2010 Myaamiaki Conference

Technology: Evolving Tools that Connect our Lives
March 20th, 2010

The Shriver Center Multi-Purpose Room at Miami University, Oxford Ohio

The 2010 Myaamiaki Conference was the fourth conference hosted at Miami University discussing research conducted by the Miami Tribe community. Over 75 people attended this year's Myaamiaki conference. They enjoyed several presentations on how technology is influencing the effort to revitalize Myaamia language and culture.

There were seven presentations on a variety of projects. The agenda is listed below. You may also download the conference poster here in PDF format. Images and video from the conference are listed below! Quicktime is required to view the video files. We did have audio difficulties during the first few presentations, but improves during the 'Smart Pen Home Learning Kit' presentation, and the remaining lectures.

March 20th 2010– Saturday: Shriver Center Multi-Purpose Room

9:15 Introduction/Welcome. Daryl Baldwin, Director, Myaamia Project. DOWNLOAD VIDEO! (12MB)

9:25 Computer Science (CSA) projects – an introduction. Dr. Douglas Troy, Chair & Professor Dept. Computer Science and Systems Analysis.

9:30 Smart Pen Technology. Mr. Victor Obonyo, graduate student CSA. DOWNLOAD VIDEO (30MB)

Smart Pen Home Learning Kit. CSA capstone. James Kelly, Kyle Swaffar, Ben Warman. DOWNLOAD VIDEO (45MB)

10:15 Myaamia Akincikonki: learning to count in Myaamia. Software engineering class project. Nick Hample, Tom Campbell. DOWNLOAD VIDEO (40MB)

10:40 myaamiaki iiši meehtohseeniwiaanki: How the Myaamia People Live – a Myaamia exhibit media project. Megan Dorey, Archivist, Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive; Andrew J. Strack, Media Specialist, Myaamia Project. DOWNLOAD VIDEO (50MB)

11:00 Myaamia Exhibit Online. CSA Capstone. Chris Edester, Chris Mazzocco, Phil Osment, Brent Mowery. DOWNLOAD VIDEO (30MB)

11:20 ašiikiwi neehi kiišiwki: Earth & Sky curriculum. Dr. Timothy McCoy, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. DOWNLOAD VIDEO (106MB)

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Daryl Baldwin, Director of the Myaamia Project, welcomes attendees.	Victor Obonyo presents on the Smart Pen Technology.	Dr. Troy presented on the several projects his classes have been working on.
Nick Hample, Dr. Troy's student, presents on the website he and his classmate have worked on.	Myaamia youth take a break from presentations.	Lisette Torres presents on her work with Dr. Tim McCoy.
Dr. Tim McCoy presents on the curriculum he has developed, ašiikiwi neehi kiišiwki: Earth & Sky.	Dr. Daniel Cobb listens to a presenter at the 2010 Myaamiaki Conference.	Miami Tribe students listen to speakers at the Myaamiaki Conference.
Dr. Bob Wicks, Director of the Miami University Art Museum, accepted a medal of recognition from the Business Committee of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.	Chief Tom Gamble speaks about Dr. Bob Wick's contributions to the Miami Tribe community.	Chris Mazzocco presents on his team's work on the Myaamia Online Exhibit.
	Miami Tribe Students, 2010 (one studying abroad)

See presentations from the 2008 Myaamiaki Conference here!