The Computer Science and Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington and the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers are co-sponsoring the first international conference in the emerging field of pervasive computing and communications. The conference, PerComm 2003, is scheduled for March 23 - 26 next year in Fort Worth, Texas.

Pervasive computing and communications involve automatic, real-time communications and collaborations among hardwired devices such as mainframe and personal computers and wireless devices such as laptops, PDAs and cell phones. CSE@UTA researchers recently received a $426,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop Pervasive Information Communities Organization (PICO), a software architecture that will create an enhanced Internet framework that is not only unique, simple and versatile, but can also work with current and future hardware/software tools.

Information on the conference is available at http://www.PerCom.org.

The 2003 Transportation Security Administration Conference: Innovative Technologies in Maritime Security will be held from March 24-27 at the Charleston Convention Center in North Charleston, South Carolina

Speakers represent a wide range of senior government officials directly involved with maritime security. Invitations have been extended to:

- Senator Ernest F. Hollings - (D - S. Carolina)
- Admiral James Loy - Under Secretary of Transportation for Security
- Capt. William Schubert - Maritime Administrator
- Director of the Office of Naval Research
- Rear-Admiral Richard Bennis - Associate Under Secretary for Maritime & Land

To register on-line, or access the agenda & other information, go to the NDIA web page at http://register.ndia.org/interview/register.ndia?~Brochure~3290

The West Texas Economic Development Summit will be held at 9 a.m. on March 25 is set for March 25 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Sixth Street in Lubbock, Texas..

The day-long seminar features workshops and a chance to register with public sector supplier databases and make contacts to secure subcontracts and prime contracts. A variety of booths featuring regional contractors and agency buyers also will be set up.

Pre-registration deadline is March 7 for businesses or agencies wishing to set up an exhibition booth. The registration fee for state agency representatives is $200; it's $250 for non-state agencies. The fee covers two people. There is a $25 charge for each addition representative. There is a $50 fee for registration after March 7.

Registration for the luncheon only is $10. Admission to workshops and the exhibition is free. For more information, contact Sedeno or Dale Garcia as Texas Tech HUB Operations Office at 806-742-4440 or e-mail bubba.sedeno@ttu.edu.

Large area or macro electronics uses concepts of conventional monolithic circuit integration to bring the advantages of integration to human-machine interfaces such as flat-panel displays. Sigurd Wagner, professor of electrical engineering at Princeton, will present an overview of macroelectronics, describe the basic pixel circuits, discuss current research on transistors, and show how flexible, 3-D shaped circuits and fibers for e-textiles are made. This lecture, part of The University of Texas at Arlington NEMS series will be held at 2 p.m. on March 25 at Nedderman Hall, located at 416 Yates on the UTA campus. For directions, visit http://www.uta.edu/engineering/nano/presentations.

The Metroplex Technology Business Council is presenting a meeting on OSS Management at 11:45 a.m. on March 26 in the Radisson Hotel, located at 1981 N. Central Expressway. The featured speakers for this event are T. Curtis Holmes, CEO of MetaSolv; Joe Frandi, Director of Business Development for Solid Technology, and Armin Kittel of Verizon. There is a $30 charge for MTBC members and a $45 charge for non-members. To make a reservation, please call 972-669-3225

Texas Tech University's Department of Psychology will host the inaugural Llano Estacado Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference March 28 and 29 in the Student Union Building. The event is open to students in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The deadline for students to turn in their submission forms is Feb. 15.

Nationally renowned scholars will speak on their research during the conference. Participants of the conference will have the opportunity to attend workshops on applying for graduate programs in psychology and learning about various areas within psychology.

Frank Durso, Ph.D., coordinator of the Llano Estacado Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference said students will present their research as well as view others' work. Monetary prizes and plaques will be awarded to students who present top papers in a paper competition. Durso, who also is a professor in the Department of Psychology, said the event will help students to see the contributions they can make to the field of psychology.

