CHICAGO -- Mixed Reality Monday is an Executive Lunch & Learn event focused on giving business leaders from a wide variety of industries a glimpse into the next set of technologies shaping the future of their businesses. Events will demonstrate how mixed and augmented reality are changing the way organizations operate, engage with customers, and train and develop their workforce.
The event series aims to bring together business leaders from several industries and sectors to have hands-on engagement with technology, discuss the latest innovations and network with peers. Rich, multi-sensory experiences will provide attendees with interactive demonstrations on how the Microsoft HoloLens uses holographic technology to deliver state-of-the-art experiences, a chance to get hands-on with mobile augmented reality technology, and learn how mixed/ augmented reality can transform the workplace, enhance customer experiences, and develop talent.
Mixed Reality Monday, which is being held 1871 Chicago - 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago IL, 60654, will begin starting Monday, October 2, 2017, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. where the featured industry will be Transportation and run through November. The remaining schedule is as follows:
October 9 - Energy
October 16 - Consumer Packaged Goods
October 23 - Insurance
October 30 - Retail/E-Commerce
November 6 - Pharmaceutical
November 13 - Education
November 20 - Financial Services
November 27 - Real Estate
Tickets available through Eventbrite
Chicago tech startup EX3 Labs, in partnership with Conagra Brands and 1871, is pleased to announce the donation of the Immersive Learning Lab to George M. Pullman Elementary School. The dedication is the first in EX3 Labs’ Immersive Learning Lab (ILL) Mission.
“We are extremely excited, and also honored, to receive this gift of technology, said Donnell Rader, Interim Principal at Pullman Elementary School. “Part of what we aim to do as educators is stretch the minds of all of our students. The exposure to the Immersive Learning Lab will do just that. Today Pullman, tomorrow the world!”
The Immersive Learning Lab includes a Google Expedition Kit that allows students to take field trips across the globe, visit the world’s oceans, learn about new careers, and more, all with the help of virtual reality technology.
The Google Expedition Kit consists of:
- 20 Student Devices
- 20 VR Viewers
- 1 Teacher Tablet
- Over 600 Expeditions for Students to experience