Episode 544: @XLR8HI and The SuMo Lab

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Ben Trevino, Stephanie Chang, Omar Sultan

First, we hear from Omar Sultan from Sultan Ventures who joins us to tell us about the XLR8HI Open House. Then, we hear from Ben Trevino and Stephanie Chang about a user-centric, community collaboration project called the HART Sustainability Mobility Lab or SuMo Lab.

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Episode 543: The PurplePrize and Drone Day at the Capitol

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Alec Wagner, Nathan Trail, Diana Marina Cooper

First, we hear from Alec Wagner about the upcoming Purple Prize Kickoff Day on February 2nd. Then, we hear from Nathan Trail from Consumer Technology Association and Diana Cooper from Precision Hawk and Droners.io, here to tell us about UAVs in Hawaii and Drone Day at the Capitol.

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Episode 542: New Horizons and Ultima Thule – Jan 16, 2019

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Garvey Candella, Mary Beth LayChak, Isar Mostafanezhad

First, we hear from Isar Mostafanezhad about the upcoming IEEE Communications Futures conference. (Get a discount on the conference by using promo code: KAMAAINA50) Then we have Mary “Garvey” Candella who is the Twitch, Director of Strategic Partnerships talk about a student program at UH. Then, we hear from Mary Beth Laychak about the New Horizons mission, the asteroid Ultima Thule and how the Canada France Hawaii Telescope played a role in the mission. We also talk about the Akamai Internship available to students interested in STEM and astronomy.

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Episode 541: Preview of PTC – Jan 9, 2019

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Ruby Menon, Jenifer Sunrise Winter

This week was a rebroadcast of the show we did on Dec. 26, 2018. First, we hear from Ruby Menon and BJ Fogg, about the upcoming Behavior Design Lab office hours on January 11, 2019. Then, we hear from Jenifer Sunrise Winter about the evolving field of broadband communications and the upcoming Pacific Telecommunication Council Annual Conference.

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Episode 540: Purple Prize and East Meets West #EMW19 – Jan 2, 2019

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Alec Wagner, Chenoa Farnsworth

First, we hear from Alec Wagner about the upcoming Purple Prize deadline and the Connection Phase process. Then, we hear from Chenoa Farnsworth, Managing Partner at Blue Startups about the East Meets West Conference and Hawaii strategic importance connecting both sides of the Pacific.

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