This page is for Summit attendees only, and is password-protected. It contains all of the links and logistics you will need throughout the Summit, as well as answers to your frequently asked questions!
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Zoom & Gather.town links | Day 2 | Gather.town How-To Guide | Startup List | Student Poster List | Program Books | FAQ | Day 1 (completed)
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Zoom & Gather.town links | Day 2 | Gather.town How-To Guide | Startup List | Student Poster List | Program Books | FAQ | Day 1 (completed)
Zoom and Gather.town Links (back to top)
Most of the Summit events (Welcoming/Closing Remarks, Industry Panels, Research Flash Talks) will be held in a common Zoom room, which you can access here.
The Startup Showcase and Student Poster Session will be held on Gather.town, an interactive virtual space that resembles a conference environment. You can access Gather.town here. The password to access Gather.town is the same one you used to access this webpage:
mitsportslab2021
Most of the Summit events (Welcoming/Closing Remarks, Industry Panels, Research Flash Talks) will be held in a common Zoom room, which you can access here.
The Startup Showcase and Student Poster Session will be held on Gather.town, an interactive virtual space that resembles a conference environment. You can access Gather.town here. The password to access Gather.town is the same one you used to access this webpage:
mitsportslab2021
DAY 2: Friday, February 5, 2021 (back to top)
All virtual Summit spaces will open for attendees at 11:15am ET.
Note: All times below are Eastern (ET).
All virtual Summit spaces will open for attendees at 11:15am ET.
Note: All times below are Eastern (ET).
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Zoom Events |
Gather.town Events |
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11:30 AM |
Welcoming Remarks |
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11:45 AM |
Industry Panel 3
Mirko Boccalatte, Chief Operating Officer, Ferrari F1 Team Sean Marks, General Manager, Brooklyn Nets Scott Riewald, Senior Director for High Performance Projects, US Olympic and Paralympic Committee Christina Chase, Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Co-Founder & Managing Director, MIT Sports Lab (moderator) |
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12:30 PM |
Research Flash Talks 3 Jaime Peraire: High Fidelity CFD on Graphic Processor Units Andy Harland: Lab reconstructions of head impacts Jon Roberts: Assessing the accuracy of power measurement technology in cycling |
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1:00 PM |
Private Roundtable Data Validation * |
Private Roundtable Sustainability in Sports * |
Alumni Talk
Sam Feder, Vice President, New York Islanders Nick Davis, Special Assistant - Baseball Research, Milwaukee Brewers |
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1:30 PM |
Special Fireside Chat Brian Bilello, President, New England Revolution Tim Zue, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Boston Red Sox Christina Chase, Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Co-Founder & Managing Director, MIT Sports Lab (moderator) |
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2:15 PM |
Research Flash Talks 4 Ferran Vidal-Codina: Automatic event detection in football using tracking data Sarah Fay: Runners as Springs |
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2:45 PM |
Industry Panel 4
Nicolas Evans, Head of Football Research & Standards, FIFA Ben Peterson, Head of Player Health & Performance, San Francisco 49ers Lorena Torres Ronda, Adjunct Fellow, Institute for Health and Sport (iHeS) at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia Eric Schmidt, Head of Advocacy for Data Analytics, Google Cloud (moderator) |
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3:30 PM |
Closing Remarks |
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* Private Roundtable Discussions are invite-only to select industry guests.
** MIT Alumni Talks are only open to current MIT students, faculty, and staff.
** MIT Alumni Talks are only open to current MIT students, faculty, and staff.
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ALL DAY
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MIT Sports Tech Startup Showcase &
MIT Student Poster Session These events will be open on Gather.town all day, but the main interactive session will take place from 1:00 - 1:30 PM. Click here to join. |
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11:30 AM
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Welcoming Remarks
Click here to join. |
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11:45 AM
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12:30 PM
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1:00 PM
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Private Sessions 3
Private Roundtable Discussions are invite-only to select industry guests. MIT Alumni Talks are only open to current MIT students, faculty, and staff. If you are not participating in either of these events, this is a great time to visit the Startup Showcase and Student Poster Session on the Gather.town platform. |
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1:30 PM
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2:15 PM
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2:45 PM
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Industry Panel 4
Myth Busting: Critical Elements in Vetting New Sports Technologies Click here to join. |
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3:30 PM
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Gather.town How-To Guide (back to top)
Click here to access our complete guide for navigating the virtual Gather.town environment.
The password to access Gather.town is the same one you used to access this webpage:
mitsportslab2021
Click here to access our complete guide for navigating the virtual Gather.town environment.
