CAMPUS CALENDAR & EVENTS: November 1, 2009
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Learn Web Design for Accessibility
This online course, created by Georgia Tech’s Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, offers up-to-date information for web designers on creating sites that are accessible to people disabilities.
Academic Job Search Workshops
Workshops aimed at educating Graduate Students and Future Faculty on the specifics of a job search in academia.
Good Urbanism 101
Join the Georgia Conservancy’s Growth Management Program and Georgia Tech professors David Green, Richard Dagenhart, and Doug Allen to learn about urban design and how different professions can collaborate to improve the city of Atlanta and its region.
Marcel Breuer Design and Architecture
As a designer and architect, Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) is one of the most influential and important designers of the 20th century.
DramaTech Theater - “Twelfth Night"
A young woman Viola, is separated at sea from her beloved twin brother and tossed upon the shores of the magical kingdom of Illyria. She disguises herself as a man and is drafted by Duke Orsino to woo the stubborn Lady Olivia. Romantic havoc ensues when O
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James Corner / Douglas C. Allen Lecture
field operations is a leading-edge landscape architecture and urban design practice based in New York City.
Dr. Charles Bright - Globalization and The Problem of Global Order
Dr. Charles Bright (Professor of History and Director of the RC Department: Social Theory and Practice, Department of History, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor) will delivery a presentation entitled, “Globalization and the Problem of Global Order", as
Become a Petit Scholar Mentor!
Project proposal submissions to be a 2010 Petit Scholar Mentor are due Monday, November 2, 2009
Feasibility and potential benefits of a population-wide
Feasibility and potential benefits of a population-wide passive immunotherapy program during an influenza pandemic
Prof. Education course: Modifying Homes for People with Disabilities
Learn to create solutions that facilitate greater independence for people with disabilities and aging adults.
Inside the White House Situation Room
Colonel Leslie Callahan Memoral Endowment presents a Lunch & Lecture with speaker Vice Admiral James W. Metzger on “Inside the White House Situation Room".
University of New South Wales Information Session
Learn about GT’s exchange with UNSW in Australia
Using eigenvalue techniques to obtain better bounds for convex
Using eigenvalue techniques to obtain better bounds for convex objective, non-convex optimization problems
Dr. Yaron Brook on “The Morality of Capitalism"
Georgia Tech Students of Objectivism welcome Dr. Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights, on “The Morality of Capitalism.”
The Knowledge Gradient Policy for Optimal Learning
The Knowledge Gradient Policy for Optimal Learning
A Tale of Two Options
A Tale of Two Options
ChBE Fall 2009 Seminar Series-November 4, 2009
ChBE Fall 2009 Seminar Series
ECE 8010 Graduate Research Seminar
This seminar covers ECE-related research projects, centers, and other activities at Georgia Tech.
Power Over Prejudice Summit to be Held @ Georgia Tech
Read below for information on this volunteer opportunity for students.
Brown Bag: Leonardo da Vinci
A representative of the High Museum of Art will discuss the current exhibit, Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius.
Impact Speaker: Emily Leys, Room to Read’s Global Program Officer
The Impact Speaker Series presents Emily Leys, Room to Read’s Global Program Officer for the Girls’ Education program. All Impact Speaker events are free and open to the public. No RSVP required.
The Surge in U.S. Health IT Spending: HSI/TI Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Kolodner will draw from his recent roles to discuss the pervasive use of health information technology (HIT) as an essential part of any successful health reform solution.
(09-1105) Prof. Konstantin Lukyanov, Inst. Bioorg Chem., Moscow Russia
Prof. Konstantin Lukyanov, Inst. Bioorg Chem., Moscow Russia
Fluorescent proteins: Selfish catalytic reactors or photochemical partners?
Author Event and Book Signing: Amanda Gable
Please join former Georgia Tech instructor and administrator Amanda Gable for a reading, Q & A, and signing of her new book, Confederate General Rides North.
GVU Brown Bag: Hans Klein
From ITU to ICANN: The Political Shaping of Global Communications
Amanda Gable to Read at GT Library
The Georgia Tech Library welcomes Amanda Gable, first-time novelist and former GT instructor (Brittain Fellow) and administrator. Dr. Gable has published short stories and has been awarded several residency fellowships.
Gable’s novel, “The Confedera
Boren Awards for Interational Study
Michael-Scott Staffle, Program Manager of the Boren Awards will be on campus to tell more about this generous scholarship opportunity, and to answer questions about the application process for this national award.
Recent Developments in the Use of Kriging Response Surfaces
Recent Developments in the Use of Kriging Response Surfaces for Black-Box Global Optimization
Rhonda Vincent and The Rage
Blending soul, intensity and tenderness, Rhonda Vincent’s unique brand of bluegrass is rich in tradition while remaining unmistakably modern. Among the most beloved figures in today’s bluegrass scene, Vincent has earned an unprecedented seven consecutive
"Modeling Electricity Demand"
Workshops on Original Policy Research (WOPR)Presents:
"Modeling Electricity Demand"
By: Youngsun Baek
Approaches for the Order-Picking Problem in Parallel-Aisle Warehouses
Approaches for the Order-Picking Problem in Parallel-Aisle Warehouses
The Semi-Living Paradigm: Oron Catts Speaks
This talk covers the work of The Tissue Culture & Art project (TC&A) that began in 1996 as an R&D project into the use of tissue technologies as a medium for artistic expression.
Football vs. Wake Forest
Georgia Tech hosts the Demon Deacons at Grant Field
An Evening with Judy Collins
Iconic folksinger Judy Collins, whose top hits include Both Sides Now, Send in the Clowns, Amazing Grace, and Turn, Turn, Turn, joins the Ferst Center’s 2009-2010 season line-up for one performance only. With a career spanning nearly 50 years and coveri
