Program
| Friday, October 23, 2009 | |
| 4:00–7:00 p.m. | Conference Registration at The Nittany Lion Inn |
| 6:00–7:00 | Preconference Meet and Greet Reception, Ballroom |
| 7:30 | Panelist Dinner |
| Saturday, October 24, 2009 | |
| 7:15–8:00 a.m. | Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:00–8:15 | Introductions and Welcome |
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Session I – Technology Workforce Needs of 2020 Moderator: Ron Land (Penn State) |
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| 8:15–8:35 a.m. | Presentation – "Challenges in Engineering Technology 2020" (Emily DeRocco, The Manufacturing Institute and National Association of Manufacturers) |
| 8:35–10:00 |
Panel Discussion with Pamela Frugoli (U.S. Department of Labor), Reginald Brown (U.S. Office of Personnel Management), Thomas Kearney (Allegheny Power Co.), Doug Mechlenburg
(Philips Healthcare Respironics), Richard Dodaro (Shaw Group Power Division), and Mark Stratton (Society of Manufacturing Engineers)
Executives from leading technology-based industries and from the U.S. Department of Labor outline the expected demands for the technical workforce in the coming decade and examine the role that engineering technology graduates can and should play in meeting those demands, including examination of the growing and changing skill base required, suggestions about how academia can best provide those skills, and the role industry and government can play in meeting the changing demands. |
| 10:00–10:15 | Break |
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Session II – Balancing Engineering and Engineering Technology Portfolios Moderator: David Wormley (Penn State) |
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| 10:15–10:35 a.m. | Presentation – "Challenges for Academia in Balancing Engineering and Engineering Technology" (Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering) |
| 10:35 a.m.–noon |
Panel discussion with Keith Hjelmstad (Arizona State University), John Giancola (DeVry University), H. Öner Yurtseven (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis),
Dennis Depew (Purdue University), and H. Fred Walker (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Leaders from the preeminent engineering and technology universities in the country provide their insights into the opportunities and challenges facing engineering technology in the coming decade and offer suggestions on how the engineering and technology disciplines can best coordinate activities and collaborate on future academics. |
| 12:15–1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
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Session III – Future of the Two-Year Engineering Technology Pipeline Moderator: Dhushy Sathianathan (California State University – Long Beach) |
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| 1:30–1:50 p.m. | Presentation – "Future of the Two-Year Engineering Technology Pipeline" (Tom Gregory, Penn College of Technology) |
| 1:50–3:30 |
Panel discussion with Ed Wilson (DeVry University), Dianna Phillips (Monroe Community College), and Venancio Fuentes (County College of Morris).
Leaders from a number of leading two-year engineering technology institutions discuss the challenges they face with student recruiting, career recognition, demands for increasing specialization, graduate matriculation to four-year institutions, etc., and offer recommendations for addressing these issues in the coming decade. |
| 3:30–3:45 | Break |
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Session IV – Strategic Planning for 2020 – National ET Forum Moderator: Robert Herrick (Purdue University) and Mark Pagano (Purdue University) |
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| 3:45–5:00 p.m. | Discussion led by Farrokh Attarzadeh (University of Houston), Abi Aghayere (Drexel University), and Richard Pfile (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) |
| 6:30–7:00 | Reception |
| 7:00–9:00 | Dinner, Ballroom |
| Sunday, October 25, 2009 | |
| 8:00–8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30–9:30 | National ET Forum Strategy Session – Wrap-up and Action Items |
| 9:30–10:30 | ETC Officers Meeting |
| 10:30–10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 a.m.–noon | ETLI Officers Meeting and Wrap-up Session |
