ECEDHA - 2002 Meeting Program

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association

2002 Annual Meeting -- "Preparing the Professional of the Future"

Eighteenth Annual Meeting
Hutchinson Island
Marriott Beach Resort and Marina
Stuart, FL

March 15-19, 2002

Program Information

Final Attendee List (Word)

Friday, March 15, 2002

8:00 am through dinner
ECEDHA Workshop
for EE/CpE programs
to be visited under EC2000
in the fall of 2003

This program requires individual registration as well as a separate fee.

Information, Agenda, and Registration Form

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
ECEDHA Registration

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
ECEDHA Board of Directors Meeting

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
New Chairs Workshop
Organizer:
J. David Irwin ( jdirwin@eng.auburn.edu), Auburn University

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception

Saturday, March 16, 2002

7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Registration

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast

Spouse/Guest Program

8:30 am
Spouse / Guest breakfast

9:30 am
On Saturday, March 16th, after ECEDHA guests enjoy a leisurely breakfast by the water (weather permitting, they will see the sights of the intra coastal waterway aboard the Island Princess. This cruise will be followed by a short bus ride to downtown Stuart where a luncheon has been planned at David's Courtyard Restaurant. Time has been allotted for luncheon and shopping/strolling in the downtown area before returning by bus to the Marriott for the evening's reception and dinner.
Registration fee of $125 includes Friday evening's welcome reception, Saturday's breakfast, tour, and luncheon, as well as Saturday evening's reception,dinner, and program, and Monday's reception and dinner.

8:30 am
President's Welcome
James H. Aylor ( jha@virginia.edu), University of Virginia

8:45 am - 10:00 am
Plenary I - Preparing the Professional of the Future
Keynote Speaker:
Mike Birck, Founder of Tellabs

10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break

10:30 am - Noon
Plenary II - Preparing the Professional of the Future
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Taft Broome, Jr., Professor of Civil Engineering, Howard University Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint

Noon - 1:30 pm
Lunch

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Panel Session I - Innovative Student Experiences
Organizer:
Roger Webb ( roger.webb@ece.gatech.edu), Georgia Institute of Technology
Panelists:
James Melsa ( melsa@iastate.edu), Iowa State University Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint
John Matthews, Georgia Institute of Technology
Leah Jamieson, Purdue University
Sherra Kerns, Olin College

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Break

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Breakout #1 - Freshman Programs
Organizers:
Sally Wood ( swood@scu.edu), Santa Clara University
Panelists:
Clifford Pollock, Cornell University
Richard Frost ( rickf@ee.byu.edu), Brighan Young University Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint
Kenneth Conner ( conner@rpi.edu), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint

Breakout #2 - Enhancing the Undergraduate Experience
Organizers:
John Orr ( orr@ece.wpi.edu), Worcestor Polytechnic Institute
Wayne Bennett ( wayne@engr.msstate.edu), Mississippi State University
Panelists:
Wayne Bennett ( wayne@engr.msstate.edu), Mississippi State University    Presentation(HTML)    PowerPoint
Ralph Ford ( Ralph-Ford@psu.edu), Penn State Erie    Presentation(HTML)    PowerPoint
Fred Looft ( fjlooft@ece.wpi.edu), Worcestor Polytechnic Institute    Presentation(HTML)    PowerPoint
Mehdi Shadaram ( shadaram@utep.edu), University of Texas El Paso    Presentation(HTML)    PowerPoint

5:00 pm
Adjourn

6:15 pm
Reception/Dinner/Entertainment

Sunday, March 17, 2002

Activities on your own OR the IEEE ABET Evaluators Workshop
[Fun in Florida!!]
[Click here for information on Florida opportunities]

ABET Evaluators Workshop

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration and
Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
ABET / IEEE Program
Evaluator Workshop

IEEE will again offer a Program Evaluator Workshop in conjunction with the ECEDHA Annual Meeting (click on IEEE Workshop for more information). This ABET training session is separate from the Annual Meeting and requires individual registration as well as a separate fee.

