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Ultimate Vocabulary Creator eReflect Salutes Native Speaker’s Endeavor To Preserve Dying Language
Ultimate Vocabulary Creator eReflect Salutes Native Speaker’s Endeavor To Preserve Dying Language
New York City, NY (PRWEB) January 27, 2015
In a touching video about language, Marie Wilcox, the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, teaches humanity that drive and preservation can make a difference in the world. eReflect recommends this video about Wilcox’s native language, and her efforts to to preserve it. In an inspirational short film titled “Marie’s Dictionary,” the story of Wilcox and her native Indian language is beautifully illustrated. The language is on the verge of extinction, and Wilcox, the last native speaker, was convinced of the need for the young children in her family to learn her native language. This is what inspired Wilcox to begin creating a Wukchumni dictionary, eReflect says.
Wilcox started to write down the language she learned at an early age but has rarely spoken. She started writing down words that came to mind on random pieces of paper, but later her approach became more systematic. Wilcox started typing Wukchumni words and stories on a computer so that she could later pass them on to her family. After many years of continuous effort, Wilcox has compiled a dictionary to help these children learn the Wukchumni language. “Marie’s Dictionary” is the ultimate vocabulary builder: a word database that is essential for the preservation and continuation of a language.
eReflect salutes Marie Wilcox for her extraordinary efforts to keep her language alive through this self-driven initiative to compile the first Wukchumni dictionary. Although not a professionally edited dictionary, Wilcox’s knowledge and mastery of the Wukchumni language helped her create a more than adequate dictionary that offers word definitions, spelling, and pronunciation information for hundreds of Wukchumni words. With the help of her daughter, Wilcox has managed to bring “Marie’s Dictionary” to life. She and her grandson also created an audio dictionary version in which Wilcox records the English and the Wukchumni words. Her 7-year endeavor now complete, Marie has put together an indispensable and priceless tool to help preserve her native language.
eReflect remarked today, “Marie’s story is truly inspiring. She single-handedly tried to create a legacy of her language and culture and pass it down to anyone that might wish to learn it. She’s a strong woman who proves that language is a central human aspect we need to preserve. Marie was the only fluent speaker Wukchumni. Her effort is already impacting the life of her grandson, who’s learning the language. With Marie’s help he speaks the language and gradually improves vocabulary knowledge that connects him to his heritage.”
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Keynote Speakers Showcase Technology Expertise at HI-TEC 2014
Keynote Speakers Showcase Technology Expertise at HI-TEC 2014
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 22, 2014
The High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) is already known by educators as the one-stop shop conference to keep up with the latest technologies. By bringing in Chad Jenkins, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Brown University and Hilary Mason, Data Scientist in Residence at Accel, Scientist Emeritus at bitly, co-founder of HackNY, and co-host of DataBotham, the bar has been lifted once again as the “place-to-be”.
These two phenomenal keynote guests will be speaking at HI-TEC July 21-24 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technological education that focuses on the preparation needed by the existing and future workforce for companies involved in the high-tech sectors that drive the U.S. economy. This conference not only educates America’s technical employees, but also updates their knowledge and skills for the future.
On Wednesday, July 23rd from 8:30-9:45 A.M., Professor Jenkins will be addressing the audience on perception, control, and learning issues at the intersection of robotics, computer vision, computer animation, machine learning and interactive systems. During his keynote, Professor Jenkins will be doing a robotics demonstration.
Professor Jenkins is predominantly interested in the development of methods for autonomous control and awareness through leveraging human performance from the real world. His work showcases the idea that robot control and computational perception are better learned from human demonstration rather than explicit computer programming. Professor Jenkins previous efforts have mostly been geared towards humanoid robotics with regard to learning primitive behaviors for robot control through imitation.
On Thursday, July 24th from 12:30-1:30 P.M., Hilary Mason will discuss machine learning, data mining and Artificial Intelligence. She advises Mayor Bloomberg on Technology and Innovation and is very enthusiastic about the larger conspiracy to evolve the emerging discipline of data science. As a Member of the Business Advisory Board of Maternova, Inc., Professor Mason often releases code on her data science blog Dataists (dataists.com). She is widely published and regularly speaks at academic and industry conferences.
Professor Jenkins and Mason bring a lot to the table at this year’s unique conference. HI-TEC firmly supports the mission of the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program to strengthen the skills of educators and technicians whose work is vitally important to the nation’s prosperity and security. These two keynote speakers will help educators attending HI-TEC to keep up with today’s exponential growth in technology and innovation. The keynotes will allow educators to access leading-edge content that can be used in classrooms along with connections to leading subject matters in the technology field.
