Jack Powers

Current

• Advisory Council Chairman at Advisory Council for Career & Technical Education
• Board Member, Second Vice President at Graphics Scholarship Foundation
• Vice-Chairman at Graphics Industry Advisory Commission

• Director at International Informatics Institute

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Past

• Conference Chairman at Internet World
• Adjunct Professor at New York University

Education

• New School University

Recommended

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Connections

129 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company
• My Website
• My Website

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

• Advisory Council Chairman

  Advisory Council for Career & Technical Education

  (Government Agency; Education Management industry)

  July 2009 — Present (5 months)

  Council of industry, labor and NGOs appointed by the New York City Schools Chancellor to advise on policy and workforce development.

• Board Member, Second Vice President

  Graphics Scholarship Foundation

  (Media Production industry)

  April 2003 — Present (6 years 8 months)

  Industry volunteers raising money for education

• Vice-Chairman

  Graphics Industry Advisory Commission

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 1987 — Present (22 years 6 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 1982 — Present (27 years 2 months)

  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

  Internet World

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

  October 1996 — December 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 1999 — June 2001 (1 year 10 months)

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

Jack Powers’s Education

• New School University

  BA , Social Sciences

Additional Information

Jack Powers’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website
• My Website

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

•    BIO International Convention
•    Healthcare Technology Alliance
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    Semantic Web
•    Drupal Users Group
•    Social Media Marketing
•    International Association of Exhibitions and Events™ (IAEE)
•    Medical Device Guru
•    ACTE: Association for Career and Technical Education
•    Silicon Alley Council
•    Event Peeps: For Live Event Industry Professionals
•    MeetingTechOnline
•    Non Profit Network - MojaLink
•    Future Social Media
•    IT360° Conference & Expo
•    Printing News
•    Executives Serving on Non-profit Boards
•    International CES
•    iBreakfast
•    GC Scholarship Foundation

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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