Sunday’s Sessions
at a Glance
13:00-15:30
Executive Committee Strategic
Planning Meeting
Speakers: Sarah A. Rajala, GEDC Chair; Dean, Iowa State University, USA
Tuncay Döğeroğlu, Dean, Anadolu University, Turkey
15:30-17:00
Planning Session WEEF/GEDC 2014 Dubai
Speakers: Alaa Ashmawy, Dean, American University of Dubai, UAE
Hans J. Hoyer, Executive Secretary of GEDC and Secretary General of IFEES, USA
17:30-19:00
Welcome Session (Sponsored by TBD)
Speaker: John J. Tracy, Chief Technology Officer, The Boeing Company Senior Vice President, Engineering, Operations & Technology, USA
19:00-20:00
Engineering Education in a Global, Technology-Driven Environment
Speaker: Seeram Ramakrishna, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and former Vice-President (Research Strategy) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore |
| Time |
Session |
12:00-20:00 |
Arrival, Hotel Check-in, Registration
Location:
The Palmer House (Foyer, Outside Honoré Ballroom) |
13:00-15:30 |
Executive Committee Strategic Planning Meeting
Moderator:
John Beynon, Dean, University of Adelaide, Australia (bio)
Speakers:
Sarah A. Rajala, GEDC Chair; Dean, Iowa State University, USA (bio)
Tuncay Döğeroğlu, Dean, Anadolu University, Turkey (bio)
Location:
The Palmer House (Cresthill Room) |
15:30-17:00 |
Planning Session WEEF/GEDC 2014 Dubai
Moderator:
Peter Jimack, Dean, Leeds University, UK (bio)
Speakers:
Alaa Ashmawy, Dean, American University
of Dubai, UAE (bio)
Hans J. Hoyer, Executive Secretary of GEDC and Secretary General of IFEES, USA (bio)
Location:
The Palmer House (Cresthill Room) |
17:30-19:00
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Welcome Session (Sponsored by TBD)
Speaker:
John J. Tracy, Chief Technology Officer, The Boeing Company Senior Vice President, Engineering, Operations & Technology, USA (bio)
Location:
The Palmer House (Honoré Ballroom) |
19:00-20:00
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Session: Engineering Education in a Global, Technology-Driven Environment
Moderator:
Paul Gilbert, CEO, Quanser Consulting Inc., Canada (bio)
Speaker:
Seeram Ramakrishna, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and former Vice-President (Research Strategy) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore (bio & abstract | presentation [7.4mb])
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
Monday’s Sessions
at a Glance
08:45-09:30
Plenary Session: Globalization of Engineering
Speaker: C. D. Mote, Jr., President,
U.S. National Academy of Engineering, USA
09:30-10:15
Plenary Session: Online, Open and
Digital Education
Speaker: Tae-Eog Lee, Dean of Education, 3.0 Initiative at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea
11:00-12:00
Panel Discussion – Impact of Globalization and Information Technology on Engineering Education
Panelists: C. D. Mote, Jr., President, U.S. National Academy of Engineering, USA
Tae-Eog Lee, Dean of Education, 3.0 Initiative at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea
Stephen C-Y. Lu, Professor, University of Southern California, USA
Michael E. Auer, Professor, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria
13:30-15:30
Digital Education (Focus on Hybrid/
Blended Learning)
Panelists: Candace Thille, Director, Open Learning Initiative, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Mangala Sundar Krishnan, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Uriel Rubén Cukierman, Dean, Palermo University, Argentina
Gregory Moses, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
16:00-17:30
MOOCS and Digital Education
Panelists: Catherine Ngugi, Open Educational Resources, Kenya
Daphne Koller, Rajeev Motwani Professor in the Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Coursera co-founder, USA
Patricio Del Sol Guzman, Pontifical University of Chile, Santiago
Samantha Earp, Interim Executive Director, HarvardX at Harvard University, USA |
| Time |
Session |
07:15-08:30
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Breakfast at Hotel
Speaker:
Jim Tung, MathWorks Fellow, USA
(bio | presentation [6.4mb])
Location:
The Palmer House (Honoré Ballroom) |
Optional Event Drop-In
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The Punjab Group Meeting
The Punjab Group meeting is an optional opportunity for our delegates to meet with the administrators from PTU (Punjab Technical University) throughout the day on Monday and Tuesday morning.
