Santa Fe Independent Film Festival @ SFX

December 6, 2009
4:00 pmto11:00 pm

The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival concludes its inaugural year with an actors reception @ the Complex on Sunday, December 6th from 4:00pm – 6:00pm followed by a nine-film screening from 6:00pm to 11:20pm. The newly-launched festival will show the most provocative independent films from all over the globe, including underground cinema, art films, innovative and experimental work, guerilla projects, and politically controversial films. By welcoming these genres with open arms, the film fest hopes to create a model for the democratization of film all over the world. Read more


Training Series Celebrates Artisans’ Fine Craft

December 6, 2009
11:00 amto5:00 pm

“Local Brilliance,” a show of fine crafts by 20 talented Santa Fe artisans, will be held at the Santa Fe Complex on Sunday, December 6 from 11am to 5pm. New collections will include micaceous and Raku Pottery, unique jewelry, Christmas ornaments, entertaining barware, hand and tote bags, silky handwarmers, tinware, hand-painted pillows, woodcuts, baskets, cards, magnets, scarves, and woven buffalo hair bags & pillows. The 20 contributing artists have completed The Business of Art training series in product development and marketing. This program was sponsored by the City of Santa Fe Economic Development Department. Read more


Beneficial Food from Beneficial Farms

Local food from Beneficial Farms CSA is now available downtown in a community atmosphere at Santa Fe Complex. Beneficial Farms worked with the Complex to open a fourth location for members to pick-up their food share each Thursday. This location will offer fresh farm boxes in an open atmosphere for members to not only receive their food, but also meet other CSA members and discuss recipes and cooking tips for the week’s food. the Complex creates community connections across science, technology and art. “The community connection is how Beneficial Farms CSA fits into the mission of the Complex,” said Dena Aquilina, Member of the Arts Group at SF Complex and Director of the 2009 Summer@The Complex program. Read more


How to Do Joint R&D

November 3, 2009
2:00 pmto4:00 pm

Noted intellectual property attorney Bruce Winchell returns to the Complex on November 3 for the second of two discussions on intellectual property for collaborative communities. This presentation will help you to make business decisions about how to build into your business protections for the intellectual property that you have. Different kinds of intellectual property have different uses and this seminar will explain those differences and how to use them to your advantage in your business. Read more


Regional Fuels & Food Gathering

October 8, 2009
6:00 pmto9:00 pm

Santa Fe Alliance explores ways to grow the local economy in its ongoing Regional Fuels and Fuels program with an informal gathering and panel discussion on October 8 at the Complex. It begins a reception at 6:00 with followed by updates from the program’s project leaders and a panel discussion on capital, land, and marketing. An RSVP is required by Tuesday, October 6. RSVP to programs@santafealliance.com Read more


Launching a Social Learning Vision

September 10, 2009
6:00 pmto8:00 pm

Santa Fe-based Veezyon Corporation introduces its social learning platform in an informal event at Santa Fe Complex on September 10 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. The consumer Internet company partners with universities, institutions and organizations to produce professionally edited, knowledge-based rich media content. Veezyon’s social learning platform supports partners’ content with cutting edge, web-based productivity and collaboration tools to enhance users’ online research and learning experience. Read more


Using Coffee to Open Doors

December 10, 2009
10:00 amto12:00 pm

The Open Coffee Club is a “place for people who love startups to hang out and meet.” There are Open Coffee Clubs all over the world, the first one being hosted by Saul Klein of London, England, who wanted a place to encourage entrepreneurs, developers and investors to organize real-world informal meetups to chat, network and grow. Meet people, find out what’s going on and then go and take part.

Started in November of ’08, the Santa Fe Open Coffee Club is an informal gathering time & place for NM entrepreneurs, VC’s, and related people. Informal means people come and go and there is no set agenda. Become a member and learn details about the Santa Fe Open Coffee Club at:
http://opencoffee.ning.com/group/santafe Read more