Reading, writing and playing - Rochester Institute of Technology
Reading, writing and playing - Rochester Institute of Technology
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<strong>and</strong> Creativity Festival<br />
If You Go<br />
What: Imagine RIT: Innovation <strong>and</strong><br />
Creativity Festival has become the<br />
university’s signature event, a<br />
showcase that displays the ingenuity<br />
<strong>of</strong> students, faculty <strong>and</strong> staff.<br />
When/where: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
Saturday, May 5, on the RIT campus.<br />
Admission: Free <strong>and</strong> open to the<br />
public, rain or shine.<br />
Parking: Available on RIT’s campus<br />
on a first-come, first-served basis.<br />
Parking is also available at Monroe<br />
Community College with a free<br />
shuttle service to RIT.<br />
What you’ll see: Nearly 400<br />
interactive presentations, exhibits,<br />
h<strong>and</strong>s-on demonstrations, research<br />
projects <strong>and</strong> live performances.<br />
Plan your day: Build an itinerary<br />
<strong>of</strong> your favorite exhibits <strong>and</strong> live<br />
performances. Check out the<br />
entire festival program at<br />
www.rit.edu/imagine.<br />
By the Numbers<br />
• 107,000 ~ visitors since the<br />
festival began in 2008<br />
• 32,000 ~ visitors last year<br />
• 2,700 ~ exhibitors<br />
• 600 ~ volunteers<br />
• 550 ~ DNA necklaces produced<br />
for festival-goers with their own<br />
molecules<br />
• 400 ~ exhibits, demonstrations<br />
<strong>and</strong> presentations<br />
Photos by Elizabeth Lamark, John Myers, A. Sue Weisler <strong>and</strong> Matt Wittmeyer<br />
SPRING 2012 | 21
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