Jonathan Morse: BIONS
We are pleased to announce the installation of a new mini-show in our Alcove Gallery.
BIONS 1-15 is a series of imagined biological images inspired by Jonathan’s involvement as an invited artist in last year’s “Art of Systems Biology and Nanotechnology” at Santa Fe Complex. To see the entire BIONS series and other recent work, go to www.jmorseart.com.
Simtable Returns to TIME Magazine’s Techland for “5 Cool Inventions” List
First featured on the site in June, SimTable’s flagship wildfire training system returns for top-5 honors in the TIME magazines tech blog’s 2011 best-of list.
The brainchild of Stephen Guerin, Santa Fe Complex founder, Simtable developed in the Complex’s unique training-and-entrepreneurship environment. After attracting start-up money from LANL’s Venture Acceleration Fund, Simtable opened its own offices in 2011, and has now sold more than 20 sand table units to firefighting and emergency management organizations around the country.
Read the TIME articles here and here, or visit simtable.com.
Santa Fe Complex Moves to Second St.
Our new location is in Second Street Studios — 1807 Second St. #107. Turn in at Backroad Pizza and go halfway back — we are on your right, up a ramp, in the old Linda Durham Gallery. It is a great space for us, with a main hall similar in size to our old one, a classroom, and spaces for team collaborations.Our spaces are available for informal laptop work space and meeting space for technology-related entrepreneurs and project teams.
We are excited to be in Second Street Studios, and especially to work with CoLab. They have a great facility just across the way, with monthly rental of desk space.
THE STUFF THAT WORKS
Santa Fe Complex is getting ready for a busy year in 2012. We are focusing our efforts and events around specific research areas, with the objective of creating spin-off projects and companies employing Santa Fe residents. more…
The Virtual Dinner Guest Project is a SPREAD finalist
Complex member Eric Maddox is presenting his innovative citizen engagement project at Site Santa Fe’s annual micro-grant event. We wish him the best of luck, and please vote for the project if you are attending the event. For more information about the project:
Thank You for Supporting Us at City Council
Dear Friends and Partners of Santa Fe Complex
Thank you for your support of the Complex! On August 30, City Council unanimously approved renewal of the third and final year of our Economic Development contract with the City of Santa Fe. We want to thank the Councillors, City staff, and everyone who came out to support the Complex.
Founded in December 2008, Santa Fe Complex diversifies the local economy, supporting independent careers in technology with business development services, workforce training, event hosting, and a great collaborative workspace. In just four years, the Complex has become an internationally recognized center of excellence in applied complexity science and a valued community resource.
In the first two years of our City contract, we exceeded all measures of our impact on the region’s economy. We generated over a million dollars a year in new economic activity, and continue to host numerous ongoing projects and enterprises. Our partnerships in the community have expanded and formalized, with over 20 active partnerships and 260 events and meetings a year.
We believe that the Complex has a vital role to play in Santa Fe’s future economy. We are looking forward to another year of projects, partnerships and events!
Stephen Guerin and Roy Wroth, Directors
What We Do
Santa Fe is a place where creative people in science and the humanities come together to work on the world’s most complex problems.
Santa Fe Complex is a community organization that supports project-based teams working on important and interesting problems. We build and apply powerful digital tools, drawing on New Mexico’s expertise in complexity science and visualization. We believe that the process is as important as the results, and are dedicated to advancing careers in science, technology and the humanities for New Mexico’s students.
Our Activities
- We host project teams, bringing innovative technologies to market;
- We support our members with services, facilities, and events;
- We support education and workforce training in partnership with area schools.
Starting a Project
Every project begins with an idea and a person who believes in it.
Do you want to get a project started at Santa Fe Complex, but don’t have all of the people, resources, or money lined up?
Here are some first steps to go through to escape the chicken-and-egg conundrum.
1. Name and describe it.
Frame your idea into something that people can talk about. Use language that welcomes potential collaborators — but shows your own enthusiasm and commitment. And do it in writing.
2. Show-and-tell.
Make it real, even if it is just a mock-up. Put together something visual — or better, physical — to attract people to the conversation.
3. Funding vector.
Identify a few specific funding sources that the project could pursue. Even if you aren’t ready to apply, it encourages collaborators to know that resources might be out there.
4. Host an event.
Collaborations are a commitment of time and energy, so get started by committing yours to an introductory event.
Santa Fe Complex is here to support collaborations. Are you ready?
Mobile Apps Development Challenge Lauches
May 23, 2011
This weekend we hosted the launch and Jam Weekend for the NM Mobile Apps Development Challenge. The legendary Albuquerque apps developper Andrew Stone gave a kick-off talk, and teams formed around 4 challenge areas. On Sunday, preliminary prizes were awarded to two teams, “GO Santa Fe” and “Santa Fe Backstory”. But it’s not too late to enter the challenge and win prize money…the challenge ends June 16. Visit Mix Santa Fe for challenge details.
Created by Mix Santa Fe, the NM Tech Council, and the City of Santa Fe. Other sponsors include: Santafe.com, the NM Angels, TVC, America’s Finest News Source, The Onion, The SF Business Incubator, Co-Lab, The Santa Fe Chamber, and AIGA NM.
Steven Kotler’s Author Talk Available on Video
May 11, 2011
A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life is Mr. Kotler’s newest book, exploring the neurobiology of the co-evolution of man and dog. Steven spoke at the Complex May 11. You can find the video on our Vimeo channel: http://vimeo.com/channels/sfcomplex
Mick Thompson and Tyler White win Alcatel-Lucent iPad App competition
Mick Thompson and Tyler White took first place and $10,000 in an Alcatel-Lucent contest to develop an iPad app using the Alcatel-Lucent location based service API. The app they made puts your friends (using smart and non-smart phones) on a map using new location-getting techniques and shows the closest Flickr image to their location. Mick (Collecta) and Tyler (Legend Apps) submitted the app named “Peer Peer” – named for it’s verb-noun meaning. For more information about the competition, visit the Alcatel-Lucent website.
