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Join us for the first human vs. computer Jeopardy contest!
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science, Information Sciences Institute, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
IBM's Watson computer will be challenging the all-time human greatest Jeopardy champions on Feb. 14, 15, and 16th at 7PM on KABC.
IBM will be hosting a watch party Tuesday, Feb 15th, 6:30 - 8PM, and inviting USC students, including the Schools of Cinematic Arts, Annenberg, Business and Engineering and residents of University Gateway Apartments to attend.
Steve Canepa, IBM's General Manager, Global Media & Entertainment Industry, will host the event live.
When: Tuesday, February 15th, 6:30 - 8:00PM (Jeopardy! starts at 7pm)
Where: The new University Gateway Apartments, 3335 South Figueroa St.
Enter through the main entrance on Figueroa, midway between Jefferson and 32nd Street.
The party will be at the 25-monitor video wall behind the security desk and in the adjacent lounge.
Check out the background on this unique happening:
http://www.jeopardy.com/news/watson1x7ap4.php
Free Pizza! Win a Watson T-Shirt (if you're lucky)! See you there!
Location: University Gateway Apartments, 3335 South Figueroa St
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Eric Mankin
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
L.A. Opera: Il Turco in Italia
Sun, Feb 27, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 05:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
*This trip is for current USC students only. You must use the provided transportation to participate. Space is limited and advance registration is required. RSVP here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=83 beginning Wednesday, February 2, at 9 a.m. Check-in for the event will begin at 11:45 a.m. on campus. Buses will depart at 12:30 p.m. and return to campus at 5 p.m. Lunch will be provided at check-in.
L.A. Opera music director James Conlon will conduct Rossiniâs zaniest comedy, which has been described as The Barber of Seville meets Così fan tutte. Nino Machaidze stars as Fiorilla, a woman determined to rid herself of the two men in her lifeâher exasperated husband and a tedious admirerâin favor of a more exotic suitor, a pompously beguiling Turk. The great Thomas Allen returns in the part of the poet Prosdocimo.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, Los Angeles
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
