BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Austin Technology Council - ECPv6.11.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Austin Technology Council X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Austin Technology Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221206T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221206T194500 DTSTAMP:20260408T005642 CREATED:20221201T231849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T231849Z UID:10002078-1670350500-1670355900@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:How Tech Can Make 2023 More Fun (Even Business) DESCRIPTION:Technologies play increasingly key roles in making life more entertaining\, more enjoyable–more fun! Yes\, they were critical in enabling us to work safely during a pandemic (and helped us mitigate it with vaccines!)\, but life is about more than work—and even ‘work’ should be more fun\, for employees and for customers. Join us for this special year-end event as we close out the year with information on new/emerging technologies (VR/AR\, cloud gaming\, robots\, and more) and advice on how to integrate more fun into our lives\, and even our companies and organizations\, our products and services. Erik Summa of Dell Technologies and Finn Staber of Chicken Waffle will inform\, educate\, and entertain us about the many ways tech can contribute to increased fun in all aspects of our lives. Afterwards\, our networking event will be at Valhalla E-Sports Lounge with drinks\, snacks\, and gaming! And yes\, there will be lessons for those who want help. 🙂 URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/how-tech-can-make-2023-more-fun-even-business/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/funtech-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Forum on Technology &%3B Society":MAILTO:info@austinforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T203000 DTSTAMP:20260408T005642 CREATED:20221003T181037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221003T181118Z UID:10001742-1666293300-1666297800@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:Discussion of "The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything" DESCRIPTION:The metaverse is already here — but in such early\, limited forms that it may be difficult for some to understand and imagine just how powerful and revolutionary it can—and will—be. Matthew Ball’s new book\, “The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything\,” is designed to open our minds to the possibilities and prepare us to visualize\, or at least embrace\, the tremendous growth in capabilities and importance of the multiverse. Join us for a lively discussion moderated by Hugh Forrest\, Chief Programming Officer of SXSW (and huge book lover). Read the book (or a summary)\, or just come listen to those who have\, but above all come prepared to discuss possibilities\, challenges\, and what the future may hold for our companies\, school\, daily lives\, and more!\n​ \nREGISTER NOW URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/discussion-of-the-metaverse-and-how-it-will-revolutionize-everything/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/metaversebook.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Forum on Technology &%3B Society":MAILTO:info@austinforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220913T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220913T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T005642 CREATED:20220901T220004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T220108Z UID:10001736-1663092900-1663099200@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:Space: How Rockets\, Satellites\, and Telescopes Are Enhancing Our World and Helping to Understand the Universe DESCRIPTION:Space has captivated our imaginations since the dawn of humankind. Our gaze\, enhanced by evolving technologies\, has increased our understanding of the cosmos but also our world and our place in the Universe. Through increasingly capable telescopes and a better understanding of this data\, we have greatly expanded human knowledge and appreciation of our world and universe\, and our thirst for knowledge is continuously rewarded as new technologies help us see further and clearer. We have sent rockets beyond the Earth for decades\, to sense probes throughout our Solar System and beyond\, and to blanket our own world in satellites—and it’s in this latter area that we have dramatically expanded our understanding of Earth and our practical capabilities on it. Global broadcasting and communications enabled by rocket-launched satellites are so pervasive that we take them for granted. We use satellite-based mapping and GPS every day\, and everyone can get to most anywhere now with only a smartphone in hand. Satellite-based imaging of the Earth has greatly aided weather forecasting and climate science\, environment science\, national and international security\, education\, and more. And most recently\, the technologies of rockets\, satellites\, and telescopes have given us the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and provided us with breathtaking\, inspiring views of the Universe—even as technologies like the Starlink satellite network enable far more people here on Earth to access information quickly (including those great JWST images!). In fact\, the rate of annual rocket launches and the number of operational satellites have become amazing and transformative\, for our planet and society\, and the future is even more amazing. We have so many satellites in orbit now that the risks of congestion and collision are no longer insignificant. \nJoin us for this unique Austin Forum conversational event with three experts in space technologies and astronomy: Tom Markusic of Firefly Aerospace\, Moriba Jah of Privateer\, and Micaela Bagley of UT Austin’s Astronomy Department. They will discuss and show images and videos describing the current space industry prospects and challenges\, the latest astronomy insights from JWST\, and how these technologies and our continuous quests for knowledge about space and for transforming our society come together and unite us\, inspire us\, and drive human understanding. \nREGISTER NOW URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/space-how-rockets-satellites-and-telescopes-are-enhancing-our-world-and-helping-to-understand-the-universe/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/space2022-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Forum on Technology &%3B Society":MAILTO:info@austinforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220802T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220802T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T005642 CREATED:20220714T130208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220714T130208Z UID:10001727-1659463200-1659470400@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:How Biotech\, Health Tech\, and Med Tech are Advancing Healthcare DESCRIPTION:Technology advances play a role in accelerating essentially every part of the healthcare spectrum: from basic life sciences research to translational and clinical