Immersive Tech Odyssey - Cyprus

WHO WE ARE?VRDays Foundation is the organisation that builds Immersive Tech Week, together with its invaluable partners.We unite the XR community, inspire creative minds & drive business forward to make a positive difference for tomorrow. Facing the rapid growth of immersive technologies, we are committed to raise awareness and initiate actions combining creativity, fun and inspiration from all angles to advance successful and beneficial development of immersive technologies.HISTORYIn 2013, Benjamin de Wit, Festival Director and Co-Founder, discovered the endless possibilities that VR/AR have to offer and its potential to change the world. This sparked joy, creativity and purpose within him.He wanted to create a playground, test ground and launchpad for the creators of the future world. Together with Co-Founder Daan Kip he wanted to build them a community. This led them to found the foundation Stichting Dutch Virtual Reality Days, the organisation behind VRDays Europe.Since then, we have built a strong community of VR/AR enthusiasts and professionals for everyone doing business, science and arts; a space where explorative minds meet and build the worlds of tomorrow.We create a world where realities meet.

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A Two-Year Series of Events Across Europe to Strengthen the XR Community & Shape the Future of Sustainable Immersive Technology Development.

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Immersive Tech OdysseyThe VRDays Foundation, known for its annual Immersive Tech Week (ITW) in Rotterdam, is excited to introduce "Immersive Tech Odyssey" (ITO), a series of smaller-scaled events in different parts of Europe starting with Cyprus on 13th October, 2023, and more events in other locations to be announced at the annual ITW event in Rotterdam in November. Each event of the Immersive Tech Odyssey will focus on a particular theme, starting with Education &amp; Heritage in Cyprus. With immersive technologies advancing rapidly and significantly impacting the lives of European citizens, these events mark a crucial step in uniting the Extended Reality (XR) community across the continent. They aim to share knowledge and deepen insights into current and future XR trends, strategies, and their positive societal impact.These carefully curated events aim to create a platform for collaboration and knowledge sharing among XR enthusiasts, professionals, and innovators. The VRDays Foundation is dedicated to advancing a human-centric metaverse and promoting sustainable technological developments that benefit society and the planet as a whole.The highlight of these satellite events is the celebratory 10th edition of Immersive Tech Week, scheduled for 2024. Leading up to this milestone, each event in the series will contribute to a comprehensive retrospective, providing a holistic view of the XR journey and its evolution.The inaugural satellite event, themed "XR in Heritage and Education," will take place in Cyprus on October 13th, in cooperation with CYENS - Centre of Excellence, Nicosia, Cyprus. This event aims to explore the transformative potential of Immersive Technologies in Education and Cultural Heritage. It will foster discussions, insights, and collaborations that will shape the future of XR applications in these critical domains. Keynote speaker Prof. Miriam Reiner, Head of the Virtual Reality and Neurocognition Lab at Technion, will be joined by other distinguished speakers:<ul><li>Prof. Georgios Artopoulos, Associate Professor at The Cyprus Institute</li><li>Prof. Fotis Liarokapis, Associate Professor (MRG Leader Research) at CYENS Centre of Excellence</li><li>Isabel Crespo, Education Specialist and ENA Education Community Manager at Europeana Foundation</li><li>Etienne Tellier, COO at ICONEM </li></ul>"We are excited to expand our horizons and take Immersive Tech Week beyond Rotterdam." said Pierre-Stuart Rostain, Head of Partnerships and Business Development at VRDays Foundation. "These ITO events reflect our commitment to driving meaningful change and innovation in the XR landscape. We invite all XR enthusiasts to join us in this remarkable journey."“Cyprus is positioning itself as a global tech island and innovation hub. You will be surprised by the vibrance of the XR community in the island.” said our location expert Ivon Bensason. “It is a great opportunity to dive into the heart of the local XR community and understand the market.”

Agenda

Registration

Introduction

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Cyprus

Welcome talk: H.E. Elke Merks-Schaapveld

The transformative power of Immersive Tech on learning, teaching and knowledge processing.

Keynote speaker Miriam Reiner

Intelligent Extended Reality for Education.

Prof. Fotis Liarokapis, MRG Leader (Research Associate Professor) at CYENS

Built with Bits: Synergies between Cultural Heritage and XR.

 Isabel Crespo, Programme and Business Development Europeana

Immersive environments for sustainable heritage.

Prof. Georgios Artopoulos, researcher at CYI

On digitisation of endangered cultural heritage sites in 3D.

Etienne Tellier, COO at ICONEM

The transformative power of XR tools on Education and Cultural Heritage (Fotis Liarokapis, Georgios Artopoulos, Isabel Crespo, Etienne Tellier).

Panel

Lunch break

Future visions: XR for Cultural Heritage and Education- What can governments do to develop this field? What can cultural institutions do to develop this field? What can educators do to develop this field?

Roundtables

Short break

Presentation of the results of roundtables- Moderator: Ivon Bensanson

Closing Day Talk  by Benjamin De Wit, Artistic Director & Founder of VRDays

Networking drinks and food at the Municipal building rooftop

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