Dear CSI/ Forum members
You are invited to a meeting with expat Neil Scott, the
founder of the Archimedes Projects at Stanford University and the University of
Hawaii. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the set up
an Archimedes Project in New Zealand and how links can be formed
with the other Archimedes Projects.
Archimedes Christchurch
Meeting:
Date: Monday 8 December
**TODAY*
Time: 4.30pm
Venue: C2 lecture theatre
(central lecture theatre), University of Canterbury
RSVP: To Sandra Lukey,
SmartNet [EMAIL PROTECTED]
NB: Meetings will be held in
Wellington on 11 December and Auckland on 12
December
This meeting will be of particular interest to:
- Anyone interested in
commercial projects and export opportunities for disabilities and ageing
markets.
- Anyone with an interest
in creating smart environments for living, learning and
leisure.
- New Zealand companies and
educators involved in the creation of hardware, software tools and content for
the delivery of educational and learning materials for school and vocational
situations.
(see below for background on Archimedes and Neil
Scott)
The Archimedes Project:
"Technology gives individuals the power to move their world."
-The Archimedes Project, 2002 AD
The Archimedes Project is a multidisciplinary group of faculty, researchers, students, IT engineers, and international visitors who work to improve interaction with computers and information and control of their environment for people with disabilities, the elderly, people with limited literacy, and people who use computers and information appliances.
Believing that information technology holds enormous promise for improving human lives, The Archimedes Project is dedicated to helping realize that promise through original and collaborative research, education, and studies and projects for companies, organizations, and nations.
Neil founded the Archimedes Project at Stanford University in 1990. The Archimedes Project has Alliances with organizations in Japan, the UK and Ireland.
More on Neil Scott:
Neil has been described as "one of the five
top innovators in the United States" and "one of the futurists who will shape
the way people live, think, work and play in the new millennium". Last year, out
of thousands of nominations worldwide, he was named as a Tech Laureate by
California's Tech Museum of Innovation.
Neil has been involved with many elite technology think-tanks at which
today's thought leaders engage in highly interactive discussion with the senior
technology strategists of large public and private organisations. He has also
been a member of several White House committees on access issues and has talked
to parliaments around the world. Neil gained his B.E at Canterbury University.
For more info see http://www.smartnet.co.nz/dir-expert/neilscott.htm
Kind
Regards
Sandra Lukey
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