Free and Low-Cost Public Programs This Fall

Free public lectures and other events are part of how UC Berkeley Extension fulfills its mission to bring the educational excellence of UC Berkeley to the community. A variety of programs this fall give the public a chance to learn about a spectrum of timely issues.

Space is limited. To reserve seats, call (510) 642-4111 and refer to the EDP associated with the program.

A Narrative History of BSD
Learn the history of the BSD (Berkeley Software Distributions) from Marshall Kirk McKusick, Ph.D., one of its key developers, who brings the story to life, complete with anecdotes and footnotes to the historical narrative. You'll hear about the triumphs and defeats of the project from its beginnings at UC Berkeley in the late 1970s to its releases during its heyday in the 1980s. The Berkeley era concludes with the tumultuous lawsuit, ultimately settled in Berkeley’s favor, which allowed the final release in 1992 of 4.4BSD-Lite, an open source version of BSD. The talk includes a brief commentary on the FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Darwin, and Dragonfly projects that took their genesis from the release of 4.4BSD-Lite.
Wednesday, September 26, 5:30-7:30 pm
South of Market Center, 95 Third St., San Francisco
No fee (EDP 321505)

Game Development as an Exercise in Programming Excellence
This free lecture presents a game development landscape survey, with an emphasis on programming tools, development environments, frameworks, and engines. Instructor Kumar Uday describes the different games genres and acquaints the audience with the tools and technologies required for effective game development. The event provides both would-be professionals and hobbyists with a briefing on the state of the art.
Wednesday, September 26, 5:30-7:30 pm
Downtown Center, 425 Market St. (enter on Fremont St.), 8th Floor, San Francisco
No fee (EDP 321489)

Building and Running an Open Source Community
This follow-up to The History of BSD (above), BSD founding developer Marshall Kirk McKusick traces the history and structure of the BSD community from its start as a small group of paid staff at UC Berkeley up through the thousands of volunteer developers that make up the FreeBSD Project of today. He’ll describe how the development structure set up at Berkeley was expanded to create a self-organizing project that supports an ever growing and changing group of developers around the world.
Wednesday, October 3, 5:30-7:30 pm
South of Market Center, 95 Third St., San Francisco
No fee (EDP 321513)

Sustainable Design Plus Ultra: The State of the Art and Beyond
UC Berkeley Extension's sustainable design instructors present the most up-to-date, innovative case studies in sustainable design and architecture, including sustainable design projects on commercial architecture and interiors, residential design, and neighborhood and city planning. Presenters demonstrate the sustainable features of the projects, how they reflect the current state of the art, and where future innovation can take place. The program concludes with a panel discussion on cutting-edge ideas for sustainable design.
Saturday, September 22: Sat., 9:30 am-12:30 pm
South of Market Center, 95 Third St., San Francisco
No fee (EDP 021790)

Global Warming: What It Means for You
Climate change is emerging as the basis for statutory compliance requirements and market-driven economic activities. Instructor Gary Lucks offers a brief overview of the requirements set forth in the recently enacted AB 32 and other laws, and explains related issues, including greenhouse gas inventories, registration of emissions and offsets, emissions trading, and carbon reduction strategies. Lucks is an attorney and Certified Professional Environmental Auditor who has specialized in compliance and issues, greenhouse gas inventory and reduction, and pollution prevention for 20 years.
Thursday, October 11: 6:30-8:30 pm
Downtown Center, 425 Market St. (enter on Fremont St.), 8th Floor, San Francisco
$10 (EDP 321398)

Artist Lecture Series
In this series, well-known Bay Area artists discuss their work and its impact.

All lectures are free and take place from 5-6:30 pm at the South of Market Center, 95 Third St., San Francisco. (Use EDP 021808 in reference to all three events)

Monday, October 15: Joseph Slusky’s abstract welded-steel sculptures form a moving canvas for whimsical drawing through space. His work is rooted historically in the constructivist, cubist, and surrealist traditions; he teaches visual studies courses at UC Berkeley that are informed by a deep engagement with these art historical traditions.
Tuesday, November 6: Judy Dater’s photographs form a compelling exploration of human nature and psychology. In a career spanning 40 years, Dater illuminates lives from the 1960s through recent California. Awards she’s received include the Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships.

Being William Morris
The Bay Area owes a lot to William Morris. Without him there would be no Bernard Maybeck, no Julia Morgan. Without William Morris there would be no Arts and Crafts movement.
But what was it like to be William Morris? How did it feel to hope to change the world—and to succeed? British historian Adrian Tinniswood gets inside the mind of one of the nineteenth century's greatest designers and, in the process, explores the politics of art, the history of Victorian Britain, and the creation of some of the most beautiful buildings that the world has ever seen.
Friday, October 12, 3:30-5:30 pm
UC Berkeley Faculty Club
No fee (EDP 281154)

Founded in 1891, UC Berkeley Extension is the continuing education branch of the University of California Berkeley. Today, Extension offers 1,500 courses each year, including online courses, along with more than 30 certificate and professional programs. Free and low-cost public programs are also frequently offered as a community service.

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