Community calendar: April 4, 2008

April 9: 6:30-8 p.m. "Dinner with a Scientist," at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton. Students from the organization GetSet! (Girls Exploring Technology, Science and Engineering Together) will meet with scientists from LLNL to discuss careers.

April 19: 11 a.m. Science on Saturday lecture, "Energy Crisis: Will Technology Save Us?" by Cynthia Atkins-Duffin. Location: CSU East Bay, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward. For more information, go to the Science on Saturday Website.

May 3: 9:30 a.m. Science on Saturday lecture, "Communicating at the Speed of Light," by Christopher A. Ebbers. Location: Enochs High School, 3201 Sylvan Ave., Modesto. For more information, go to the Science on Saturday Website.

Computer History Museum:

1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043

April 30: 7 p.m. "An Evening with Jim Morgan, in Conversation With Dan Hutcheson."

May 1: 7 p.m. "An Evening with Nathan Myhrvold and Doron Swade, discussing Charles Babbage's Difference Engine."

May 10: Noon- 5 p.m. "New Exhibit Launch and Open House: Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2."

For more information, go to the Computer History Museum Website.