On Wednesday, October 29 2003, from 9:30am to 3:00pm, UTA will host its Third Annual Technology Fair in the Hereford University Center. This fair will bring together faculty, staff, students, community guests and the general public to explore, learn and/or share insights on how technologies are being or can be used innovatively in teaching, research & administration.

While the main focus of this fair is to heighten awareness among fair attendees on how UTA Departments, academic and otherwise, use or plan to use technology innovatively in a variety of ways, the invitation of technology companies and vendors as participants is intended as a show of mutual support and appreciation. For the first time, not only can technology companies and vendors promote and showcase their latest products/servcices to fair attendees but they can also meet with faculty, staff & invited guests to exchange insights/ideas on the innovative use of technology.

Special Welcome to All UTA Students !!!!

From 10:00am to 11:00am, the Honors College will host a special session for all students to exchange and share their perspectives with the keynote speaker, Dr. William A. Wulf, at the Rio Grande A.

Also at 10:00am, Jeff Quiqley of Hewlett Packard will give a presentation in HP's
booth at 10AM, entitled: "Intel(r) Itanium(r) Architecture - the future of 64 bit computing".

Prizes, Giveaways!!

For students only!! At the close of the fair, two separate prizes, one for an iPod and the other an iBook (both donated by Apple) will be drawn for all students attending the fair. In addition, every half hour, prizes will be drawn for students attending the fair exhibits.
Other prizes include 2 Dell Axim 5's. Adobe has donated "Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional," "Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0" plus "Photoshop Album 2.0".

For UTA faculty and staff in attendance, a separate drawing of prizes valued under $50.00 will be conducted.

Lunch for faculty and staff is by reservation only.

• Make Reservations
• Get Directions (& Parking Info.) to the Technology Fair

Featured Speaker:

Dr. William A. Wulf, President of the National Academy of Engineering (Washington D.C.), will be addressing the topic “Some Speculations on the Future Impact of IT on Universities”, 12:45 pm- 1:30 pm.

Information Technology has already had a significant impact on university teaching, scholarship and administration. But, as computers and communications get ever faster and cheaper the impact may be even larger. This talk will explore some of the areas where this impact may be greatest and the challenges and opportunities that impact creates.

Dr. William A. Wulf was elected President of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 1997. The NAE and National Academy of Sciences operate under a congressional charter to provide advice to government on issues of science and engineering.

Dr. Wulf is on leave from the University of Virginia, where he is a University Professor. His research spans computer architecture, computer security, programming languages, and optimizing compilers. In 1988-90 Dr. Wulf was also on leave to be Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation. Prior to joining Virginia, Dr. Wulf founded a software company, Tartan Laboratories, based on research he did while on the faculty at Carnegie-Mellon University.

Dr. Wulf is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Corresponding Member of the Academia Espanola De Ingeniera, and a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is also a Fellow of four professional societies: the ACM, the IEEE, the AAAS, and AWIS. He is the author of over 100 papers and technical reports, has written three books, holds two US Patents, and has supervised over 25 Ph.D.'s in Computer Science.

Exhibits: Participating Vendors -

Platinum Sponsor: Hewlett Packard

Gold Sponsors: Apple Computer, Dell Inc.

Silver Sponsors: BEA Systems, CCS Presentation Systems, Diem Technology, EDA Marketing, IBM, Network Appliance, Oracle Corporation, Troxell Communications, Veritas Software Corporation.

Other Sponsors:

Acer America

Alternative Presentation Services

AR&C

CompuQuick

ComputerLand Texas

Computer Power Corporation (CPT)

Designs that Compute

Gateway

HiED

Microsoft

SBC Communications

Storage Tek

Teaching Systems

WebCT

The Whitlock Group

UTA Participating Departments:

Exhibit Theme	Contact	Department
Spatial Information Systems Laboratory	Larry A. Standlee	Geology
Formula SAE car	Bob Woods	Engineering
Robot	Wen Chan	Mech & Aero Engineering
Robot & Smart Home Demos	Manfred Huber & Michael Youngblood	Computer Science & Engineering
Computer Research & Teaching. Demonstration of a 3D online library created by the eCREATE lab staff. Also a demonstration of wireless tablet PCs and their applications to education	Martin Danahay	English
Registration Office services; Demonstration of new system	Jim Perry	Honors College
Substance Abuse Prevention. Demonstration of an online community for the prevention of substance abuse in youth ages 13-18.	Dick Schoech	Social Work
Distance Education Classes. Demonstration of some of the courses developed by the Center	Pete Smith	Center for Distance Education
Digital Media Classroom	Joshua Dugdale	UTA Libraries
Computer Security	Sean Lanham	Office of Information Technology

Directions to campus and parking for the Technology Fair

The Technology Fair will be held in the Bluebonnet Ballroom of the E. H. Hereford University Center, which is located on the east side of the campus. Lot 40 is the parking lot designated for this event. It can be entered from either Center Street or Pecan Street. The parking lot is south of Abram and north of Mitchell Street. Technology Fair Parking signs will be posted at the entrances. A policeman will be on duty to help guests find parking spaces.

Maps: http://www.uta.edu/maps/location.php

On the map above, select East of Cooper for directions from I-30. When you pull up the screen for East of Cooper, select directions to Bluebonnet Ballroom.

From Northwest or Northeast of Arlington:
Take I-30 to Arlington, exit Fielder Rd. Drive south to the campus (approx. 1.8 miles). Turn left onto Mitchell St. and left onto Pecan St. Turn right into the parking lot. (Lot 40). Walk across Pecan St. and Oak St. to the side entrance of the University Center. You may also park in the pay garage ($7.00) on West St.

From Southwest or Southeast of Arlington:
Take I-20 to the Cooper St. exit. Drive north on Cooper to the campus. (Approx. 3.8 miles). Turn right onto UTA Blvd. and right onto Pecan St. Turn in to the parking lot (Lot 40). Walk across Pecan St. and Oak St. to the side entrance of the University Center. You may also park in the pay garage ($7.00) on West St.

You will be towed or receive a ticket if you do not park in the designated parking lot, Lot 40.

 

For more information about the Technology Fair please contact:
    Tommie Wingfield, wingfield@uta.edu, phone 817.272.2658
    Li Chih Fan, fan@uta.edu, phone 817.272.2271
    Pete Smith, psmith@uta.edu, phone 817.272.5727

This event is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Center for Distance Education, the Office of Information Technology, UTA Libraries, and the Honors College.