Join us for two mornings of live stream speakers from this year’s Global Marathon-Dream Big event, featuring The Engineering of Cirque du Soleil: An Intersection of Circus Arts & Technology. The conference will be broadcast live on our video wall in the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery.
Known for it's awe-inspiring feats and larger-than-life spectacles, Cirque du Soleil produces some of the world's most technologically-advanced productions. See this exciting panel session broadcast from one of Cirque's magnificent Las Vegas theaters here at the Museum.
Day One: Creating Your Dream
Known for its awe-inspiring feats and larger-than-life spectacles, Cirque du Soleil produces some of the world's most technologically-advanced productions. Join this exciting panel session, broadcast from one of Cirque's magnificent Las Vegas theaters.
This exciting session will include engineers involved in the space industry who will discuss their personal perspectives about commercial space travel, the current market and what the future holds.
Don't look now, but robots are invading! Robots clean our homes, drive cars and deliver mail. Join us - women designing robots with purpose - as we look at current and future benefits of robotic technology. We’ll share examples of applications where robots are used in cutting–edge manufacturing and you’ll take away new knowledge about the impact robots are making in manufacturing and the world!
Take part in this facilitated, presentation-style conversation led by subject matter experts from a variety of fields in engineering and technology. You will hear from individuals working from different perspectives, but all committed to, strengthening diversity and inclusion in the engineering and technology workforce.
Jessica and a global team of collegiate collaborators created the Amparo (meaning support) socket for amputees. The socket was recently named one of 2016’s top five social innovations by Mashable. Jessica founded a new company – Amparo – and now CurioSpace, which aims to inspire children from vulnerable populations to be curious, creative, and persistent through curated problem solving kits.
A focus on millennial women who work in engineering and technology who use their skills to pursue their passions outside and inside of work.
