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05-02-07
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2007 Western Hemisphere Security Colloquium
This 2007 Western Hemisphere Security Colloquium is
the preeminent event addressing hemispheric security.
The event features senior defense, security, political
and academic experts that specialize in hemispheric
security. Please join us in the effort to identify
new avenues for security cooperation and help usher
in a new era in trans-American security.
“CREATING
AN ENVIRONMENT FOR TRANS-AMERICAN COOPERATION”
Co-sponsored
by the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the United
States Army War College, the United States Southern
Command (USSOUTHCOM), the Institute for Strategic Studies
(INSS) of the National Defense University and Florida
International University.
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| 07-30-06 |
2006 NSF
Minority Faculty Development Workshop
To enhance retention and advancement of
minority engineering faculty
July 30 –August 2
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA
| Workshop
Description: |
Available on-line at www.minorityfaculty.neu.edu |
| Logistics: |
All workshop activities will take
place at NSF. Participants will be lodged
at the Hilton Arlington adjacent to NSF. Travel
will be arranged by Northeastern University. Lodging
and transportation expenses for participants will
be covered by NSF. |
| Who should apply: |
Tenure-track engineering faculty
who are members of underrepresented groups (African-American,
Hispanic and Native-American). All engineering
disciplines are welcome. Native-American
engineering faculty at tribal colleges and other
colleges and universities are particularly encouraged
to apply. |
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| 07-24-06 |
2006 High Performance Computing
(HPC) Summer Institute
WHEN:
MONDAY, JULY 24 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 4,
2006
TIME: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
WHERE:
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
ENGINEERING CENTER
10555 WEST FLAGLER STREET
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33174
DESCRIPTION:
Summer Institutes are funded by the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program
(HPCMP)
User Productivity Enhancement and Technology Transfer (PET) program. The
HPCMP mission is to provide world-class, high-end high performance computing
capability to the DoD scientific communities. The Summer Institutes are 2-week
programs, primarily for undergraduate students, which introduce them to
HPC. This will be the Third-Annual Summer Institute for FIU. Students
from FIU, USF, UVI, FMU, Drexel, Miami University(Ohio), Miami Dade College and
Barry University have participated in previous Summer Institutes. Students
learn about parallel programming, supercomputing history, methods and techniques
for parallel computation, and visualization techniques for large data
sets. They will also have the opportunity to develop and run code on a multi-processor computer and
more.
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| 06-06-06 |
Centro
de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, S.C.
(CIMAV)
CIMAV is an advanced materials research center, located
in the City of Chihuahua, Mexico.
CIMAV´s primary research and development, and industrial
collaborations focus on advanced materials, nanotechnology,
and energy & environmental sciences research.
This special presentation will take
place on
June 6th, 1pm – 5pm
Room EC 2300
The initiative will explore collaboration
efforts between FIU and CIMAV.
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| 05-02-06 |
JUST VISITING
FIU-ARC to Host
Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure
- May 2 and 3
The Applied Research Center will host Mr.
Ed Alperin, Vice President of Shaw Environmental and
Infrastructure (E&I), and several of Shaw E&I
senior staffers on May 2 - 3, 2006.
Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure (E&I)
ranks consistently as a top 10 design and engineering
firm (Engineering News Record). Shaw E&I
is the nation’s premier provider of turnkey environmental
and infrastructure solutions offering fully integrated
services, ranging from conceptual studies and design
to actual construction and operations. Shaw E&I
has a highly skilled team of more than 6,000 professionals
located in over 90 offices throughout the U.S. and
abroad.
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| 03-31-06 |
Hydrologic
Fluctuations and Vegetation Dynamics
You are cordially invited to attend a seminar featuring
Dr. Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe, Professor from Princeton
University’s Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering Department. The topic for discussion will
be “Hydrologic Fluctuations and Vegetation Dynamics” and
will take place in FIU’s Engineering Center on
Friday, March 31st at 11 a.m.
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| 02-25-06 |
Civil and Environmental
Engineering First Alumni Reunion and Banquet
If you are an Undergraduate Alumni from FIU’s
Civil and Environmental Engineering School, then you
are invited to their First Alumni Reunion and Banquet
on Saturday, February 25th from 6 to 10 pm.
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| 02-24-06 |
You
are invited to attend the Florida International
University College of Engineering and Computing
ENGINEERING GALA 2006
The Engineering Gala 2006 is the fifth in a newly
created tradition of community events at the College
of Engineering and Computing. This year the Engineering
Gala 2006 will be held on Friday, February
24, 2006 from 9:30 AM – 2 PM at the
Engineering Center on Flagler Street and SW 107th Avenue.
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| 02-03-06 |
Welcome
to GIS Day
The GIS - RS Center is hosting GIS Day on February
3, 2006 at Florida International University. This
is the pefect opportunity for all individuals interested
in Geographic Information Systems to act upon their
interests by joining the FIU GIS community in learning
more about this exciting and ever expanding field.
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| 01-23-06 |
ARC to Help Coordinate Conference, January 23rd
FIU’s Applied Research Center, in conjunction
with Rice University and the University of Texas, will
provide support for the successful coordination of
a workshop formally titled the “North American
Forum of Development of Opportunities in Deep Water,
Oil and Gas.”
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| 12-08-05 |
Invitation
to the Ceremony to Launch the Applied Research
Center at Florida International University
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