2010 Conference Speakers
Once again this year the CMDC has assembled an exciting roster of dynamic speakers and moderators. Click on any of the names for a short biography.
| Tom Anselmi | Jonah Bloom | Stephen Brunt | Dianne Buckner | |||
| Ted Boyd | Bill Buxton | Judy Davey | Scott Moore |
Bill Buxton
Bill Buxton is the Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, conducting both basic and applied research in computer science and software engineering to enhance user experience, invent novel computing technologies and reduce the cost of writing and maintaining software. Bill has been with Microsoft since 2005.
Prior to his appointment, Bill helped establish a new satellite of Xerox's Palo Alto Research Centre, was a scientific director of the Ontario Telepresence Project, and was the scientific director of Alias|Wavefront (now Autodesk) and its parent company SGI Inc. He has also taught in the Department of Industrial Design at the Ontario College of Art and Design and at the Knowledge Media Design Institute at the University of Toronto.
The recipient of numerous international awards, Bill is active on technological and arts boards. In 2002 he was elected to the CHI Academy. For six years he was on the board of the Canadian Film Centre, and spent two years chairing a panel to advise the Premier of Ontario on developing long-term policy to foster innovation, through the Ontario Jobs and Investment Board.
Bill holds a bachelor of music from Queen’s University, studied and taught for two years at the Institute of Sonology in Holland, and received a master’s in computer science from the University of Toronto. Three additional schools have awarded him with honourary doctorates.
Beyond the office and the classroom, Bill has a passion for the outdoors. He regularly participates in skiing, climbing, touring, equestrianism, cycling, kayaking, canoeing, scuba diving and windsurfing.
