PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2018
Proposal for an exhibit at the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Eco Experience
on the topic of “LENR” (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions)
2016
Proposal to MacArthur Foundation "100 and Change" entitled "Bee Hive Minded",
an international plan to develop pollinator pathways to aid native pollinators
2007-19
Judge, Robot Competition, College of Engineering, U of Minnesota
2011 - 13
Principal Investigator, "Mounds Matter", a sub-grant funded by the MacArthur, Mozilla,
and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations to develop a prototype for interactive digital badges
engaging young learners to explore the Native American Earthworks of North America.1817
2011
Presenter, Creative Work Slam, College of Design, U of Minnesota
Presenter, Research Slam, College of Design, U of Minnesota
2009
Speaker, e-Learning and Virtual Worlds, Digital Learning Forum, St. Paul
2007
Co-organizer/Moderator/Presenter, Wireless Cities -- Communities of Interests Conference, U of M
Co-investigator, eScholarship proposal, “Second Life for learning, Designing and Research”
Co-investigator, DTC grants proposal, “Second Life for learning, Designing and Research”
Community partner, CDes Workshop Series proposal, “Designing Plausible Futures”
2006
Speaker/panelist, OhmyNews International Citizen Reporter Forum, Seoul, S. Korea
2005
Co-organizer/Moderator, Wireless Cities -- Community Context Conference, U of Minnesota
2002
Participant, "Sensing the News", Institute for New Media Studies, U of Minnesota
Participant, "Painting the News", Institute for New Media Studies, U of Minnesota
2001
Steering Committee/Conference Opening Remarks/Panel Moderator,
13th Annual Minnesota Electronic Theater and Workshops
Speaker, Glasser LegalWorks Marketing Partner Forum, Scottsdale, AZ
Speaker, Digital TV Local Enhancement Collaborative, TPT (PBS), Minneapolis
Participant, "Playing the News", Institute for New Media Studies, U of Minnesota
2000
Steering Committee, 12th Annual Minnesota Electronic Theater
Judge, Learning Software Design Competition, U of Minnesota
Speaker/panelist, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), Las Vegas, NV -
“Experiential Learning Through Enhanced Digital Television”
Named "Pioneer of Interactive Media" by MN International Interactive Communications Society (IICS)
1994-8
Guest Lecturer, Graduate Programs in Manufacturing Systems and Engineering; Graduate Programs
in Software, IT & IS; Graduate Programs in Management; University of St. Thomas, St. Paul
1996
Invited Speaker, Macromedia UCON, “ DVD Technologies”, San Francisco, CA
Invited Speaker, Macromedia Corporate International Employee Retreat, Monterey, CA
1992
Speaker/panelist, Interface ’92 (11th Symposium on Human Factors), Dayton, OH -
“Multimedia Interaction Design”
1991-2
Convener, Minneapolis Multimedia Round Table
1989
Education Chair, Industrial Designers Society of America National Conference, Minneapolis
Vice President, Minnesota Chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America
1988-9
Program coordinator, "Design and the American Culture: A Travel/Study Seminar",
Osaka University study abroad program (for MCAD)
Contributing Editor/Guest Editor, INFORM (the publication of IDSA Minnesota), Bruce Wright, editor
1987
Speaker, Mid America College Art Association Conference, Minneapolis
“What Eliot Noyes Didn’t Tell Us”
Co-Chair, National Post-Post Modern Clock Design Competition
1985
Speaker/panelist, Interface ’85 (4th Symposium on Human Factors), Minneapolis, MN. Presentation:
“Designing with Intent”