OpenAI’s agents compromising HuggingFace systems\, OpenAI agents using a German programmi ng wiki to communicate\, and Anthropic reporting several cases of Claude m odels gaining unauthorized access to real-world systems. \nThese revelatio ns have resulted in more questions than answers. How are security breaches or failures typically discovered? Who is held responsible and how are the y held accountable? How do “AI” technologies\, particularly LLM agents and swarms\, come into the picture? \nWe’ll be hearing from Clarence C hio\, Co-Founder & CEO of Coverbase\, Chris Hoofnagle\, faculty director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and Professor at the School of Information\, and Starchy Grant\, Principal Systems Administrator at t he Electronic Frontier Foundation. They collectively discuss the current l andscape of cybersecurity\, the standard regulatory/legal frameworks acros s countries\, and how AI technologies are changing the picture. \nFood and drinks will be provided\, and there will be opportunities for open social izing and mingling following the lightning talks. \nPlease RSVP by Sun. S eptember 20th if you would like to attend. We look forward to seeing you t here! LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T120440Z LOCATION:Gateway 3350/3355\, Barbara and Gerson Bakar Gateway Building\, 2 300 Hearst Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94720\, United States URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/event/community-mixer-on-ai-and-cybersecu rity/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Berkeley Law X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Housers at Berkeley Habby Hour DTSTART:20260924T003000Z DTEND:20260924T023000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T120440Z UID:10005356-1790184600-1790191800@www.law.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:community,drink,food DESCRIPTION:Join HAB for our first Habby Hour of the semester! If you are passionate about housing in any form\, or if you’re interested in learni ng more about HAB\, Habby Hour is for you. Come meet other students and lo cal housing professionals and chat about all things housing over food and drinks.  \n\nFreehouse @ 2700 Bancroft Way\nWednesday\, September 23\n5:3 0 PM – 7:30 PM\nRSVP here LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T120440Z LOCATION:Freehouse\, 2700 Bancroft Way\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United St ates URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/event/housers-at-berkeley-habby-hour/?utm _source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Berkeley Law X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Environment and Climate Commission DTSTART:20260924T010000Z DTEND:20260924T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260914T181435Z UID:1d1a6963b7f80e5c821b1ea1418bad51@generator.local CATEGORIES:civic DESCRIPTION:Environment and Climate Commission Homepage: https://berkeleyc a.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/environment-and-climate-commissio n\nAgenda: https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/legislative-body-mee ting-agendas/2026-09-23_ECC_Agenda%20Linked.pdf LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T181435Z X-SOURCE-NAME:City of Berkeley Public Meetings X-SOURCE-URL:https://civic-library.com/calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Silicon Valley Alumni: Happy Hour DTSTART:20260924T010000Z DTEND:20260924T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T003317Z UID:3397300-1790186400-1790197200@haas.berkeley.edu CATEGORIES:drink DESCRIPTION:Come and meet your local Haas alums for an in-person Happy Hou r to reconnect or meet new people!​ Space is limited\, please get your t icket by 5pm\, Sept. 22nd\, so we know how many people to expect.  \nWe w ill provide the pizza\; attendees to cover beverages and any additional fo od.​ \nWe hope to see you there! \nQuestions? Contact Vijay – vmadhava n23@berkeley.edu. \nRegister LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T003317Z LOCATION:Dutch Goose\, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas\, Menlo Park\, CA 94025\ , USA URL:https://haas.berkeley.edu/event/silicon-valley-alumni-happy-hour/?utm_ source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=berkeley-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Berkeley Haas X-SOURCE-URL:https://haas.berkeley.edu/ibsi/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Civic Arts Commission DTSTART:20260924T010000Z DTEND:20260924T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T181412Z UID:f1868cfb4ad2657a4d38900bc605567b@generator.local CATEGORIES:civic DESCRIPTION:Civic Arts Commission Homepage: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-go vernment/boards-commissions/civic-arts-commission LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T181412Z X-SOURCE-NAME:City of Berkeley Public Meetings X-SOURCE-URL:https://civic-library.com/calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Police Accountability Board DTSTART:20260924T013000Z DTEND:20260924T033000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T181201Z UID:a2073a9d53dcf3cbebf22608eaacce98@generator.local CATEGORIES:civic DESCRIPTION:Police Accountability Board Homepage: https://berkeleyca.gov/y our-government/boards-commissions/police-accountability-board LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T181201Z X-SOURCE-NAME:City of Berkeley Public Meetings X-SOURCE-URL:https://civic-library.com/calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Relatefulness with Josh and Daniel DTSTART:20260924T013000Z DTEND:20260924T033000Z DTSTAMP:20260822T062451Z UID:vomceltsvi3e0p4lt54frr2oa9@google.com CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:This event typically sells out! Register here: https://momenc e.com/l/6khdrLZAWelcome to a twice-monthly drop-in Relatefulness practice with Josh Rosenberg and Daniel Ricciardelli.A close friend of relational p ractices like Circling™\, Authentic Relating\, and T-Group\, Relatefulne ss is an exploration of what is honestly coming up in the present moment a s we relate to the others in the group. We will notice our relational patt erns\, emotions\, body sensations\, and other aspects of our experience. W e'll name what we notice and share it with the group to help all of us mor e clearly see each other and our broader social reality.Relatefulness has value as a complement to traditional