50th Anniversary Celebration

To view photos from the 50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend, please visit our Flickr page. If you took your own photos and would like to share them with us, please email 50th@cs.unc.edu.

Videos from the 50th Anniversary Symposium can be viewed on our YouTube page. To see the symposium schedule, click here.

Schedule of Events

Friday, May 1

Rose Terrace at The Carolina Inn (Map to the Rose Terrace)

  • 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Socializing

Saturday, May 2

Sitterson Hall

  • 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. – Check-in and coffee

Chapman Hall

  • 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. – Welcome from Department Chair Kevin Jeffay
  • 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. – “What ‘Mobile-First’ Means for the Future of Computer Science” – Marc Levoy

Brooks Building & Sitterson Hall

Brooks Building & Outside

  • 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. – Lunch

Chapman Hall

  • 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. – “Making Invisible Visible” – Ramesh Raskar

Brooks Building & Sitterson Hall

  • 2:15 to 2:30 p.m. – Break
  • 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Symposium Talks
  • 4:30 to 4:45 p.m. – Break

Chapman Hall

  • 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. – “How Quantized Should a Digital System Be?” – Ivan Sutherland

Hill Ballroom at The Carolina Inn (Registration for Gala Banquet is Required)

  • 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. – Socializing
  • 6:15 to 7:00 p.m. – “Last Blast” – Fred Brooks
  • 7:00 to 7:15 p.m. – “Retrospective” – Stephen Pizer
  • 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. – Dinner and Dessert (View the Gala Banquet Menu and Children’s Banquet Menu online)
  • 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. – “Some Grand Challenges of the Last 50 Years… Will We Solve Them in the Next 50?” – Mike Reiter
  • 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. – Socializing

Sunday, May 3

Brooks Building Lawn

  • 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. – Light Breakfast and Socializing on the Lawn

Brooks Building & Sitterson Hall

  • 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. – Viewing of 284 Sitterson Hall, planned Stephen M. Pizer Conference Room
  • 10:00 to 12:00 p.m. – Open House with Research Demos

Chapman Hall

  • 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. – “Virtual Reality and UNC: Sutherland, Brooks and Beyond” – Henry Fuchs
  • 12:45 to 12:50 p.m. – Closing Remarks from Kevin Jeffay

Brooks Building and Outside

  • 12:50 to 2:30 p.m. – Carolina BBQ Lunch

Hotel Information

Visit this page for a list of local hotels with whom we have reserved room blocks.

Parking Information

Visit this page for information about parking at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Religious Services

Guests who will be in Chapel Hill throughout the weekend may wish to join religious services in the area. The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership provides a list of Places of Worship near campus.

Additionally, the Kehillah Synagogue will hold services during the weekend.

Frequently Asked Questions

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