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American composer and pianist Amy Williams will speak about her work, especially its connection to poetry, art, and dramatic literature. Bassoon Professor Ben Roidl-Ward joins for a concert premiering Professor Williams’ Last Lines for bassoon and piano.
Speaker: Srinivasan Arunachalam, IBM
Join us on Tuesday, May 6 from 2-3 p.m. for a workshop on Mastering Social Media Giveaways at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
Join us for the next Research Initiatives Webinar for an overview of Illinois Grainger Engineering's advancements in AR/VR research.
Gather with us in community to toast this year's HRI research prize recipients and to mark the close of another academic year.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, May 9 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Want to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
NCSA will host a Machine Learning and Big Data workshop presented by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, This workshop will focus on topics including big data analytics and machine learning with Spark, and deep learning using Tensorflow. This is an IN PERSON event, there WILL NOT be a virtual option for this event.
This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
This workshop offers hands-on experience in accelerating Python codes with NVIDIA GPUs. You'll explore two main categories: drop-in replacements for SciPy and NumPy using CuPy, and GPU acceleration for data science workloads with NVIDIA RAPIDS. Finally, we will over Warp for differentiable simulation codes.
Join Research Park and YPCU on Thursday, May 22 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for an evening of networking over drinks and snacks. You must be 21 and older to register.
Join the SAME and DC3 on Friday, May 23 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their first monthly meetup.
Fire At Five Happy Hour has returned! Join us on Thursday, May 29 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn.
Come out and support your company's team at the 2025 Research Park Softball League.
Join us on Tuesday, June 3 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Summer Professional Development Series.
Join us on Tuesday, June 3 from 2-3 p.m. for a workshop on 10 Marketing Mistakes to Avoid at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, June 4 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
Join us on Friday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for Headshot and Team Photo Day 1.
Join us on Tuesday, June 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Summer Professional Development Series.
Join us on Tuesday, June 10 from 2-3 p.m. for a workshop on Mastering Instagram Reels - An Interactive Walkthrough at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
Join us on Thursday, June 12 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. for Headshot and Team Photo Day 2.
Meet interns from across the Research Park on Thursday, June 12 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Ameren Atrium & Dock! Learn who else is in your field and what cool projects they're working on. Food and soft drinks will be provided.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, June 13 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Join us on Tuesday, June 17 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Summer Professional Development Series.
Which company will win the coveted golden paddle? Could it be yours? Sign up for one of the year's most anticipated events in Research Park: The 14th Annual Table Tennis Tournament.
Join us on Tuesday, June 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Summer Professional Development Series.
Join us on Thursday, June 26 from 2-3 p.m. for a workshop on Content Planning Made Easy for Marketing Success at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
Join us on Thursday, June 26 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Assemble your teams! Join us on Tuesday, July 1 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM for the Research Park Hackathon. This one-day hackathon is a team competition open to anyone working for an organization in the Research Park. This is an exciting and fast-paced event where teams can create together.
Assemble your teams! Join us on Tuesday, July 1 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. for the Research Park Hackathon Kick-Off Breakfast. This one-day hackathon is a team competition open to anyone working for an organization in the Research Park. This is an exciting and fast-paced event where teams can create together.
Join us on Tuesday, July 1 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Summer Professional Development Series.
Research Park is hosting our Annual Blood Drive on Wednesday, July 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the EnterpriseWorks Lot.
Join us on Tuesday, July 8 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Summer Professional Development Series.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, July 11 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Join us on Tuesday, July 15 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Summer Professional Development Series.
Join us on Thursday, July 17 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Join us on Tuesday, July 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Summer Professional Development Series.
Join us to on Thursday, July 25 from 4 to 5:30 PM on the Atkins Patio to recognize and celebrate the amazing work of student interns working in the Research Park.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, August 8 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, August 20 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Join us on Thursday, August 21 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
The Open SkAI conference is an annual, four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, September 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Join us on Thursday, September 25 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025, when we’ll be highlighting the best of the humanities on our campus, including academic departments, student groups, research, resources, and alumni stories.
Join us for Founders Week on October 9 to 11, 2025.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, October 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, October 22 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Join us on Thursday, October 30 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, November 14 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, December 10 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, December 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.