EMERGE: Vanderbilt WiC Symposium on emerging technology
Date and Time
Saturday Oct 28, 2017
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT
Saturday, October 28, 10 am to 12:30 pm
Location
Vanderbilt Engineering and Science Building 2414 Highland Avenue Nashville TN 37212
Fees/Admission
Free, but registration is preferred: https://goo.gl/forms/dDKa1ZXyLvV2zglf1
Contact Information
Pamela Coyle
Vanderbilt School of Engineering
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Description
EMERGE will feature keynote speaker Christina Heller, founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based VR Playhouse, who will talk about "VR/AR/XR: How Immersive Technology will Change Us,." The event includes free lunch, refreshments, t-shirt, sponsor swag plus networking opportunities. Organized by the newly formed Vanderbilt Women in Computing (WiC) student chapter, EMERGE also will include a panel of local technology professionals. Sponsors: Google Techmakers Scholarship Program, Vanderbilt Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Facebook/Oculus and Vanderbilt Office of Inclusive Excellence.