On behalf of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University, it is with great pleasure that we invite you to The Future of Interactive Technology for Peace Conference on April 2 & 3, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information regarding the conference and to register, please go to http://www.etc.cmu.edu/peace2008/. Conference activities will take place at the University Center and there is an evening reception at the Entertainment Technology Center.
The theme of the conference is exploration of the impact that interactive technology has on peace, peacemaking, and diplomacy. The conference will bring together professionals from the entertainment industry, academia (faculty and students), and government and foundation personnel.
This conference will provide an opportunity for participants to learn, share and discuss what the future holds for the use of interactive technology in peace and peacemaking. Key aims of the conference it to hear from researchers and professionals in the field on the opportunities for how interactive technology can impact education and training in the areas of diplomacy and peace and increase participants' awareness of the role that technology has for peacemaking.
Conference speakers and workshop leaders include:
Lucas Welch, President and Founder,
Soliya Luis Von Ahn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
Mary Flanagan, Professor, Department of Film and Media Studies, Hunter College
Jesse Schell, Faculty, Entertainment Technology Center and Founder and CEO, Schell Games
Robert Cavalier, Ph.D., Teaching Professor, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon
Cleotilde (Coty) Gonzalez, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor, Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon
Eric Brown, Chief Executive Officer, & Asi Burak, Chief Product Officer, Impact Games
Robert Creo, Board Member, and Sandi DiMola, Board Member, Mediators Beyond Borders
As you can see, we have a wonderful line-up of speakers and workshop leaders! Please join us April 2 & 3, 2008. For additional questions and comments, please send email to Anne Humphreys at ah34@andrew.cmu.edu
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Theatre is an old but effective teaching tool great for spreading cultural messages. With our cultures growing fascination with technology, the entertainment industry has to keep on the cutting edge of things to keep up.
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