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MEETING NOTICE |
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WEDNESDAY February 24, 2010 - 6:00 PM
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Interactive Whiteboards and
Multi-Touch Tables: David Martin – Executive Chairman and
Co-Founder
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Abstract: SMART Technologies ULC is a world
leader in the development of interactive whiteboards and multitouch tables.
With more than 20 years of experience in the touch display industry, SMART
has a unique perspective on developing successful interactive products. In
this presentation, three speakers from SMART will discuss some of the
challenges and learnings gained from developing and deploying these
products. The presentation will focus on SMART’s technology and
experience in the area of interactive products with a strong emphasis on
the multitouch SMART Table. The just announced latest generation of the SMART Table hardware and software suite will be shown at the presentation. The SMART Table will be available after the presentation for attendee’s that wish to try it out. The speakers and agenda for the presentation are as follows:
David Martin: Introduction and an overview of
interactive displays at SMART. (15 mins) Biography: David Martin is the Executive
Chairman and co-founder of Smart Technologies Inc., and is responsible for
establishing and communicating the strategic direction of the company as
well as creating and maintaining corporate alliances and partnerships.
David is a recognized worldwide expert in distance collaboration and is the
author of a number of articles and papers on the subject of working and
learning at a distance. David has served as a member of the Expert Panel on
Canada's Role on International David has a BSc in applied mathematics, and
is a founding member of the Calgary Council of Advanced Technologies (CCAT).
He is also a member of the Society of Information Displays. He is the named
inventor on a number of US patents and patent applications pending in the
US and around the world. David received the 2004 Canadian Advanced
Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance) Award for Private Sector and Leadership
in Advanced Technology. Along with Smart co-founder; Nancy Knowlton, he
also received the TeleSpan Pace Award in 2006 which honours
teleconferencing Dr. Gerald Morrison is an Electrical
Engineer who has worked for SMART Technologies ULC for more than 14 years.
During that time he has held many roles in development, research and
management. All of his roles have related to the development of new
interactive touch technologies and products. He is the original developer
at SMART for DViT™, a machine vision system for multi-touch display
interaction and he was instrumental in the early hardware development of
the SMART Table. He is currently Dr. Edward Tse’s interests in computer
supported face-to-face collaboration began in 2002 with his explorations
into multi-mice systems. This quickly moved into the area of multi-touch at
SMART Technologies in 2003, and expanded to voice and gesture interactions
in his PhD. Dr. Tse worked with the tabletop and speech experts at
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories and has publications at numerous
academic conferences (ACM CHI, UIST, CSCW) and has seen his research
published by popular Dr. Edward Tse joined SMART Technologies in 2008 and developed multitouch software for learner-centric education which helped to create a new product category for SMART, the SMART Table, which continues to lead in both innovation and market share. Dr. Tse guided the multi-touch revolution within SMART’s product line as the Multi-touch Software Architect, and is listed as inventor or co-inventor on several patents and patent applications. Seminar Information: The Seminar is free.
Please join the speaker for a no-host dinner after the seminar. Directions
to the restaurant will be provided at the seminar. Non-Members are welcome.
the restaurant will be provided at the seminar. Non-Members are welcome.
RSVP to Gary |