Fourth Annual IBM Hawthorne Briefing – May 7

April 10, 2008 4:49 PM
To:Academic Deans and Faculty
CC:

Dr. James P. Pellow
Dr. Julia A. Upton, RSM

From:James A. Benson, Ph.D.
Vice Provost
Date:April 10, 2008
Re:Fourth Annual IBM Hawthorne
Briefing – May 7

Once again, the Office of the Provost and IT would like to invite deans and faculty to attend the Fourth Annual IBM Briefing on Wednesday, May 7. The all-day event is scheduled from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the IBM Industry Solutions Lab at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Hawthorne, NY.

As an ongoing effort to identify technologies that will affect higher education, the facility conducts research covering hardware and software. Demonstrations will be made by individuals knowledgeable about technology topics of interest to you.

Please join me at this exciting, stimulating, and thought provoking event. Some of this year’s topics will include:

  • Global Technology Outlook
  • 2nd Life Overview and Demo
  • Web 2.0
  • Technology Tour
  • Open Source Software for Teaching

A detailed agenda will be available shortly.

Since seating is limited, a reply is necessary. If you would like to attend, please contact Maria Randall via e-mail at randallm@stjohns.edu by April 25. If needed, transportation will be provided.

Thank you.