RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – “3D: The Next Big Wave and Your Business” is just three days away. Today is the last day to register. Be sure to put this event on your calendar.

Why? Well, ask yourself these questions:

  • Have you seen “Avatar,” the biggest grossing movie of all time?
  • Did you see all the 3D televisions unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show?
  • Have you played online 3D games or seen virtual reality training in action?
  • Have you seen products designed and printed from a 3D printer?
  • Can 3D be used to help develop new medical devices, diagnose disease and develop new drug compounds?
  • Can my firm reduce costs and at the same time improve training through 3D simulation and virtual reality?

3D is big business now – it’s the next big wave, the next big thing. And Local Tech Wire wants to help you catch it and ride it to success – not be drowned by it.

Have you asked yourself what opportunities and challenges this new dimension of entertainment and business means for you and your firm? Want to find some answers, potential partners and solutions?

Then attend the next Executive Exchange event from Local Tech Wire. It’s set for Feb. 24 at Durham’s American Tobacco Complex Bay 7 venue starting at 11:30 a.m. This lunch-and-learn event that focuses on the coming tsunami of 3D and what it means for your business.

From a discussion that includes riveting behind-the-scenes video about the 3D masterpiece “Avatar” to the latest trends on the immersive Internet for virtual reality training and entertainment to applications in product design, engineering and prototyping, our Executive Edge event will help you see opportunities as the 3D wave roars around the globe.

Presented in partnership with the Triangle Game Initiative, the North Carolina Advanced Learning Technology Association and sponsored by Hosted Solutions (Chief Operating Officer Kip Turco is our master of ceremonies), FeatureTel, Intersouth Partners and MMI Public Relations, this event features:

• Richard Boyd, Chief Architect of Lockheed Martin Virtual World Labs in Cary, will discuss Avatar. Aside from having the opportunity to visit the set of Avatar at the Hughes Aircraft Hangar, he is also working with the technical team of Avatar on applications of their technology for use in a variety of industries. Richard’s relationship with James Cameron goes back to 1990 when he first used North Carolina based Virtus Corporation’s walk through software on Abyss for 3D visualization.

• Duke University Professor Tony O’Driscoll, one of the world’s leading authorities on the Immersive Internet and 3D applications, will discuss his new book “Learning in 3D” and immersive learning environments.

• Richard Kristof, founder and chief executive officer of American Research Institute, will lead a panel discussion about emerging 3D trends in entertainment, videogames, software development and product development engineering and prototyping.

Other panelists include:

• Chad Dezern, Insomniac Games
• Tom Kurke, chief operating officer, Geomagic
• TonyO’Driscoll
• Richard Boyd

Other panelists may be added.

Cost of admission is $25.

Register at the following Web site:

http://localtechwire.com/events/event/6993538/

Don’t miss this opportunity to put you and your business at the forefront of new business opportunities.