December 6, 2011: Boulder, CO
Boulder/Denver New Tech Meetup
SmartHome technology guys Kevin Harding and Alex Andrews presented at the Boulder/Denver New Tech Monthly Meetup to complete a small project with help from the people at BDNT, generate interest in Imagine!’s SmartHomes project to recruit volunteers on an ongoing basis, and get some help/guidance from a highly technical crowd.
October 17–19, 2011: Flintstone, MD
Maryland Association of Community Services (MACS) 2011 Annual Conference
SmartHomes Project Manager Sterling Wind presented on Imagine!’s SmartHomes.
October 14, 2011: Westminster, CO
3rd Annual ANCOR Technology Leadership Summit
Greg presented on: Strategically Incorporating Technology in Your Operations.
October 11-15, 2011: Seven Springs, PA
Pennsylvania Community Providers Association 2011 Conference
SmartHomes Project Manager Sterling Wind presented: SmartHomes/SmartSupports: Applying technology as a tool to meet the mission and improve service effectiveness, efficiency & outcomes.
September 29: Boulder, CO
2011 IBM Employee Extravaganza
On Thursday, September 29, Imagine! SmartHomes project manager Sterling Wind worked at a SmartHomes information booth during the 2011 IBM Employee Extravaganza. IBM has been a supporter of Imagine! and our SmartHomes in the past, and this was great opportunity for us to meet face-to-face with IBM employees and show them how technology is changing the lives of some of our most vulnerable citizens.
September 29–October 1, 2011: Salem, OR
Oregon Disability MegaConference
Greg presented on “SmartHomes and the Use of Technology in Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,” and Imagine! PR guy Fred Hobbs presented on “Getting Social: Using Social Media To Connect, Communicate, and Network Regardless Of Ability/Disability.”
September 17, 2011: Denver, CO
The Arc’s 2011 National Convention
SmartHomes project manager Sterling Wind and PR guy Fred Hobbs presented this September at The Arc’s 2011 National Convention in Denver, CO. The topic was"Using Social Media To Connect, Communicate And Network Regardless Of Ability/Disability."
July 2 – Winter Park, CO
No Barriers Summit
SmartHomes Project Manager Sterling Wind presented with University of Colorado Associate Professor Melinda Piket-May. Students in professor Piket-May’s class have worked on projects to design simple adaptive technologies that aid increased independence for some of the folks Imagine! serves, including some residents of our SmartHomes. Click here to see some videos of the students demonstrating their projects.
June 15, 2011 – Breckenridge, CO
Alliance June Summit
Greg
was the keynote speaker at this annual summit, which focused on innovation.
June 5 – 8, Washington, DC
ANCOR's 2011 Conference: Leading Cultures of Innovation and Advocacy
Greg discussed SmartHomes and SmartSupports, and Imagine! PR guy Fred Hobbs discussed Imagine!’s use of Social Media to become a more efficient and effective organization.
March 30, 2011 – Dublin, Ohio
Ohio Provider Resource Association 2011 Spring Conference
Greg presented, along with Mark Davis, President of the Ohio Provider Resource Association, on Remote Monitoring and Technology-Enabled Support.
It is predicted that technology will fundamentally change our service delivery system over the next one to five years. In this session, participants heard about cutting edge, technology-enabled supports that are in place now, learned the status of Ohio’s request to add remote monitoring to the Individual Options waiver, gathered a better understanding of the components of the remote-monitoring service as requested by Ohio, and found out how they may position their agencies to leverage this service for the betterment of those they serve.
March 18 - Boulder, CO
Brainstorm 2011
SmartHome project manager Sterling Wind presented on Imagine!’s SmartHomes and SmartSupports at BRAIN of Boulder County’s “Brainstorm 2011,” sponsored by the Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Trust Fund.
This was a good
example of how our technologies can be applied to individuals outside of the DD world who have similar service needs.
March 17, 2011 – Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Community Providers Association Technology Conference
Imagine! Director of Public Relations Fred Hobbs presented Getting Social: One Organization’s Success. Imagine! has created a comprehensive social media plan to help increase name recognition, build capacity, and gain additional funding. This presentation highlighted the rationale behind Imagine!’s strategy; outlined the benefits derived; and discussed the positive impact this approach has had on consumers’ lives. Elements of a successful social media plan for service providers were also noted.
March 17, 2011 – Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Community Providers Association Technology Conference
Greg presented on SmartHomes and the Use of Remote Monitoring Technology in Supporting Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. This session demonstrated SmartHomes, consumer assistive technologies, and remote monitoring technologies. Technologies demonstrated have the potential to help families, consumers, and providers to creatively promote consumer independence, maintain quality and efficiency of supports, and potentially meet expanding service demand in a cost effective manner.
December 21, 2010 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Adelante Development Center
Presentation: Remote Monitoring of Community Living Homes
Greg presented on our SmartHomes and discussing the newest uses of assistive technology and social networking to increase consumer community independence and connection.
December 9 – 10, 2010 – Denver, CO
TASH 35th Annual Conference
Embracing Difference.....It's Time!
SmartHomes Project Manager Sterling Wind and Imagine! Director of Public Relations Fred Hobbs presented: Using Social Media To Connect, Communicate And Network Regardless Of Ability/Disability
December 1 - 2, 2010- Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Association of County Boards Serving people with Developmental Disabilities Annual Convention
Greg discussed the use of technology in the future considering the amendments to Ohio's waivers to allow for assistive technology becoming reality in 2011.
