Theme: Back to the Future
Saturday October 30, 2021
Friday evening Induction Ceremony
8:30 – 9:00 Opening Remarks, Eugene Jones, President, Arkansas Academy of Computing
9:00 – 9:30 Technology and the Pandemic, Sam Ellis, Vice President, Information Technology/Chief Security Officer, Southwest Power Pool
9:30 – 10:00 Wayne Miller, Executive Director, The Venture Center
10:00 – 10:45 History of Computing in Arkansas, John Chamberlin
10:45 to 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 Higher Education Presentation
Dr. Jai Di, Chair of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Dr. Rajiv Sabherwal, Distinguished Professor/Edwin & Karlee Bradberry Endowed Chair and ISYS Dept. Chair, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Dr. Lawrence Whitman, Dean, Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
12:00 – 12:30 Business Meeting, Eugene Jones, President, Arkansas Academy of Computing
Zoom Meeting link Oct. 30 Annual Meeting