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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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WATCH: IPaT Spring Town Hall on YouTube
READ: IPaT Spring Town Hall presentation slides
AGENDA:
3:30 - 3:40 pm - Opening remarks and updates
Beth Mynatt, Executive Director, Institute for People and Technology
3:40 - 3:50 pm - IRIs 2.0
Chris Jones, Associate Vice President for Research, Georgia Institute of Technology
3:50 - 5:00 pm - Panel Discussions
Discuss IPaT strategic research priorities for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, Platforms and Services for Socio-Technical Systems, and Human Technology Frontier as three panel discussions:
Empowering and Activating Our Students
Moderator:
Kamau Bobb, Senior Director, Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech
Speakers:
Russ Clark, Co-Director, Georgia Tech Research Network Operations Center
Jennifer Hirsch, Director, Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain
Closing the Loop for Socio-Technical Impact
Moderator:
Leigh McCook, Deputy Director, Institute for People and Technology
Speakers:
Paul Baker, Senior Director of Research and Strategic Innovation at the Center for Advanced Communications Policy
Jennifer Clark, Associate Director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation at Georgia Tech
Brad Fain, Director, Georgia Tech HomeLab
Maribeth Gandy, Director, Interactive Media Technology Center
Reaching for the Brass Ring
Moderator:
Beth Mynatt, Executive Director, Institute for People and Technology
Speakers:
Carl DiSalvo, Associate Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Craig Zimring, Director, SimTigrate Design Lab
5:00 - 5:30 pm - Reception