Bringing ocean technologies from the lab to the marketplace will be the subject of the Cape Cod Technology Council’s First Friday breakfast on April 1, 2016. David Knaack, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) Director for Technology Transfer, will discuss the institution’s commercial success stories.
David Cedrone, Associate Commissioner for Economic and Workforce Development and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) for the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education will discuss the State’s STEM focus and how it aligns with workforce needs.
Jane Frost of the Golf Academy, located at the Sandwich Hollows Golf Course, will discuss the major role that wearable biofeedback and other technology plays in helping golfers improve their golf game.
What does the shared workspace industry have to do with technology? Everything. Robbin Orbison, the president and owner of CapeSpace, will discuss the concept of 'shared workspaces' and their impact on and value to today's independent, mobile workers of the technology industry.
Think the only big innovations in real estate have been Zillow? Think again! Ryan Castle of the Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS® and Multiple Listing Service will be discussing how CCIMLS is changing the way real estate listing data is distributed, and how they are creating new opportunities for innovation and collaboration.
Veteran webmaster and SEO (search engine optimization) specialist Dale Shadegian of 118Group, will explain this confusing concept in plain English, and will illustrate the application of SEO using a real business. The Google Search Engine has a simple goal: present fast, accurate, and secure answers to questions. He will discuss topics like keyword research, back linking...
The Agile Manifesto, Scrum, and other cutting edge Silicon Valley concepts and practices that you need to know in 2018 Agile, Scrum, Lean, Fail Fast, and Minimum Viable Product (MVP) are high tech terms that emerged from Silicon Valley practices which are now enabling leading companies worldwide to deliver products and services in astoundingly short...
Business Email Compromise (BEC) has become a significant threat to U.S. businesses and individuals. Since October 2013, the FBI has identified victims from 131 countries and a global monetary exposure of over $5 billion dollars as a result of BEC fraud. Ransomware is a form of malware that targets both human and technical weaknesses in...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is estimated to consist of 30 billion objects by the year 2020, and is projected to have a global market value of $7 trillion. Dr. Ed Klein, Ph.D., formerly with Intel Corporation’s Internet of Things Group, will present an overview of IoT. He’ll cover what IoT is, it’s history, trends,...
Social robots have arrived and they promise to revolutionize human-technology interactions using life-like behaviors. Jibo is the first social robot for the home designed to be more like a member of the family than just another voice-driven device. Cynthia Breazeal’s MIT Media Lab research indicates that robots like Jibo will provide more than just useful...
