What are the latest brain-reading technologies and how they will transform our lives and the world? Discover the promise and perils of a future where our brains are directly connected to the Internet. The next generation of brain-computer interfaces (BCI), EEG devices, and brain chips are poised to change the way we think, communicate, and …
Professional Development Series of Workshops (PDS)
These 2021 workshops will help you think more deeply about your career and build your confidence. You will begin to realize that you can take steps to have more control over things like improving your effectiveness with others in the workplace, learning leadership skills enabling you to convince others that your ideas are sound and …
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JHTC & JYA 2020 Hanukkah Celebration
Join JHTC & JYA in lighting the 6th Hanukkah candle via Zoom! We are delighted to host our annual Hanukkah Celebration... a bit different this year! • Candle Lighting • Comedian, Jeff Applebaum, to entertain us • Trivia game with Prizes • Socializing in break out rooms • 'Live' music Event Details …
JHTC & JYA Zoom Speed Networking 2020
. Join JHTC & JYA November 10th for our Annual Speed Networking event. . Our Speed Networking event will be a bit different this year, but just as beneficial! . Networking can be one of the most powerful and productive activities an individual can do to launch and manage their career. Building an interconnected group …
The Future of Clean Tech
Did you know that energy analysts and regulators formally refer to the shape of California’s electricity demand as resembling the shape of a duck? California’s renewable concentration on any given day reaches upwards of 80%. With a 100% renewable goal by 2045, California’s utility grid is rapidly evolving. This significant increase in renewable energy effects …
Untold Stories of Silicon Valley with Chris MacAskill
Chris MacAskill, successful entrepreneur and colleague of Steve Jobs . Join Chris MacAskill as the master storyteller, visionary, adventurist, fitness enthusiast, successful entrepreneur, athlete, photographer and silicon valley legend takes us for a journey through the history of Silicon Valley by way of his own personal colorful and legendary stories and anecdotes with such tech …
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Career Curves, not Career Paths
Many people early in their careers can be heard asking, “What’s my career path?” While this is a common question, it is the wrong question to ask. It implies a clearly defined route with pre-determined steps often moving in a straight line. Our fast-moving, ever-changing world is too unstable and unpredictable for career paths to …
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything
The world’s leading expert on habit formation shows how you can have a happier, healthier life: by starting small. Based on his New York Bestselling book "Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything," Dr. BJ Fogg will present his landmark Tiny Habits method that has helped thousands of people build their ideal lives. Tiny Habits—created by Dr. BJ …
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The Future of Accessibility
. Three researchers from The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute describe emerging tools and technologies that allow people with visual impairments to better explore, interact with and move in their environment. The first such approach is echolocation, in which a person infers the overall structure of their surroundings from the way sounds reflect off objects in …
Mental Fitness: The X-Factor in Performance & Happiness
How to grow the 3 mental muscles to thrive in challenging times If you’re physically fit, you can climb steep hills without physical stress. If you’re mentally fit, you can handle life’s great challenges without mental stress or other negative emotions like frustration, disappointment, regret, and self-doubt. You’ll be happier and perform better. Stanford …
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Sold Out – Creating New Senses for Humans
What would the world be like if we could expand our senses beyond the capacities that we come to the table with? To explore this possibility, we feed sensory signals into the brain through atypical sensory pathways. For example, we can address the limitations of deafness by turning auditory information into a series of vibrating …
Sold Out – JHTC & JYA Annual Hanukkah Celebration
Join us for a night of conversation, music, dancing...and delicious Hanukkah food and drink! Pics from event: http://slickpic.us/2191579GMNY JHTC and JYA are delighted to host our annual Hanukkah Celebration! • Deliciously catered food by On the Roll Catering • Wine by Georgos Wine • Music by Baymele Klezmer • Photo Booth • Dreidel games • Raffle …
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Medical Innovation Panel
The healthcare industry is rapidly changing due to a plethora of technological innovations. Come and hear from our panel of industry leaders how a once slow moving space is transitioning into one of the fastest growing and evolving of any out there. Our expert panel will walk you through the medical landscape and its evolution …
Mentorship Program Registration
Now accepting submissions for the 2020 Program The JHTC Board of Directors is proud to continue to host and support the JHTC Mentorship Program, which is entering its fourth year. This program focuses on building relationships between a mentor (someone with wisdom to share and an interest in providing guidance) and a mentee (someone who is actively …
Speed Networking 2019
Networking can be one of the most powerful and productive activities an individual can do to launch and manage their career. Building an interconnected group of relationships with others is at the core of a person’s effectiveness both personally and professionally. To be effective at your job, manage your career, and find new opportunities, it’s …
Ace the Interview
Session Description: It was probably difficult to land that job interview, and you don't want to screw it up! If you can’t interview effectively, your knowledge and work experience will go unnoticed. A less qualified candidate may get the job because of better interviewing skills. In this seminar, Career expert Mauri Schwartz will provide the …
JHTC, RWiT Event: Developing Influencing Skills
Session Description: JHTC and RWiT are thrilled to present a workshop on Developing Influencing skills. As you grow in your career, the need to influence others grows as well. In this session Executive Coach and Consultant Linda Lubin Thompson provides tools to expand your ability to positively connect, persuade and convince others. You will learn how …
The Future of Transportation
Session Description: Changes in the way people and goods are transported are happening at a rapidly growing pace, from electric and autonomous vehicles to delivery drones, we are entering a new era of transportation. California Governor Jerry Brown has set a target in the state for 5 million electric vehicles on our roadways by 2030 …
Develop a Successful Job Search Strategy
Session Description: Develop a Successful Job Search Strategy – aka Learn How to Get Your Foot in the Door. In the current market, it is not enough to post your resume on the Internet and wait for a response. By submitting your resume in response to a job posting, you may be trying to enter …
Create a Winning Resume
Session Description: Put your best foot forward with a standout resume. Most job seekers are screened out even before having a chance to interview. A resume is a marketing brochure, not a historical document. In this seminar, Career expert Mauri Schwartz will teach you the basic components of a winning resume and how to structure …