Don Stanford is a seasoned executive who has spent 30+ years in Senior Management of Rhode Island’s IGT (formerly GTECH). In addition to being their chief technical strategist, he guided the growth of their technology organization from a software staff of four in 1979 to its current worldwide deployment of over 1000 technology professionals. Don serves on several boards including Times Squared Academy Charter School, Spectra Systems and the Business Innovation Factory. Don is a member of the R.I. Science and Technology Advisory Council. At this month’s Geek Dinner, Don joins us to talk about balancing the evolution of gaming against constantly evolving innovation.

The event itself is FREE! Beverages and food are for sale at AS220’s excellent bar and restaurant.

Doors open at 5:30pm. Socializing, eating and drinking up until the 15 min presentation/q&a around 6:30. Afterwards, back to socializing, eating, drinking.

It’s totally casual. Wear whatever, bring whomever, arrive and take off whenever! And don’t worry about eating or not – come famished or full – eating is optional, and frankly, the least of the festivities (that’s not to say the food isn’t good – it’s actually great).

Topics of conversation will vary as they will at any gathering of geeks, but many of us will be talking about start-ups, new devices, innovative business models, 3d printing, interaction design, social computing, digital art, web services, and more! There is Wi-Fi so bring your connected device of choice.