October 12, 2007
Emerging Technologies: BioInformatics and Entertainment Computing

Friday Oct. 12, 2007
8:30am to 4:30pm
Auditorium, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, Minnesota

Join MnSCU faculty and others in this important dialogue. Four presentations by noted experts Paul Tymann, Dr. Eric D. Wieben, Dr. Robin Burke, and Chris Melissinos will be offered. Both the morning and afternoon sessions will be followed by a panel discussion.

Agenda
Time	Activity
7:30am to 9:00am	Continental Breakfast
7:30 to 1:00pm	Registration
8:15 to 8:30am	Welcome and Introduction: Wilson Bradshaw, President of Metropolitan State University Yvonne L. Shafer, Chancellor' Office, MnSCU
8:30 to 9:30	Topic: BioInformatics: Curriculum Design and Implementation Speaker: Prof. Paul Tymann, Chair Department of Computer Science College of Computing and Information Sciences Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York
9:30 to 10:30	Topic: BioSciences: Current Status and Future Challenge Speaker: Dr. Eric D. Wieben, Professor and Director Mayo Genomics Research Center Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Rochester, Minnesota
10:30 to 10:45	Coffee Break
10:45 to 11:45	Panel discussion: Current Reality and Future Plan Moderators: Prof. Timothy Wrenn: Anoka Ramsey Community College Dr. Kuodi Jian: Metropolitan State University
11:45 to 1:00	Lunch
1:00 to 2:00pm	Topic: Computer Art and Game: Curriculum Design Implementation Speaker: Dr. Robin Burke, Associate Professor School of Computer Science, Telecommunications, and Information Systems DePaul University Chicago, Illinois
2:00 to 3:00pm	Topic: Gaming and Virtual Environment Development and Challenge: A SUN’s Perspective   Speaker: Mr. Chris Melissinos, Chief Gaming Officer, SUN Microsystems, Inc. Santa Clara, California
3:00 to 3:15pm	Coffee Break
3:15 to 4:15pm	Panel discussion: Current Reality and Future Plan Moderators: Prof. Warren Sheaffer: St. Paul College Prof. Larry Gottschalk: Metropolitan State University
4:15 to 4:30pm	Questions/Answers/Evaluation
4:30pm	Adjourn