Ithaca Tech Week--March 22-28, 1997

Schedule of Events

March 22nd

IthacaNet, Inc. is the host of the third annual Networking Tompkins County conference, on March 22nd at the Statler Hotel on the Cornell University campus. Highlights include keynotes by Tom Edwards, Executive Director of the CLEAR Foundation, and Douglas E. Van Houweling, Vice Provost Information Technology and Dean for Academic Outreach, University of Michigan. In addition, four tracks of presentations, networking-related vendors displays, and the inauguration of Tompkins County and Cornell's joint "Partnership for an Electronic Future: Phase I". Registration deadline is March 14th, and the cost, including lunch, is $25. The conference runs from 9:00-5:30 pm. Register online at our web site, or call (607) 274-6571.

March 23rd

March 24th

On Monday March 24st, from10am to 3pm, Joe Sullivan will hold an Open House to show off what he and his company, M. J. Sullivan Industrial Machine Repair, do with machine tool automation. In many cases they are upgrading 386 controller equipment to 486 or Pentium controllers, and in some cases they are automating machine tools designed in the World War II era. The company is located 1/4 mile before the Pines at 1144 Taughannock Blvd. (607) 272-0717.

March 25th

MUGWUMP presents George Cook from Apple Computer on March 25th 7:00 pm at the New Science Building, Room 112, Ithaca College Campus. Ithaca's Macintosh User Group invites one and all to a presentation by George Cook from Apple Computer, Inc. George will split his time into two topics: a demonstration of multimedia and video editing in an Internet society, and a look at the future and strategy of Apple Computer.

March 26th

Spider Graphics Corporation invites the community to an Open House at their new offices at 310 Harris B. Dates Drive (near Biggs Building A and the Cayuga Medical Center) on March 26, 1997 at 3:30 pm. The Open House will feature multiple presentations of leading-edge online "revenue pages", web animations, and interactive Websites. Swedish Hill Winery will provide a wine tasting during the Open House, other refreshments will be served . Please contact Don Ellis or Nancy Neumann for details, (607) 275-3300.

Boynton Middle School Library will be coming on-line on Wednesday, March 26, 1997 in conjunction with the Ithaca Technology Week. This means that students, staff and parents may search the collection by computer, that circulation will now be automated and that overdues and inventory will be generated by computer. On March 26, 1997, during the regular staff meeting at 2:30 pm, the system will be showcased and the first books will be checked out automatically. The event is being characterized as "In With the New: Out With the Old". In addition to the new system, books that are no longer useful to the general Boynton library collection will be offered to staff for their use. For more information, contact Phyllis Brodhead, Library Media Specialist, Boynton Middle School.

March 27th

Ithaca College's Academic Computing & Client Services sponsors the annual Educational Technology Day , which will take place on Thursday, March 27, 1997 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Emerson Suites and adjoining areas of the Campus Center. This event, now in its seventh year, features a Vendor Technology Showcase, a College Showcase, and a series of 1 hour seminars and demonstrations. The event is free and open to all faculty, staff and students at Ithaca College and other institutions and organizations. See and learn about the latest innovations in computers, the Internet, distance learning, multimedia, graphics, computer music, the Web, educational applications, and much, much more! While Educational Technology Day is free, we do ask that you register. On-line registration is available at our web site.

The Cornell Theory Center will hold an Open House on Thursday, March 27th, from 7:00-9:00 pm in Rhodes Hall on the Cornell University campus. We offer two very exciting opportunities to local parents. First the Training Facility offers an opportunity for parents to come and explore the World Wide Web and experience first hand the resources that are available at their fingertips. Second, there will be 20-minute demonstrations of the Theory Center's room-sized virtual reality facility, giving parents a chance to explore advanced technology at it's best. Please contact Donna Smith at (607) 254-8686 or donna@tc.cornell.edu for details.

March 28th