On May 10th, 2007 UCLA had its first Digital Innovation Day sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research and the Institute for Digital Research and Education as well as the Center for Digital Humanities, the UCLA Digital Humanities Incubator Group, Academic Technology Services and the Experiential Technology Center. It was held in 1302 Perloff Hall from 4-8pm

This event was designed to highlight the innovative research that is being done here at UCLA utilizing digital technology. It also served as a catalyst for strengthening the UCLA community by encouraging collaboration between faculty from different departments and disciplines, who are engaged in research utilizing digital technology. It provided a great opportunity for 350 attendees to view and experience many of UCLA’s groundbreaking digital research projects, and meet the faculty and graduate students involved in the creation.

The Keynote Speaker was:
2006 Lyman Award winner Willard McCarty, King’s College London and his Plenary address was: