HP Director on Mobile Innovation

This year's chapter theme is "Be an Agent for Impact." In March, the chapter held its first general membership meeting at the Patton Museum. The keynote speaker was Bryan Coapstick, director of mobile innovation at Hewlett Packard. Coapstick took the stage to share his experiences and insights of working in the IT development field. He spoke about his desire to improve the user's experience through digital transformation. Before consumers knew the products existed, he was hard at work developing many of the products we now take for granted. His goal was to make them easier to use while providing more control and more information. Coapstick made the point that innovation occurs at the grassroots, and he stressed that fundamental change occurs with effective user engagement. Having the opportunity to attend an event such as this and to hear the words of wisdom from industry leaders such as Coapstick is one of the many ways the chapter makes an impact for its members and the surrounding community. At each of the chapter's events there is an opportunity for members and attendees to give back by donating to its scholarship fund. The scholarship fund benefits deserving students and teachers pursuing degrees in STEM fields who will be needed to fill critical positions in the future. The chapter's speakers, leaders, members, volunteers and supporters in the community are all "Agents for Impact." Thank you for your support.

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