Schedule-2016

 

Time

Event/Panel

8:30 – 9:25 am Registration / Coffee
9:25 – 9:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks – Dean Thomas Fiedler, Boston University College of Communication
9:30- 10:00 am Opening Speaker – Al Petras (CAS ’78, Honorary Scarlet Key)
10:00 – 11:00 am
Panel 1:  Information, Support and Connection in Online and Offline Communities
Panelists: Jacob Rohde & Serena Bronda, Marisa Bernal & Andrew Parlato, Tiernan Cahill & Blake Wertz
Moderator: John Donegan
11:00 – 11:15 am Coffee Break
11:15 am – 12:30 pm
Panel 2:  Applications for Emerging Technologies: Virtual Reality and Generative Art
Panelists: Tobin Brannan & Jessica Stepp, Linh Dao, Britton Horn
Moderator: Brittany Andersen
12:30 – 1:45 pm Lunch and Poster Session
1:45 – 3:00 pm
Panel 3: Bridging the Delta From Research to Industry
Panelists: Stephanie H. Leishman, Eric Leist, Jennifer Filiault, Bob Cargill
Moderator: Sarah Krongard
3:00-3:15 pm  Coffee & Cookie Break
3:15 – 3:45 pm

Closing Speaker – Ryan Ellis, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Northeastern University

3:45 – 4:00 pm Closing Remarks – Dr. James Katz, BU COM Division of Emerging Media Studies
4:00 – 6:00 pm Networking reception