[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59778-59779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20554]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Workshop

    Agency Holding Workshop: National Science Board.
    Date and Time: October 20, 2005 8:25 a.m.-5 p.m. (e.t.).
    Place: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Faculty Club, Alfred 
P. Sloan Building, 6th Floor, Dining 5 and

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6, Memorial Drive and Wadsworth Street, Cambridge, MA.
    Status: This workshop will be open to the public.

Engineering Workforce Issues and Engineering Education: What Are the 
Linkages?

8:25 a.m. Welcome
    Warren M. Washington,* Chairman, National Science Board
8:30 a.m. Panel 1: Aspirations for Engineering Education
    Opening Remarks--Daniel Hastings,* National Science Board
    National Academy of Engineering--The Engineer of 2020, Phases I & 
II G. Wayne Clough,* National Science Board
    Data, trends, and outlooks--John A. Brighton,* Iowa State 
University
    NSF activities in engineering--Arden L. Bement,* National Science 
Foundation
9:10 a.m. Group Discussion among Workshop Participants
9:20 a.m. Questions and Comments from the Audience
9:30 a.m. Panel 2: Engineering Education--Present and Future
    Moderator: Daniel Hastings, National Science Board
    Alice Agogino,* University of California, Berkeley; Richard 
Miller,* Olin College of Engineering; Linda Katehi,* Purdue University; 
Eli Fromm,* Drexel University; and Tom Magnanti,* MIT.
10:30 a.m. Group Discussion among Workshop Participants
11:15 a.m. Questions and Comments from the Audience
11:30 a.m. Break
1 p.m. Panel 3: Engineering Employment--Present and Future
    Moderator: Louis L. Lanzerotti, National Science Board
    Peter Pao;* Raytheon Company; Ronil Hira,* IEEE-USA; Jim Miller,* 
Cisco Systems, Inc.; and Gloria Jeff,* Michigan Department of 
Transportation.
2 p.m. Group Discussion among Workshop Participants
2:45 p.m. Questions and Comments from the Audience
3 p.m. Breakout Sessions to Address the Question: How do we ensure that 
the best and the brightest students pursue engineering studies and 
careers, and that their education quality, content, and teaching are of 
the highest caliber?
    Location: Dining 3, Dining 5, and Dining 6
    Session Chairs: G. Wayne Clough, Louis L. Lanzerotti, Daniel 
Hastings
4:30 p.m. Report Out and Wrap-Up
    Moderator: Daniel Hastings*

*Confirmed speaker

    For Further Information Contact: Dr. Michael P. Crosby, Executive 
Officer and NSB Office Director, (703) 292-7000, http://www.nsf.gov/nsb.

Michael P. Crosby,
Executive Officer and NSB Office Director.
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