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Georgia Institute of Technology
631 Cherry Street
Savant Building, First Floor
Rooms 103 & 112
Atlanta, GA 30332-0260
(404) 894-3320
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profpractice@dopp.gatech.edu

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CAMPUS CALENDAR & EVENTS:   November 9, 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

plexus r+d: Graduate Program in Architecture Visiting Lecturers

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

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?"

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

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Skiles 002

A guest lecture by artist Katherine Behar

UPCOMING

(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.

Professor Antu Murshid Seminar

November 13, 2009   3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Old CE, Room 204

Professor Antu Murshid from the University of Wisconsin will present “The growth effects of property rights: the role of finance.”

Making Meaningful Connections with Students

November 13, 2009   12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Student Success Center Presidents Suite B

Shape a student’s GT experience! If you have an interest in working with students who live on campus in unique and creative ways that will enhance their Tech experience you should attend one session of this workshop!

Georgia Tech at SC09 Conference- Booth #132

November 14, 2009   10:00 AM – 5:00 pm
Portland, Oregon

At Booth 132 Georgia Tech will host presentations and video interviews with faculty experts on emerging high-performance computing projects and applications.

BC 50th Anniversary Gala

November 14, 2009   event postponed
event postponed

Gala planned for Nov. 14 will be postponed until Spring 2010.

Intro to Business Ethics

November 16, 2009   9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Room 203, Savant Building

Intro to Business Ethics will provide a general understanding of business ethics while also providing Georgia Tech resources as to ethical behavior.

Vince Voron: Coca-Cola Global Head of Industrial Design

November 16, 2009   6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium

Mr. Voron directs the design vision and provides leadership for all global beverage packaging and equipment form design from conception through commercialization.

General Motors Recruiting Information Session

November 16, 2009   6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Manufacturing Research Disciplines Complex, Room 4211

Moving in a New Direction: General Motors
Recruiting Information Session

GM needs product design co-op and interns in 2010

Seeking mechanical engineering and electrical engineering undergraduates who will earn their degrees in 2011-2013


Pizza

Sonic Generator: The French-American Connection

November 16, 2009   8:00 PM
Georgia Tech Alumni House

Georgia Tech’s chamber music ensemble-in-residence, Sonic Generator, opens its 2009-2010 season with The French American Connection, exploring the connections between French and American musicians in their explorations of technology.

International Education Week

November 16, 2009   various times during the week
Various Events On Campus

Please Join us in celebrating cultures around the world. During International Education week you will have the opportunity to attend events engaging and learning about different cultures around the world.

International Education Week

November 16, 2009   8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Listed by event

International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the
U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote progr

Implementing Sustainability Innovation - Dr. Masaru Yarime

November 16, 2009   2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Student Success Center, Clary Theater

The Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy present:
Dr. Masaru Yarime

"Implementing Sustainabiity Innovation: Corporate Strategy, Public Policy and Institutional Design"

Sino-US Relations

November 16, 2009   2:00 PM
Georgia Tech Student Center (Room 321)

A Roundtable with Dr. Susan Shirk presenting, “Sino-US Relations".

Susan Shirk is director of the University of California system-wide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and professor of political science.

International Coffee Hour

November 16, 2009   6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
4th Street Apartments, South Lounge

International Coffee Hour

Coffee, culture & conversation amongst students with international interests. Come and enjoy this relaxed event, which will feature some interactive intercultural communication activities.

 

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