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Preliminary Conference Schedule: February 21-24, 2007
Wednesday,
February
21
| 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Executive Committee & Board Meeting |
| 11:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Training for New Program Administrators & Industry Representatives |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
New NAMEPA Members Orientation |
| 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Registration |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Opening Reception |
Thursday, February 22
| 7:30 am - 6:00 pm |
Registration |
| 7:45 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast |
| 8:35 am - 9:30 am |
Opening Session:
"Universities and STEM Education: Standing Our Ground for Opportunity¡± Daryl E. Chubin, Ph.D., Director, Center for Advancing Science & Engineering Capacity(AAAS),
Gene Block, Ph.D., Vice President & Provost, University of Virginia
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| 9:30 am - 10:15 am |
1.California Proposition 209, Michele De Coteau, D.Phil,
University of California at Berkeley, Assistant Dean of Special Programs,
College of Engineering
2.Washington Proposition I 200, Mr. Enrique Morales, University of Washington, Senior Associate Vice President, Office of Minority Affairs;
3. Michigan Proposition 2, John H. Matlock, PhD, Associate Vice-Provost, Office of Provost & Executive Vice President for Affairs. Director, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives |
| 10:20 am - 10:40 am |
Questions & Comments |
| 10:45 am - 11:55 am |
Engineering Deans' Panel:
1.Nariman Farvardin,
Ph.D, University of Maryland.
2.James Aylor, Ph.D, University of Virginia.
3.Eugene DeLoatch, Ph.D, Morgan State University
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| 12:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Luncheon & Speaker: |
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Carl Mack, Executive Director, National Society of Black Engineers
(NSBE)
Oscar F. Porter, Ph.D. Executive Director, Statewide Office for
California's Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program.
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| 1:15 pm - 2:50 pm |
Concurrent Workshops:
1. ¡°NSF Funding Opportunities¡± Bevlee A. Watford, Ph.D., Program Manager ¨C DUE National Science Foundation
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Industry Prospective/Recruitment of STEM Students,
Veronica Nelson, Professional Development Program Manager and Janine Ketter, Engineer, Recent Hire, Northrop Grumman Corporation. |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
"Streamlining
your MEP: Time-saving Technology Tricks and Tips" Andrea Ogilvie (UT
Austin)
"Marketing Your MEP" Courtney Staufer (CU --Boulder) |
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Friday,
February
23
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm |
Registration |
| 8:00 am - 8:45 am |
Breakfast |
| 8:45 am - 10:00 am |
General Session
Gwendolyn Boyd, Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff at John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| 10:00 am - 11:20 am |
Concurrent Workshops:
1. ¡°The Nanotechnology Mobile Van¡±
Gary Harris Ph.D., Professor of Electrical Engineering, Howard University.
"Diversity Issues in STEM" Josephine Herrera M.Ed University of Vermont
2. Evaluation & Writing Papers Workshop. "Understanding the GEM Fellowship" Michele Lezama, Executive Director. |
| 11:25 am - 12:45 pm |
Luncheon & Speaker: |
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Michelle Tortolani, Incoming President of the Society of Women Engineers
(SWE) |
| 1:00 pm - 2:50 pm |
Concurrent Workshops:
1. MEP and Corporate Alliance: STEP UP Engineering Camp for Young Women Fonda Swimmer, M.P.A and Karen Jarratt-Ziemski, Ph.D.
UCLA NSF/STEP Program Enrique (Rick) Ainsworth, Director, Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity
2. A Triple Win! Examine two successful internship development programs that provide MEP support funding, corporate interns and professional development for students. Amy Freeman, Assistant Dean,
Pennsylvania State University |
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
NAMEPA Business Meeting/Workshop (all attendees welcome) |
| 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
Banquet & Awards:
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, Baltimore,MD |
Saturday,
February
24
| 8:00 am - 8:30 pm |
Breakfast |
| 8:30 am - 10:30 am |
Regional Meetings: A,B,C,D,E |
| 10:30am - 11:00 am |
Closing Remarks |
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