CATT Lab Director to Speak at Conference

The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) director Michael Pack will be speaking at the 3D Training, Learning and Collaboration (3D TLC) Conference being held April 20-21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The session Pack will be speaking at is titled, “Applying 3D To Help People LEARN Complex Concepts And Procedures” this session highlights how 3D technologies have been utilized to help people learn complex concepts and procedures. Each panelist, including Pack, will demonstrate how their 3D technology has assisted people in learning.

About the Conference

3D Training, Learning and Collaboration (3D TLC) Conference is the leading event for businesses seeking to understand and maximize business strategies using virtual worlds. 3D virtual worlds have broad implications for business not the least of which is cost savings and energy conservation. Topics range from the general use of virtual worlds in the workplace to specific examples of applications for e-Learning, onboarding, sales training, collaboration, meetings, and more. For more information about the conference visit: http://www.3dtlc.com/index.html.

About the CATT Lab

The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) in the A. James Clark School of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, supports National, State, and local efforts to provide safe and efficient transportation systems through improved operations and management by means of research and development, technology implementation, training and education.

The CATT Lab is supported by an interdisciplinary staff of graduate and undergraduate student researchers, affiliated faculty of the Department of Civil Engineering, and a permanent team of ITS professionals. For more information about the CATT Lab visit www.cattlab.umd.edu.

March 26, 2009