meditation practices. By placing awar eness on ourselves\, in connection with each other\, in a collective group \, we can:Discover new\, more enjoyable ways of relating to our experience and to one another.Take our personal growth insights and test drive them in an interpersonal context.Find healing connection by being deeply seen a nd understood.This practice tends to bring us to the edge of what we're ab le to hold in our awareness. Because of this\, participants are invited to take care of themselves as needed\, either by stepping away from the expe rience if need be or by leading us into a new way of being with each other .Logistics:There is a large\, free parking lot at The AlembicDoors close a t 6:35 sharpThis event usually sells out — please register to reserve yo ur spot!Tickets are sliding scale\, $10-$25\, suggested donation is $15Jos h Rosenberg (he/him) is a certified facilitator through the Relateful Com pany training program. He has hosted and facilitated weekly relatefulness sessions for a small group for two years while continuing to grow his prac tice through retreats and regularly engaging other facilitators. Josh love s exploring what's honestly coming up in the present moment in a group of people\, and the novelty and relief it tends to bring.When he's not leadin g relatefulness sessions or at work\, you may find him loving the heck out of music\, movies\, and comedy\, participating in Michael Taft's meditati on courses\, or passionately following the New York Jets football team des pite its many flaws.In his day job Josh is CEO at the Forecasting Research Institute\, a nonprofit trying to advance the science of forecasting and increase its policy-relevance.Daniel Ricciardelli (he/him) has hundreds o f hours in relational awareness practices of various forms\, and is a cert ified Relatefulness practitioner through the Relateful Company. He draws f rom a decade of experience guiding men’s circles\, performance dance tea ms\, applied AI research\, and meditation. Some recent inspirations of his are Ego Development Theory\, madhyamaka philosophy\, and Brazilian zouk. He is known for his steady\, compassionate presence and calibrated relatio nal risk-taking. He works full-time at the intersection of mental health a nd AI as a machine learning researcher. LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T062451Z LOCATION:The Berkeley Alembic\, 2820 Seventh St\, Berkeley\, CA 94710\, US A X-SOURCE-NAME:The Berkeley Alembic Public Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.berkeleyalembic.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Disaster and Fire Safety Commission DTSTART:20260924T020000Z DTEND:20260924T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260724T150129Z UID:c4fd9f30736f43dca20e4b91ad1d77d8@generator.local CATEGORIES:civic DESCRIPTION:Disaster and Fire Safety Commission Homepage: https://berkeley ca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/disaster-and-fire-safety-commiss ion LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T150129Z X-SOURCE-NAME:City of Berkeley Public Meetings X-SOURCE-URL:https://civic-library.com/calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Present Moment Game with Alli Magidsohn DTSTART:20260924T020000Z DTEND:20260924T034500Z DTSTAMP:20260905T002843Z UID:2juc5lolppkgubcj94t24iadk9@google.com CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:More information here:https://momence.com/Berkeley-Alembic/The -Present-Moment-Game-with-Alli-Magidsohn/137207456When we gather with othe rs\, conversation almost automatically drifts into what has already happen ed or what might happen next. Stories\, plans\, explanations\, reactions —these patterns are so normal that we barely notice just how much we rel ate to one another through the lens of the past and the future.But when th ose habits pause\, something surprising occurs.The room changes.Attention sharpens.A different kind of connection begins to emerge.A small clearing inside awareness opens—a place where no future is rehearsing itself and no echoes from the past are allowed to enter. We can touch this space in s olo contemplative practices\, but it’s rare to enter it with others.The Present Moment Game is a simple social meditation designed to explore that possibility.For one hour\, a small group agrees to step into this clearin g and stay inside the moment. What unfolds is often unexpected—and never the same twice.We call it a game because it can be playful. But it’s al so something more: an invitation to discover what becomes possible when a group of people agree to be fully here\, now\, together.Curious to learn m ore? Come play!____What to Expect:6:30 PM – Doors openArrive anytime wit hin the next 30 min and help yourself to complimentary tea while you settl e in.7:00 PM – The Game begins(We ask that all tea & water be left outsi de the circle)7:05 PM – Grace period closesOur container is sealed\, no entry beyond this time7:06 PM – Welcome\, introductions\, and review of the simple game rules7:25 PM – The Present Moment Game begins8:25 PM – The game ends\, followed by group reflections8:45 PM – Event concludesY ou're welcome to enjoy complimentary community tea service until 9:30 PMPl ease note: You will be asked to turn your phone off for the duration of th e game____Alli Magidsohn is the creator of The Present Moment Game\, an ex perimental social meditation practice that offers a simple yet powerful wa y to drop into the Now.After being introduced to T-Group in 2018\, Alli no ticed that what interested her most wasn’t the relational mechanics of t he practice\, but the context itself—the felt sense of a group of people paying close attention to what was happening in real time.So she took the core context of T-Group—the present moment—and turned it into the act ual subject of the inquiry. Inspired in part by the linguistic principles of E-Prime\, she added a few simple constraints that gently guide conversa tion away from the past and future and into what's happening right now.The result is The Present Moment Game\, a playful yet profound invitation to explore what it means to really be together in community\, right here\, no w.Learn more:www.thepresentmomentgame.comInstagram: @thepresentmomentgame LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T002843Z X-SOURCE-NAME:The Berkeley Alembic Public Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.berkeleyalembic.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR