You don't want to miss this! Our speakers for the Feb 16th Noon meeting on Zoom are James Callahan and Shayna Katz. Their presentation title is "ChatGPT: What is it and how does it work". The presentation will take a broad approach looking at different types of Artificial Intelligence funneling toward Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) and Large Language Models. We'll then move to ChatGPT, currently the most popular Gen AI platform. Finally, guidance will be offered for how to set up a ChatGPT account as well as basic prompt engineering writing skills.
James Callahan is a Senior Instructional Designer at the Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing at the University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa. He also received his MEd in Educational Technology at UH Mānoa. Has worked in Higher Education Instructional Technology and Online learning for more than 20 years. His research interests are in online learning, online mentoring and technology adoption life cycles.
Shayna Katz is a world language coordinator for the Kailua-Kalāheo Complex DoDEA grant project, as well as a graduate assistant for the Multimedia and Instructional Design Team at the University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa. She received her MA in Spanish and Latin American Culture and Literature, and a Graduate Certificate in Second Language Studies in Spanish Applied Linguistics at UH Mānoa, where she is currently a doctoral student in Learning Design and Technology (LTEC). Her research interests include the relationship between social, cognitive and teacher presence in online and hybrid language courses, project and task-based language learning, (multi/inter)cultural competencies, and student self-determination.
We finally have located a place to have our regular weekly club meetings! We have one more meeting on Zoom on the 16th and the first in-person meeting will be February 23rd at "The Edge", located at 31 North Pauahi Street. You may have known it as Terry's Place or HASR Bistro. Go to the side door from the courtyard, turn left and go down the hall to the back room. Lunch is $25 for a soup/salad/sandwich buffet. Coffee, ice tea and water are included. We need to have a head count by Tuesday, so we ask that you sign up by the Monday before the meeting. If you didn't sign up by the date, you can still join us and get your lunch in the restaurant, off the regular menu.
Address: 31 North Pauahi Street, between Nuuanu and Smith
Parking: Municipal lot at 1-35 N Beretania St (underground). $3 for 2 hours. Enter on Beretania, exit on Pauahi
Please check the club website for meeting and speaker info. Feel free to invite guests! We are back in business with weekly meetings!
Come and celebrate the upcoming Year of the Dragon! Wear your lucky red and join us for good food, fellowship, and to find out your Zodiac Fortune for 2024.
Friday, February 16th, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Fook Yuen, McCully Shopping Center, 1960 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite 200
Free parking street level lot and basement parking lot (entrance from Pumehana Street)
Menu:
Fook Yuen Cold Platter
Fish Maw Soup with Crab Meat
King Prawns with Honey Glazed Walnuts
Peking Duck
Live Maine Lobster with Ginger & Green Onion
Steamed Fresh Island Fish
Braised Black Mushroom with Vegetables
Fried Rice with Dried Scallop and Egg Whites
Dessert (Honey Dew and Tapioca)
Costs: $55 for member, $60 for guests. Hope to see you there! **Please RSVP by Friday, February 9th.
Who wants to play with mud! On Saturday, February 24th, we will making 600 Genki Balls. The Genki balls made for this Ala Wai project are mud balls that contain EM, and they will sink to the bottom of the canal to digest the sludge. Bioremediation is the use of living organisms (EM) to remove pollutants from soil and water. Nearly all organic compounds can be digested by bacteria. In Japan and Hawaii, there are multiple examples of the use of Effective Microorganisms (EM) in eliminating sludge. Meet at the Kapahulu Library at 8:30am, park in the lot behind the library. Sign up on the Google sheet by CLICKING here
Over the years, the Ala Wai canal has been a depository for mud, organic debris, trash and various pollutants. Sludge (rotten, organic material) forms and accumulates due to oxygen deficiency. In the sludge, putrefactive bacteria decompose organic matter, but also produce harmful gases such as methane, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. These compounds produce a toxic environment in the canal. The Genki Ala Wai Project is a non-profit project under the Hawaii Exemplary State Foundation. We aim to use bioremediation technology to make the Ala Wai Canal fishable and swimmable within seven years. A systemic approach will be used to address flood mitigation in the watershed. Our goal is to empower all stakeholders in the ahupua`a to be involved – students, teachers, and the community working together to restore the Ala Wai ecosystem.
Rotary’s goal today is to create environments where peace can be built and maintained through sustainable and measurable activities in communities worldwide. Peacebuilding remains a cornerstone of our mission as a humanitarian service organization.
Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at one of our peace centers. The Rotary Foundation partners with premier universities to offer master's degrees and professional development certificates in disciplines related to peace and development. Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the Rotary Peace Centers program develops the capacity of peace and development professionals to become effective catalysts for peace. The fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and internship and field-study expenses. Clubs have the power to shape the next generation of peace leaders both by recruiting and recommending peace fellows, and by keeping them engaged during and after their fellowships. Applications are being accepted through May 15th.
Want to learn more about peacebuilding? Take the Rotary Positive Peace Academy course. Through this academy, you will strengthen your knowledge and identify concrete ways to enhance and engage in Rotary’s work in peace and conflict resolution and the Areas of Focus – all via a Positive Peace lens. CLICK hereto go to the Positive Peace Academy.
From Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club: Invitation
Event Details:
- Welcome Dinner: 11th April 2024 6:30pm
- Venue: Craigengower Cricket Club, 188 Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
- Golf tournament, sight-seeing tour, school tour etc.: 12th April 2024
- 70th Year Anniversary Celebration Dinner: 12th April 2024 6:30pm
- Venue: Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central Hong Kong
Hotel information: The Harbourview, located at 4 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
Elvira Lo, International Service Chair 2023-2024
**In 2024 WHR will send students to Kyoto West Rotary, we are taking application now, if you are interested to send your sons or daughters to attend this student exchange program, please email Elvira at elviralo@msn.com.** and Betty Brow email at bettybrow@yahoo.com
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West Honolulu Sign Up sheet