research\, to clinical healthcare and hospital best practices\, to individual digital health and population health education. The COVID pandemic has raised general societal awareness of contagion transmissibility\, epidemic tracking\, and vaccine development and delivery\, but all of these health topics and many more are enabled by powerful and pervasive technologies in hands of medical and health researchers and practicers — and increasingly available to individuals as well. \nIn this presentation\, health technologies experts Dr. Nishi Viswanath of UT Dell Medical School and Dr. Scott Collins of BioAustinCTX\, will survey the landscape of health tech\, med-tech and biotech\, explaining the terms and their scope\, the kinds of technologies in use and under development\, and what the landscape is now and the future may hold. \nREGISTER NOW \nWant to win a SXSW 2023 badge? Come with your questions ready! The in-person attendee with the best question for the speaker during our Q&A portion of the event will win a SXSW 2023 badge. URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/how-biotech-health-tech-and-med-tech-are-advancing-healthcare/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/healthtech2-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Forum on Technology &%3B Society":MAILTO:info@austinforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220614T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220614T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T005642 CREATED:20220524T142417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220524T142417Z UID:10002029-1655229600-1655236800@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:Stabilizing and Decarbonizing the Texas Grid with Computation and Bitcoin DESCRIPTION:Renewable carbon-neutral generation is now the least expensive means to produce electricity in the world. In West Texas alone\, we can produce terawatt-hours of power through wind turbines and solar panels. The question is no longer how do we generate sustainable energy\, but how do we leverage its power efficiently and economically. \nThis question is met with two challenges. One\, the wind does not always blow and the sun does not always shine. When this is the case\, energy costs rise. Two\, even if the sun is shining and the wind is blowing\, the best wind and solar sources are not near population centers and heavy industry. This results in terawatt-hours of inexpensive potential power unused. Computation\, specifically Bitcoin mining\, located in West Texas could address both of these issues as data centers would act as giant batteries and grid stabilizers\, soaking up power during times of excess generation\, and releasing it back out when renewable sources are limited\, thus stabilizing the grid. \nDuring this presentation\, we will cover electrical grid basics and how bitcoin mining can be used as a variable and controllable load to stabilize the grid\, thus making renewable energy generation more profitable and efficient. \nREGISTER NOW URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/stabilizing-and-decarbonizing-the-texas-grid-with-computation-and-bitcoin/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Power-Grid-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Forum on Technology &%3B Society":MAILTO:info@austinforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220406T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220406T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T005642 CREATED:20220317T033123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220317T033123Z UID:10002004-1649268000-1649275200@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:AI in 2022: A Look at the Power\, Potential\, and Perils DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Steve will give an introduction to AI for non-practitioners and then highlight current use cases in computer vision\, natural language processing\, time series forecasting\, anomaly detection\, reinforcement learning\, and recommender systems where AI-based systems are already performing well or offer significant promise to do so in the near future. Some key examples include drug discovery\, robotics\, language understanding\, climate change mitigation\, supply chain optimization\, and pandemic modeling.\n​\nHe will also discuss the significant risks of AI systems related to bias\, fairness\, privacy\, fraud\, cybersecurity\, and misinformation/disinformation and then the current efforts in algorithmic accountability and AI ethics to minimize negative impacts or harms. Steve will share some very recent disinformation research results related to COVID and the Spotify/Joe Rogan controversy.\n​\nThere will be plenty of accessible content for those newer to AI as well as pointers to technical details for those with strong AI backgrounds who want to learn about key recent research developments. \nRegister Here URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/ai-in-2022-a-look-at-the-power-potential-and-perils/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AI-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Forum on Technology &%3B Society":MAILTO:info@austinforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220301T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220301T194500 DTSTAMP:20260408T005642 CREATED:20220128T201914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T201914Z UID:10001660-1646157600-1646163900@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:Cybersecurity in 2022: Growing Threats\, And What You Can Do DESCRIPTION:As Covid pandemic measures have pushed people and businesses increasingly online and remote\, cybercriminals have pivoted as well\, exploiting weaknesses in these technologies. Always a present threat\, today’s exploits are now automated\, pushing us to automate our defense as well. Many threats — even if larger in scale — remain the same. Phishing\, credential re-use\, known vulnerable components\, the traditional attacks continue to provide criminals with a steady stream of access to private networks and personal data. It seems that nobody\, and no company or agency\, is safe from cyber theft. \nWhat can we do? Fortunately\, lessons learned from watching adversaries can also be applied to improve our defenses. Proactively looking for indicators of compromise\, adding two-factor authentication\, and thwarting credential re-use are easier today than ever before. \nJoin us as Gabe Schuyler\, a cybersecurity expert now with WizIO\, explains the types of computer and network vulnerabilities and how they are exploited\, as well as examples of a variety of attack types and threats\, why they happen and what should be done to prevent or recover from them. Gabe will close with some very practical advice on what organizations\, and you\, can do to be more secure against cyberthreats. \nRegister Here  URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/cybersecurity-in-2022-growing-threats-and-what-you-can-do/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/pexels-pixabay-60504-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Technology Council":MAILTO:info@www.austintechnologycouncil.