Pascal will give a keynote talk at the Fall 2022 COMBASE conference in Atlanta. The theme of the conference is "Renewal Through Innovation and Talent Development", and Pascal will talk about the initiatives of AI4OPT on that topic. 

COMBASE, an abbreviation for COMMUNITY BASED, is a consortium of many leading community and technical colleges in the nation dedicated to sharing innovative solutions to meet the challenges of our nation’s rapidly changing economy. In 1974, when COMBASE was established, a high school education was enough for most Americans to obtain a middle-class job. Today, everyone recognizes the importance of education and training beyond high school to be college and career ready and ultimately attain a good job and a living wage. America has turned to its community colleges to deliver what both students and employees need with new and innovative programs that leverage partnerships throughout the community and the nation.