[NFBofSC] FW: Announcing the Agenda for Sight Tech Global - Dec. 1-2

Sun Nov 14 23:41:49 UTC 2021

Hello Everyone, 

This may be something to consider. 

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Date: November 14, 2021 at 11:22:10 AM EST
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Subject: FW: Fwd: Announcing the Agenda for Sight Tech Global - Dec. 1-2

Lawrence Carter

President Raleigh/Wake 

Council of the Blind nccbinfo.org

Phone: 919-856-0034

I am passing this on to you as technically inclined folks.  This virtual conference (free) will be on Dec 1 and 2.  It has what looks like an interesting agenda: Seeing AI, GoodMaps (Mike May), Amazon's plans for Alexa, Android accessibility, autonomous cars, etc.

I attended last year and go a lot out of it.  Generally well run.  I plan to attend as much of it this year as I can.

Bob

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Announcing the Agenda for Sight Tech Global - Dec. 1-2

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Sun, 14 Nov 2021 14:15:34 +0000

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Ned from Sight Tech Global  <mailto:Ned at sighttechglobal.com> <Ned at sighttechglobal.com>

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Ned from Sight Tech Global  <mailto:Ned at sighttechglobal.com> <Ned at sighttechglobal.com>

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BobWarren at nc.rr.com <mailto:BobWarren at nc.rr.com> 

 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=15bbcf3a84&e=7ba3f9df86> 

Dear Friend of Sight Tech Global, 

We’re excited to roll out  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=dd917237a4&e=7ba3f9df86> the main stage agenda for the second annual Sight Tech Global on December 1-2. Our two-day, virtual event will capture a remarkable cross-section of the accessibility-tech work going on today at Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon, to name just four of the giants in the field. We will announce another half dozen interactive breakout sessions in the coming days.

If you haven’t already, make sure you  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=29ea6bb4eb&e=7ba3f9df86> register today and remember it’s 100% free. In the meantime, check out the agenda below and learn more about each session by visiting the  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=aecb8823b7&e=7ba3f9df86> agenda on the  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=aecb8823b7&e=7ba3f9df86> webiste.

Day 1 - December 1

Designing for Everyone: Accessibility and Machine Learning at Apple

 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=3e0081e84f&e=7ba3f9df86> Jeff Bigham, Research lead for AI/ML accessibility at Apple
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=5e5f54aa90&e=7ba3f9df86> Sarah Herrlinger, Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives, Apple
Moderator:  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=40d999afe1&e=7ba3f9df86> Matthew Panzarino, Editor-in-Chief, TechCrunch

Seeing AI: What Happens When You Combine Computer Vision, Lidar and Audio AR?

 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=356951e04c&e=7ba3f9df86> Saqib Shaikh, Co-founder, Seeing AI
Moderator:  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=025915605c&e=7ba3f9df86> Devin Coldewey, Editor, TechCrunch

W3C ARIA-AT: Screen readers, Interoperability and a New Era of Web Accessibility

 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=e9aedb9fca&e=7ba3f9df86> Matt King, Accessibility Technical Program Manager, Facebook
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=73bbf5ba3c&e=7ba3f9df86> Mike Shebanek, Head of Accessibility, Facebook
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=41381d2908&e=7ba3f9df86> Michael Fairchild, Senior Accessibility Consultant, Deque
Moderator:  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=9d4c441132&e=7ba3f9df86> Caroline Desrosiers, Founder and CEO, Scribely

The “Holy Braille”: The Development of a New Tactile Display Combining Braille and Graphics in One Experience

 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=16ac1fe11e&e=7ba3f9df86> Greg Stilson, Head of Global Innovation, APH
Moderator:  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=04cbc63d42&e=7ba3f9df86> Will Butler, VP, Be My Eyes

Indoor Navigation: Can Inertial Navigation, Computer Vision and Other New Technologies Work Where GPS Can’t?

 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=9e01ab1e69&e=7ba3f9df86> Mike May, Chief Evangelist, GoodMaps
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=8968bdfb46&e=7ba3f9df86> Paul Ruvolo, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Olin College
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=dba6b29dc5&e=7ba3f9df86> Roberto Manduchi, Professor of Computer Science, UC Santa Cruz
Moderator:  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=6cd7ecd268&e=7ba3f9df86> Nick Giudice, Professor of Spatial Informatics, University of Maine

Day 2 - December 2

Why Amazon’s Vision Includes Talking Less to Alexa
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=6e8a2c50a8&e=7ba3f9df86> Beatrice Geoffrin, Director of Alexa Trust, Amazon
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=2023df2ebf&e=7ba3f9df86> Dr. Prem Natarajan, Vice President of Alexa AI, Amazon

Inventors Invent: Three New Takes on Assistive Technology
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=1b787ce94d&e=7ba3f9df86> Cagri Hakan Zaman, Co-founder of Mediate and SuperSense
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=4cc25cedbf&e=7ba3f9df86> Kürşat Ceylan, Co-founder, WeWalk Technology
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=f4ecf49987&e=7ba3f9df86> Louis-Philippe Massé, Director of Product Management, HumanWare
Moderator:  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=9c386d365b&e=7ba3f9df86> Ned Desmond, Executive producer and founder, Sight Tech Global

Product Accessibility: How Do You Get it Right? And How Do You Know When You Have?
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=dc4e564244&e=7ba3f9df86> Christine Hemphill, Founder and Managing Director, Open Inclusion
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=64122793f4&e=7ba3f9df86> Alwar Pillai, Co-founder and CEO, Fable
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=2bd7219ac4&e=7ba3f9df86> Sukriti Chadha, Product Manager, Spotify
OIiver Warfield, Senior Product Manager for Accessibility
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=f07fc7f287&e=7ba3f9df86> Brian Fischler, Commissioner, All Blind Fantasy Football League; stand-up comedian
Moderator:  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=60ffeb1cf1&e=7ba3f9df86> Larry Goldberg, Head of Accessibility, Yahoo

For Most Mobile Phone Users, Accessibility Is Spelled Android
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=9683a31319&e=7ba3f9df86> Eve Andersson, Director of Accessibility, Google
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=516c6ca4a8&e=7ba3f9df86> Andreina Reyna, Senior Software Engineer, Google
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=dc5dd7f4a7&e=7ba3f9df86> Warren Carr, Blind Android User Podcast

Getting around: Autonomous Vehicles, Ridesharing and Those Last Few Feet
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=0c24a25faf&e=7ba3f9df86> Kerry Brennan, UX Research Manager, Waymo
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=c8b884d0ba&e=7ba3f9df86> Marco Salsiccia, Accessibility Evangelist, Lyft
 <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=a4e172b226&e=7ba3f9df86> Eshed Ohn-Bar, Assistant Professor, Boston University
Moderator:  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=344818559f&e=7ba3f9df86> Bryan Bashin, CEO, LightHouse, San Francisco

Don’t forget  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=c3f89a2daa&e=7ba3f9df86> to register for this free, virtual event if you haven't already done so.

Sight Tech Global is a production of the  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=896c4a1f49&e=7ba3f9df86> Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. We’re grateful to current sponsors Ford, Google, Humanware, Microsoft, Mojo Vision, Facebook, Fable, Amazon, APH and Vispero. If you would like to sponsor the event,  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=38d73f4a2d&e=7ba3f9df86> please contact us. All sponsorship revenues go to the nonprofit Vista Center, which has been serving the Silicon Valley area for 75 years.

See you there!

Ned Desmond
Founder and Executive Producer
Sight Tech Global 

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