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220104T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220104T200000 DTSTAMP:20260408T005642 CREATED:20211214T132448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211214T132448Z UID:10001984-1641319200-1641326400@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:Tech Trends for 2022 (and Beyond!) DESCRIPTION:Technologies are ubiquitous in our lives: embedded in our homes\, offices\, and vehicles\, and in our schools\, healthcare\, entertainment\, and most other places we go. And yet\, while technologies have become pervasive\, there is no constancy: technology capabilities grow exponentially\, entirely new technology products emerge rapidly\, and the rate of digital transformation in our lives\, companies\, government\, schools\, and more is accelerating. Now\, as we enter 2022\, technologies like cloud computing\, smartphones\, and social media are central to our lives; AI and 5G are maturing and applications are increasing that will change our products\, services\, environments\, and infrastructure; edge computing and blockchain/cryptocurrency/NFT are accelerating rapidly and promise to transform our business\, places\, and commerce; and emerging technologies like metaverse and quantum computing promise radical new capabilities that may utterly revolutionize many aspects of how we live\, work\, and interact. The only constants about technology are accelerating adoption\, innovation\, and transformation\, and thus is it is more important than ever to understand how these technologies will impact and influence lives\, present new opportunities to innovate and compete\, and can nurture our health\, safety\, and property. \nJoin us for this popular annual event as Jay Boisseau\, Executive Director of the Austin Forum on Technology & Society and long-time technology professional and Jay Williams\, technology thought leader and President & CTO for SunVia\, talk with futurist Nancy Giordano\, and Dell Technologies Chief Strategist Matt Baker\, about the technologies—and the applications of them—that will most influence society in 2022 (and beyond)! Join us online or in person to ask questions and meet the experts afterward (if attending in person) for even more discussion!\n​ URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/tech-trends-for-2022-and-beyond/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/techtrends-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Forum on Technology &%3B Society":MAILTO:info@austinforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211207T194500 DTSTAMP:20260408T005642 CREATED:20211116T205318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T205318Z UID:10001646-1638900000-1638906300@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:Misinformation & Disinformation: The Problems and Possible Solutions DESCRIPTION:Misinformation and disinformation have been around as long as people have been seeking to create gains and advantages for themselves and their interests. However\, technologies including the web\, smartphones\, and social media platforms have greatly augmented the potential for creating and spreading misinformation and the effectiveness of organized disinformation campaigns. It has become increasingly difficult to determine the accuracy and authenticity of many kinds of information\, making it much easier to spread inaccurate\, inauthentic content accidentally or unintentionally. This can create and exacerbate divisiveness\, inflame passions and promote mistrust\, and even lead to violent behaviors and deaths. How do we fix the technologies we have created to share information\, and how can we use new technologies—coupled with education and with individual\, societal\, and corporate responsibility—to identify\, reduce\, and fight misinformation and disinformation? Can technology even be part of the solution? What should we all learn\, do\, and share to be part of the solution? ​ \n​Join us in-person or on Zoom for this great conversation! URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/misinformation-disinformation-the-problems-and-possible-solutions/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pexels-negative-space-177557-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Forum on Technology &%3B Society":MAILTO:info@austinforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211202T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211202T183000 DTSTAMP:20260408T005643 CREATED:20211118T185729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211118T185729Z UID:10001981-1638435600-1638469800@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:Texas Smart Cities Summit 2021 DESCRIPTION:The Texas Smart Cities Summits bring together leaders from government\, non-profits\, higher education\, and diverse companies to share information on the leading practices in smart cities efforts\, to share ideas and experiences\, and to discuss and plan new efforts to accelerate smart cities development in Texas and across the world. At the Texas Smart Cities Summit\, we will present\, share\, and discuss successful smart city solutions addressing these aspects and collaborate on how to improve and implement them into our communities. URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/texas-smart-cities-summit-2021/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Texas-Smart-Cities-Summit-Logo.png ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Smart City Alliance":MAILTO:info@austinsmartcity.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191112T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191112T194500 DTSTAMP:20260408T005643 CREATED:20191022T205449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191022T205449Z UID:10001712-1573581600-1573587900@www.austintechnologycouncil.org SUMMARY:The Internet of Things: How Connected Devices Everywhere Will Change Everything DESCRIPTION:The Internet of Things (IoT) enables connected computers and other devices to share data and work together to automate new kinds of applications and improvements to our lives\, infrastructure\, and more. IoT in medicine can connect health data across personal devices and doctors. It can create the ability to enhance traffic flow with autonomous cars and connected signals and link smart devices in cities that monitor safety\, energy usage\, and more.\n​\nIn this event\, Rhonda Dirvin of ARM and Jason Shepherd of Dell Technologies will discuss technologies that demonstrate IoT’s power to shape our lives\, jobs\, and society. URL:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/event/the-internet-of-things-how-connected-devices-everywhere-will-change-everything/ LOCATION:Austin Central Library\, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin\, Austin\, texas\, 78702\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.austintechnologycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Internet-of-things-image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Forum on Technology &%3B Society":MAILTO:info@austinforum.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR