Empowering Healthcare Innovation: Recap of the Beyond Boundaries Conference by UAB and VRARA Alabama

By VRARA COO John Cunningham.

The "Beyond Boundaries" conference hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the VR/AR Association (VRARA) Alabama (led by Nathan Klose) is a wrap!

Thank you Melissa Mancini, Associate Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at UAB Medicine and the amazing team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham - Collat School of Business (Cori Perdue) for hosting this event and bringing together over 200 people from Birmingham and Huntsville to learn and share about XR and how to apply it in healthcare.

When I asked "How are you partnering with the VRARA?" Melissa responded "You guys are providing us with a tremendous platform and connecting us with your ecosystem of experts to help educate and connect the dots".

She then concludes "we can't do this alone, no one can!" So true.

The VRARA - Where XR meets Reality!

Recap of VRARA Birmingham Chapter Event

By Kev Blair, VRARA Birmingham Chapter President

A great big thank you to those that made it to the VRARA Lunch event! 

Currently the association has 36 chapters that reach across the world including London. Birmingham is now the latest addition to the chapters of the VRAR association. Kevin Blair from Atmos VR is the driving force behind the creation of a Birmingham chapter which saw its launch on Monday Evening. 

The launch event featured several guest speakers in Steve Dann from the London Chapter, Immersive and multi-sensor storyteller Sarah Jones and Alan Dohalz from the Design and Media Technology Lab at Birmingham City University.