Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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Career and Professional Networking Event – for students |
Thursday, April 11, 2019
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9:00 AM |
Coffee Service – Check in |
9:20 AM |
Welcome and Introduction to the day |
9:30 AM |
Salvatore Macchia & Greg Spiridopuolos |
10:00 AM |
Bruce Rosenbaum |
10:30 AM |
Laura Fish |
11:00 AM |
Jamal Coleman & Kamal Hatami |
12:00 PM |
Christopher Bent |
12:30 PM |
Lunch (provided for presenters and pre-registered attendees) |
1:00 PM |
Judah Phillips |
1:30 PM |
BJ Roche interviews: |
2:00 PM |
Rebecca Tarr Thomas |
2:30 PM |
Gabrielle Capolupo
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3:00 PM |
Explore the exhibits & talk with presenters. |
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Conversations/Panels + Tech Fair & Exposition Technology Education Concepts, Inc. (TEC) has been an “Experienced Provider of Design-to-Manufacturing Solutions and Teaching Labs” to Educators and Students for over 30 Years. Based in Concord, NH, TEC is a family-owned business started by an educator who is passionate about providing secondary and post-secondary schools with 3D Solutions used to teach today’s young people about the fields of engineering, design, manufacturing and architecture. TEC has established itself as a trusted resource for innovative, quality products for hands-on and real-world STEM, design, manufacturing and pre-engineering programs and school labs/MakerSpaces. Digital Media Lab 3D Print Services – At the Digital Media Lab some 2,400 print jobs have been completed. They range from neck-brace prototypes to Pompeii artifact models.Spencer and his colleagues are happy to work with anyone who wants an item printed. Assistive Technology Center Josh Pearson is an alumnus of the UMass Department of Communication, graduating with a B.A. in 2015. His main area of focus being championing and educating on behalf of the rights of students/faculty with disabilities and improving access to assistive technology in all areas of campus. The ATC provides a workspace and access to specialized software, equipment, and tools for individuals with an ADA-defined disability. Computer Competency Certification Computer Competency Certification – Showcase of a multi-module educational program covering all the basics of computer uses including office skills, spread sheets, graphics, imaging and security practices. Each module has a test. The content of CCC can be incorporated into a class or provided as a stand alone certification. NICKQUEST This project consists of a series of animated interviews done in 360 video. The conversations are between myself and various famous Chatbots including my Replika, which is a chatbot I’ve been training since last year.The conversations fall somewhere between humorous, terrifying, philosophically interesting. Think of it as “Between Two Ferns” meets a 360 animated Turing Test nightmare. Piccles Piccles is a collaborative drawing experience that reawakens the dormant child artist in us all. From any device, groups can create together in a simple, easy interface that invites everyone to express themselves. https://vimeo.com/271103887 The Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics The Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics is in the Computer Science Department at UMass Amherst. The lab studies computational systems that solve sensory and motor problems. Experimental platforms include sensor networks, mobile manipulators, and integrated bimanual humanoids. |
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
HFA Alumni in Tech Judah Phillips ’97, English & Communication Gabrielle Capolupo ’86, Theater Kristen Forscher ’18, English & IT Drew Hammond ’86, English Thomas Novembre ’93, Art History & French Jill Roberts ’83, Art History Rebecca Tarr Thomas ’10, English Rachel Halpern ’14, English Jamal Coleman ’10, BFA Art Kamal Hatami ’02, BFA Art |