Dr. Manuel Momjian, lead physician and owner of Urgent 9, discusses his use of innovative technology in the medical field, including virtual visits, on-site imaging, and pricing policies, to help meet the evolving needs of the 21st century. Alex G. Ghazalpour, Founder and COO of Vital Medical Services, will be speaking about their premier, integrated onsite healthcare services. He will discuss the clinical innovations that help them respond to the needs of government entities and beyond with outstanding value and reduced medical expenses.
The Museum of Neon Art encourages learning, curiosity and expression through the preservation, collection and interpretation of neon, electric, and kinetic art. Join Glendale Tech Week's reception at MONA and explore the varoius exhibits displaying over three decades of electric and kinetic fine art and historic neon signs. Live performances will be held outside the reception, as well as a rum bar hosted by the Consulate of the Dominican Republic. To gain access to this event you must present a valid Glendale Tech Week Badge. Badge passes can be purchased here. Must present proof of 21+ to obtain drink passes...
Join us for a FREE evening of cocktails and innovation as part of the Glendale Tech Week in the Start-Up Pitchfest. Ten start-up companies will be given five minutes each to make their pitch. This event is sponsored by Glendale Tech Week. Participants include: Zoltan Peresztegi, Senior Vice President Product & Growth, Gone Jurgen Kurz, Founder & CEO, Stashimi Amit Thakkar, Founder, LawMaker Graham Goddard, Founder, All Public Art Jordan Plosky, Founder/ CEO, ComicBlitz Matt Atkin, Founding Member, SkySilk Cloud Services Jean-Marc, Touch Co-Founder, MUMO, Inc. Alexander Grasso, Co-Founder, Bourge Design Sevan Torossian, Founder, Seviant™ Studios Space is limited to the first 100...
The GCC “Sandbox” is a experiential learning place where students are encouraged to think, learn, and solve problems by engaging with technology, and each other, to propose, design, and execute, project-based learning activities, emphasizing on creating, exploring, discovering, and reasoning. Join professors Brett Miketta and Rory Schuleter as they discuss how the Sandbox Lab uses student-centered learning and collaboration in an experimental learning setting to encourage academic transfer and career path success in STEM for students at GCC. This event is free to the public and does not require a Glendale Tech Week pass. Students are welocmed! Space is limited....
Join Professor Barbara Falkwoski in a riveting tour of the night sky at the Glendale Community College Planetarium! The GCC Planetarium is an all digital, full dome theater with both 2D and 3D "live" digital star fields. Come and learn more about the stars! This event is free to the public and does not require a Glendale Tech Week Badge. Students are welcomed! Space is limited, RSVP is recommended to ensure entry to the event.
A large percentage of graduating engineering students at public universities start their engineering education at a local community college and engineering transfer students have the highest success rate of all majors. Professors Armen Toorian and Chris Hereweth will showcase some of the many resources and opportunities that Glendale Community College has to offer to beginning engineering students. Join us after the presentation for a tour of the Robotics Lab! This event is free to the public and does not require a Glendale Tech Week Badge. Students are welcomed! Space is limited. RSVP is recommended to ensure entry to the event.
Join us for a panel discussion as part of Glendale Tech Week as we hear three perspectives on how the strategies of engaging three different audiences - customers, readers and residents - has evolved as technology and its platforms have changed. The speakers include: Edward Barrera, media relations and public relations consultant, is a former journalist and editor whose work was published in the Los Angeles Daily News, the New York Daily News and other newspapers and online sites. He later joined a California-based social media startup as founding content editor and social media strategist. He will guide us through...
Join us for an outdoor celebration of innovation with Rolling Robots, Space Matters: A Pedestrian Perspective, food, art, and fun. Check out what the Maryland Paseo has to offer while listening to the The Robbie Davis Band perform. The Robbie Davis Band can be heard performing original music at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, The Viper Room, The Mint, The Roxy, and other top music venues. Prior to touring with the band, Robbie served as host of the famed Blue Bird Café in Nashville. When is not performing music or acting in commercials and films, he guides trail...
The bestselling book and blockbuster film The Martian takes the work NASA's Mars exploration and extends it into fiction set in the 2030s, when NASA astronauts are regularly traveling to Mars and living on the surface. NASA collaborated on this film with 20th Century Fox Entertainment, providing guidance on production design and supplying technical consultants. One of those consults includes Dr. Jim Green, Director of NASA's Planetary Science Division. Please join us to hear Dr. Green describe his experience as an advisor to the film and how the science depicted relates to our understanding of conditions on Mars.
Join us for this panel at Glendale Tech Week as we hear panelists discuss how design has the potential to shape community and inspire innovation. Three perspectives on design are offered by: Alan Loomis, Deputy Director of Urban Design and Mobility, as he discusses an ambitious freeway cap project, called Space 134,over the 134 Freeway. Andy Stevens, Community Sales Lead at WeWork, as he discusses the spirit of collaboration and community that has developed within the wall of WeWork through design, beer and coffee. Debra Gerod, Partner at Gruen Associates, as she discusses her latest undertaking in designing a Maker...