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Venue: Alice Campbell Alumni Center

Address: 601 S. Lincoln Ave. , Urbana

Cost: Free

Entry Age: all

posted 12:04 pm Oct 30
modified 10:02 pm Oct 30

Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer of Microsoft will talk about how software and information technology can help solve the most pressing global challenges we face today. He will demonstrate a number of current and future-looking technologies that show how computer science is changing scientific exploration and discovery in
exciting ways. Craig will discuss the role of new science in solving the global energy crisis, and answer questions from the audience.

Craig is one of two senior executives who took over from Bill Gates. He is responsible for the company’s long-term technology strategy.