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CAMPUS CALENDAR & EVENTS:   November 5, 2009

TODAY

Learn Web Design for Accessibility

Student's preference
Online

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.

Good Urbanism 101

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
AGL Building, Ten Peachtree Place

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

Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Museum of Design Atlanta

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"

8:00 PM
DramaTech Theater

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

Power Over Prejudice Summit to be Held @ Georgia Tech

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Student Center Ballroom

Read below for information on this volunteer opportunity for students.

(09-1105) Prof. Konstantin Lukyanov, Inst. Bioorg Chem., Moscow Russia

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
MS&E G011

Prof. Konstantin Lukyanov, Inst. Bioorg Chem., Moscow Russia

Fluorescent proteins: Selfish catalytic reactors or photochemical partners?

Author Event and Book Signing: Amanda Gable

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Georgia Tech Library, Library East Commons

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

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
TSRB 132

From ITU to ICANN: The Political Shaping of Global Communications

Amanda Gable to Read at GT Library

4:30 PM
GT Library, East Commons

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

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Student Center, Piedmont Room

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

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Executive classroom

Recent Developments in the Use of Kriging Response Surfaces for Black-Box Global Optimization

UPCOMING

Rhonda Vincent and The Rage

November 6, 2009   8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Ferst Center for the Arts

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"

November 6, 2009   12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
DM Smith, Room 303

Workshops on Original Policy Research (WOPR)Presents:

"Modeling Electricity Demand"
By: Youngsun Baek

Approaches for the Order-Picking Problem in Parallel-Aisle Warehouses

November 6, 2009   12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Executive classroom

Approaches for the Order-Picking Problem in Parallel-Aisle Warehouses

The Semi-Living Paradigm: Oron Catts Speaks

November 6, 2009   1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Technology Square Research Building Auditorium

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

November 7, 2009   12:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Grant Field at Bobby Dodd Stadium

Georgia Tech hosts the Demon Deacons at Grant Field

An Evening with Judy Collins

November 8, 2009   5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Ferst Center for the Arts

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

plexus r+d: Graduate Program in Architecture Visiting Lecturers

November 9, 2009   6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium

Plexus is dedicated to creating innovative projects that explore the cultural significance of architecture by revealing the critical role it plays in enhancing our lives, articulating experiences that are intellectually and aesthetically productive.

Non-Traditional Students on Non-Traditional Study Abroad Programs

November 9, 2009   5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Instructional Center, room 111

As part of Diversity Week, the Office of International Education will be hosting a film screening which follows and interviews students from a variety of backgrounds before, during, and after their experience abroad.

"Outsourcing Local Government Services: Does It Work?"

November 9, 2009   12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Student Center, Piedmont Room

The Center for Advanced Communications Policy(CACP)and the School of Public Policy are hosting an ICT Roundtable event on the subject of “Outsourcing Local Government Services: Does It Work?"

Background: Following its establishment at the end of 2005

Technology / Architecture / Camouflage

November 9, 2009   2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Skiles 002

A guest lecture by artist Katherine Behar

(09-1110) Prof. Nancy Levinger, Colorado State University

November 10, 2009   3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
3201A MS&E Bldg

Prof. Nancy Levinger, Colorado State University

Chemistry in confinement: New insights from reverse micelle explorations

Physical Chemistry Divisional Seminar

Responsible Technologies Summit

November 10, 2009   7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Technology Square

A regional summit hosted by the Georgia Tech Business Network and ENFORM for regional thought leaders, businesses, and practitioners committed to a responsible, competitive regional economy.

Towards an Evolutionary Synthetic Biology

November 10, 2009   8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
IBB 1128

IBB Breakfast Club Seminar - Eric Gaucher, Associate Professor, School of Biology, Georgia Tech

"Towards an Evolutionary Synthetic Biology”

Responsible Technologies Summit

November 10, 2009   7:00 AM – 12:15 PM
TSRB (Technology Square Research Bldg.)

Georgia Tech Business Network, ERS-Global and the
Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy proudly present:

Responsible Technologies Summit
November 10, 2009
Technology Square Research Center, Georgia Tech

Book Signing - Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness

November 10, 2009   5:00 PM
Barnes & Noble at Georgia Tech

By the year 2050, megaregions will contain two-thirds of the American population. This book examines how the idea of megaregions might help address concerns about equity, the economy and the environment.

