3,000 Students & Mayor Newsom to Experience the Future at WIRED NextFest.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WIRED NextFest SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004 Superintendent of San Francisco Unified School District The San Francisco Unified School District is a public school district in San Francisco, California. The district was California's first public school district when it was established in 1851. Supports One-of-a-Kind Exhibition in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and "In the Future" Contest Over 3,000 Bay Area students will join Mayor Gavin Newsom  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. May 14 at opening day of WIRED NextFest(TM) to experience more than 100 cool new technology exhibits that bring the future to life, WIRED Magazine announced today. Excitement and local support for this one-of-a-kind, mini-world's fair presented by GE are building. Dr. Arlene Ackerman Rev. Elder Arlene Ackerman is on the Board of Elders of the Metropolitan Community Church. She has also served as Senior Pastor of All God's Children MCC, Minneapolis, MN, as pastor of MCC Bakersfield, Bakersfield, California and Assistant Pastor and Interim Pastor of MCC , Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, endorsed the opportunity for local students to participate in the interactive exhibition on Friday, May 14, an "Education Day" open exclusively to Bay Area students on class field trips, as well as non-profit organizations. "WIRED NextFest gives children the chance to dream about the future and think about what's next. On behalf of the San Francisco Unified School District, I look forward to seeing our students participate in this creative and important, city-wide educational event," said Dr. Arlene Ackerman, Superintendent. In the first week of registration, nearly 90 classes -- and over 3,000 students -- confirmed participation, including the entire Martin Luther King Middle School from San Francisco. "In the Future" Contest for Students San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the editor Phil Bronstein Phil Bronstein (born 1951) is the executive vice president and editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. He was married to actress Sharon Stone from February 1998 until January 2004. will be on hand to present prizes to students who enter the "WIRED in the Future Contest," which invites them to illustrate their vision of the future. Winners will be announced on opening day, and each winner will receive one pair of Motorola/Disney two-way radios. Official rules and submission forms for the contest can be found at http://nextfest.net/freeday/. Only at WIRED NextFest WIRED NextFest is a unique exhibition that brings together -- for the first time under one roof -- innovations from inventors and research and development labs around the world. It has been created for kids and adults alike and will showcase more than 100 hands-on exhibits, as well as Main Stage performances and panels that feature a humanoid robot  It has been suggested that Android & Actroid be merged into this article or section. , space and undersea explorers, revolutionary minds, and entertainment visionaries. Created by WIRED Magazine, the exhibit centers on "the future of" seven core themes: entertainment, communications, transportation, space/undersea exploration, health, design and security. A sample of what attendees will experience includes: -- Communication: George Washington University's AcceleGlove, which translates American Sign Language American Sign Language n. The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada. American Sign Language (ASL), n. into electronic text and speech; HP Labs Translating Camera, designed to ease one of the major frustrations of international travel -- not understanding the language -- the tool combines an iPAQ Pocket PC and a digital camera to translate signs written in foreign languages. -- Entertainment: Pixar's Andrew Stanton talking storytelling; Brainball, a game that lets you control a ball with your mind. -- Transportation: Moller SkyCar, a "flying" car; an AirScooter, which is a small recreational helicopter that uses a simple motorcycle-style handlebar assembly to control altitude, rotation and directional flight. -- Space/Undersea Exploration: A replica of the Mars rover A Mars rover is an unmanned rover used for exploration of the planet Mars. They are deployed because it has so far been too costly and difficult to achieve a manned mission to Mars, and because probes and satellites are too limited (due to their immobility or their distance from from NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. ; actual Moon rocks; a rocket for commercial space travel; a deep-sea, unmanned submarine. -- Health: PEBBLES, a tool to connect seriously ill A patient is seriously ill when his or her illness is of such severity that there is cause for immediate concern but there is no imminent danger to life. See also very seriously ill. children to the classroom. For those who are unable to attend school, the system uses a telepresence Meaning "long distance presence," it refers to videoconferencing applications that feel like a live meeting. Notable features are larger screens that may approach a virtual reality environment and sensors that keep at least one window focused on whomever is speaking at the moment. robot to virtually place them in their class. The robot is designed to mimic the movement and interaction of an actual student in a classroom, and helps improve contact with friends and enhances recovery rates for children isolated at home or in a hospital. -- Design: Optical Camouflage in the form of a jacket that makes you appear invisible; Smartwrap, a new ultra-thin material that can change color and appearance, as well as provide shelter, control interior climates and offer light and electricity; Honda's ASIMO ASIMO Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility (Honda Humanoid Robot) -- the world's most advanced humanoid robot. -- Security: Brain Finger-printing, a scanning technique used to determine whether or not specific information is stored in the brain -- which is currently being used as evidence in a capital murder case; iRobot innovations that are the latest in military robotics technology. "Each month, in words and pictures, WIRED explores how technology is transforming our lives. WIRED NextFest goes a step further to bring the sights, sounds, and experiences of that vision to life," said Chris Anderson Chris Anderson may mean:
Event Details, Sponsors, Registration WIRED NextFest opens for General Admission on Saturday, May 15 & Sunday, May 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PT. It will be staged in San Francisco at Fort Mason's Festival Pavilion. For additional information about WIRED NextFest or to reserve tickets, please visit www.nextfest.net. WIRED NextFest is presented by GE and sponsored by GM, HP, Motorola, T-Mobile HotSpot, The Science Channel and Yahoo! Search. Press can register for "Education Day" at WIRED NextFest -- Friday, May 14 -- by contacting Devon McMahon at PR21, ph. 415-369-8110 or devon.mcmahon@pr21.com. |
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