The 2nd Annual Coleman Institute Conference
Research Frontiers and Partnerships
in
Cognitive Disability and Technology II
September 26-27, 2002
4001 Discovery Drive, Suite 210
Boulder, Colorado
| Thursday, September 26 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | POSTER SESSION - Lobby at 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder |
| JOHN LANGDON DOWN SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT | |
| 7:00 p.m. | “WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS” – David Braddock, PhD |
| Elizabeth Hoffman, President, University of Colorado System | |
| Dinner at Omni Hotel at Interlocken, Centennial Ballroom | |
| “TECHNOLOGY & THE FUTURE” (pdf) | |
| Keynote Speaker: John Seely Brown, PhD, Chief Scientist for Xerox Corporation | |
| Friday, September 27 | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast – Lobby at 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder |
| 8:15 a.m. | “WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS AND OVERVIEW” |
| David Braddock, PhD, Executive Director, Coleman Institute | |
| Bill and Claudia Coleman, Founding Donors | |
| “The Convergence of Technologies” – Bill Coleman | |
| 9:15 a.m. | “THE COLLECTOR OF BEDFORD STREET,” Alice Elliott, Director |
| Screening of an Aspen Film Festival award-winning documentary on the life of an individual with a cognitive disability |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | “Review of Current Research on Cognitive Disability & Technology" |
| Moderator: |
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| Michael Lightner, PhD, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder | |
| Steven J. Tingus, M.S., C. Phil.,Director, The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) | |
| Greg Vanderheiden, PhD, Director of the Trace Research and Development Center, University of Wisconsin, Presentation | |
| Helena Mitchell, PhD, Director of the Mobile Wireless Technologies for Persons with Disabilities Center, Georgia Institute of Technology. Presentation | |
| William C. Mann, PhD, Director of the Technology for Successful Aging Center, University of Florida. Presentation | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | “WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON IN COGNITIVE DISABILITY?” |
| Paul Marchand, Assistant Executive Director for Policy and Advocacy, The Arc of the United States | |
| 2:00 p.m. | “SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES IN COGNITIVE DISABILITY” |
| Moderator: Curt Freed, MD, Professor and Head, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center | |
| Imaging Science: Francois Meyer, PhD, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder | |
| Bioinformatics: Lawrence Hunter, PhD, Director, Center for Computational Pharmacology, Professor, Pharmacology, Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center | |
| Nanotechnology: Roop Mahajan, PhD, Director, Micro Electronic Devices in Cardiovascular Applications, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder | |
| Cognitive Disorders:Christopher Filley, MD, Director, Behavior Neurology Section, Professor, Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00 p.m. | “COGNITIVE DISABILITY, TECHNOLOGY & THE FUTURE” PANEL DISCUSSION |
| Moderator: | |
| Cathy Bodine, PhD, Director, Assistive Technology Partners, Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center | |
| John Seely Brown, PhD, Chief Scientist for Xerox Corporation | |
| Bill Coleman, Founding Donor | |
| Gerhard Fischer, PhD, Director, Center for LifeLong Learning and Design (L3D), Professor, Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder | |
| Stephen Greenspan, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado | |
| 5:00 p.m. | CLOSING REMARKS |
| 5:30 p.m. | RECEPTION FOR THE “ARTISTS WITHOUT BORDERS” EXHIBIT |
| Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th Street, featuring paintings by exceptional artists with cognitive disabilities from the John Langdon Down School in Mexico City. This event is co-sponsored by the Coleman Institute and the Museum. |
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