NC STATE UNIVERSITY
2009 Emerging Issues Forum

IEI Virtual Workshop Session - 2-3PM on Monday, February 9


For the first time, IEI will be hosting a virtual session in concurrence with its six live Forum workshop sessions, allowing participants from across the state to discuss integrated technology and its impact on how we work, live, and play.

There are two ways to participate in our virtual workshop:

1. Watch and Listen to our panels plus chat through Gmail!
You can watch the live video stream of our panelists by clicking here.
To respond to our panelists and ask questions, use your current gmail account or click here to create one. Then simply google chat invite ncv.virtualworlds@gmail.com to chat. It's that simple!

2. You can also join us in Second Life!
If you have second life installed on your computer, follow the direct teleport link to USDLC Star Island, the home of our virtual workshop: http://slurl.com/secondlife/USDLC%20Star%20Island/122/89/30/

The integrated technology panel will focus on answering the following question:

How can North Carolina utilize its technology infrastructure to adapt to the exponential growth it will see in the next several years?

Panel: Bryan Setser, North Carolina Virtual Public School (moderator)
Fay Cobb Payton, Associate Professor of Information Systems/Technology at NC State University
Joe Freddoso, MCN
Ken Lane, Lockheed Martin Virtual World Labs

 

Forum Sponsors

  • AT&T of North Carolina
  • Biltmore Farms
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Business North Carolina
  • Duke Energy
  • Duke University
  • EPA
  • Fountainworks
  • Gilbane Company
  • Greenfire Development
  • Housing and Urban Development of North Carolina
  • JACOBS
  • Lowe's Companies
  • MegaWatt Solar
  • North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
  • North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives
  • North Carolina Farm Bureau
  • North Carolina League of Municipalities
  • North Carolina State University
  • North Carolina Virtual Public Schools
  • Partnership for North Carolina's Future
  • Pearce Brinkley Cease & Lee Architects
  • Progress Energy
  • RENCI
  • Sanford Law Office, PLLC
  • Skanska
  • State Employees Association of North Carolina
  • WUNC Radio
Institute for Emerging Issues Campus Box 7406 NC State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7406 Telephone: 919.515.7741 Fax: 919.513.7535 Email: institute@ncsu.edu