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Other participants included professionals auxiliary to IT, such as marketing, advancement, and communications experts as well as technology vendors to York University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin delivered his presentation at a vendor track session to key IT and facilities representatives as part of York\u2019s IT Day<\/strong>. His talk focused on digital buildings and how the technology will transform how people plan, build, and use physical spaces and networks\u2014making them more efficient, reliable, sustainable, customizable, and productive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>His specific focus was on how these changes will affect <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/solutions.html\"><strong>institutions of higher education<\/strong><\/a> <strong>and compel people to reimagine and reinvent what it means for students, researchers, faculty, and staff to be on campus and in classrooms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/blog\/technology-evolution-in-education-infographic\/\">Click here to download the infographic and read more about what a digital evolution in education will really look like!<\/a><\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Activo, we work with our public sector clients (including schools and municipalities) to maximize their success in the IoT. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/contact.html\"><strong>Contact us today to learn more about our services!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Activo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/blog\/building-for-the-iot\/\">Building for the Internet of Things (IoT)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/blog\/overcoming-barriers-to-in-building-wireless-connectivity-infographic\/\">Overcoming Barriers to In-Building Wireless Connectivity [Infographic]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activo.ca\/blog\/how-the-iot-is-changing-these-3-industries-infographic\/\">How the IoT is Changing These 3 Industries [Infographic]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 18th, York University held its annual IT Day conference at the Keele Campus in Toronto. 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