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Symposium 2024 Archive

9:00-9:15: Welcome by Washington State University, Vancouver, Associate Vice-Chancellor of Research and Graduate Education, Dr. Christine Portfors and Co-hosts Dene Grigar & Frode Hegland
9:15-9:30: Fabien Bénétou, WebXR Consultant, European Parliament (BE)
9:30-9:45: Dene Grigar, Frode Hegland & Andrew Thompson, The Future of Text in XR (Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)
9:45-10:00: Dene Grigar & Andrew Thompson, Electronic Literature Lab, WSU Vancouver
10:00-10:15: Daveed Benjamin, Bridgit.io

10:15-10:30: Break, coffee and snacks

10:30-10:45: Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Research Scientist and Manager, Google
10:45-11:00: Ken Pfeuffer, Aarhus University (DK)
11:00-11:15: Karl Smink, XR Developer, Mississippi SU
11:15-11:30: Ge Li (Jesse), University of Bologna (IT)
11:30-11:45: Ryan House, University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
11:45-12:00: Kent Bye, Voices of VR, PDX

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-2:00: Fireside Chat with Vint Cerf, Co-Inventor of the Internet

2:00-2:15: Michael Witmore Emeritus Director, Folger Shakespeare library
2:15-2:30: Brandel Zachernuk, Spatial Web Specialist
2:30-2:45: Mark Anderson, University of Southampton (UK)
2:45-3:00: Jack Park & Marc-Antoine Parent, independent researchers (Zoom)
3:00-3:15: Introduction to Knowledge Work in XR, Frode Hegland University of Southampton (UK)

3:00: Afternoon Tea served

3:30-4:45: Hands on XR Experiences