IEEE Milestone Dedication: SRI

SRI will be honored with two new (https://history.ieee.org/ieee-milestones-program/) — designations that recognize technical achievements of lasting historical significance. The room will be filled with some of the people who made these innovations real.
What to expect:
– Doors open at 9:30 am; coffee and light fare will be served
– Welcome and opening remarks from David Parekh, CEO of SRI
– The unveiling of two new IEEE Milestones
– Invention of SRI’s Computer Mouse, 1961-1968
– First Robotic Telepresence Surgery System, 1987-1995
– Remarks from 2024 IEEE President, Tom Coughlin
– A history of IEEE Milestone’s from Brian Berg, IEEE Region 6 Milestone Chair
– A moderated panel led by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author John Markoff
This is a rare chance to hear directly from the people who shaped these breakthroughs — and to be there when their contributions are formally written into the historical record.
Co-sponsored by: SRI
Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, California, United States, 94043