ALWAYS ON
Brasenose College Cold Brew
A familiar "university-adjacent" business model in European educational settlements: Jericho Coffee Traders operates no cafés within the colleges of the University of Oxford. Its flagship High Street Espresso Bar at 105 High Street, OX1 4BW, stands beside the University Church and opposite the College—woven into the rising life and enduring traditions of the University.
Amphitheaters
From time to time -- particularly in the months of fairer weather, when many events are hosted outdoors -- we break form from the daily grind of responding to public commenting opportunities to simply enjoy these spaces
Outdoor Events
Today at 15:00 UTC explore best practice literature for outdoor events in cross-cutting fashion; refreshing our understanding about how we make such events in academic settings safe, sustainable and successful. Owing to the long Memorial Day Holiday starting today we will also cover the topic during next week's Open Agenda Colloquium.
Open Air Audio
Hosting open-air celebrations such as graduations and cultural events requires sensitivity to audio standards that ensure high-quality sound and audience safety. Today we examine the standards covering sound system design, noise control, loudness levels, equipment specifications, weather and local environmental considerations.
Quadrivium: Summer
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 15:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Readings: The “30-30” Rule for Outdoor Athletic Events Lightning Hazard
Rule of Thumb for lightning safety: Go indoors if, after seeing lightning, you cannot count to 30 before hearing thunder. Stay indoors 30 minutes after hearing the last clap of thunder.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We are tooling up for the NFPA 2029 National Electrical Code Technical Committee Meetings in September and the IEEE Industrial Applications Society Meetings in October.
National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security
In in the Good Ole Days we developed safety standards for athletes. Now the spectators are at greater risk. Leviathan-scale sport enterprises in education communities are a significant profit center and a proven reserve for litigation possibilities -- hence an academic "center" developing around a familiar business model that gets perilously close to ruining the sport experience for fans and competitors alike.