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2007 Annual Meeting

ECE 2020: Recapturing the Image

 




Twenty-Third Annual Meeting
Renaissance Resort
at World Golf Village
St. Augustine, Florida

March 16-20, 2007

Turtle Bay Resort



Program Information Updated 20 March 2007


Information

General information about the meeting and about local arrangements.

Dress is casual at this meeting. Please also bring a shirt and/or hat from your university.

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.


Program (Preliminary)

Friday, March 16, 2007

7:00 am - 4:00 p m           St. Augustine Ballroom E
ECEDHA ABET Workshop for Programs to be visited in 2008 and 2009
Registration for this workshop is SEPARATE from registration for the 2007 Annual Meeting
Organizer:  Bill Hudson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm           Registration Desk
ECEDHA Registration

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

The following sessions do not require separate registration.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm           Wentworth
New Chairs Workshop, Part I
Speaker:     Dave Irwin, Auburn University

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm            Wentworth
New Chairs Workshop, Part II: Conflict Resolution/Case Studies
Speakers:    Dave Irwin, Auburn University
                    Mark Law, University of Florida

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm           St. Augustine Ballroom C
Welcome Reception

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm           St. Augustine Ballroom G
IEEE Program Evaluators' Workshop
(Separate registration is required through the IEEE)
Organizer:     Dave Soldan, Kansas State University


Saturday, March 17, 2007

7:45 am - 4:00 pm           Registration Desk
ECEDHA Registration Desk

7:45 am - 8:30 am            Legends 1 & 2
Attendee Continental Breakfast

8:30 am           St. Augustine Ballroom E & F
President's Welcome - Jon Bredeson, Texas Tech University

8:45 am - 10:30 am           St. Augustine Ballroom E & F
Plenary Panel I - Image of ECE: Recruiting and Retention Strategies
Moderator: Mark Smith, Purdue University  
Panelists:    Yaobin Chen , Indiana University – Purdue University, Indianapolis
                    Issa Batarseh, University of Central Florida
                    Bing Chen, University of Nebraska
                    Randolph Moorer, IBM  
                    Judy Kersey, NASA, SWE  

9:00 am          Wentworth
Guest/Spouse Breakfast and Program

10:30 am - 11:00 am
Networking Break

11:00 am - Noon         St. Augustine Ballroom E & F
Plenary Panel II – Experiences with Freshman Seminars and Undergraduate International Programs
Moderator : Ken Jenkins, Pennsylvania State University
Panelists:
    Fred Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
                    Tamal Bose, Utah State University
                    Gerry Kane, University of Tulsa

Noon - 1:30 pm
Luncheon

Board Luncheon with Representatives from Each Region

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm         St. Augustine Ballroom E & F
Plenary Panel III - Infusing Principles of Business & Entrepreneurship Into the Curriculum
Moderator:   Fred Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Panelists:      McRae C. Banks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
                      David F. Barbe, University of Maryland
                      John B. Ochs, Lehigh University

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Networking Break

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
St. Augustine Ballroom E
Breakout Panel I - Running a Department: Mistakes to Avoid/Real Life Experiences
Moderator:  Mark Smith, Purdue University    
Panelists:     Dave Irwin, Auburn University
                     Lin Huff-Corzine, University of Central Florida
                     Roger Webb, Georgia Institute of Technology
                     Mark Law, University of Florida  

St. Augustine Ballroom F
Breakout Panel II - Assessment Support for ABET a-k Criterion III: GradNet
Moderator:  Gerry Kane, University of Tulsa
Panelists:     Tamal Bose, Utah State University
                     Dave Soldan, Kansas State University
                     Wayne Bennett, Clemson University
                     Roger Plummer, International Engineering Consortium    

6:30 pm        Legends Foyer, Legends Ballroom
Reception/Dinner/Entertainment


Sunday, March 18, 2007

Activities on your own.

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm         St. Augustine Ballroom G
IEEE Program Evaluators' Workshop Continues
Organizer:   Dave Soldan, Kansas State University


Monday, March 19, 2007

7:00 am - 4:00 pm         Registration Desk
Registration

7:00 am - 8:00 am           Legends 1 & 2
Attendee Continental Breakfast

7:00 am - 9:00 am
Regional Meetings
      Canada               Royal Melbourne
      Central                Troon
      Great Lakes        Wentworth
      Mid-Atlantic        Ballroom E
      Northeast            Ballroom A
      Southeast            Ballroom F
      Southwest           Legends 3
      Western              Ballroom G

9:15 am - 10:30 am         St. Augustine Ballroom E & F
Plenary Panel IV - International Strategies - What are They Doing in Europe, Asia, and The Americas?
Moderator:  Ken Jenkins, Pennsylvania State University
Panelists:    Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology
                    Les Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
                    Victor DeBrunner, FAMU-FSU   
                    Magdy Bayoumi, University of Louisiana , Lafayette      

10:30 am - 10:45 am
Networking Break

10:45 am - 12:15 pm         St. Augustine Ballroom E & F
Plenary Panel V - ABET: The Costs and Benefits of Assessment
Moderator:  Pamela Leigh-Mack, Morgan State University
Panelists:    Gloria Rogers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
                   William Hudson, Minnesota State University , Mankato
                   Ashok Iyer, Virginia Commonwealth University
                   Ed Schlesinger, Carnegie Mellon University

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm         Legends 1 & 2
Luncheon

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
ECEDHA Business Meeting         St. Augustine Ballroom E & F
Jon Bredeson: State of ECEDHA
Mark Smith: Annual Survey Presentation
Ken Connor: Introduction of Candidates for Secretary/Treasurer

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Networking Break

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
ECEDHA Open Forum         St. Augustine Ballroom E & F
Moderator: Jon Bredeson

6:30 pm        Legends Foyer, Legends Ballroom
Reception and Awards Banquet
      ECEDHA Awards Presented:
        
The Robert M. Janowiak Outstanding Leadership and Service Award      
         The Innovative Program Award

      IEC Fellow Award:      
        

      HKN Awards Presented:
         Outstanding Chapter
         Outstanding Student
         Outstanding Teacher


Tuesday, March 20, 2007

7:15 am - 8:00 am        Legends 1 & 2
Attendee Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 9:15 am         St. Augustine Ballroom E & F
Plenary Panel VI - Technology Enhanced Learning
Moderator:   Mark Smith, Purdue University
Panelists:      Sean Brophy, Purdue University
                      Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
                      Brian Butz, Temple University
                      Andy Mastronardi, Freescale Semiconductor
                      Andrew Watchorn, National Instruments                      

9:15 am - 9:45 am
Networking Break

9:45 am - 11:00         St. Augustine Ballroom E & F
Plenary Panel VII - The Future Role of Energy and Power in the ECE Curriculum
Moderator:   Ken Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Panelists:      Horacio Marquez, University of Alberta
                      Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology
                      Terri Fiez, Oregon State University
                      Mesut Muslu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville
                      Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota
                      Steve Phillips, Arizona State University

11:00 am
Adjourn



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