July 19, 2022
Snowbird, Utah
9320 Cliff Lodge Dr, Snowbird, UT 84092
Event Contact
Helen Wright
hwright@cra.org
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Overview
Computing Research Association-Industry (CRA-Industry), the Computing Research Association’s newest committee, is pleased to annouce their inaugural snowbird meeting on July 19th, 2022. The meeting will bring together computing researchers from academia, industry, and government to talk about bridging partnerships and areas of future collaboration.
The breakout session will address the following:
- How can CRA-Industry most effectively support industry partners?
- What are the greatest technical opportunities for convening industry members?
- How do we connect with computing research contributors at companies including non-tech companies?
Agenda
July 19, 2022 (Tuesday)
| 12:00 PM | LUNCH |
| 01:00 PM | Introduction to CRA-Industry |
| 01:15 PM | Characterizing the Academic and Industry Innovation Ecosystem
Beth Mynatt, Northeastern University |
| 01:45 PM | Fernando Pereira, Google |
| 02:15 PM | Think Slow, but Innovate Fast: How Industry Can Teach Academia About Problems That Matter
Greg Hager, Amazon
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| 02:45 PM | BREAK |
| 03:00 PM | Advancing Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
Erwin Gianchandani, NSF |
| 03:30 PM | Breakout Session
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| 04:00 PM | Report Backs |
| 04:15 PM | Final Remarks
Tracy Camp, CRA Executive Director |
| 04:30 PM | ADJOURN |
Organizers
Vivek Sarkar
Co-Organizer
Georgia Tech
Ben Zorn 
Co-Organizer
Microsoft
