Past Think Tank Events

The IPaT Thursday Think Tank is a weekly gathering of the IPaT community to brainstorm about research and stay informed about the work that everyone is doing.

The list below is an archive of past Thursday Think Tank events, held by IPaT.

Thursday
February
1
This week we'll discuss the Creative Curricular Initiatives (CCI) and the Communication Through Art programs and how you can get involved.
Thursday
February
8
Georgia Tech’s Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation initiative team will share information about the upcoming Georgia Smart Communities Challenge.
Thursday
February
15
Please join us for a discussion on how to engage citizens in our public spaces through art and technology in preparation for BANDALOOP’s upcoming vertical dance performance in Atlanta.
Thursday
March
1
GTAA personnel will join us to discuss some of the challenges faced by athletes, trainers, coaches, managers, and everyday sports aficionados.
Thursday
March
8
We will bring together researchers from Georgia Tech, Emory, the Morehouse School of Medicine and Columbia Medical School to briefly present insights from recent projects that aim to combine new approaches in health IT to address healthcare disparities.
Thursday
March
15
Join researchers from the Interactive Media Technology Center (IMTC), who this fall, in collaboration with other units across campus will begin offering a Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) course entitled Future Technology for Sports.
Thursday
September
13
The Atlanta Map Room is a public space for creating interpretive maps of the city, from a combination of contemporary data, historical documents, and personal experiences.
Thursday
September
20
At this week's IPaT Thursday Think Tank we will discuss hidden poverty that’s right here on campus and explore ways to address that poverty,
Thursday
October
4
Steve Downs, chief technology and strategy officer of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will moderate a discussion on optimizing smart tech for wellbeing.
Thursday
October
18
At this week’s IPaT Thursday Think Tank, we’ll share advice and best practices for building Smart and Connected Health applications and experiences.
Thursday
October
25
We'll explore our aspirations and share previous experiences with using the campus as a living lab.
Thursday
November
1
We'll discuss the creation of the Georgia Tech Center on Computing and Society: an emerging cross-disciplinary research initiative.