Purpose

CUIT is sponsoring Emerging Technologies Consortium (ETC)@Columbia group to engage and collaborate with individuals using cutting edge technologies.  The purpose of this consortium is:

• To collaborate and share information amongst groups engaged in emerging technologies by discussing and documenting best practices, challenges, and standards and by developing support structure, sharing resources and learning from each other
• To foster and support innovation by identifying and engaging forward thinkers interested in getting started  and by promoting creative thinking and cross-disciplinary collaborations
• To publicize new initiatives and projects as an aggressive marketing strategy to invite industry partners and set up potential collaborations and/or to seek corporate sponsorship