[SC-CSTD] FW: First Look: Sight Tech Global agenda for Dec. 6-7

Thu Nov 2 19:07:36 UTC 2023

From: Ned Desmond <Ned at sighttechglobal.com> 
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 11:02 AM
To: Frank <floza58 at bellsouth.net>
Subject: First Look: Sight Tech Global agenda for Dec. 6-7

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Hi there Frank,

We just <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=99b397428b&e=522acf129a>  published details on 11 of the 18 sessions for  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=e76c9b9865&e=522acf129a> Sight Tech Global, which is free and online - December 6 & 7.  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=af51b0735f&e=522acf129a> Register here. 

Without a doubt, this is our best event ever, in part because of all the ways rapid advances in AI are changing the world of accessibility for people who are blind or visually impaired.  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=fb1e574ec8&e=522acf129a> You really need to register today! (It's free and online!) 

You can  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=4dc0c05cfd&e=522acf129a> click here to read the details, but here is a quick summary of our sessions so far: 

*	Be My Eyes team on their revolutionary new Be My AI - the AI version of the popular app.
*	META's Mike Shebanek on how AI might produce a new era of universal design.
*	Microsoft's Saqib Shaikh on applying the latest AI - chatGPT - to the Seeing AI app.
*	APH's Greg Stilson on the impending release of the Monarch tactile display 
*	Author Andrew Leland on his remarkable book, "The Country of the Blind."
*	Glidance's Amos Miller on his new AI-powered "self-driving mobility aid." 
*	AYES' Michiel Janssen on the OKO app for crossing street intersections.
*	The autonomous air taxi team at Wisk on designing in accessibility.
*	ARIA AT - Matt King and team's update on the massive effort to deliver screen reader inter-operability. 
*	The Salesforce Office of Accessibility - court years on - a chat on lessons learned
*	Alt Text and Audio descriptions - Scribely's Caroline Desrosiers and MAX's Angela McIntosh on the line between human and AI

And that's just a start! Don't miss Sight Tech Global.  <https://sighttechglobal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a40da359e4a36010f185791c&id=200364e5e1&e=522acf129a> Register today. It's free and online, Dec. 6-7. 

I will join you there!  All the best,
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Ned Desmond
Executive Producer
Sight Tech Global 

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