{"id":28838,"date":"2024-12-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=28838"},"modified":"2024-12-17T08:22:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:22:19","slug":"winter-innovation-expo-2024-a-moment-on-our-innovation-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/16\/winter-innovation-expo-2024-a-moment-on-our-innovation-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Innovation Expo 2024 \u2013 a moment on our innovation journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-28849\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-28849 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default-base\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"2024 Winter Innovation Expo\" data-height=\"300\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_28849\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_28849\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-28850 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-12-13 10:09:03\" data-filename=\"IMG_3146-Kerry-Passing-Baton-Tawakkol-Needs-cropping-scaled-e1734101292958-700x300.jpeg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_3146-Kerry-Passing-Baton-Tawakkol-Needs-cropping-scaled-e1734101292958-700x300.jpeg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Outgoing Michigan IT Chair Kerry Flynn, CIO of Ross School of Business passes the baton (literally) to incoming Chair Aubrey Morse on stage in front of 2024 Winter Innovation Expo attendees.\" class=\"slider-28849 slide-28850 msDefaultImage\" title=\"IMG_3146 Kerry Passing Baton - Tawakkol\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Outgoing Michigan IT Chair Kerry Flynn, CIO of Ross School of Business passed the baton to incoming Chair Aubrey Morse, Senior Project Manager, University HR.\nPhoto by Dima Tawakkol, Michigan Medicine, HITS.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-28851 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-12-13 10:09:03\" data-filename=\"B2964-attendees-group-shot-Greminger-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/B2964-attendees-group-shot-Greminger-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"2024 Winter Innovation Expo attendees eating lunch and networking\" class=\"slider-28849 slide-28851 msDefaultImage\" title=\"B2964- attendees group shot - Greminger\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">2024 Winter Innovation Expo attendees. \nPhoto by Brian Greminger, Ross School of Business.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-28852 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-12-13 10:09:03\" data-filename=\"ClassroomIntheRound-WideAngle-Leutheuser-700x300.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ClassroomIntheRound-WideAngle-Leutheuser-700x300.png\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"A 360-degree classroom with an instructor teaching from the center of the room. Class slides and videos are displayed on monitors that ring the classroom.\" class=\"slider-28849 slide-28852 msDefaultImage\" title=\"ClassroomIntheRound-WideAngle-Leutheuser\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">\"Classroom in the Round\" at the Central Campus Classroom Building.\nPhoto by Lisa Leutheuser, Ross School of Business.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-28853 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-12-13 10:09:03\" data-filename=\"B3022-Poster-Session-Greminger-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/B3022-Poster-Session-Greminger-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Three women having a discussion at the 2024 Winter Innovation Expo digital poster session.\" class=\"slider-28849 slide-28853 msDefaultImage\" title=\"B3022-Poster Session - Greminger\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">2024 Winter Innovation Expo digital poster session.\nPhoto by Brian Greminger, Ross School of Business.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-28854 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2024-12-13 10:09:03\" data-filename=\"B3047-HWF-Winners-Greminger-700x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/B3047-HWF-Winners-Greminger-700x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"700\" alt=\"The Hacks With Friends winning team of both the judges&#039; choice and the People&#039;s Choice standing on stage with their trophy.\" class=\"slider-28849 slide-28854 msDefaultImage\" title=\"B3047-HWF Winners - Greminger\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/events\/winter-innovation-expo\/hacks-with-friends-finals\">Pitch #11: Extend Maizey to API Directory<\/a>: The Hacks With Friends winning team of both the judges' choice and the People's Choice.\nPhoto by Brian Greminger, Ross School of Business.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around 200 technology professionals from across the university came together at the in-person <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/events\/winter-innovation-expo\">Winter Innovation Expo 2024<\/a> networking event hosted on the UM-Ann Arbor campus at the <a href=\"https:\/\/cccb.provost.umich.edu\/\">Central Campus Classroom Building<\/a>. Event co-chairs Elizabeth Fomin and Dan Burgess opened with welcoming remarks before turning it over to the Michigan IT chairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outgoing Michigan IT Chair Kerry Flynn, CIO of Ross School of Business, said how the university is fortunate to have this community organization and the critical role it plays in collaboration, innovation, and supporting technology professionals. Over the past year, Michigan IT offered 23 opportunities to explore technology, which had over 500 event participants. We also support 34 Communities of Practice. The opportunities offered by Michigan IT would not be possible without our volunteers. Kerry said, &#8220;If you volunteer with Michigan IT, you will make a difference.