National Electrical Engineering Department Heads Association

1999 Annual Meeting -- Program

Fifteenth Annual Meeting
Sandestin Beach Hilton
Destin, Florida

March 5 - 9, 1999

Friday, March 5, 1999

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ABET EC 2000 Workshop
[Emerald Ballroom E]
William Sayle, Organizer, Georgia Institute of Technology
Denny Avers, Organizer, Consultant

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting
[Pelican]

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration
[Emerald A/B Foyer]

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Workshop for New EE/ECE Chairs
[Pelican]
Rodney Soukup, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
[Wood Deck West]

Saturday, March 6, 1999

7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration
[Emerald A/B Foyer]

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
[Emerald Ballroom D]

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Regional Department Heads Association Meetings
[Emerald Ballroom D]

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Spouse Program
8:30 a.m., Spouse Breakfast [Coral Ballroom D]
A representative from Seaside Village will give a brief overview
of the town, the sights and the shopping as a prelude to your
departure for a day trip that will include lunch.
9:45 a.m., Departure for Seaside Village [Main Foyer]
11:30 a.m., Luncheon at Bud & Alley's [Seaside Village]
3:30 p.m., Return to Sandestin Hilton

8:30 a.m.
President's Welcome
[Emerald Ballroom E]
Barry Spielman, Washington University in St. Louis

8:45 a.m. - Noon
Plenary Session
[Emerald Ballroom E]
Education Futures
William Jennings, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

8:45 a.m.

Keynote Address
The Internet and Engineering Education: Silicon and Fiber Replacing Bricks and Mortar Links Presentation
Burks Oakley II, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Questions and Answers

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 a.m. - Noon
Plenary Session Continuation
What's New and Exciting in EE/CE Education?

Web-Based Professional Education
Dale Harris, Stanford University Presentation

Interactive/Studio Learning Environments
Jack Wilson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Presentation

Early EE/CE Experience
Mark Yoder, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Presentation

Noon Luncheon [Emerald Ballroom D]

1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Parallel Sessions

Overview of ABET Regional Faculty Workshops
[Theater]
Sherra Kerns, Organizer, Vanderbilt University
Dayne Aldridge, Auburn University Presentation

Graduate Program Operational Issues
[Emerald Ballroom E]
Steve Kang, Organizer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Presentation
William J. Kaiser, University of California - Los Angeles

2:45 p.m.
Break

3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Parallel Sessions

Graduate Student Financial Support
[Theater]
Barry Spielman, Organizer, Washington University in St. Louis
Art Brodersen, Vanderbilt University
S.S. (Mani) Venkata, Iowa State University

Impact of Information Technology on EE/ECE Education
[Emerald Ballroom E]
Andy Neureuther, Organizer, University of California at Berkeley
Gregg Vaughn, University of Alabama
Leonard Ferrari, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
James Aylor, University of Virginia

4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Parallel Session Reports
[Emerald Ballroom E]
Barry Spielman, Washington University in St. Louis

6:30 p.m.
Reception
[Emerald Ballroom AB Foyer]

7:15 p.m.
Dinner and Dancing
[Emerald Ballroom A, B, C]

Sunday, March 7, 1999

Activities on your own

Monday, March 8, 1999

7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration
[Emerald A/B Foyer]

7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
[Emerald Ballroom D]

8:00 a.m. - Noon
Plenary Session
[Emerald Ballroom E]

Future Technology Foundations
Edward W. Ernst, University of South Carolina

Molecular and Cell Biology as a New Foundational Science for Engineering
Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Wavelets: Where Do We Go from Here?
Mark J. T. Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break

Rejoining Physics and Engineering: Manipulating Quanta for New Technologies
Evelyn L. Hu, University of California-Santa Barbara

Hot Bits: Seeing the World in Terms of Information and Entropy Presentation
Seth Lloyd, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Paul Penfield, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Noon
Luncheon
[Emerald Ballroom D]

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
ABET Evaluations Panel
[Emerald Ballroom E]
Sherra Kerns, Organizer, Vanderbilt University
John Orr, Organizer, Worcester Polytechnic Presentation
William Sayle, Georgia Institute of Technology
Karan Watson, Texas A&M University

Graduate Student Recruitment Process
[Coral Ballroom C]
William Brown, Organizer, University of Arkansas
Barry Spielman, Washington University in St. Louis
William Frensley, University of Texas - Dallas
William Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology Presentation

2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Parallel Sessions

Faculty Recruitment Process
[Coral Ballroom C]
Robert Mattauch, Organizer, Virginia Commonwealth University
Ashok Iyer, University of Nevada at Las Vegas
Sung Mo (Steve) Kang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Edward Mastascusa, Bucknell University Presentation
Marshall Molen, Mississippi State University

Getting Faculty Buy-In for Criteria 2000
[Emerald Ballroom E]
Karan Watson, Organizer, Texas A&M University

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Parallel Session Reports
[Emerald Ballroom E]
Barry Spielman, Washington University in St. Louis

6:30 p.m.
Reception
[Emerald Ballroom A/B Foyer]

7:15 p.m.
Awards Banquet
[Emerald Ballroom C, D]

Tuesday, March 9, 1999

7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
[Emerald Ballroom D]

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. NEEDHA Business Meeting
[Emerald Ballroom E]
Survey summary spreadsheet Survey presentation

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m. - Noon
Open Forum
[Emerald Ballroom E]
Moderators
Barry Spielman, Washington University in St. Louis
Roger Webb, Georgia Institute of Technology

Noon
Luncheon and Adjournment
[Poolside]

Information

General information about the meeting and about local arrangements. President's Welcome.

Registration

Early registration and hotel reservations are advisable. You may use the NEEDHA on-line registration form.

Early Registration List

You can see which of your fellow NEEDHA members have registered already; their names are on the on-line pre-registration list. Plan to join them and your other NEEDHA friends at this meeting.

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