Early registration for the conference is $25 per a person and must be submitted by March 1. Late registration costs are $30 and must be submitted by March 25. Registration during the event is $40. Fees for the conference include lunch and dinner. For more information, visit www.psychology.ttu.edu/llano.

As part of The University of Texas at Dallas Office of the Vice President for Research & Graduate Education Series on Homeland Security, Tony M. Smith, Chairman of DFW Homeland Security Alliance, will give a presentation on DFW Homeland Security Alliance at 4 p.m. March 31 in Room 1.102 of the Conference Center on the UTD campus. For more information, call 972-883-4561. Smith plans to explain the vision and mission of the alliance and what the Department of Homeland Security is currently doing, and what they have planned to do in the future to address security vulnerabilities and the improvements being made in emergency preparedness.

Jimmy Xu, professor of engineering and physics at Brown, and his team have developed a versatile method for controlled fabrication of highly ordered carbon nanotube arrays. Xu presents an investigation of the basic electronic and IR properties of such nanotube array and the underlying physics; particularly, findings from their first explorations of uncooled and cooled IR and bio-molecular sensor applications. This lecture, part of The University of Texas at Arlington NEMS series will be held at 2 p.m. on April 1 at Nedderman Hall, located at 416 Yates on the UTA campus. For directions, visit http://www.uta.edu/engineering/nano/presentations.

Leo Chavez, a leading scholar of Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans in the United States, will give the 2003 George and Mary Foster Distinguished Lecture in Cultural Anthropology sponsored by Southern Methodist University (SMU)'s Department of Anthropology at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7 room 131 of the Dedman Life Sciences Building, 6501 Airline Road on the SMU campus. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Chavez, a professor of anthropology at the University of California-Irvine, will speak on "Cultural Beliefs and Cancer Risk Factors: The Perceptions of Hispanic and Anglo Women and Physicians." Chavez has published widely on various aspects of the immigrant experience, including problems of access to health services and the effects of immigration policy on immigrants. His first book, Shadowed Lives: Undocumented Immigrants in American Society, focuses on the lives of undocumented workers in southern California. His latest book, Covering Immigration: Popular Images and the Politics of the Nation, analyzes how popular magazine covers reflect changing attitudes toward immigration since 1965.

The Third Annual Global Wireless Internet Forum 2003 will be held at 7 a.m. on April 8 in the Omni Richardson Hotel. This Conference will cover such topics as the following: wireless data issues; licensing and standards; mobile devices and computer interfaces; integration of wireless technologies and the key issues and challenges; transition from voice to data; wireless software applications; Wi-Fi alternatives; and mobile applications and IP telephony trends.

The Conference will also feature keynote luncheon speaker Mr. Richard S. Siber, from Accenture. Siber has spent the last 17 years in the wireless industry.
For more information on this event, including registration and an agenda, go directly to conference website at http://www.ntgts.org/gwif2003/.

Dr. William Trimmer is one of the original people in the field of micromechanics and MEMS. He co-developed the sacrificial-structural techniques (surface micromachining) now in common use and also developed a fiber optic switch for telecommunication and several micro motors. In this presentation, Trimmer will describe this small world and how people from many disciplines can enjoy the excitement of discovery. This lecture, part of The University of Texas at Arlington NEMS series will be held at 2 p.m. on April 8 at Nedderman Hall, located at 416 Yates on the UTA campus. For directions, visit http://www.uta.edu/engineering/nano/presentations.

TechLaw Group Inc. is offering a Telecommunications Seminar on April 11 at the Hotel Conrad in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will discuss major changes in the industry that present new business models that offer challenges for telecom lawyers. Topics include: "Impact of New Electronic Products on the Telecommunications Industry," "Copyright, Patent, Antitrust Issues in the Internet/Telecom Continuum," and "Broadcasting, Borders and the Internet." To register, please email rcathey@techlaw.org. For more information, please contact David McCombs at 214-651-5533. There is no fee for attending this conference.

