ATLANTA CHAPTER CHAPTER - Jan 26, 2023 |
Chapter Tours Curiosity Lab |
In January, chapter members visited Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. This economic development initiative by the city of Peachtree Corners is a living laboratory for startups and established companies. It allows them to deploy and prove developing technologies in a real-world testing environment with no roadblocks, joined by the next generation of intelligent mobility and smart city technology. Curiosity Lab is located in the 500-acre Technology Park and publicly funded and owned by the city to further develop the premier smart city ecosystem in the United States. Louis Svehla, director of communications for the city, gave a presentation and provided a tour of the facility. |
Event Photographs: |
In January, (l-r) Chapter Assistant Treasurer Nazir Hill, Executive Vice President D'Joane McCorkle and Assistant Vice President of Small Business Stacy Vaughn catch up after the luncheon. |
In January, (l-r) Kristan Bagley, Michael Bagley and Chapter President Paul Wertz discuss smart cities and financing. |
Members take in robots, self-driving scooters, automatic vending machines, autonomous vehicles and more as Louis Svehla (far r), director of communications for the city of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, leads the tour group comprised of (l-r) Chapter Vice President of Membership Tom Galligan, Trenelle Lyiscott, Michael Bowling, Assistant Vice President of Emerging Leaders Noor Naji and Eric Smith. |