How ‘Smart’ a City Does Portland Want to Be? Learn how PSU acts as a test site for “smart” city innovation; the role of utilities; and how transportation and mobility are transforming Portland and the world.
Shanna Brownstein
Community Environmental Policy Manager, NW Natural
Jonathan Fink
Digital City Testbed Center Director, PSU
Jeff Mazer
Chief Financial Officer, moovel North America
NEW LOCATION:
PSU Native American Student and Community Center
710, SW Andrew, SW Jackson St, Portland, OR 97201
SilentHikes are a new form of meditation in motion, combining music, verbal guidance, silence and nature to help participants find purpose and connection. While traditional forms of meditation are an isolated experience, and constitute a sort of retreat, this one is an exercise in exploring and being present in the evolving world around us. Participants have described their experiences as “transcendent” and “rocking their world.”
Hidary is a composer and concert pianist and a former tech guru with a passion for physics. His MindTravel concept draws on his expertise across all these disciplines. He loved music from an early age, but truly discovered its powers when it was the only thing that helped him heal after the tragic loss of his sister in a motorcycle accident.
July 15, 2019, article in the JERUSALEM POST described Hidary like this:
The 47-year-old Jewish-American multidisciplinary artist has performed the fruits of his creative continuum to all sorts of audiences in all sorts of locations. The concept of “release,” of relinquishing control and preconceptions about our lives and the physical world around us, is central to the thematic ethos.