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5th Annual International Conference on Computer Science Education
May 20-21, 2009

The Conference was co-organized with the University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany, and the New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.

The 2009 conference had a special feature: for the first time audiences at three sites in Sofia and two sites in Boston were joined by a video-bridge and could fully participate in the delivery of papers and the follow-up discussions. 

Project Management in Practice Conference
May 18, 2009

The 2009 Conference was one of the largest annual conferences among project management professionals and practitioners. Attendees gathered to learn about the latest project management developments and technologies.

Arts Administration Alumni Association (A4) panel discussion:
Board Motivation

On Monday, October 27, 2008, A4 held a panel discussion on assembling an effective board; encouraging your board to involve itself financially, operationally and strategically; the role of the board in large and small non-profit organizations; and how to handle tough situations and crises.

2008 Metropolitan College Reception for Boston City Scholars

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2008 Project Management in Practice Conference

Embracing Project Management Techniques & Tools
to Create Value for Your Organization

On Friday May 23, 2008, Metropolitan College hosted the Project Management in Practice Conference featuring William Moylan as the keynote speaker. Dr. Moylan is a professional project management practitioner specializing in consulting, training, educating, research, and providing expert witness testimony.

In addition to the full-day Conference, a PMP Prep Session was held on Thursday May 22.

Distinguished Speaker Series

Dr. Ian Lane Davis on Artificial Intelligence in Video Games.

On Wednesday, November 28, MET welcomed Dr. Ian Lane Davis, CEO and founder of Mad Doc® Software, for a presentation on Artificial Intelligence in Video Games.

Widely acknowledged to be one of the video game industry's top experts on artificial intelligence, Dr. Davis earned his doctorate in AI and Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. He founded Mad Doc® in 1999. Since then, the company has become a major innovative force in the gaming industry, responsible for over 10 million units in the game market worldwide. Among his many achievements, Dr. Davis is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Game Development and a guest lecturer at MIT. He has been instrumental in the design, development, and launch of Metropolitan College’s new Graduate Certificate in Interactive Multimedia and Game Engineering, and also teaches in the program.

Dr. Davis' game credits include: Empire Earth® II (a PC Gamer Editor's Choice award winner); Dungeon Siege®: Legends of Aranna™ (an Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year finalist); Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest™; and Star Trek®: Armada II™, among many others.

MET Announces New Graduate Certificates and New Learning Formats in Computer Science

Learn more about our exciting new Graduate Certificate programs in:

 

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