Location:
The Palmer House (Crystal Room)
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08:45-09:30
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Plenary Session: Globalization of Engineering Education
Moderator:
Peter Kilpatrick, Dean, University of Notre Dame, USA (bio)
Speaker:
C. D. Mote, Jr., President, U.S. National Academy of Engineering, USA (bio | presentation [4.3mb])
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
09:30-10:15
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Plenary Session: Online, Open and Digital Education
Moderator:
Robert (Bob) Bishop, Dean, Marquette University, USA (bio)
Speaker:
Tae-Eog Lee, Dean of Education, 3.0 Initiative at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea (bio & abstract | presentation [5.4mb])
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
10:15-11:00 |
Refreshment Break (Sponsored by TBD) and Group Photo (Empire Room Staircase)
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room – Balconies) |
11:00-12:00
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Panel Discussion - Impact of Globalization and Information Technology on Engineering Education
Moderator:
David Garza Salazar, Chancellor, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México (bio)
Panelists:
C. D. Mote, Jr., President, U.S. National Academy of Engineering, USA
Tae-Eog Lee, Dean of Education, 3.0 Initiative at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea (presentation [1.1mb])
Stephen C-Y. Lu, Professor, University of Southern California, USA (bio | presentation [1.3mb] | The iPodia Alliance [140kb])
Michael E. Auer, Professor, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria (bio | presentation [9.5mb])
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
12:00-13:30
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Lunch: Keynote Speaker(Sponsored by TBD [IBM?])
Speaker:
Dr. Rajneesh Arora, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Technical University, India (bio)
Location:
The Palmer House (Honoré Ballroom) |
13:45-15:30
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Session: Digital Education (Focus on Hybrid/Blended Learning)
Moderator:
Yannis Yortsos, Dean, University of Southern California, USA (bio & abstract | presentation [2.2mb])
Panelists:
Candace Thille, Director, Open Learning Initiative, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
(bio | presentation [6.7mb])
Mangala Sundar Krishnan, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India (bio & abstract)
Uriel Rubén Cukierman, Dean, Palermo University, Argentina (bio & abstract | presentation [3.2mb])
Gregory Moses, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (bio & abstract | presentation [84kb])
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
15:30-16:00 |
Refreshment Break
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room – Balconies) |
16:00-17:30
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Session: MOOCS and Digital Education
Moderator:
Paul Feigin, Senior Vice President, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel (bio)
Panelists:
Catherine Ngugi, Open Educational Resources, Kenya (bio & abstract | presentation [9.4mb])
Daphne Koller, Rajeev Motwani Professor in the Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Coursera co-founder, USA
(bio & abstract | presentation [1.9mb])
Patricio Del Sol Guzman, Pontifical University of Chile, Santiago (bio & abstract)
Samantha Earp, Interim Executive Director, HarvardX at Harvard University, USA (bio & abstract)
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
18:00-21:00 |
GEDC & Airbus Diversity Award Gala (Sponsored by Airbus)
Master of Ceremonies:
Cristina Amon, Dean, University of Toronto,
Canada (bio)
Presenters:
Charles Champion, Executive Vice President Engineering, Airbus, France (bio)
Sarah A. Rajala, GEDC Chair, Dean, Iowa State University, USA
Location:
Art Institute of Chicago (Terzo Piano Terrace)
No visit to the Art Institute is complete without a tour of the museum's
superb collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, which is
scheduled from 18:00-19:00. Among the artists representing these pivotal
art movements are Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Caillebotte, Seurat,
Van Gough, Gauguin, and Toulouse-Lautrec. This impressive trove of
masterpieces vividly chronicles Parisian life in the 19th century and forms
a bridge to 20th-century modernism.
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Tuesday’s Sessions
at a Glance
08:30-10:00
GEDC Member Assembly
Speakers: John Beynon, Dean, University of Adelaide, Australia
Hans J. Hoyer, Executive Secretary of GEDC and Secretary General of IFEES, USA
10:30-12:00
Global Aspects of Research
Panelists: Kee Chaing Chua, Professor, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
Juan Carlos de la Llera Martin, Dean, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile
M. Katherine Banks, Dean, Texas A&M, USA
Jean-François Minster, Senior Vice President of Scientific Development, Total, France
12:00-14:00
Executive Committee Meeting
Speakers: Hans J. Hoyer, Executive Secretary of GEDC and Secretary General of IFEES, USA
14:00-16:00
New Dean Mentoring
Speakers: Janie Fouke, Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Laura J. Steinberg, Dean, Syracuse University, USA
Theophilus Andrew, Dean, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
14:00-16:00
Accreditation in Engineering Education
Speakers: Michael K. J. Milligan, Executive Director, ABET, USA
Hasan Mandal, Director, Research and Graduate Policy, Sabanci University, Turkey
Maria Mercedes Larrondo Petrie, Executive Director, LACCEI, USA
Hu Hanrahan, President, Washington Accord, Engineering Council of South Africa
Barry Clarke, University of Leeds, President, Institute of Civil Engineers, UK
16:30-18:00
Engineering Education in a
Globalized World
