High-speed connectivity is subject of seminar series
Posted on October 26th, 2005
Area entrepreneurs, educators, scientists, engineers, and, innovators will have the opportunity to learn more about existing and potential uses of a metropolitan high speed computer network through a four seminar series offered by Bradley University this fall.
The series, called "Imagine the Possibilities," is underwritten by a grant of $22,000 from the SBC Excelerator Program, funded by the SBC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SBC Illinois.
"High-speed connectivity exists in Peoria and with this series we hope to spark the imaginations of people in all professions so that they can harness its potential for successful collaborative ventures throughout the community," said Chuck Ruch, associate provost for information resources and technology at Bradley.
The first program in the series will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on October 28 in Neumiller Lecture Hall in Bradley Hall on the Bradley campus. The program will include a demonstration of The Digital Cadaver Project, 3-dimensional display technology used to teach anatomy.
Seating is limited. Admission is free but reservations must be made by calling 309-677-2820.
The Digital Cadaver project is a set of software applications, developed at the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse, which provide anatomy students with individual access to the Visible Human Data Set, independent imaging of anatomical features, and preservation and annotation of anatomical studies. It will be demonstrated by Dr. Steven O. Senger, Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. Michael J. McGill, Ph.D. head of the Health Sciences for Internet2, will open the program with a discussion of how high speed networking is being used in research and development around the country. Brett Harnett, Research Assistant Professor and Manager of Experimental IT for the Center for Surgical Innovation at the University of Cincinnati, will discuss robotic surgery.
The next two programs in the "Imagine" seminar series will be held on December 2, 3.
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For more information, visit www.bradley.edu/imagine.
SBC announced the grant to Bradley earlier this year. The SBC Excelerator program is the largest special grants program undertaken by the SBC Foundation, one of the top corporate foundations in the nation, according to The Foundation Center. Since 1984, SBC Communications and the SBC Foundation have contributed more than $1 billion to nonprofit organizations across the country.
