Symposium Schedule

AppliedVis 2006 Symposium — November 10, 2006

Asheville, North Carolina
AB Tech Enka Campus
Haynes Conference and Technology Training Center - Get map
In collaboration with the University of North Carolina - Asheville, US Environmental Protection Agency, Buncombe County and the Education and Research Services

Please note: A Shuttle from UNCA to Enka will be provided. The shuttle will run to and fro between 7:30 am and 7pm. It is free and open to all!

Friday November 10, 2006 - Morning Schedule

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Light Continental Breakfast available

8:00 – 8:30
Registration and Refreshments

8:30 - 8:45 —“Synergizing the HUB” Welcoming Remarks and Overview Presentation

— Jim Fox, Research Associate and Director of Operations NEMAC/UNC Asheville

8:45 – 9:15 Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) - Introduction to the Engagement Site

— The Renaissance Computing Institute: Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, and Statewide Engagement Initiatives — David Knowles, Director of Economic Development, RENCI

— Visualization Challenges: Where the Rubber Meets the Road! — Theresa-Marie Rhyne, Director of the Center for Visualization and Analytics, NC State

9:15 – 10:15 Session 1

The End Product - Visualization for Education and Outreach, Community Planning and Disaster Response NOAA Science to Society Visualization

Speakers:

— Communicating Climate Changes — Frank Niepold, Climate Education Fellow at NOAA’s Climate Program Office and GLOBE Program Master Trainer

— NOAA’s Outreach and Education Program — Dr. Carrie McDougall, NOAA Office of Education

— Visualization within Education — David McConville, co-founder of The Elumenati and PhD candidate in the Planetary Collegium

10:15– 10:45 Morning Break

10:45 – 11:15 Panel Discussion 2

— The Culture of Data Visualization and Understanding I: Visualizing Local GIS Data

Flood Modeling, Issues of Scale, Updated 3D Visualizations for Buncombe County, Downtown Asheville 3D Visualization, Time-Lapse of Asheville Area Nighttime Lights, mapAsheville, RENCI and Natural Hazard Mitigation/Planning — Greg Dobson (NEMAC), Janet Lowe (Buncombe County), Jason Mann (City of Asheville), David Abernathy (Warren Wilson College), Jim Fox (NEMAC)

11:15 – 12:00 Panel Discussion 3

— The Culture of Data Visualization and Understanding II:

NCDC’s Climate Data Products, Climate Visualization Production Pipeline — Stewart Dickson, Research Associate NEMAC and Visualization Expert at NCDC, Mark Phillips, Glen Rutledge

GIS at NCDC Mike Squires, Meterologist at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center

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Friday November 10, 2006 - Afternoon Schedule

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12:00 – 1:15 Lunch, Interaction with Booths and Exhibitors

1:15 – 2:30 Session 4

— Multimedia Tools and Techniques for Visualization

Scientific Visualization Production Structure — Stewart Dickson, Research Associate NEMAC and Visualization Expert at NCDC

Alumni of MMAS Lorraine Walsh, Chair of Multi-Media Arts and Sciences Department UNC Asheville

2:30– 3:00 Afternoon Break

3:00 – 4:00 Panel Discussion 5

— Visual Grid as an Enabling Technology: Overview of what the Visual Grid can do for visualization in our area — William Ribarsky UNC Charlotte, Aidong Lu UNC Charlotte, Sunyoung Bae UNC Charlotte, Barry Wilkinson UNC Charlotte

4:00 – 4:45 Session 6

— Economic Development and Local Opportunities Tied to Visualization — Trevor Lohrbeer, Ty Hallock, Nathan Ebanks and Bob Dunn, Co-Chairs

Representatives from “Meet the Geeks” and other local entrepreneurs will discuss enabling technologies and connections in our local community.

4:45 – 5:00 Closing remarks

— Bryan Freeborn, Asheville City Council

5:00 – 6:30 Social and Networking

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Who should attend?

Animators
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Chemical physicists
Computer scientists
Data miners
Engineers
Film makers
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Holographers
Magazine editors
Molecular biologists
Museum directors
Museum exhibit creators
Nanotechnologists
Newspaper editors
Newspaper art directors
Photographers
Physicists
Publishers
Science writers
Special effects experts
Students
Supercomputer experts
Systems biologists
Teachers
Textbook publishers
3D modelers
Videographers
Web site creators
Writers

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