Fees should be paid directly to the IEEE.

Monday, March 18, 2002

7:15 am - 4:00 pm
Registration

7:15 am - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
Regional Department Heads Association Meetings

8:30 am - 10:00 am
ECEDHA Business Meeting
Organizer:
Jim Aylor ( jha@virginia.edu), 2001-02 President, University of Virginia
Agenda Items
Annual Survey Presentation
Rod Soukup ( rsoukup@unlserve.unl.edu), University of Nebraska Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint

10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break

10:30 am - Noon
Panel Session II - Research Directions
Organizers:
Kent Fuchs ( fuchs@purdue.edu), Purdue University
Steve Goodnick ( goodnick@asu.edu), Arizona State University
Panelists:
William Aspray, Computing Research Association    Presentation(Word)
Donna J. Dean, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering - NIH    Presentation(HTML)    PowerPoint
James Murday ( murday@nrl.navy.mil), Naval Research Laboratories    Presentation(HTML)    PowerPoint

Noon - 1:30 pm
Lunch

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Breakout #3 - Accreditation
Organizers:
John Orr ( orr@ece.wpi.edu), Worcestor Polytechnic Institute
Dave Soldan ( soldan@ksu.edu), Kansas State University
Panelists:
Art Brodersen ( art.brodersen@vanderbilt.edu), Vanderbilt University Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint
Narayana Rao ( rao@ece.uiuc.edu), University of Illinois Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint Paper-EC2K(pdf)
Pamela Leigh Mack, Morgan State University

Breakout #4 - Impedance Matching with University Administration
Organizer:
Jim Aylor ( jha@virginia.edu), University of Virginia
Panelists:
J. David Irwin ( jdirwin@eng.auburn.edu), Auburn University Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint
Wayne Bennett ( wayne@engr.msstate.edu), Mississippi State University Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint
Robert Sullivan, Florida Institute of Technology

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Break

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
ECEDHA Open Forum
Organizers:
Jim Aylor ( jha@virginia.edu), 2001-02 President, University of Virginia
Dave Soldan ( soldan@ksu.edu), 2001-02 Vice President, Kansas State University
Conflict of Interest - Richard Brown ( brown@engin.umich.edu), University of Michigan Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint
Chair/Head Salary Survey - Joe Feeley ( jfeeley@uidaho.edu), University of Idaho Spreadsheet (EXCEL) PowerPoint Word version

5:00 pm
Adjourn

6:30 pm
Reception and Awards Banquet

Tuesday, March 19, 2002

7:15 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 9:15 am
Panel Session III - New Directions in Undergraduate Programs
Organizer:
Dave Soldan ( soldan@ksu.edu), Kansas State University
Panelists:
William Osborne ( wosborne@texoma.edu), University of Texas at Dallas    Presentation(HTML)    PowerPoint
V. P. Nelson ( nelson@eng.auburn.edu), Auburn University    Presentation(HTML)    PowerPoint
Michael Lutz ( mikelutz@mail.isc.rit.edu), Rochester Institute of Technology    Presentation(HTML)    PowerPoint

9:15 am - 9:45 am
Break

10:00 am - 11:00
Panel Session IV - New Graduate and Lifelong Learning Opportunities
Organizer:
Steve Goodnick ( goodnick@asu.edu), Arizona State University
Panelists:
Burks Oakley ( oakley@uillinois.edu), University of Illinois Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint
Peter Crouch ( peter.crouch@asu.edu), Arizona State University Presentation(HTML) PowerPoint
Sam Baker, Motorola, Inc.

11:00 am
Adjourn

Information

General information about the meeting and about local arrangements.

Registration

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

Early Registration List

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

Related pages: 2001-02 Archives | Meeting information, registration form, pre-registration list
URL of this page:http://www.ecedha.org/2001-02/agenda.html
Author: Jim Aylor | Created: May 24, 1999 | Modified: Apr 15, 2002
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