What Is HASTAC?

HASTAC = The Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collabatory  —  A consortium of humanists, artists, scientists, and engineers, of leading researchers and nonprofit research institutions, HASTAC (“Haystack”) is committed to new forms of collaboration across communities and disciplines fostered by creative uses of technology. Our primary members are universities, supercomputing centers, grid and teragrid associations, humanities institutes, museums, libraries, and other civic institutions. Since 2003, we have been developing tools for multimedia archiving and social interaction, gaming environments for teaching, innovative educational programs in information science and information studies, virtual museums, and other digital projects. (More at HASTAC.org)

Jonathan E. Tarr, the HASTAC Project Manager, wants folks to be aware the “Immersive Media Bistro” on Tuesday, March 24, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., at the RENCI (Renaissance Computing Institute) at Duke University, OIT Telecommunications Building, 390 Science Drive Extension, West Campus, Durham, NC
RSVP to jshelton@renci.org
The Immersive Media Bistro will focus on the unique methods and technologies used in capturing a 360 environment via RENCI. RENCI experts will discuss the use of the immersive media camera, DeltaSphere Laser Scanner and an inexpensive automated gigapixel panoramic capture.
The event is free and open to the public. Lunch is provided on a first come first served basis. For more information about the RENCI Bistros, see our new website: http://www.renci.org/focus-areas/education-and-outreach/renaissance-bistro.