Rants & rAVes — Episode 1279: Here’s Why Aurora Donated Thousands of Touch Panels to HETMA

On this episode of my Rants & rAVes videocast, I was joined by Aurora’s founder, Paul Harris, along with HETMA’s vice chair, Erin Maher-Moran, to talk about Aurora’s recent donation and what HETMA plans to do with it. Watch this and, if you work at a university, apply to get some of the touch panels!
AND check out this article:
Aurora Supports Higher Education with $6.6 Million Donation of Control Products
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