VEMI Lab to celebrate 10th anniversary with conference, barbecue
The success and growth of the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab) over the past 10 years has been possible thanks to the hard work and dedication of its students. To celebrate a decade of VEMI, the lab is hosting the VEMI 10 Conference at Buchanan Alumni House from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21.
The conference will highlight the successes of VEMI alumni through a series of presentations and lively panel discussions about how their experience at VEMI influenced their subsequent career and workforce opportunities. Seating is limited and will be on a first come, first served basis.
A less formal celebration and barbecue, open to VEMI alumni and their families, will be held at the lab in Carnegie Hall from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22.
To attend the conference, barbecue or both, RSVP online by Sept. 1.
About VEMI:
Ten years ago, Nicholas Giudice and Richard Corey designed a lab with a student-centered learning atmosphere that could help build an innovative and collaborative research infrastructure. Over the past decade, the VEMI Lab with its unique training and research model has grown exponentially. VEMI has now provided over 15,000 people with educational experiences and research opportunities through hundreds of hands-on tours and demonstrations. VEMI members have been primary or co-primary investigators on 68 successful grants and funding opportunities totaling over $10 million, and have authored or co-authored over 170 journal and conference papers and presentations. Lab members have trained (and been trained by) over 75 students from more than a dozen disciplines, with VEMI students receiving more than 20 research excellence awards and participating as authors on over 80 percent of VEMI publications. More information is online.