To learn more, visit http://www.highimpact-tec.org/.
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UAH Vice President for Research Will Join Lineup of Renowned Speakers at Upcoming Cybersecurity Event
UAH Vice President for Research Will Join Lineup of Renowned Speakers at Upcoming Cybersecurity Event
Huntsville, AL (PRWEB) August 05, 2014
University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) Vice President for Research Dr. Ray Vaughn, also a distinguished professor of computer science, will be the keynote speaker for the first day of this summer’s Rocket City TakeDownCon. Vaughn will address the topic of critical infrastructure security with his presentation, “Industrial Control Systems Insecurity,” at the premiere [cybersecurity event scheduled for Aug. 18-19 at the Dynetics Solutions Complex, 1004 Explorer Blvd. in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park. The conference will be preceded by four days of training opportunities.
Vaughn joined UAH, a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, in May 2013 after serving as associate vice president for research and the department head for Computer Science and Engineering at Mississippi State University. He was also named an eminent scholar and most outstanding faculty member in 2008. Prior to entering academia, he completed a career in the U.S. Army, where he retired as a colonel followed by three years as vice president of DISA Integrated Services at EDS Government Systems.
Vaughn’s research interests are cybersecurity and software engineering with a special focus on industrial control systems security. His past experience includes an assignment at the National Computer Security Center (NSA), where he conducted classified research and participated in the development of national computer security guidance. He has more than 100 publications to his credit and has obtained more than $ 40 million in funded research projects. He received his doctorate in computer science from Kansas State University.
Rocket City TakeDownCon will feature two dynamic tracks during two days, with Monday focused on the “Attack,” teaching participants how even the most protected systems can be breached. The theme for Tuesday will be “Defense,” featuring topics that will challenge attendees to determine if their defense mechanisms are prepared to thwart nefarious and persistent attacks.
Eric Lopez, EC-Council’s director of conferences and events, said, “Dr. Vaughn is an example of the diversity of speakers we have lined up for this year’s event. We are excited to bring a wide range of topics by speakers with various backgrounds and experience to Rocket City TakeDownCon.”
Dynetics Vice President Jonathan Whitcomb said, “Huntsville has many cybersecurity experts, and Dr. Vaughn is nationally recognized. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle has a cyber initiative with a goal to be ‘a community that is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in cyber research and development, modeling and simulation, engineering and experimentation, and test and evaluation.’ We are proud to host speakers from our own area, as well as others from all over the United States.”
The TakeDownCon Training Academy, which will take place Aug. 14-17, will offer four days of intense training just prior to the conference. EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), CHFI (Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator), Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), Mobile Hacking and Forensics, Securing Windows Infrastructure, Advanced Network Defense and Hacking Secure Encryption are some of the classes on the agenda.
For more information about the event and the current lineup of speakers, visit http://www.takedowncon.com.
About TakeDownCon
TakeDownCon is a highly technical forum that focuses on the latest vulnerabilities, the most potent exploits, and the current security threats. World-class industry insiders come to share their knowledge, giving delegates the opportunity to learn about the industry’s most important issues. With two days and two dynamic tracks, delegates will spend Day 1 on the Attack, learning how even the most protected systems can be breached. Day 2 is dedicated to Defense, and delegates will learn if their defense mechanisms are on par to thwart nefarious and persistent attacks. TakeDownCon provides the most sought after technical training and certification classes offered through Hacker Halted Academy by top training companies and led by well-respected instructors. For more information, visit http://www.takedowncon.com/rocketcity.
About Dynetics
Dynetics delivers the “Power of Solutions” to government and commercial customers in the areas of intelligence, missiles, aviation, cyber and space. Based in Huntsville, Ala., with offices throughout the United States, Dynetics is a mid-tier company that provides complete lifecycle analysis, engineering and hardware solutions to support customer missions. Dynetics works alongside government and commercial customers to provide leading-edge solutions that impact the integrity of cyberspace – whether for defending their own environments or taking the offensive. For more information, visit http://www.dynetics.com/information-technology.
About EC-Council Foundation
EC-Council Foundation is a not-for-profit initiative by EC-Council to raise awareness of online safety issues for the global community while unifying global cyber defense. EC-Council Foundation’s mission is to unify global cyber defense by fostering collaboration and participation of online computer users to become advocates for safe online activities for youth and adults alike through education and training programs. Visit http://foundation.eccouncil.org/.
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