Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Location:
University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) Millennium Student Center Student Government Chamber
Directions

Parking:
Free parking in Lot E. Attendees of the Emerging Technology Forum WILL NOT need to feed meters.

Time:
7:00 - 7:30 AM Sign-In & Continental Breakfast
7:30 - 9:00 AM Program

Three Easy Ways to Register:

  1. Online
  2. Email
  3. Phone 314-333-0444

Special Tour Offer

After this event, attendees are invited to tour IT Enterprises. A shuttle bus will take visitors to the new facility, less than 2 miles away for the approximately 30 minute tour. Attendees can sign up the morning of the forum.

IT Enterprises at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (ITE) is designed to be a major force in translating innovative ideas into thriving businesses in the fields of information technology and life sciences.

This IT Coalition Event Sponsored by:

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Emerging Technology Forum series

Emerging Technology Forums will be presented throughout the year and are designed to:
  • create awareness of challenges faced by IT users that were successfully solved by emerging technology
  • use these examples to generate interest in synergistic relationships between groups that will
  • encourage broader participation and nurture new business opportunities and growth

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June 25, 2008

Academia Meets Industry

Case studies of partnerships between academia and business will be presented by faculty from the University of Missouri-Columbia's School of Engineering.

James Thompson
Ph.D., P.E. Dean, College of Engineering

Dr. Thompson will discuss the importance of engineers for job creation, economic growth and defense of the U.S. and how The College of Engineering is preparing engineers and IT professionals to lead the nation to a more prosperous and sustainable future. Additional topics will include:

  • Business Development/Extension Business development programs
  • University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Technology development and commercialization including the commercialization of faculty research and development
Dale Musser
Ph.D. Director, IT Program Computer Science Department

Dr. Musser will discuss the IT Program in the Computer Science department at MU including the Bachelor of Science in IT (BS IT) and the future of the IT Program Masters in Engineering in IT (ME IT) and how the department is defining the curriculum to meet needs fulfilling the need for IT professionals. He will also discuss commercialization examples including:

  • Center for Geospatial Intelligence: searching through large volumes of high resolution imagery for specific content easily and efficiently
  • Geoweb tools for assisting analysts in broad area search
  • GeoIRIS: Geospatial imagery retrieval and indexing system
  • Commercial imagery company: Earth Perspectives, LLC

AGENDA

7:00-7:30am Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:30-7:45am Welcome Message
7:45-8:45am Presentation and Case Studies
8:45-9:00am Wrap-Up

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