{"623391":{"#nid":"623391","#data":{"type":"news","title":"WCC, MODA to Host Wearable Technology Panel Discussions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStarting this month, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/wcc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Wearable Computing Center\u003C\/a\u003E, in partnership with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/museumofdesign.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMuseum of Design Atlanta (MODA)\u003C\/a\u003E, will host a series of panel discussions on the future of wearable technology. The discussions complement the exhibit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/news.wabe.org\/post\/museum-design-atlanta-opens-user-centered-design-exhibits?utm_source=dailydigest\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=july5\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOn You: Wearing Technology\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, on display at MODA through October 2nd.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTopics and panelists for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/wcc.gatech.edu\/content\/wearing-future-series\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWearing the Future\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHealth and Wearable Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E, July 28th at 7pm\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBeth Mynatt (moderator) - Professor, Georgia Tech College of Computing and Executive Director, Institute for People and Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJiten Chhabra - Researcher, Georgia Tech Interactive Media Technology Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRaja Schaar - Design Instructor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJuliet Sekandi - Assistant Professor, University of Georgia College of Public Health\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAthletics and Wearable Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E, August 6th at 2pm\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBrad Stenger (moderator) - Journalist, consultant and researcher\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nA.J. Scola - Manager of Minor League Operations, Atlanta Braves\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPeter Presti - Co-director, Georgia Tech Wearable Computing Center and Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Interactive Media Technology Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIndustry and Wearable Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E, August 27th at 2pm\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThad Starner (moderator) - Professor of Computing, Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSam Kellet, Jr. - Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder, United Sciences, LLC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EArts \u0026amp; Media and Wearable Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E, September 22nd at 7pm\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMadison Cario (moderator) - Director, Georgia Tech Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMaribeth Gandy Coleman - Dir., Georgia Tech Interactive Media Technology Center and Co-director, Georgia Tech Wearable Computing Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nVu Ha - Software Engineer, Funomena\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLane Conville-Canney - Special Events and Grants Coordinator, Georgia Tech Ferst Center for the Arts \/ Office of the Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EFashion and Wearable Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E, September 29th at 7pm\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nClint Zeagler (moderator) - Program Manager, Georgia Tech Wearable Computing Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLucy Dunne - Founder, Wearable Technology Lab\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nKevin Knaus - Professor of Fashion Marketing and Luxury Management, Savannah College of Art and Design\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSusan Spencer - Founder and Product Manager, Valentina\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAdmission to the panels is free with regular admission to MODA, but seating is limited so please\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.museumofdesign.org\/adult-programming\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eregister in advance\u003C\/a\u003E. If you can\u0026rsquo;t make it to the discussions in person, they will be broadcast online and recorded for later viewing. Each panel will also include a guided tour of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EOn You: Wearing Technology\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;by one of its curators.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe exhibit looks at the challenges along the road to making a consumer wearable computer like power and heat, networking, and mobile input. Consumer, professional, and \u0026ldquo;maker\u0026rdquo; devices from the past and present are on display. More than 50-thousand people have seen the exhibit; it\u0026rsquo;s been all over the world, traveling to Germany, China, and the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California before returning to Atlanta. Clint Zeagler, exhibit designer and curator, says it appeals to different audiences.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Mountain View has so many people who have worked on technology in the computer industry, that a lot of the exhibit was very nostalgic for them. MODA has a more diverse and design focused audience, which is why we included personal stories.\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nA new part of the exhibit, created for MODA, is personal stories and images of local users and creators of wearable technology, including Georgia Tech Professor Melody Moore\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/fido.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFIDO project\u003C\/a\u003E, and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EHhRitHHVoo\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPIXI dress\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;developed by Zane Cochran and Sonia McCall, graduate students at Georgia Tech.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLearn more about\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EOn You: Wearing Technology\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/museumofdesign.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Emuseumofdesign.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/wcc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewcc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStarting this month, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/wcc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Wearable Computing Center\u003C\/a\u003E, in partnership with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/museumofdesign.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMuseum of Design Atlanta (MODA)\u003C\/a\u003E, will host a series of panel discussions on the future of wearable technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Starting this month, the Georgia Tech Wearable Computing Center, in partnership with the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), will host a series of panel discussions on the future of wearable technology."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 19:14:11","changed_gmt":"2019-07-15 19:14:11","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-07-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-07-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623390":{"id":"623390","type":"image","title":"Wearing the Future","body":null,"created":"1563217932","gmt_created":"2019-07-15 19:12:12","changed":"1563217932","gmt_changed":"2019-07-15 19:12:12","alt":"Wearing the Future","file":{"fid":"237414","name":"wearing-large-header_1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/wearing-large-header_1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/wearing-large-header_1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":402451,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/wearing-large-header_1_0.jpg?itok=zBC5nRor"}}},"media_ids":["623390"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"181703","name":"HTF"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}