The password to access Gather.town is the same one you used to access this webpage:
mitsportslab2021
Startup List (back to top)
Click here to access a list of all the MIT-related sports tech startups who will be showcasing their work during in our Startup Showcase.
Click here to access a list of all the MIT-related sports tech startups who will be showcasing their work during in our Startup Showcase.
Student Poster List (back to top)
Click here to access a list of all the students and poster titles who will be sharing their work in our Student Poster Sessions.
Click here to access a list of all the students and poster titles who will be sharing their work in our Student Poster Sessions.
Program Books (back to top)
We have created two program books you can use to reference the individuals and events that will see throughout the Summit. Use the links below to access PDF versions of these program books.
Short Program Book (2 page summary of the schedule - use for printing)
Long Program Book (complete with headshots of all speakers, partner logos, etc.)
We have created two program books you can use to reference the individuals and events that will see throughout the Summit. Use the links below to access PDF versions of these program books.
Short Program Book (2 page summary of the schedule - use for printing)
Long Program Book (complete with headshots of all speakers, partner logos, etc.)
FAQ (back to top)
DAY 1: Thursday, February 4, 2021 (completed) (back to top)
All virtual Summit spaces will open for attendees at 11:15am ET.
Note: All times below are Eastern (ET).
All virtual Summit spaces will open for attendees at 11:15am ET.
Note: All times below are Eastern (ET).
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Zoom Events |
Gather.town Events |
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11:30 AM |
Welcoming Remarks |
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11:45 AM |
Industry Panel 1
RC Buford, CEO, Spurs Sports and Entertainment David Morehouse, President and CEO, Pittsburgh Penguins Christina Chase, Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Co-Founder & Managing Director, MIT Sports Lab (moderator) |
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12:30 PM |
Research Flash Talks 1 Peko Hosoi: Is it ok to put fans in stadiums during a pandemic? Alok Pattani: Scaling Statistical Insights: Automating MLB Game Notes Using Google Cloud Ben Shields: Reimagining what it means to attend a sporting event |
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1:00 PM |
Private Roundtable Using Technology to Aid in Health and Wellness * |
Private Roundtable What’s Working for You? Engaging the Next Generation of Fans * |
Alumni Talk
Kevin Kusch, Co-Founder & CTO, Notemeal Carlo Salmini, Co-Founder and CEO, SHRED. Bill Near, Founder and CEO, Helios Hockey Jacob Rothman, Co-Founder & CEO, Perch |
Alumni Talk
Mike Fitzgerald, Vice President of Research and Development, Arizona Diamondbacks David Hesslink, Project Manager, Baseball Operations at Seattle Mariners Matt Lindsay, Director of Data Science and Software, New England Patriots |
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1:30 PM |
Private Roundtable Considerations for Stadium/Arena Reopening * |
Private Roundtable Quantifying Cognitive and Mental Attributes to Optimize Performance * |
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2:00 PM |
Research Flash Talks 2 Jessika Trancik: Identifying climate solutions to match energy consuming behaviors Seung Kyun (SK) Ha: Modeling player dynamics in football dribbling Ivan Jutamulia: Evaluating decision making in basketball with Expected Possession Value (EPV) |
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2:30 PM |
Industry Panel 2
Rich Cho, Vice President of Basketball Strategy, Memphis Grizzlies Amy Huchthausen, Commissioner, America East Conference Ray Reagans, Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Management, Professor of Organization Studies, and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, MIT Sloan School of Management (moderator) |
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3:15 PM |
Closing Remarks |
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* Private Roundtable Discussions are invite-only to select industry guests.
** MIT Alumni Talks are only open to current MIT students, faculty, and staff.
** MIT Alumni Talks are only open to current MIT students, faculty, and staff.
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ALL DAY
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MIT Sports Tech Startup Showcase &
MIT Student Poster Session These events will be open on Gather.town all day, but the main interactive session will take place from 1:00 - 2:00 PM. Click here to join. |
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11:30 AM
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Welcoming Remarks
Click here to join. |
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11:45 AM
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12:30 PM
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Research Flash Talks 1
Click here to join. |
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1:00 PM
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Private Sessions 1
Private Roundtable Discussions are invite-only to select industry guests. MIT Alumni Talks are only open to current MIT students, faculty, and staff. If you are not participating in either of these events, this is a great time to visit the Startup Showcase and Student Poster Session on the Gather.town platform. |
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1:30 PM
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Private Sessions 2
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2:00 PM
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2:30 PM
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3:15 PM
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