{"id":727,"date":"2026-02-05T02:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rampmd.org\/symposium\/?page_id=727"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:03:28","slug":"2026-ramp-md-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rampmd.org\/symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 RAMP MD Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; gap=&#8221;35&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1773705434160{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 5px !important;border-bottom-width: 5px !important;background: #000000 url(https:\/\/rampmd.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AdobeStock_1034342045sm-w-generative-fill.jpg?id=392) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #8dc641 !important;}&#8221; wpex_bg_overlay=&#8221;dark&#8221; wpex_bg_overlay_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; wpex_bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a1328c5{color:#ffffff;font-size:var(--wpex-text-3xl);line-height:var(--wpex-leading-tight);}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a1328c5{font-size:var(--wpex-text-2xl);}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a1328c5{font-size:var(--wpex-text-xl);}}<\/style><h1 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-h1 wpex-text-center vc_custom_1770257522656 vcex_6a4042a1328c5\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Save the date for our 2026 Symposium<\/span><\/h1><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a133b0a{color:#ffffff;font-size:var(--wpex-text-5xl);line-height:var(--wpex-leading-tight);}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a133b0a{font-size:var(--wpex-text-2xl);}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a133b0a{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-h1 wpex-text-center vc_custom_1757073318210 vcex_6a4042a133b0a\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">From Prototype to Production<\/span><\/h2><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a133e2b{color:#ffffff;font-size:var(--wpex-text-4xl);line-height:var(--wpex-leading-tight);}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a133e2b{font-size:var(--wpex-text-xl);}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a133e2b{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-h1 wpex-text-center vc_custom_1770294198063 vcex_6a4042a133e2b\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Wednesday, October 7, 2026<\/span><\/h2><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a134129{color:#ffffff;font-size:var(--wpex-text-4xl);line-height:var(--wpex-leading-tight);}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a134129{font-size:var(--wpex-text-xl);}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_6a4042a134129{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-h1 wpex-text-center vc_custom_1779314523061 vcex_6a4042a134129\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Towson University in Northeastern Maryland (TUNE)<br>510 Thomas Run Road<br>Bel Air, MD 21015<\/span><\/h2>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; column_spacing=&#8221;60&#8243; gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779314798198{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3>The 2026 Symposium will focus on the transformative journey from prototypes to scalable solutions, including how AI is changing the landscape. 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