Binghamton University to host Southern Tier Technology Symposium
Topics will include innovations in technology, student career development
Binghamton University will host Southern Tier Technology Symposium 2019 from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Rotunda at the Innovative Technologies Complex, 85 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal.
This one-day symposium will showcase the technological accomplishments of New York’s Southern Tier region. Topics will include innovations in technology and student career development, and there will be opportunities for students to network with industrial professionals.
Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger will open the conference with remarks at 9 a.m. Following his welcome will be many industry and academic speakers, including industry keynote speaker Steven Medwin, Toyota Material Handling North America University Ambassador at Raymond Corporation; academic keynote speaker M. Stanley Whittingham, SUNY Distinguished Professor and co-inventor of the Li-ion battery; and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power & Energy Society Distinguished Lecturer Qing-Chang Zhong from Illinois Institute of Technology. Symposium attendees will have the opportunity to tour the Innovative Technologies Complex.
The event is hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in partnership with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Binghamton Section. It is sponsored by the Binghamton University Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships, Corning Inc., Eaton Corp. and Raymond Corp.
For a full agenda and to register, visit http://bit.ly/STTS2019.
For additional information, contact Ziang “John” Zhang, Binghamton University assistant professor for electrical and computer engineering, at ziang.zhang@binghamton.edu.