Agenda

DAY 1  – December 12th

Morning:

7:00 a.m. Bus Departure from visiting campus (arrival at Cornell-Ithaca about 11 a.m.) 
11:30 a.m. Lunch for attendees traveling from NYC

Afternoon:

12:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductions (Dean of CALS, Ben Houlton, Ph.D.)

Talks:

Panels:

3:00 p.m. Panel Discussion and Questions: Immersive media in clinical settings (JoAnn Difede, Ph.D. Discussant, Walter Boot, Ph.D., Sara Czaja, Ph.D., Anaïs Rameau, M.D., Cary Reid, M.D., Ph.D.)
3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion and Questions: Immersive media in medical education (JoAnn Difede, Ph.D. Discussant, Doug Cohen, Rohan Jotwani, M.D., John Rubin, M.D., Alexandros Sigaras, So-Yeon Yoon, Ph.D)
4:00 p.m. Panel Discussion and Questions: Remote healthcare applications (Andrea Stevenson Won, Ph.D. Discussant, Curtis Cole, M.D., FACP, Abe Davis, Ph.D., Alexandros Sigaras, Michael Turman, Ph.D.)
4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion and Questions: Integrating immersive media with autonomous agents and physical environments (Andrea Stevenson Won, Ph.D. Discussant, Wendy Ju, Ph.D., Alexandros Sigaras, Ph.D.,  So-Yeon Yoon, Ph.D.)

Poster Session and Reception:

5:30 p.m. Poster Session and Immersive Media Demos featuring the work of senior researchers and students across campuses. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

DAY 2 – December 13th

Morning

7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:20 a.m. Morning Welcome and Overview by Co-Chairs

Panels:

8:35 a.m.  Panel Discussion and Questions: Immersive media interventions for pain (Andrea Stevenson Won, Ph.D. Discussant, Rohan Jotwani, M.D., John Rubin, M.D.)
9:15 a.m. Panel Discussion and Questions: Writing a fundable proposal and finding the best grant mechanism for your idea (Andrea Stevenson Won, Ph.D. Discussant, Sara Czaja, Ph.D., JoAnn Difede, Ph.D., Cary Reid, M.D., Ph.D.)
9:50 a.m. Panel Discussion and Questions: Immersive media in psychiatry (JoAnn Difede, Ph.D. Discussant, Theodora Kanellopoulos, Ph.D., Michelle Pelcovitz, Ph.D.)
10:25 a.m. Panel Discussion and Questions: VR for beginners (JoAnn Difede, Ph.D, Discussant, Max Accurso, Jazmin Collins, Mariel Emrich, Reece Simpson)
11:10 a.m. Coffee Break

Workshops

11:30 a.m. Concurrent Working Groups (Participants choose one. Each workshop will focus on generating ideas to submit for funding.)

Workshop 1 Applications in Medicine: Interventions for pain (JoAnn Difede, Ph.D., Cary Reid, M.D., Ph.D., Andrea Stevenson Won, Ph.D.)
Workshop 2 Applications in Medical Education: Training (Saleh Kalantari, Alexandros Sigaras Ph.D., So-Yeon Yoon, Ph.D., Students (TBA))
Workshop 3 Applications in Medicine: ENT and anesthesiology (Rohan Jotwani, M.D., Anaïs Rameau, M.D.)

Afternoon:

1:00 p.m. Lunch

Workshops:

2:00 p.m.  Concurrent Working Groups (Participants choose one. Each workshop will focus on generating ideas to submit for funding)

Workshop 4 Applications in Medicine: Psychiatry (JoAnn Difede, Ph.D., Theodora Kanellopoulos, Ph.D.)
Workshop 5 Applications in Medicine: Risk factors and accessibility issues (Shiri Azenkot, Ph.D., Andrea Stevenson Won, Ph.D.)
Workshop 6 Hands-on workshop in immersive technology for beginners (Max Accurso, Jazmin Collins, Reece Simpson)

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Final Thoughts

3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
4:00 p.m. Concluding remarks, and next steps (Co-Chairs)
4:30 p.m. Meeting Adjourned–Boxed meals for traveling guests only 
5:00 p.m.  Bus Departure