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Consultants' Network (CN) is hosting a program on getting technology startup businesses launched at 6:15 p.m. on April 14 at Nedley's Restaurant & Club, located at 1801 N. Plano Road in Richardson. Doug Dickerson, the vice president of North American sales and global marketing for Cyneta Networks will be presenting. There is no charge for this conference, dinner may be ordered. For more information, see www.ieee.org/dallas.

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Communications and Vehicular Technology (CVT) Society Dallas Section is hosting a daylong seminar beginning at 8 a.m. on April 15 at the Holiday Inn Select located at 1655 N. Central Expressway in Richardson. Paul Struhsaker, the CTO of Wireless LAN Broadband Communciations Group for Texas Instruments Inc. will be the keynote speaker. There is a $25 charge for IEEE members and a $35 for nonmembers. For more information, contact Bob Shapiro at 972-599-1165 or rcshapiro@att.net.

The environment for MEMS in most military applications is much harsher than many other environments. Electronic components can experience up to 100 kgs at high frequency (> 100 KHz) and high temperature (>400 C). Kevin Kornegay, professor of electrical engineering at Cornell, proposes that silicon carbide (SiC), a wide band gap semiconductor, be used to manufacture both the circuitry and structural members for MEMS devices. Kornegay will present the design, modeling and fabrication of SiC piezo-resistive-based accelerometers with integrated signal conditioning circuitry. This lecture, part of The University of Texas at Arlington NEMS series will be held at 2 p.m. on April 17 at Nedderman Hall, located at 416 Yates on the UTA campus. For directions, visit http://www.uta.edu/engineering/nano/presentations.

TechTrends 2003 - Global Gateway for Science and Technology, is the fourth annual regional economic development conference dealing with current and forecasted research and development initiatives and technology thrusts, sponsored by the Congressional delegations from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and will be held Tues-Thurs 22-24 April 2003 at the Wyndham Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware. Exhibitions will be at First USA Riverfront Center.

The international conference is expecting approximately 500 attendees from the technology communities in the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Academia, and Industry. Conference will be held at Wyndham Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware.

If you are interested in speaking at the Conference, create a one page abstract; include suggested topic and appropriate Technology Workshop. Topics include: Biotechnology; Information Technology and Communication; Defense; Manufacturing Technology; Energy and Environmental; Materials and Nanotechnology; Financial Technology; Transportation Submit via email to jstepan@icfconsulting.com

The University of Texas at Dallas is hosting a workshop beginning at 8:30 a.m. on April 29 in the Conference Center on the UTD campus on value management with key performance indicators

More than 85 % of senior executives say improving their firm's supply-chain performance is one of their top priorities, but fewer than 10% are adequately tracking that performance. And fewer still - 7 % collect the information necessary to meaningfully measure their progress. Those are the findings from a survey by Bain & Company. Moreover most technology projects fail or are challenged by lack of value focus. The objective of this workshop is to provide a systematic approach to set up the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) based Management System to improve the performance of the supply chain and deliver value.

For more information, see http://som.utdallas.edu/profdev and then click on short courses for additional information or call 972-883-2204.

University and industry researchers will gather for a one-day meeting that encourages interaction and dialog among scientists and engineers who are working in the rapidly-developing field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). The conference will take place in the University Center, West 1st and S. West Streets. Researchers are invited to submit abstracts for presentation of papers at the workshop. Please visit the TEXMEMS V web site - http://mems.uta.edu/texmemsV.html - for submission information. The deadline is April 8.

The University of Texas at Dallas is hosting a two-day interactive management workshop specifically designed to provide a practical understanding of how accounting serves as the language of business beginning at 8:30 a.m. on May 7 in the Conference Center on the UTD campus. The course will enable the participant to better understand the accounting process, the company's financial statements and interpret the company's financial reports. It is developed for mid-level to senior managers whose job involves managing non-financial areas, operations and budgets.

For more information, see http://som.utdallas.edu/profdev and then click on short courses for additional information or call 972-883-2204.

The Fourth Joint Meeting of Chinese Physicists Worldwide will be held at in Shanghai and hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tung University. The website is www.ocpa2003.net.