Convention of the Future Symposium

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Convention of the FutureSymposium

• MAY 21/22, 2003

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Opportunity

• Bring industry, technology companies and academia
  together
• Identify a work statement that speeds
  industry-wide innovation
• Implement consortium to engage in research

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Getting started

• Three panel discussions
• Shape of things to Come
• Architecture of the New Learning Environment
• Industry/MIT Consortia

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Options

• Four reference projects
• Floor traffic control
• Visitors Channel
• Digital Way-finding
• Learning Machine

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Life after . . .

• Next steps
• Identify focus-issues
• Design initiatives
• Assemble partners
• Marshal resources
• Major announcement
• Deadline Sept 15

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Next steps
Sept
Consortium work statement and agreement
Reference Project e-learning and certification

• Partners
• Industry
• Technology companies
• MIT

Pilot with project sponsor
Reference Project RFID work management system
Pilot with project sponsor
Reference Project Digital Way-finding
Pilot with project sponsor
Work with partners to continuously develop
reference projects
May Annual meeting progress assessment
Sept 15 Consortium announcement
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Shape of Things to Come

• Panel discussion
• What are the industry trends?
• Does current technology meet needs?
• Can the BCEC serve as the test bench for the
  industry?
• Should meetings be re-designed?
• Has innovation peaked?