November 11, 2010 – Baltimore, MD
The Open Minds 2010 Institute for Behavioral Health Informatics 6th Annual Conference on the Future of Technology in Behavioral Health
Greg presented at a session entitled: Using Technology to Create Disease Management and Community-Based Service Programs
October 28, 2010 - Boulder, CO
IBM Recognition Event
Greg and SmartHome technology guru Kevin Harding presented on the SmartHome to Boulder IBM employees
October 22, 2010 – Boulder, CO
ANCOR 2nd Annual Technology Leadership Summit
Imagine!’s Director of Public Relations Fred Hobbs presented: Getting Social: One Organization’s Success
October 15, 2010 – Vail, CO
Housing Colorado Now! Conference
Greg and Imagine! Director of Public Relations Fred Hobbs presented: SmartHomes and SmartSupports: The Future of Residential Care
August 4, 2010 – Cripple Creek, CO
Arkansas Valley Community Center Leadership Training Conference
Imagine! Director of Public Relations Fred Hobbs presented: Getting Social: Why Service Organizations Need To Embrace Social Media
June 17, 2010 – Ft. Collins, CO
Alliance June Training Summit
Imagine! Director of Public Relations presented: Getting Social: Why Service Organizations Need To Embrace Social Media
May 20 - 22, 2010 – Dublin, Ohio
Ohio Association of County Boards Serving Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Spring Conference
Presentation on the History and Future of the SmartHome
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May 13 – 14 , 2010 – Keystone, CO
Colorado Association of Homes & Services for the Aging Conference
Presentation Title: “Lean & Green: Breaking the Residential Service Delivery Routine”
(note: this presentation will actually be delivered by talented and dedicated SmartHome team members Sterling Wind and Hanni Ruehrdanz)
May 12, 2010 – Pueblo, CO
National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials Colorado Conference
SmartHome project manager Sterling Wind was a member of the “Aging Gracefully in Place” panel.
April 30, 2010 – Lafayette, CO
Colorado Association of Developmental Disability Nurses 2010 Spring Conference on Smart Technologies
Educational Session on SmartHome Medical and Nursing Supports
April 11-13, 2010 – New Orleans, Louisiana
ANCOR's 2010 Management Practices Conference & Trade Show. Presentation Title: Demand Management: How to Make the Hard-Nosed Business Decisions
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November 6, 2009 – Boulder, CO
The ANCOR Technology Leadership Summit: Shaping a Strategic Vision for the Implementation of Technology In Service Delivery
The day after the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities Ninth Annual Conference, the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) convened its first ever Technology Leadership Summit to take advantage of the opportunity to explore technology as it relates to opportunities for enhancing supports and services delivery. Technology is a key to assisting individuals with disabilities to be more independent; addressing the direct support workforce crisis, and increasing provider efficiency. Greg provided the keynote address for the summit.
Participants also took a tour of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome as part of the summit.
October 27-28, 2009 – Dublin, Ohio
Ohio Provider Resource Association
Presentation Title: Keynote Presentation: Smart Supports – Using Technology to Improve Service Options for Consumers, Families and Providers
September 20-23, 2009 – Denver, CO
25th National Home and Community Based Services Conference
Presentation Title: SmartHomes for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities
With waiting lists increasing and challenges to funding, Imagine! has engaged stakeholders from the bio-metric, data collection, adaptive technology, energy and construction communities to design and build permanently affordable, cost-effective, energy-efficient community based settings. This session will highlight how the SmartHome program helps providers to creatively leverage technology to promote consumer independence, maintain quality of supports, improve efficiency and potentially expand services to others interested in aging in place.
Learn more by clicking here.
August 27, 2009 – Longmont, CO - IBM
Greg and Imagine! Foundation Board President Leona Stoecker presented to IBM employees, giving an introduction to the SmartHome and then describing what plans for current and future development, as well as explore collaborative opportunities.
June 16 – 19, 2009 – Keystone, CO
Alliance Summit
Presentation Title - Meeting the Challenges of Today and Tomorrow via Smart Care, Strategic Partnerships, and Distributive Innovation Groups
Learn more about Alliance by clicking here
May 28, 2009 – Anchorage, Alaska
Residential Services Summit - May 28 2009
Presentation Title – AbleLink Technologies and Imagine!: SmartHomes
April 2, 2009 – Washington, DC - World Bank
Presentation Title: Smart Homes within Smart Communities: Lessons for Developing Countries on the Inclusive Integration of Adaptive Technologies, Alternative Energy and Efficiency Management Systems for Assisted Living
Learn more by clicking here
March 24, 2009 – San Francisco, CA
ANCOR's 2009 Management Practices Conference
Presentation Title: Creating Partnerships to Help Individuals Get Ahead of the Technology Curve
Learn more about ANCOR by clicking here
March 18, 2009 – Los Angeles, CA
California State University Northridge Center on Disabilities 24th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference
Presentation Title: SmartHomes for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities
Learn more about California State University Northridge Center on Disabilities by clicking here
October 16, 2008 – Boulder, CO
8th Annual Coleman Institute Conference on Cognitive Disability and Technology on October.
Greg was part of a panel discussion on current developments in Smart Home and personal support technologies for people with cognitive disabilities.
To learn more about the Coleman Institute, click here
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