Date:
Oct 13 2011 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Location:
TSRB Auditorium
IPAT TOWN HALL
October 13, 2011, 3:30pm to 5pm, TSRB Auditorium
The Institute of People and Technology (IPaT) hosted its second Town Hall meeting with the Georgia Tech community to discuss IPaT's mission and current activities.
AGENDA:
3:30-3:45 TOP 10 QUESTIONS ABOUT IPaT
Executive Director Beth Mynatt answered the "Top Ten" questions about IPaT.
1. What is the mission of the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT)?
2. How is IPaT different from GVU or Digital Media or HSI or... ?
3. IPaT is only about industry contracts, right?
4. How can IPaT help academic and research faculty?
5. Am I in or out of IPaT?
6. Will IPaT tax my contract or gift funds?
7. Will IPaT give me funding?
8. How will IPaT be evaluated?
9. Why are networking receptions a good idea in economically challenging times?
10. How can I get more involved in IPaT activities?
3:45-4:15 Panel: GT AND HUMANITARIAN SYSTEMS
PANELISTS:
Pinar Keskinocak
Joseph C. Mello Professor
Co-Director, Center for Health and Humanitarian Logistics & Associate Director of Research, Health Systems Institute
Ellen W. Zegura
Professor and Chair, School of Computer Science
Leigh McCook
Division Chief and Principal Research Associate, Socio-Technical Systems Division Information & Communications Lab
GTRI
MODERATOR:
Jeff Evans
Deputy Director, Information and Communications Laboratory, GTRI
Deputy Director, Institute for People and Technology
4:15-4:45 Panel: GT AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES
PANELISTS:
Rich DeMillo
Distinguished Professor, School of Computer Science
Director, Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U)
Donna Llewellyn
Director, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Richard Millman
Professor, School of Mathematics
Director, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC)
Mark Guzdial
Professor, School of Interactive Computing
Director, Contextualized Support for Learning Lab
Joseph M. Le Doux
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
MODERATOR:
Bob McGrath
Vice President and Director, GTRI
4:45-5:00 IPaT HIGHLIGHTS REPORTS
Fast-paced reports on IPaT's recent achievements.
5:00-6:00 NETWORKING RECEPTION
TSRB pre-function area
