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PROGRAM 2008 ECEDHA MEETING
ECE 2020: Fresh Image, Fresh Ideas
Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting
Loews Coronado Bay Resort
Coronado, California
March 14-18, 2008
Program Information Updated 24 March 2008
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.
Program
Friday, March 14, 2008
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7:00 am - 3:30 pm
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ECEDHA ABET Workshop for Programs to be visited in 2009 and 2010
Registration for this workshop is SEPARATE from registration for the 2008 Annual Meeting
Facilitators: Dave Soldan and Sarah Rajala
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3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Registration Desk
ECEDHA Registration
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3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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ECEDHA Board of Directors Meeting
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3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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New Chairs Workshop
Facilitators: Dave Irwin and Mark Law (with Bill Brown and Rod Soukup)
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6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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First Time Attendees Reception Hosted by ECEDHA Board
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6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Welcome Reception for All Attendees and Guests
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
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7:45 am
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ECEDHA Registration
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8:00 am - 8:30 am
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Attendee Breakfast
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8:30 am - 8:45 am
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President's Welcome - Mark Smith, Purdue University
Conference Overview - Gerry Kane, University of Tulsa
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8:45 am - 10:00 am
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Keynote I - Professional Society Efforts on Recruitment and Retention of ECE Students
Introductions:
- Mark Smith, Purdue University
- Leah Jamieson, IEEE Past President
- Sarah Rajala, ASEE President Elect
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9:00 am
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Guest/Spouse Breakfast
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10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Networking Break
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10:30 am - Noon
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Plenary Panel I - Industrial Partnerships in Recruitment and Retention
Moderator:
- Ken Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Panelists:
- Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Cynthia Furse, University of Utah
- Armando Valim, National Instruments
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Noon - 1:30 pm
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Luncheon
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Plenary Panel II - International Perspectives on ECE Education and Academic Research
Moderator :
- Gerry Kane, University of Tulsa
Panelists:
- Viktor V Barinov, Moscow Institute for Electronic Technology ( Technical University) Zelenograd , Russia
- Khaled Ben Letaief, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
- Robert Ayan, Chief Strategist, El Hassan Science City , Jordan and Managing Partner, Cambridge Advisors
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Networking Break
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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ECEDHA Board of Directors' Meeting with Corporate Partners
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Breakout Sessions - Best Practices for ABET
Coordinator:
- Kelvin Erickson, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Red Group:
- Jean-Luc Gaudiot, University of California, Irvine
White Group:
- Bill Hudson, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Blue Group:
- Bing Chen, University of Nebraska, Omaha
Best Practices :
- Samuel Craig and Maurice Aburdene, Bucknell University
- Steve Zahorian, Binghamton University
- Jerry Trahan and Clive Woods, Louisiana State University
- John Estell, Ohio Northern University
Chris Coulston, Penn State University - Behrend
- John Hansen and Matthew Goeckner, Univerity of Texas at Dallas
- Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute
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6:30 pm
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Reception/Dinner/Entertainment
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Activities on your own.
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Monday, March 17, 2008
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7:00 am
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ECEDHA Registration
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7:00 am - 7:30 am
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Working Breakfast
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7:15 am - 8:45 am
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Facilitator: Gerry Kane, University of Tulsa
Regional Meetings and Working Breakfast
- Canada
- Central
- Great Lakes
- Mid-Atlantic
- Northeast
- Southeast
- Southwest
- Western
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8:45 am - 9:00 am
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Break
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9:00 am - 10:00 am
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Keynote II - Funding Innovation
Introduction:
- Jon Bredeson, University of Oklahoma
- Alex Osadzinski, Venture Partner, Trinity Ventures
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10:00 am - 10:30 am
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Networking Break
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10:30 am - noon
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Plenary Panel III - Industrial Support for Innovative Learning Methodology
Moderator:
- Terri Fiez, Oregon State University
Panelists:
- Todd Walker, Innovation Advocate, Hewlett-Packard
Cormac Controy, Vice President of Engineering, Qualcomm
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10:30 am - noon
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NSF/ECEDHA Globalization Workshop Revisited
Facilitator:
- Ken Jenkins, Pennsylvania State University
Panelists:
- Industrial Panel, Ken Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Academic Panel, Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University
- Breakout Session A, Keith Teague, Oklahoma State University
- Breakout Session B, Steve Phillips, Arizona State University
- Breakout Session C, Thad Welch, Boise State University
- Invited Participant from Hong Kong, Khaled Ben Letaief, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Invited Participant from Jordan, Robert Ayan, Cambridge Advisors
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Luncheon
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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ECEDHA Business Meeting
- Mark Smith: State of ECEDHA
- Mark Smith: Annual Survey Presentation (This information is contained in the State of ECEHA presentation)
- Jon Bredeson: Introduction of Candidates for Secretary/Treasurer
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Best Practices for ABET Reprise
- Facilitator: Kelvin Erickson, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Networking Break
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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ECEDHA Open Forum
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6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
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HKN Awards Reception
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6:30 pm
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Reception and Awards Banquet
ECEDHA Awards Presented:
- The Robert M. Janowiak Outstanding Leadership and Service Award
- The Innovative Program Award
HKN Awards Presented:
- Outstanding Chapter
- Outstanding Student
- Outstanding Teacher
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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7:00 am
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ECEDHA Registration
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7:00 am - 7:30 am
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Attendee Breakfast
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7:30 am - 9:00 am
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Breakout Sessions:
- Large School/Small School
Breakout:
- Use of Educational Technology in the Large School Environment
- Moderator: Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Panelists:
- Cordelia Brown , Purdue University
- Don Johnson, Rice University
- Randal Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology
Breakout:
- Innovative Programs for Small Schools
- Moderator: John Estell, Ohio Northern University
- Panelists: Steve Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Richarld Schultz, University of North Dakota
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9:00 am - 9:15 am
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Networking Break
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9:15 am - 10:45 am
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Plenary Panel IV - Curricula to Encourage Innovation
- Moderator: Issa Batarseh, University of Central Florida
- Panelists: Paul Penfield, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Joe Tront, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
- Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota
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10:45 am - 11:15 am
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Closing Remarks and Adjourn
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