Past Conferences > Visual Communication: Rhetoric and Technologies
(March 29 - April 1, 2001)

Visual Communications: Rhetoric and Technologies 2001 conference was comprised of an eclectic group of individuals from all around the world. Beginning on Thursday and ending on Sunday, the participants enjoyed the exhibition, R.I.T.'s Metro Showcase for Contemporary Art displayed by R.I.T. faculty, in Gallery R, tours to Highland Park, the Strathallan Hotel, the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House, and to R.I.T. campus.

Keynote speakers were Elayne Rapping, a media critic and a professor of Women's Studies and Cultural Studies at the SUNY College at Buffalo, Rick Williams, a photographer and an educator in the sector of both photojournalism and visual communication , David Wooters, the photo archivist of the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House, and Kevin Michael DeLuca from the Department of Speech Communication of the University of Georgia. A number of panels focusing on the concept of visual communication occurred throughout the four days. The highlight of the conference was a Saturday night banquet with an after dinner speech by Dr. Stan Mckenzie, provost of R.I.T.