Jack Powers

Jack Powers

IN3.ORG: Media, Technology, Business and Society

Greater New York City Area

Current
  • Board Member, Trustee at Graphics Scholarship Foundation
  • Vice-Chairman at Graphic Arts Educational Advisory Commission
  • Director at International Informatics Institute
Past
  • Conference Chairman at Diversified Business Communications
  • Conference Chairman at Internet World
  • Adjunct Professor at New York University
  • Conference Chairman at Mecklermedia
Education
  • New School University
Connections
90 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Jack Powers’s Summary

Director of New York's IN3.ORG, the International Informatics Institute, a center for research and education in technology, business and society founded in 1982. An experienced business educator and the author of six books and numerous research articles on technology management and strategy, Jack edits the Institute's web journal, conducts executive education programs around the world and appears in IN3.ORG webcast seminars. Jack serves on several education advisory boards in the public sector.

Jack Powers’s Specialties:

Media technology, the Internet, tech strategy, executive education, tech conference development, healthcare technology trends, future of TV, education policy,


Jack Powers’s Experience

  • Board Member, Trustee

    Graphics Scholarship Foundation

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

    April 2003Present (5 years 6 months)

    Industry volunteers raising money for education

  • Vice-Chairman

    Graphic Arts Educational Advisory Commission

    (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    June 1987Present (21 years 4 months)

    An all-volunteer group of graphics industry executives, practitioners, vendors, educators, association leaders and analysts dedicated to helping teachers teach and students learn about the fieldof graphic communications. Affiliated with the NYC Dept of Education, we run two Graphics Teachers Technology Conferences each year, organize a New York city-wide graphic arts competition in association with City University of New York, and support a scholarship fund, the Graphic Communications Scholarship Foundation. See http://gtexchange.org/blog.

  • Director

    International Informatics Institute

    (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    October 1982Present (26 years)

    The International Informatics Institute (IN3.ORG) is a technology research and consulting organization in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 1982 as the Interactive Features Graphics Research Lab by director Jack Powers, the firm’s research associates consult with users, developers and investors concerning information and communications technologies, medical informatics and emerging technology development. We publish the results of our work in print, in person and on-line.

  • Conference Chairman

    Diversified Business Communications

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    20052006 (1 year)

  • Conference Chairman

    Internet World

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

    October 1996December 2001 (5 years 3 months)

    Developed curriculum, recruited speakers and organized the biggest Internet conferences during the boom. Internet World peaked at with three main events in NY, Chicago, LA plus two dozen international shows plus specialized events like Internet World Wireless and Internet Everywhere. Hundreds of speakers, tens of thousands of conference attendees, million dollar exhibits and terrifically smart and engaged people. What a great time to be alive!

  • Adjunct Professor

    New York University

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    September 1999June 2001 (1 year 10 months)

    Courses in Media Technology in the Department of Film, Video and Broadcasting, School of Continuing and Professional Studies

  • Conference Chairman

    Mecklermedia

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    19961998 (2 years)


Jack Powers’s Education

  • New School University

    BA, Social Sciences


Additional Information

Jack Powers’s Websites:

Jack Powers’s Interests:

pervasive tv, disruptive innovation, media technology, NBIC, public education, digital signage, typography, OLED, printable electronics, mobile computing

Jack Powers’s Groups:

Graphics Commission

  •    Digital Out of Home
  •    BIO International Convention
  •    Healthcare Technology Alliance
  •    Bionanotechies
  •    Speakers and Panelists
  •    Semantic Web
  •    Digital Signage Industry Connection
  •    International Association of Exhibitions and Events™ (IAEE)
  •    Event Peeps: For Live Event Industry Professionals

Jack Powers’s Honors:

Industry Award, United Federation of Teachers Career & Technical Education Committee
Gold Key Award, Gamma Epsilon Tau, the international graphic arts honor society
Education Award, Typographers Association of New York
Man of the Year, Printing Teachers Guild


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