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2010 ECEDHA Annual Conference and ECExpo - Conference Schedule
"Looking Forward to the Next 25 Years"
March 12-16, 2010 | Clearwater Beach, FL
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7:00 am - 3:15 pm:
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ABET Workshop for Programs to be visited in 2011 and 2012
Facilitators: Dave Soldan, Sarah Rajala, and Steve Phillips
**Separate Registration Required
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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm:
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Registration open
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3:00 pm - 5:30 pm:
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New Chairs Workshop:
"Five Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Started this Job"
Facilitators: Mark Law, University of Florida and Langis Roy, Carleton University
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6:00 pm - 6:45 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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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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Conference Introduction
President's Welcome: Issa Batarseh
Conference Overview: Ed Schlesinger
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8:45 am - 9:45 am:
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Keynote I: Dr. Kaigham Gabriel, Deputy Director of DARPA
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9:45 am - 10:30 am:
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Networking break
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm:
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Plenary Panel I: The Role of ECEDHA in Helping to Set Policy
Moderator: Ed Schlesinger
Panelists:
- Peter Harsha (CRA)
- Sarah Rajala, Past President - ASEE, Dean - Mississippi State University
- Michael Lightner, Past President - IEEE, Department Chair - University of Colorado, Boulder
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm:
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Attendee Lunch
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm:
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Plenary Panel II: ECEDHA Inputs to ABET
Moderator: Gerry Kane
Panelists:
- Criterion 3: Soft Topics: Pritpal Singh, Villanova
- Criterion 2 and Evaluator issues: Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University
- Assessment - what is necessary: Harley Myler, Lamar University
- Assessment - what is sufficient: John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University
- Mark Smith, Purdue University
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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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Breakout Session I: Departmental Level Reforms
Moderator: David Soldan, Kansas State University
- Murali Varanasi, University of North Texas
- John Board, Duke University
- Cynthia Furse, University of Utah
- Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm:
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Breakout Session II: Multidisciplinary Programs
Moderator: Hossein Mousavinezhad
Panelists:
- Khalil Najafi, University of Michigan
- Thomas Ortmeyer, Clarkson University
- Susan E. Conry, Clarkson University
- Ken Jenkins, Pennsylvania State University
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6:30 pm:
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Reception/ Dinner/ Entertainment
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
8:00 am – 11:00 am
ECE Spotlights -
New complimentary corporate sessions!
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8:00 am – 8:30 am
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Continental Breakfast
Hosted by ECE Spotlight companies
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8:30 am – 8:50 am
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Presenter: Clint Cole,
President, Digilent Inc. and Instructor, Washington State University
"Hands-on Digital Design for every student: A proven method to improve educational outcomes"
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Clint will discuss how students can benefit from completing relevant circuit designs using state of the art technologies. Further, proven solutions utilizing FPGA-based trainers, ranging from entry to graduate level, will be presented, together with examples illustrating how easy it is for professors to adopt and students to design, simulate, and implement all types of digital circuits using FPGA-based platforms.
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9:00 am – 9:20 am
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Presenter: Tom Gaudette,
Technical Marketing - Education
"Innovation and System Perspectives via Model-Based Design"
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Model-Based Design is changing how systems as diverse as automobiles, cellphones, robots, washing machines, and wind turbines are developed. Mathematical models, formerly the province of research, are now used to analyze, design, implement, and test these increasingly complex systems, addressing the competitive need to innovate while reducing development costs and time-to-market. In education, these same approaches are providing students with a stronger systems perspective, while enabling more engaging and hands-on learning. This talk discusses the increasingly important role of Model-Based Design in educational instruction, research, and industry.
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9:30 am – 9:50 am
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Presenter: Sherry Hess,
Vice President of Marketing
"AWR's University Program Overview & Microwave and RF Software Gift to the Engineering Graduates of 2010"
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There's no need to wait. Start designing today! AWR is gifting to all new 2010 engineering graduates a free one-year license of its high-frequency design software, which includes its popular Microwave Office® software for MMIC, RF PCB, and module design, as well as Visual System SimulatorTM for communication system design.
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10:00 am – 10:20 am
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Presenter: Sunny Ray,
Academic Solutions Advisor
"Enable Educators, Engage Researchers and Empower Entrepreneurs to Engineer a Brighter Future"
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How do we grow America' innovation capabilities despite dwindling funds for laboratory equipment? Pool several engineering departments' resources to create fewer but far better, more adaptable laboratories that teach students broader skills. Systems have simply become too complex for engineers to work alone, or for students to study a single subject without wider context. Cross-disciplinary problem solving dependencies mandate collaboration by sharing space and resources. Find out how educators can captivate more engineering students with cutting edge equipment and hands-on learning in a multi-disciplinary lab that is shared by several engineering departments.
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10:30 am – 10:50 am
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Presenter: Dr. Loren Betts;
Senior Engineer/Research Scientist;
"Advanced Active Component Characterization Utilizing the Agilent Nonlinear Vector Network Analyzer and X-parameters"
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Using Agilent's Nonlinear Vector Network Analyzer (NVNA) measurement capabilities, active-device designers can accurately measure and model nonlinear device characteristics, providing measurements such as calibrated amplitude and cross-frequency phase of frequency spectrum, vector corrected time domain waveforms, X-parameters, and pulse multi-envelope domain for analysis of long term memory effects.
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7:00 am - 8:45 am:
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Regional Meetings and working breakfast
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8:45am - 9:00 am:
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Short Break
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9:00 am - 10:00 am:
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Keynote II: Moshe Kam, Drexel University and IEEE
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10:00 am - 10:45 am:
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Networking Break and ECExpo
View exhibitor profiles
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm:
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Plenary Panel III: Engineering Mission in Developing Countries
Moderator: Kwang Y. Lee, Baylor University
Panelists:
- Ed Schlesinger, Carnegie Mellon University (Program in Rwanda)
- Timothy Grotjohn, Michigan State University (Program in Tanzania)
- Kwang Y. Lee, Baylor University (Program in Honduras)
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm:
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Attendee Lunch and ECExpo
View exhibitor profiles
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm:
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Business Meeting
Facilitator: Issa Batarseh
- Survey Clickers
- Reports from Regional Meetings
- Board Candidate Statements
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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm:
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Networking Break and ECExpo
View exhibitor profiles
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm:
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Open Forum
Facilitator: Issa Batarseh, Ed Schlesinger
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6:00 pm – 6:45 pm
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HKN Awards Reception (by invitation)
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6:30 pm:
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ECEDHA Reception, ECEDHA-HKN Awards Banquet, and Dinner Keynote
"Five Questions About the Engineering Workforce"
Gordon W. Day
2009 President, IEEE-USA
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Retired)
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7:00 am - 7:45 am:
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Attendee Breakfast
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7:45 am - 9:15 am:
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Breakout Session I: Managing Budgets
Moderator: Tsuhan Chen, Cornell University
Speakers:
- Khalil Najafi, University of Michigan
- Patrick O'Shea, University of Maryland
- Chilukuri Mohan, Syracuse University
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7:45 am - 9:15 am:
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Breakout Session II: HBCUs Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Mohamed Chouikha (Howard University)
Speakers:
- Satinderpaul Devgan, Tennessee State University
- Gregory Murphy, Tuskegee University
- John Kelly, North Carolina A&T State University
- Craig Scott, Morgan State University
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9:15 am - 9:30 am:
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Break
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9:30 am - 10:45 am:
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Keynote III:
Frederick Dill - How Do We Show k-12 Children and their Parents Engineering's Impact on Society
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10:45 am - 11:00 am:
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Closing Remarks and Adjourn
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