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ESI Collaboration Studio in Honor of Douglas C. Strain

The ESI Collaboration Studio is designed for qualitative research (especially focus groups), videoconferencing, and seminars.

Features include

  • Tandberg® videoconferencing system
  • Teleconferencing system
  • SMARTBoard™ interactive whiteboard
  • Crestron® wireless touchscreen control panel with in-wall docking station
  • Video data display system using a 52-inch LCD flat panel
  • Video recording camera system with two ceiling-mounted cameras
  • Video projection system with drop-down screen
  • Laptop computer and audio input connectivity
  • Audio systems with flush in-ceiling speakers, ceiling mounted button microphones, wireless table and lapel microphones
  • One-way mirror with viewing in adjacent control room
  • Closed circuit video and audio feed to adjacent rooms
  • Sound masking
  • High-speed wireless Internet access
  • Four rectangular tables for multiple configurations
  • Flip chart
  • Pushpin-ready walls
  • Access from exterior foyer or reception area
About Electro Scientific Industries (ESI)

Founded in 1944, ESI is a leading supplier of innovative, laser-based manufacturing solutions for the microtechnology industry. ESI is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with global operations from the Pacific Northwest to the Pacific Rim. ESI’s gift to the BRI was in honor of the company’s late cofounder Douglas C. Strain, a philanthropist and founding father of Oregon's high-tech industry.


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