Local Gaussian Process Models for Real-time Performance Prediction

November 10, 2009   11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Executive classroom

Local Gaussian Process Models for Real-time Performance Prediction in Nonlinear Nonstationary Systems

"Say My Name, Say My Name"

November 10, 2009   3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Student Center, Room 319

The ability or inability to pronounce someone’s name can affect the creation of meaningful relationships. We have many people of Chinese decent on this campus, but many members of our community do not know how to pronounce Chinese surnames. This practic

Booksigning- Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness

November 10, 2009   5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Barnes & Noble @ Georgia Tech

Please join us for a book-signing and conversation with the author of Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness, Dr. Catherine Ross.

Rare events & asymptotics for stationary distribution of Markov chains

November 10, 2009   11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
IC 109

Rare events and asymptotics for the stationary distribution of Markov chains

Fundamental Relations in Risk Management: Theory and Case Studies

November 10, 2009   11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
IC 209

Fundamental Relations in Risk Management: Theory and Case Studies

Bob Foley, Georgia Tech

November 10, 2009   11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
IC 109

Rare Events and Asymptotics for the Stationary Distribution of Markov Chains

ChBE Fall 2009 Seminar Series-No Seminar due to AIChE Annual Meeting

November 11, 2009   3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
M Building/G011

ChBE Fall 2009 Seminar Series

ECE 8010 Graduate Research Seminar

November 11, 2009   11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Van Leer Building Auditorium (Room W200)

This seminar covers ECE-related research projects, centers, and other activities at Georgia Tech.

Elliott Sclar / World Town Planning Day

November 11, 2009   6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium

The Policy Network as a Strategic Planning Tool: A New Approach to Urban Planning in the Global South

Ciena Innovation Lab

November 11, 2009   9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Walkway between the Klaus and Van Leer Buildings





Stop by the Ciena Innovation Lab and speak with a recruiter or engineer about careers with Ciena.



We value innovation and our employees. A career at Ciena is unique and offers you an opportunity to develop and hone your skills, enhance y

How to Get Published in Scientific Journals

November 11, 2009   2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
IBB 1128

Come learn how to get published in scientific journals. Anthony Newman is the Publisher responsible for Nineteen Elsevier Journals in the areas of Biotechnology, Applied Biochemistry, Free Radicals in Medicine and Metabolic Engineering.

(09-1111) Anthony Newman, Elsevier Publishing

November 11, 2009   2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
IBB 1128

Anthony Newman, Elsevier Publishing

How to get published in scientific journals

Military Logistics

November 12, 2009   12:00 PM – 1:25 PM
IC 105

Military Logistics

GT Wind Ensemble and Concert Band

November 12, 2009   8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Ferst Center for the Arts

Sphingosine 1-Phosphate (S1P) Receptor Selective Activation...

November 12, 2009   11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Whitaker 1103

NEW BME SEMINAR SERIES - Young Innovators in Biomedical Engineering.
Edward Botchwey, PhD, Biomedical Engineering & Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia.

7th Annual GT-ORNL Conference on Bioinformatics

November 12, 2009   0:00 AM – 0:00 PM
GT Ferst Center

Georgia Tech continues the tradition of biennial International Conferences in Bioinformatics, bringing together leading, world-renowned researchers in genomics and bioinformatics to present recent advances in the field and to discuss open problems.

The 7th Georgia Tech-ORNL International Conference on Bioinformatics

November 12, 2009   8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Robert Ferst Center for the Arts

The 7th Georgia Tech-ORNL International Conference on Bioinformatics

Directional Dependence in Multivariate Distributions

November 12, 2009   11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Executive classroom

Directional Dependence in Multivariate Distributions

GVU Brown Bag: Nicholas Lurie

November 12, 2009   12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
TSRB 132

Listening and Helping Strangers in Online Forums

International Conference - Genome Biology & Bioinformatics

November 12, 2009   0:00 AM – 0:00 PM
Ferst Center - Georgia Tech

The 7th biennial Georgia Tech & Oak Ridge National Lab presents: International Conference - Genome Biology & Bioinformatics, November 12-14, 2009

The Awareness Project

November 12, 2009   8:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Meet at the Galloway Cafe in the West Architecture Building. View the location map

Artist-in-residence Ruth Dusseault’s senior studio will open a campus-wide exhibition of site-specific installations on Friday, Nov. 6.

 

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