LightBound Presents Techpoint Tech Thursday November 17, 2011

November 17th TechPoint Tech Thursday
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. at Baker & Daniels, North

Featuring
Dr. Gerry McCartney
Chief Information Officer

Purdue

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Dr. McCartney

Dr. McCartney will focus his remarks on "Innovation at Research Universities: Essential for our Future."

He will discuss Purdue's developments in research computing, including the Carter supercomputer being announced this week, and Purdue's success in classroom apps that improve student success.

According to McCartney, changes, especially in content delivery and digital media, mean that universities-like many businesses-must adapt to new realities or cease to be relevant.

Gerry McCartney has served as Purdue University's chief information officer since July 2007.

Under McCartney's leadership, Purdue has developed the nation's largest cyberinfrastructure for research, with three supercomputers listed in the internationally known Top 500 list. Also during his tenure, Purdue has developed some of the nation's most advanced learning and classroom technologies, including Signals and Hotseat. In addition, in 2010 McCartney provided oversight to a campus-wide restructuring of the information technology resources used by the nearly 15,000 faculty and staff on campus.

About Tech Thursday
TechPoint's Tech Thursday presented by LightBound includes an informational presentation, networking, drinks and hors d'oeuvres at the Northside law offices of Baker & Daniels.

There is no charge, but please register so that we may provide adequate supply of drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

If you registered but are not going to be able to attend, please contact Elizabeth Anderson at eanderson@techpoint.org to cancel your registration.