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kerry passed the baton (literally) to incoming Chair Aubrey Morse, Senior Project Manager with University Human Resources, who officially announced the rebranding of Michigan IT as the Michigan Technology Community (MTC \u2013 pronounced &#8220;M-Tec&#8221;). She explained the goal behind the rebranding is to have a more inclusive group that brings in people who work with technology but aren&#8217;t in an IT department. Aubrey also welcomed Kenny Moore as her Vice Chair for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, the top four <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/hacks-with-friends\">Hacks With Friends (HWF)<\/a> teams presented their projects, and attendees had the opportunity to vote for the People&#8217;s Choice Award, with lunch and open networking following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During and after lunch, Keynote speaker Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Angela D. Dillard spoke about what Michigan is doing to bring the National Student Success Movement and the important role that data plays in helping form our strategies for closing equity and opportunity gaps. Our data shows that Michigan&#8217;s overall access success is quite high, but not all students are equally well-served. Dr. Dillard highlighted how the <a href=\"https:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/blog-posts\/student-success-initiative-aims-to-help-students-build-early-academic-momentum-forge-strong-bonds-within-u-m-community\/\">Early Momentum<\/a> strategic initiative is putting into place the academic and social support needed to ensure successful academic outcomes. To stay up to date on U-M&#8217;s Student Success initiatives, join the <a href=\"https:\/\/mcommunity.umich.edu\/group\/OVPUE%20Student%20Success%20Network\">OVPUE Student Success Network MCommunity group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the afternoon, attendees had the chance to visit the unique &#8220;classroom in the round,&#8221; a 360-degree classroom. The instructor teaches from the center of the room. Class slides and videos are displayed on monitors that ring the classroom, making it easy for both instructor and students to see the content from any direction. Screen-sharing technology allows both instructors and students to display content on the screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the &#8220;classroom in the round,&#8221; attendees browsed the two poster session rooms to network and learn about innovative projects across the university. The 25 posters were entirely digital this year and will be available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/events\/winter-innovation-expo\">Winter Expo event webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the classroom tour and poster sessions, attendees reassembled to learn which HWF pitch won the People&#8217;s Choice voting award and the judges&#8217; overall award. The four finalist pitches were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pitch #6: Agent Smith: A Community Platform to Build, Clone, and Share AI Agents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pitch #7: Empowering Tomorrow\u2019s Leaders Today &#8211; Shaping the Perfect Internship Experience Together<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pitch #11: Extend Maizey to API Directory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pitch #14: Documentation Makeover Bot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winner of both the judges&#8217; choice and the People&#8217;s Choice went to the same team: Pitch #11: Extend Maizey to API Directory. Congratulations to Pitch 11 team members! And a big thank you to all HWF teams for sharing your ideas and hard work with the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her closing remarks, Cassandra Callaghan, CIO of the School of Dentistry, noted that data underpins everything we do here. &#8220;Innovation is not a single moment. It is a journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A journey is made of many moments, and the Michigan Technology Community committee and Winter Expo planning committee members are grateful to all our in-person and virtual attendees who joined us for this moment on our innovation journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videos from the event, including Angela D. Dillard&#8217;s keynote address and Hacks With Friends presentations, will be available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/events\/winter-innovation-expo\">Winter Expo event website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 200 technology professionals from across the university came together at the Winter Innovation Expo networking event. 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