*********************************
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
*********************************
Be inspired and challenged at FutureMedia Fest 2011, the annual must-attend event exploring media’s disruptive power on people and business. From November 15-17, 2011 on Georgia Tech’s midtown Atlanta campus, discover new possibilities through an interactive mash-up of talent, ideas, trends, and technology.
2011 panel discussions and small group breakouts will include such topics as:
Dynamic start-up and research demos will present the latest technologies from Georgia Tech students and leading practitioners in the media fields.
Backed by the technological expertise of Georgia Tech, a global top-ten university located in a growing media industry center, FutureMedia Fest 2011 will connect attendees, create a robust innovation environment, and drive the growth of a new media ecosystem. Be among the industry’s top executives and investors, innovators and entrepreneurs, academics and researchers. Don’t miss the chance to preview Georgia Tech’s FutureMedia Outlook 2012, outlining megatrends that we believe will shape the future of media, content, and information in the next five years, before its release. To learn more and register, visit http://futuremediafest.gatech.edu/.
With over 750 people physically at the conference in 2010, and hits in more than 77 countries during the event from people who tuned in to watch online, broadcast via Turner and GA Tech, FutureMedia Fest 2010 was a huge success. CNN featured daily segments, and FutureMedia Fest 2010 was Twitter’s #1 Trending Topic in Atlanta from October 4-7, 2010. To see a list of last year’s speakers, panel topics, Birds of a Feather groups, and demos, visit http://www.futuremediaglobal.com/futuremedia-fest/2010/speakers.
FutureMedia℠
FutureMedia - one of the pillar initiatives of the Georgia Tech Institute for People and Technology. FutureMedia explores, enables, and transforms new ways of how Content is Created, Distributed and Consumed. FutureMedia is a global open innovation collaborative initiative focused on discovering, creating, commercializing, and shaping the future of media. Learn more at futuremediaglobal.com
Institute for People and Technology
Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) serves as a catalyst of research activities that pursue transformations in healthcare, education, consumer media, and other complex human enterprises by integrating advances in human-centered computing, architectural and digital design, policy, and system science and engineering.
IPaT creates innovation crossroads where Georgia Tech researchers, industry partners, government partners and other stakeholders meet to develop revolutionary solutions to address complex societal challenges.
