mbirnie

About Melissa Birnie

This author has not yet filled in any details.
So far Melissa Birnie has created 67 blog entries.

Testing Tomorrrow’s Automated Vehicles Today at CAAT Conference 2018

Detroit is well known as the Motor City and the heart of the American automotive industry.  Today, this industry is experiencing a revolution that will drive the future of mobility in new directions as transportation technologies evolve in ways that would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago. And once again, Michigan

By |2018-03-23T12:57:47-04:00March 23rd, 2018|Auto Tech, Connected Tech, Mobile MI|

Smart City/Mobility Expert Carla Bailo On CAAT Conference And Mobility

GRAND RAPIDS - Carla Bailo recently returned to Michigan to lead the Center for Automotive Research as its President and CEO after her groundbreaking work at The Ohio State University led them to win the 2016 U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge. Now Carla shares her expertise with a Michigan audience as the keynote

TIEDetroit Brings Mobility Competition To TIECon Detroit Nov. 9

GRAND RAPIDS - TIEDetroit and Kyyba Xcelerator have partnered to bring a Mobility Competition to TiECon Detroit. This competition is aimed at recognizing the top six second-stage startups working on disruptive technologies in broad-based industries such as Mobility, Autonomous Transportation, Electric Vehicles, Connectivity, IoT, Automotive, Cyber Security, Smart Cities, and Big Data/Machine Learning. The six finalists will

By |2017-10-20T10:45:34-04:00October 20th, 2017|Connected Tech, Mobile MI|

MICHIGAN STEM CAREER SHOWCASE At Technology In Motion (TIM) Detroit 2017

ADETROIT - The Michigan STEM Career Showcase, produced by the Michigan STEM Partnership and the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, is a “show within a show” that will be held from 1-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 at TIM Detroit. The showcase will focus on increasing awareness about STEM careers, with a goal of increasing student STEM education participation

By |2017-09-01T19:25:40-04:00September 1st, 2017|Connected Tech, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

STEM Careers In Michigan – An Opportunity For The State’s Economy

GRAND RAPIDS - The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is partnering with the Michigan STEM Partnership and Inforum on a the 'Michigan STEM Careers Video Showcase' initiative to collect and share videos from STEM professionals to enable student awareness of, and encourage student participation in, STEM career opportunities. Join our host, Melissa Birnie, as she

By |2017-07-12T16:32:56-04:00July 12th, 2017|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts, STEM|

STEM Careers In Michigan – An Opportunity For The State’s Economy

GRAND RAPIDS - The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is partnering with the Michigan STEM Partnership and Inforum on a the 'Michigan STEM Careers Video Showcase' initiative to collect and share videos from STEM professionals to enable student awareness of, and encourage student participation in, STEM career opportunities. Listen as host, Melissa Birnie, interviews MTAM's

By |2017-06-22T11:49:40-04:00June 22nd, 2017|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts, STEM|

Detroit.Code() Professional Software Conference

GRAND RAPIDS - Detroit.Code() is a professional conference for anyone involved with the creation of software.  It promises to bring the best mix of local, regional and national experts delivering TONS of sessions on the hottest technology, all for a reasonable price. Listen as Melissa Birnie interviews Ken Versaw, CEO of Amegala to discuss the importance of this conference

By |2017-06-16T12:07:16-04:00June 16th, 2017|Michigan Mobile Musings, Mobile MI, Podcasts|

Ann Arbor Health Hacks Weekend: Removing Barriers To Healthcare

ANN ARBOR - A2 Health Hacks started as a passion project between four Ann Arborites interested in solving problems in healthcare and bringing the community together to do it. A2H2 is a healthcare hack-a-thon in Ann Arbor designed to address challenges in healthcare around the world and to provide participants a forum to develop solutions

By |2017-06-07T17:00:42-04:00June 7th, 2017|Life Sciences, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Erie Hack Finalist: Purily – Incentivizing Water Conservation

GRAND Rapids - Purily is a finalist in the recent Erie Hack initiative that was hosted at TechTown Detroit.  Purily's goal is to connect residents, restaurants, and charities to promote water conservation. They plan to do this by tracking residents’ water usage and providing residents estaurant discounts or other promotional incentives for conserving. They would like to use

By |2017-05-17T19:08:56-04:00May 17th, 2017|Clean Update, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Hacking Health Windsor-Detroit III

DETROIT - Hacking Health Windsor Detroit III returns to Tech Town Detroit. Hacking Health is an event designed to improve healthcare by inviting technology creators and healthcare professionals to collaborate on realistic, human-centric solutions to front-line problems in a fun, intense, hands-on event where small teams tackle tough problems in a supportive community of peers and mentors. It is a weekend long cross-border event that breaks down

By |2017-04-30T21:27:35-04:00April 30th, 2017|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|