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Free Online Webinar · Higher Education
MAIN x Apple: AI on Apple for Mississippi Higher Ed
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Register for the AI on Apple webinar
Free to attend. Registration is required through Eventbrite; webinar access details are available to registered attendees.
Explore AI on Mac with Apple silicon: performance, data privacy, cost, and when to use the cloud.
Topics and webinar details
AI is reshaping higher education, from research and administration to how students learn. Institutions weighing adoption face practical questions: What will it cost? How do we keep our data secure? Do we need new infrastructure?
MAIN and Apple invite Mississippi higher education leaders to explore what is possible with the hardware already on their desks. Apple will show how Mac computers with Apple silicon run AI and machine learning workloads on-device, including large language models, model training, and dataset processing, and what this means for keeping institutional and research data under local control.
Whether you lead IT strategy, drive research initiatives, or plan your institution’s AI roadmap, this session offers a practical look at local AI capabilities and when cloud computing can help.
Hosted by: MAIN and AppleAudience: Mississippi higher education leaders in IT, research, and institutional AI planning
What we’ll explore
- Performance
How Apple silicon handles AI and machine learning workloads without added server infrastructure.
- Security & privacy
Keeping student data, research IP, and institutional information private and under your control through on-device processing.
- Cost
Rethinking the total cost of AI adoption when hardware you already deploy can do the work.
- Cloud when you need it
When to work locally, when to use cloud compute, and how Mac supports both.
In-Person Leadership Workshop
MAIN AI Leadership Workshop
600 Russell St, Starkville, MS 39759
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We look forward to seeing everyone there!
A free AI strategy session for Mississippi public-sector leaders, hosted by MAIN and Mississippi State University and led by SHI and NVIDIA.
Agenda and workshop details
The workshop is open to Mississippi state agencies, institutions of higher learning, and community colleges. It is designed for decision-makers in IT, research, and academia.
SHI and NVIDIA will examine how AI systems are being used inside public-sector organizations today, deployments already underway at other institutions, the infrastructure needed to support them, and the security and data considerations involved in moving generative AI projects from pilot to production.
Mississippi campuses and agencies are working through many of the same questions, often in parallel. This workshop brings those conversations together so participants can learn from current deployments and consider practical paths forward.
Hosted by: MAIN and Mississippi State UniversitySponsored by: SHI and NVIDIA
Agenda at a glance
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- The AI Factory for Higher Education
- Accelerating Research with NVIDIA AI
- Refreshment and Networking Break
- Building and Deploying Secure Generative AI
- Lunch
- Accelerating Your AI Journey
- Roadmap and Closing Remarks
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Mississippi State University maintains a current calendar of AI workshops and learning opportunities. Visit the MSU AI Hub for current dates, audiences, and registration details.
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Past MAIN events
MAIN events bring educators, workforce partners, agencies, employers, and community leaders together to learn practical AI. Past sessions include events with OpenAI at Jackson State University, Anthropic at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Google at the University of Southern Mississippi, and Snowflake in Jackson.
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