U of M Will Host Educational Technologies Exhibit April 2
For release: Mar. 3, 2003
For press information, contact Curt Guenther

The FedEx Technology Institute and the division of Information Systems at The University of Memphis will sponsor a one-day technology exhibition from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, that will highlight new and emerging educational technologies.

"Emerging Technologies for Higher Education" (ETHED) will give providers of educational technologies - including industry and academic researchers - an opportunity to showcase the newest advances in technology that are changing the nature of education.

A regional Internet2 event entitled "The Internet2 Community: Research and Education in Tennessee," also sponsored by The University of Memphis, will take place on the same day. It will provide attendees with a peek into the future of the next generation Internet.

The two events will include remarks from Dr. Shirley Raines, president of The University of Memphis, and Jim Phillips, executive director of the FedEx Technology Institute.

The events, which are free and open to the public, will be held at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn on Central Avenue across from the U of M campus.

James Penrod, vice president and CIO at The University of Memphis, said, "The University of Memphis has invested significantly in educational technologies over the past few years. This event will offer the community at large an opportunity to share in the learning experience from which our campus has benefited through these investments and through the innovation of our faculty. It will also provide a glimpse of what the FedEx Technology Institute will bring to this region when it becomes operational next fall."

More than 40 presenters are expected in such areas as distance learning, Internet Protocol (IP)-based video-conferencing, web-based course management tools, artificial intelligence, smart-board classroom equipment, and wireless/portable devices. The event will make use of a partnership format, that is, an educator and a technology provider will be available in each booth to demonstrate educational applications and to discuss the technology. This will give attendees a unique opportunity to ask questions of the University clients and manufacturers of the technology.

More information is available at web site http://fedex.memphis.edu/ethed or from Sandy Schaeffer by phone at 901-678-5715 or via email at sandy.schaeffer@memphis.edu.

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