Speakers: Satish Udpa, Executive Vice President for Administrative Services, Michigan State University, USA
Michael Richey, Associate Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company, USA
Sirin Tekinay, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, İstanbul, Turkey
Janie Fouke, Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
18:00-19:00
Conference Closing Session (Details TBD)
Moderator: Paul S. Peercy, Dean Emeritus College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Panelists: Jaime Bonilla-Rios, Dean, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Paul Feigin, Senior Vice President, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Mostafa Sualp, CEO, AEFIS, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Krishna Vedula, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Dean Emeritus, Francis College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
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07:30-08:15 |
Breakfast (Sponsored by TBD)
Location:
The Palmer House (Honoré Ballroom) |
08:30-10:00 |
GEDC Member Assembly
Moderator:
Sarah A. Rajala, GEDC Chair, Dean, Iowa State University, USA
Speakers:
John Beynon, Dean, University of Adelaide, Australia
Hans J. Hoyer, Executive Secretary of GEDC and Secretary General of IFEES, USA
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
10:00-10:30 |
Refreshment Break (Sponsored by TBD)
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room – Balconies) |
10:30-12:00
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Session: Global Aspects of Research
Moderator:
Natacha DePaola, Dean, Armour College of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA (bio)
Panelists:
Kee Chaing Chua, Professor, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore (bio | presentation [172kb])
Juan Carlos de la Llera Martin, Dean, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile (bio | presentation [7.7mb])
M. Katherine Banks, Dean, Texas A&M, USA
(bio | presentation [544kb])
Jean-François Minster, Senior Vice President of Scientific Development, Total, France
(bio | presentation [876kb])
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
12:00-13:30
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Lunch: Keynote Speaker(Sponsored by TBD [IBM?])(Sponsored by TBD)
Speaker:
Xavier Fouger, Program Director, Global Academy Strategic Workforce Planning, Dassault Systèmes, France (bio)
Location:
The Palmer House (Honoré Ballroom) |
12:00-14:00 |
Executive Committee Meeting
Moderator:
John Beynon, Dean, University of Adelaide, Australia
Sarah A. Rajala, GEDC Chair; Dean, Iowa State University, USA
Speakers:
Hans J. Hoyer, Executive Secretary of GEDC and Secretary General of IFEES, USA
Location:
The Palmer House (Cresthill Room) |
14:00-16:00
Session 2
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Parallel Session 1:
New Dean Mentoring
Moderator:
Sarah A. Rajala, GEDC Chair; Dean, Iowa State University, USA
Speakers:
Janie Fouke, Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (bio)
Laura J. Steinberg, Dean, Syracuse University, USA
(bio | presentation [2.1mb])
Theophilus Andrew, Dean, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
(bio | presentation [180kb])
Location:
The Palmer House (Crystal Room) |
Parallel Session 2: Accreditation in Engineering Education
Moderator:
Satish Udpa, Executive Vice President for Administrative Services, Michigan State University, USA (bio)
Speakers:
Michael K. J. Milligan, Executive Director, ABET, USA
(bio & abstract | presentation [5.7mb])
Hasan Mandal, Director, Research and Graduate Policy, Sabanci University, Turkey (bio & abstract)
Maria Mercedes Larrondo Petrie, Executive Director, LACCEI, USA (bio & abstract | presentation [7mb])
Hu Hanrahan, President, Washington Accord, Engineering Council of South Africa
(bio & abstract | presentation [912kb])
Barry Clarke, University of Leeds, President, Institute of Civil Engineers, UK
(bio & abstract | presentation [736kb])
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
16:15-16:30 |
Refreshment Break (Sponsored by TBD)
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room – Balconies)
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16:30-18:00
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Session: Engineering Education in a Globalized World
Moderator:
Xavier Fouger, Program Director, Global Academy Strategic Workforce Planning, Dassault Systèmes, France
Alaa K. Ashmawy, Dean, American University of Dubai, UAE
Panelists:
Satish Udpa, Executive Vice President for Administrative Services, Michigan State University, USA
(presentation [74kb])
Michael Richey, Associate Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company, USA
(bio & abstract | presentation [1.4mb])
Sirin Tekinay, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, İstanbul, Turkey
(bio | presentation [5.5mb])
Janie Fouke, Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
18:00-19:00
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Conference Closing Session (Details TBD)
Moderator:
Paul S. Peercy, Dean Emeritus College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (bio)
Panelists:
Jaime Bonilla-Rios, Dean, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico (bio | presentation [748kb])
Paul Feigin, Senior Vice President, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel (bio | presentation [52kb])
Mostafa Sualp, CEO, AEFIS, Philadelphia, PA, USA (bio | presentation [3mb])
Krishna Vedula, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Dean Emeritus, Francis College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA (bio | presentation [68kb])
Location:
The Palmer House (Empire Room) |
19:00-21:00 |
Closing Main Conference Banquet (Sponsored by TBD)
Program:
(TBD)
Location:
The Palmer House (Red Lacquer Room)
19:00 Cocktail Reception (State Ballroom)
20:00 Banquet (Red Lacquer Room) |
