Technology Day 09': Trendspotting

Technology Day 09': Trendspotting - Fashion Institute of Technology April 17th

25th March 2009, New York - The second annual Technology Day conference will be held Friday, April 17th in the John E. Reeve’s Conference Center at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street.

Register now by visiting: http://www.fitnyc.edu/techday

This year the theme is "Trendspotting" and will focus on FIT’s diverse and unique use of technology in all the disciplines.  The conference will provide teaching professionals with the most up-to-date technology, tools, trends and strategies for the classroom featuring workshops and presentations centred on existing and emerging hardware and software in the following tracks:

1. Use of technology in the classroom

2. Business and Technology - professional application for training and development

3. Art and Design - imaging/design and multimedia technology software/hardware used in the fine arts

Guest Speakers will include:

Anthony Salcito, General Manager Microsoft Education

Lester Ray, Market Development Executive from Apple Inc.

Special Events Feature:

"Trading Places" Coordinator: Melanie Reim,

Assistant Professor, School of Art and Design Chair, Illustration, School of Graduate Studies. (Sponsored by Adobe Connect and School of Art & Design, FIT).

"Developing Knit Fabrics on Stoll's M1 CAD System" A Tour for FIT's Knitting Lab and lecture by Ann Denton Assistant Professor of Textile Development & Marketing, FIT with special guest Stoll