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RPS Luncheon, February 12, 2025 -Join Dexter Benedict and RPS to learn about Public Art, the lost wax process and how Mr. Benedict works to create visual poetry in bronze portrait figures.

Dexter Benedict – Public Art: Creating Visual Poetry

RPS Luncheon, February 12, 2025 -Join Dexter Benedict and RPS to learn about Public Art, the lost wax process and how Mr. Benedict works to create visual poetry in bronze portrait figures.

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RPS Luncheon, March 12, 2025 -Join David Finger to learn more about the evolving nature of scams, technology trends, AI and more.

David Finger – The Evolving Landscape of Scams

RPS Luncheon, March 12, 2025 -Join David Finger to learn more about the evolving nature of scams, technology trends, AI and more.

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RPS Luncheon, April 9, 2025 -Join Joseph Spilman to learn why Rochester, New York is the cradle of American optics and photonics and what the future holds for this industry.

Joseph Spilman – Rochester NY: The Cradle of American Optics & Photonics-Our Past, Present & Likely Future

RPS Luncheon, April 9, 2025 -Join Joseph Spilman to learn why Rochester, New York is the cradle of American optics and photonics and what the future holds for this industry.

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RPS Luncheon, May 14, 2025 -Join Dr. Nevan Fisher to learn more about China as it exists today, China's social and cultural history and the internal forces and dynamics that are at work in the country.

Dr. Nevan Fisher – China Today

RPS Luncheon, May 14, 2025 -Join Dr. Nevan Fisher to learn more about China as it exists today, China’s social and cultural history and the internal forces and dynamics that are at work in the country.

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Past Speakers

  • Corey Merkel, Ph.D.–Artificial Intelligence
  • Paul Ericson– Rochester Beacon Digital Publication
  • Ken Slater – Inside Baseball
  • Jim Kennard -Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario 
  • Rochester Rhapsody – A Capella Chorus Performance
  • Albert Brault–Development of Single-Chip Color Camera
  • Nathan Hayes -RMSC Cumming Nature Center
  • Thomas Warfield – Inclusion & Diversity in the Performing Arts
  • Tracey Dreisbach & Brandi Koch -Rotary Sunshine Camp
  • Debra Baker – Shadow Pandemic & Impact on Mental Health
  • Barry Childs –Africa Bridge- Children in Tanzania
  • David Andreatta – The Future of Print Media
  • Bob Gerace –War with North Korea
  • Linda Moroney –Emmy Award-winning Documentary
  • Young Artist Audition Winners Performance
  • Anthony Daniele -Whole Foods Project
  • Kathryn Murano-Santos -1700’s Seneca Artifacts France
  • Jamie Jacobs (Tuscaroran) – Seneca Artifacts on Loan from France
  • Stan Munro–The Toothpick Man
  • Tara Nelson -Visual Studies Workshop
  • Christine Van Stean – Unveiling the Mighty Wurlitzer
  • Lisa Roy Baron -A New Urban State Park in Rochester
  • Gregory Heyworth–Recovering Lost Classics
  • Jim Memmott–Remarks on my Remarkable Rochesterians
  • Dan Watson– Where is the Next Civilization?
  • Lindsay Alberts – EquiCenter
  • John Ninfo–Native American Government
  • James Townsend – Adirondack Park Agency
  • Robert Marcotte – Assistant Editor D&C
  • Don Alhart – TV Anchor
  • Sandra Parker – RBA
  • Maggie Brooks – County Executive
  • Dennis & Trudi Frengle – Voyage around the world
  • Dr. Marjorie Hunter – Technology at UR
  • Milton Shares – Underwater Photographer-Erie Canal
  • Kathy Connor – GEH Curator
  • Eleanor Stearns – Amelia Earhart
  • Mark Cuddy – Artistic Dir GEVA
  • Deborah Hughes – Susan B Anthony
  • Betty Perkins Carpenter – Behind scenes at Olympics
  • Heidi Zimmer Meyer – Downtown Development
  • Scott Hill – Pictometry
  • Anne Kress – MCC
  • Guy Kittelsen – Atom Bomb
  • Don Jeffries – Rochester Broadway Theatre
  • Rachel Baker August – Seneca Zoo
  • Janet Anders – Seaquist – CSI
  • Joe Testani – FBI
  • John Adams – St Lawrence Seaway
  • Grant Holcomb – MAG
  • Evan Dawson – Finger Lakes Wine
  • Jack Garner – Movie Critic
  • Jim Howe – Pro/Con Hydrofracking
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