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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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You are invited to the 2016 IPaT Spring Town Hall
The Institute for People and Technology will hold a town hall meeting on Friday, January 29, to discuss strategic research priorities and faculty opportunities for Spring 2016.
Agenda
2:30-3:00pm - Networking
3:00-3:30pm - IPaT Director Opening Remarks
3:40-4:30pm - Breakout Groups on Strategic Priorities
Smart Communities
Jennifer Clark (lead), Director, Center for Urban Innovation
Jeff Evans, Director, Information and Communications Lab, GTRI
Chris LeDantec, Director, Participatory Publics Lab, Digital Media, LMC
Russ Clark, Co-Director, GT-RNOC - Research Network Operations Center
Pediatric Healthcare
Paul Griffin (lead), Chair, ISyE
Sherry Farrugia, Director, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center
Richard Starr, Research Scientist, Health Data Management, IPaT
Leanne West, Chief Engineer, Pediatric Technologies, GTRI
Wearable Computing
Maribeth Gandy (lead), Director, Interactive Media Technology Center (IMTC), Co-Director, Wearable Computing Center
Peter Presti, Co-Director, Wearable Computing Center
Jim Budd, Chair, School of Industrial Design
Paul Baker, Senior Director, Research and Strategic Innovation, Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP)
4:30pm - Reception