Human-Centered Design and the Invention of the Personal Computer.

Dear Friends of Pi-Philly,

We are thrilled to invite you to our next event "Human-Centered Design and the Invention of the Personal Computer. The Case of the Olivetti Programma 101" on June 22nd.

Join us for a fascinating conversation on the story of Olivetti's "Programma 101", one of the first, if not the very first, "all in one" commercial desktop programmable calculators.

WHEN:
SATURDAY, June 22nd, 10:30 am (doors open at 10:15am)
WHERE:
PHILADELPHIA ETHICAL SOCIETY
1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103

ABOUT LUCA IANDOLI

Luca Iandoli is the Dean for the Collins College of Professional Studies, and a Professor in the Division of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Science. Dr. Iandoli served as an Associate Professor at the University of Naples Federico II (Italy), and as Visiting Research Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. He was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Center for Collective Intelligence of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has published more than 100 papers on the analysis of interfirm collaboration, collective intelligence in online networks, serving as a member of the editorial board of several academic journals. Dr. Iandoli’s current research focus is on how online interaction and collaboration might be leveraged to help groups, organizations, communities, and companies aggregate and store dispersed knowledge; increase creativity, innovation, and problem solving; and support large-scale, collective intelligence

ABOUT THE EVENT

Join us for a fascinating conversation on the story of Olivetti's "Programma 101", one of the first, if not the very first, "all in one" commercial desktop programmable calculators. Our guest speaker, Prof. Luca Iandoli, will discuss how a human centered design led to the invention of the Personal Computer, connecting industrial design with humanism.
The event organized in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia.

- Light refreshment will follow
- Event is FREE, but REGISTRATION is REQUIRED!

Mark your calendars and prepare to be amazed!!!
We eagerly await your presence at this event.

See you there,
Pi- Philly staff

Host or Publisher Pi-Philly: Professionisti Italiani a Philadelphia