Registration Open: GCTC Tech Jam
Global City Teams Challenge Tech Jam
February 12-13, 2015 | NIST Campus - Gaithersburg, MD
The Global City Teams Challenge is an initiative designed to advance the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies within a smart city / smart community environment. More than 30 teams are pursuing projects related to sectors including public safety, energy and transportation. Participants in the Global City Teams Challenge are working to deploy an emerging technology within a cyber-physical system (CPS) by June 2015.
The Tech Jam will provide:
- Existing GCTC participants with an opportunity to present their project plans and identify additional project partners.
- An opportunity for entities not yet participating in the Challenge to explore a new project idea and/or identify partners and develop a new Action Clusters.
- Attendees with an opportunity to hear from government agencies on funding programs relevent to GCTC participants and IoT/CPS/Smart Cities more generally.
- An opportunity to hear from global leaders and experts of IoT/CPS/Smart Cities.
Who Should Attend the Tech Jam?
- Global City Teams Challenge participants
- Attendees from the September 2014 Workshop
- Potential new Challenge participants with IoT/CPS technologies and designs that are directly relevant to the Challenge's objectives
- Mayors, CIOs, CTOs, Innovation Directors, Managers from local, state, federal governments working on smart city deployments
- Corporations, educational institutions, non-profits working on smart city projects
- Anyone interested in the latest trends and standards in IoT/CPS and Smart Cities
To register for Tech Jam click here.To learn more about the Global City Teams Challenge visit our website for more information about the Challenge. Have questions about the Challenge or the Tech Jam, please email sokwoo.rhee@nist.gov or william.maguire@us-ignite.org.
WEBCAST
Hello All -
If you are not able to join us this week at NIST Headquarters for Tech Jam, you can still participate via webcast. As a webcast participant, you will hear first hand presentations, keynotes, and panels around Smart City/IoT innovations.
Highlights from the Event's Agenda
- Ignite-style presentations from 34 action clusters representing over 170 organizations participating in the Challenge focused on deploying applications in Health & Public Safety, Disaster Resilience, Transportation, Education, and Energy & Utilities
- In addition to previously announced line-up of speakers from the White House and O'Reilly Media, we will hear special remarks from Ike Leggett, County Executive of Montgomery County
- National Science Foundation, NIST, and Department of Transportation Program Opportunities for Smart Communities and the Internet of Things (IoT)
- International Efforts in Global Cities
RSVP for Montgomery County Reception @ The Thingstitute
If you are in the D.C. area on Feb 12, we invite you to join us for a reception at the Thingstitute from 5:30-7:30PM Thursday evening (Feb 12). Dan Hoffman, Chief Innovation Officer of Montgomery County, MD will host a reception for Global City Team Challenge Tech Jam participants. We invite you all to attend and see their Innovation lab called the "Thingstitute." Kindly RSVP by end of day Feb 9.
We are thrilled by the energy and enthusiasm that Tech Jam participants are bringing to this week's event.
Best regards,
Sokwoo Rhee
Associate Director | Cyber-Physical Systems & Internet of Things
National Institute of Standards and Technology
