Monthly Archive for December, 2010

Eleventh International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations

Published on December 20, 2010 in Events and International. 0 Comments

Universidad San Pablo CEU
Madrid, Spain
15-17 June 2011

http://www.ManagementConference.com

The Management Conference and its companion journal are devoted to those intangible drivers which determine not only the livability of organizations for insiders, and their credibility and attraction to outsiders; but also their tangible results in the form of efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. The intangibles of knowledge, culture and change management do not appear on balance sheets, but ultimately do have an enormous impact on ‘bottom lines’. Continue reading ‘Eleventh International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations’

The Second Annual WRTC Graduate Symposium on Communication

Published on December 16, 2010 in Current Students. 0 Comments

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
“Communication in the 21st Century: New Media, New Ideas”
Friday, April 22, 2011

The School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication at James Madison University welcomes proposals from graduate students in any discipline for a one-day symposium exploring all facets of communication. This year, an emphasis has been placed on the role of “New Media” in relation to communication, ranging from the way it informs classroom pedagogy to the way it shapes our society. Continue reading ‘The Second Annual WRTC Graduate Symposium on Communication’

iConference

Published on December 15, 2010 in Community, Current Students and Events. 0 Comments

UW is hosting the 2011 iConference in Seattle this coming February.  Just as an FYI, the early registration deadline ends today, afterwards the cost goes to $400 for faculty and $150 for students (currently $325 and $125).

Info on the conference and the program are posted here: http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/2011index/

Thiel Fellowship Announcement

Published on December 15, 2010 in Scholarships and Undergrads. 0 Comments

On behalf of Peter Thiel and the Thiel Foundation, a non-profit devoted to promoting entrepreneurialism and innovation in science and technology, we recently announced a new fellowship called 20 under 20, in which we are giving 20 entrepreneurs under 20 years of age a $100,000 grant to not only explore their entrepreneurial ideas, but also to mentor with a wide range of companies, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and more.

The application is due December 31, and is free for students. The website is http://20under20.org Continue reading ‘Thiel Fellowship Announcement’

UW Environmental Innovation Challenge – Prototype Funding Due Sunday, December 12!

Published on December 8, 2010 in Community and Events. 0 Comments

WE HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU.

If you’ve got a passion for clean-tech, the smarts to play in the emerging green economy, and the desire to leverage your engineering background to make an impact, the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge can provide just the platform (and the funding!) you’ve been looking for. Continue reading ‘UW Environmental Innovation Challenge – Prototype Funding Due Sunday, December 12!’

Startup Weekend Redmond

Published on December 8, 2010 in Community, Current Students, Events, Masters, PhD and Undergrads. 0 Comments

This upcoming weekend is an event called Startup Weekend Redmond. First a little background: Startup Weekend is a Seattle-based non-profit organization that promotes entrepreneurship throughout the world. They put on events where attendees share startup ideas on a Friday night, form into groups, and produce a working beta product by Sunday night. Attendees come from all backgrounds – designers, developers, and business/marketing. Locally, Startup Weekend has worked with Foster at UW and Seattle University. I would love to see HCDE participating. Continue reading ‘Startup Weekend Redmond’

Tomorrow: Poster Session by HCDE Students

Published on December 7, 2010 in Community, Current Students and Events. 0 Comments

Join us on Wednesday, December 8, on the fourth floor of Sieg Hall!
Students in HCDE 333: Advanced Technical and Oral Communication will hold poster sessions to share and discuss their work on sustainable engineering projects.

The sessions will be from 10:30-11:30 and 12:30-2:30 in the 4th floor hallway of Sieg Hall.

Thursday Seminar: Educating the Well-Rounded Engineer

Published on December 6, 2010 in Community and Events. 0 Comments

HCDE logoPlease come and hear Professor Cynthia Atman present at the Autumn HCDE seminar series (HCDE 521) this Thursday from 5:00 to 5:50 p.m. in Mary Gates Hall 241. Details of her talk are listed below.

Seminar Title: Educating the Well-Rounded Engineer

Abstract:
The Academic Pathways Study (APS) is part of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE), an NSF-funded research center that began in 2003. Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from multiple cohorts of undergraduate engineering students using a multi-method approach including surveys, structured and semi-structured interviews, and written design tasks. Continue reading ‘Thursday Seminar: Educating the Well-Rounded Engineer’