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Greetings,
I would like to invite you to a conference focused on the use of new
interfaces in the museum industry:
*Interfaces for the New Decade - November 15, 2011*

Registration page: http://testzone2011.eventbrite.com
Museum Professionals: Use discount code *musuem2011 *
More speakers may be announced soon, and will be updated on the Registration
page.

Join us on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 for a gathering of the most innovative
developers of new interactive technologies at The Tech Museum's Test Zone
2011.

This event will bring together interactive technology researchers,
developers, and users for a conference and opening of The Tech Museum's
newest gallery.

Connect with entrepreneurs, developers, and researchers working on
cutting-edge interfaces such as:
Augmented Reality
Context Aware
Deformable Surfaces
Eye Tracking
Feedback
Gestural Interfaces
Gigapixel Images
Motion Sensing
Multi-touch
Natural User Interfaces
RFID
Smart Museum Systems
Tablet Computers
Ubiquitous Media

Find out how museums and other public-space designers can use these
technologies to enhance visitor learning and experience.
Experience the interactives firsthand at the opening of The Tech Test Zone
Gallery, a new gallery dedicated to temporary exhibitions of prototypes from
corporate, academic, and nonprofit partners.

*Agenda: *
(Subject to change. Details to be posted soon.)
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Includes:
- Speakers
- Press conference
- Lunch
- Workshop
- Gallery Opening (evening program from 6:00 p.m. on)

*Speakers:*
- Ori Inbar, CEO, Ogmento
- Christopher Stapleton, Creative Venture Catalyst, Simiosys
- Jim Spadaccini, Director, Ideum, and Principal Investigator,
  Open Exhibits
- Ross Smith, PhD, Deputy Director, Wearable Computer Laboratory
  University of South Australia
- Tamara Schwarz, Senior Manager of Experience Design, Chabot Space
  & Science Center
- John MacDuffie Woodburn, Co-Developer, Pixel, and Graduate Student,
University of the Arts, PA
- Matt Miller, Co-Developer, Pixel
- Bob Ketner, Curator, The Tech Test Zone
- others to be announced

*Call for Participation: *
The Tech Test Zone is developed through The Tech Virtual, an online museum
design community dedicated to advancing the art and science of exhibit
design, and funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

The Tech Virtual (http://www.thetechvirtual.org)  is an open platform where
artists, companies, designers, experts, hobbyists, videographers, and other
creative people from around the world can directly connect with museum
projects.

To suggest an interactive for future Tech Test Zone exhibitions, just start
a Project at: http://www.thetechvirtual.org/requests/test-zone-2011

*Volunteer: *
There is a need for volunteers for this event. Please send an inquiry using
the "contact the host" button on the Registration page if you are
interested.

*Discounts: *
All discount codes expire November 10, 2011.
Museum Professionals: Use discount code musuem2011
Students: Use discount code student2011

For those not able to make it to San Jose, the event will be streamed
online, just register as a "Virtual Attendee".

*Partner Institutions: *Please let me know directly by email at
[log in to unmask] if you are interested in hosting a same-day event at
your institution.

See you there,
Bob Ketner

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Bob Ketner
Manager
The Tech Virtual

The Tech Museum
201 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113, USA
+1 (408) 795-6267
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www.thetech.org

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