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SUMMARY:MIAMI XR 2025 February 6+7 | Ticket Covers Both Days
DESCRIPTION:UMverse at the University of Miami invites you to dive into the cutting-edge world of XR at Miami XR 2025\, Thursday and Friday\, February 6+7. Join industry experts\, tech visionaries\, artists\, and university scholars from around the globe to explore the latest trends and innovations in XR technology. \nRegister Now\n$30.00 per person (both days included) • Free for UM Faculty\, Staff\, and Students. Using your miami.edu email\, please contact idsc@miami.edu for the PROMO CODE. \n  \nSpecial thanks to our Sponsors!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\nDay 1 Thursday 2/6/2025 • Shalala Student Center Complex\, Rooms 304-6\n\n1330 Miller Drive\, Coral Gables\, FL 33146 | Directions \n5:00 PM Registrations + Cocktail Hour Opens\n5:30 PM Student Welcome | Mia Uy\n5:40 PM UM Welcome | Provost Willy Prado\n—Introduction by Mia Uy\n5:50 PM Faculty Welcome | Kim Grinfeder\n5:55 PM Intro to XR at the U | Thomas Merrick\n6:05 PM Lightning Talks\n6:35 PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Dan O’Brien\n—Introduction by Thomas Merrick\n6:55 PM Meta Closing Remarks | Matthew Sanders\n7:00-8:00 PM Networking Cocktails \nRESERVED PARKING is available using the Pay by Phone app at the Pavia Garage (see maps below). The dark green dotted line indicates the walking path from Pavia to the Shalala Student Center Complex. Once you enter the lobby\, take the elevator or stairs to the 3rd floor.\nClick on either map for a larger version. \n  \n  \nDay 2 Friday 2/7/2025 • Newman Alumni Center (Multipurpose ABC)\n6200 San Amaro Drive\, Coral Gables\, FL 33146 | Directions \n9:00 AM Registration Opens | Breakfast + Demos\n10:00 AM Welcome Remarks | Thomas Sydnor + Thomas Merrick\n10:10 AM Lightning Talks\n10:30 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Jeremy Bailenson\n—Introduction by Thomas Merrick\n11:15 AM Break\n11:35 AM The Tipping Point for XR | John Cunningham\n11:45 PANEL: Future of XR | Moderator: John Cunningham\nPanelists: Matthew Sanders\, Denise Mendez\, Anna Queiroz\n12:15 PM Lunch and Demos\n1:30 PM Lightning Talks\n1:50 PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Carolina Cruz Neira\n—Introduction by Sidney Cocimano\n2:35 PM Break\n3:00 PM PANEL: Jobs in XR | Moderator: Mia Uy\nPanelists: Chanel Menard\, Sofia Perez-Baux\, Sadah Espii Proctor\, Alec Warren\n3:45 PM Closing Remarks | Kim Grinfeder\n4:00-5:30 PM Cocktail Reception + Demos \n  \nCOMPLIMENTARY PARKING | Day 2 Newman Alumni Center\n \nComplimentary parking is available if you register your vehicle:\nhttps://www.offstreet.io/location/SVMCNHTN \nEnter your license plate number\, then enter this code: 0207 \nParking valid in Gray Lots only.  |  Please park head-in only. \n\nKeynote Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\nJeremy Bailenson\nFounding Director\, Stanford University Virtual Human Interaction Lab \nJeremy Bailenson is founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab\, Thomas More Storke Professor in the Department of Communication\, Professor (by courtesy) of Education\, Professor (by courtesy) Program in Symbolic Systems\, and a Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment. He has served as Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication for over a decade. \nHe earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1994 and a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Northwestern University in 1999. He spent four years at the University of California\, Santa Barbara as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and then an Assistant Research Professor. Read More\n\n\n\n\nCarolina Cruz Neira\nAgere Chair in Computer Science\, University of Central Florida\nSteering Committee member\, NSF Big Data South Hub\nInventor of the CAVE Virtual Reality System\nXR Hall of Fame Inductee\n \nCarolina Cruz-Neira is a pioneering computer scientist and a leading figure in virtual reality\, known for inventing the CAVE Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE). She currently serves as the Agere Chair Professor in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida\, where she co-leads the UCF Digital Twin Strategic Initiative and heads the VARLab. Cruz-Neira’s contributions to real-time visualization\, VR frameworks\, and immersive technologies have earned her numerous accolades\, including membership in the National Academy of Engineering and the XR Hall of Fame. Her work bridges engineering\, art\, and education\, inspiring advancements in virtual environments and interactive applications worldwide. Read More\n\n\n\n\nDaniel O’Brien\nPresident\, Americas | HTC VIVE \nDaniel is a seasoned technology executive with over 24 years of experience in leading and managing the commercialization of emerging technologies\, innovations\, and solutions for consumers and professional customers. He is the HTC VIVE President for the Americas\, overseeing the sales\, marketing\, product\, and operations for the immersive and wireless divisions of HTC. \nAs a humanity mission driven leader\, Daniel is focused on delivering revenue growth\, brand building\, e-commerce strategies\, business development\, content creation\, and strategic partnerships for HTC VIVE\, the pioneer and global leader in virtual reality. He has a proven track record of defining and executing the channel strategy\, marketing strategy\, product management\, supply chain\, and public relations for HTC VIVE. Read More\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n  \n\n\n\nChanel Menard\nDigital Product Specialist\, SafeKitchen VR\nUM Graduate May 2024\n\nDenise Mendez\nPrinciple Software Engineer\, Microsoft Mixed Reality\nThomas Merrick\nSr Project Manager\, XR Initiatives\nLecturer\, Dept. of Interactive Media\n\n\n\nSofia Perez-Baux\nProject Manager\, Xennial\nUM Graduate May 2024\nMatthew Sanders\nEducation and VR Director\,\nMeta Global Affairs\n\n\n\n\nConference Organizers\n  \n\n\n\n\nThomas Merrick\nSenior Project Manager\, XR Initiatives\, UM School of Communication Department of Interactive Media\nSidney Cocimano\nUX/UI Designer\,\nThe VESL\nEvelyn Cruz\nDirector\, Business Operations\,\nIDSC\n\n\nJacqueline Green-Allen\nSr. Administrative Assistant\nand Events Coordinator\,\nIDSC\n\nKim Grinfeder\nFounding Chair and Professor\, UM School of Communication Department of Interactive Media\nAnna Muller Queiroz\nAssociate Professor\, UM School of Communication Department of Interactive Media\nCore Faculty Member\, UM IDSC\, Creative Technologies program\n\n\n\n\nMia Uy\nProject Manager\, The VESL\, UM School of Communication\, Department of Interactive Media\nCo-Founder and President\, Kappa Theta Pi\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nWhere to Stay\n\nHotel Arya\, Coconut Grove\nThe Mutiny Hotel\, Coconut Grove\nCourtyard by Marriott\, Coconut Grove\nThesis Hotel Miami\, Coral Gables\nAll Choices\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlaces to Eat\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://idsc.miami.edu/idsc-event/miami-xr-2025/
LOCATION:Shalala Student Center Complex\, 1330 Miller Drive\, Coral Gables\, Florida\, 33146\, United States
CATEGORIES:Creative Technologies
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