UNI Speakers Bureau - Technology
Please call the Office of University Marketing and Public Relations at 319-273-2761 or email stacey.christensen@uni.edu, to request a speaker. Speakers do not charge fees, unless otherwise noted. Upon request, we will provide background information to introduce the speaker. When the topic or event warrants, the Office of University Marketing and Public Relations will send a news release to media serving your area.
ARE YOU USING AVAILABLE MEDIA RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY?
Presentation is geared toward community organizations and arts groups who have occasional needs to promote their activities. Focus is on maximizing opportunities for all forms of communication.
COMPUTER MODELING FROM ATOMS TO PLANETS.
Presentation addresses why computer simulations are used to study various systems and what the advantages are. Specific discussions include models of groundwater flow, melting and the structure of atomic/molecular systems and solar system/planet formation. Videotapes of simulations of krypton on graphite will also be shown.
COMPUTER SCIENCE .
Discussions include software design, artificial intelligence and computer programming.
DEBUNKING URBAN LEGENDS ON THE INTERNET.
They take on a life of their own on the Internet - urban legends, virus hoaxes, chain letters - and they clog our e-mail inboxes and servers. Learn how to spot a likely hoax or urban legend, and resources for debunking them.
DESIGNING WEB SITES WITH THE USER IN MIND.
A multimedia presentation on how to design web sites that are user-friendly. The presentation covers the elements needed in a successful web site, and examples of good and bad design.
LEARNING MORE ABOUT SPORTS THROUGH COMPUTER MODELING.
Presentation includes discussion on computer modeling of sports, such as football and volleyball.
ORGANIZING THE INFORMATION AGE.
How we access information and how we organize the information once you have it so you we find it again.
POWER QUALITY IN INDUSTRIAL AND POWER UTILITY ENVIRONMENTS, AND HARMONICS IN POWER SYSTEMS
"Electrical pollution," called harmonics, play a crucial role in industry and electrical systems. Investigation and reduction of harmonics in power systems may reduce a number of malfunctions and damages in industrial and power systems. Learn how UNI's Electrical and Information Engineering Technology Program may investigate local and regional industries to determine harmonic pollution in their plants.
TECHNOLOGY.
Collaborative Information Filtering - Explanation of recommence systems, the latest advances in the field, their use in e-commerce, and why people should care or be interested.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: LEGISLATIVE®ULATORY.
Topics range from state legislative and regulatory issues to federal and international issues regarding telecommunication legislation and regulation.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: TECHNICAL&MANAGERIAL.
Discussion on the technical, operational and managerial aspects of a telecommunications environment within corporations, universities and other businesses and organizations.
UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT.
The potential impact on consumers and libraries.