Program Schedule

Time (CT) Activity Speaker / Facilitator Location
8:00 – 8:45 AM On-site Registration + Breakfast Auditorium
Opening Prayer TBD Auditorium
Welcome Remarks Dr. Wanda Parisien, President, TMC Auditorium
Opening Remarks Dr. Ananth Ramaseri Auditorium
Program Overview Marlin Allery Auditorium
9:30 – 10:15 AM Keynote Address Dr. Prakash Ranganathan Auditorium
10:15 – 11:00 AM The Need for Technology Education Dr. Chad Davis Auditorium
11:00 – 11:15 AM Break
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Computer Science / Technology for Art and Culture Dr. Drew Trujillo Auditorium
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch Auditorium
12:00 – 1:00 PM Poster Session Training Room
1:00 – 1:45 PM AI/ML Processors and Infrastructure Tapan Shah Auditorium
1:45 – 2:30 PM Native Dance Project / VR for Culture Digital Twin Aaron Bergstrom Auditorium
2:30 – 2:45 PM Break
2:40 – 3:20 PM Faculty Panel — Educating TCUs Through Computing and Technology / Program Growth Faculty Panelists Auditorium
3:20 – 3:50 PM TCUP Hub Session — Funding Opportunities for STEM Programs TCUP Hub Representative Auditorium
3:45 – 4:00 PM Panel – Technology at TMC: What We do and What More Can Be Done Dr. Danny Luecke, Dr. Gavin Nadeau, Dr. Kelsey Morin, Mike Selburg Auditorium
4:00 – 4:30 PM Closing Remarks, Hackathon Awards, Prizes, and Next Steps Conference Team Auditorium

Parallel Student Activity

Hackathon Session

The hackathon will run after lunch as a parallel student activity from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM. Participating students will move to the hackathon room after lunch and return for closing remarks, awards, prizes, and next steps at 4:00 PM.

Time 1:00 – 3:30 PM
Location Room 209 and 211
Facilitator TBD