What is TIFCA and What do we do?

Division Chief
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Immersed is very pleased to announce that among its growing list of speakers, one of its highlight keynotes will be Dereck Orr, Division Chief at the Public Safety Communications Research Division Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  Mr. Orr specializes in public safety, communications, law enforcement, and homeland security.  Among other things, NIST is the organization responsible for the atomic clock, and they have all kinds of direct involvement with future computing and will make for a great speaker at Immersed 2018. Read More

Celebrating its fifth anniversary, Immersed 2018 tickets are on sale and our first round of international speakers include CEO, Vice-President, and Director level speakers from Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, M2 Insights, the DNA Association, and many more to come. Immersed runs November 8-9, 2018 at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, Canada.

The mission of the Immersed conference is to lay down the groundwork and enhance the viability of building what’s next through industry education, B2B networking, and influential media exposure in the future computing world. Future computing is the practice of turning dreams into reality with computer technology and media. It’s based on the pillars of compute performance and platforms, immersive technology, and innovative content & applications. Read More

We are looking for speakers for the fifth edition of Immersed running November 8-9, 2018 in Toronto, Canada! Future computing is all about building what’s next through the dedicated pillars of computer horsepower and peripherals, immersive technology, and innovative content & applications. While each pillar stands on its own, their success contributes to an interrelated ecosystem that positively impacts everyone.

We want speakers who can educate fellow market players and developers on things to come, and can also awaken the excitement of businesses and organizations that should be using these technologies and concepts as part of their day to day.  Reach out!

For those who have never heard of future computing before, this was Neil Schneider’s introductory presentation that took place at a private TIFCA launch event during Game Developers Conference 2018.  Neil Schneider is the Executive Director of TIFCA, and this presentation covers future computing, challenges the market faces, and industry developments.  We will publish additional sessions shortly.  The TIFCA launch event was sponsored by Intel.

Frank Soqui, Vice-President and GM of VR for Intel, Chair of Computing Technologists Group in TIFCA

We are pleased to announce that the Immersive Technology Alliance and the Open Gaming Alliance have merged into a single organization called The International Future Computing Association (TIFCA).  This is far more than a merger; it’s an expansive mandate and mission to lay down the groundwork to build what’s next through future computing. Read More

Neil Schneider, Executive Director of The Immersive Technology Alliance, was interviewed on Alibaba.com during CES 2018 about virtual reality and augmented reality.