Upcoming Events
Business Issues Regarding Future Computers (Nov. 7)
The MTBC Nanotechnology is hosting Douglas J. Matzke, the CTO of Syngence, LLC's presentation called "Business Issues Regarding Future Computers" at 11:30am on November 7 in the T.I. Auditorium (room 2.102) in the ECSS (Engineering & Computer Science – South) building located on the northeast corner of Drive A and Rutford Avenue on The University of Texas at Dallas campus. Nanotechnology business opportunities abound as a result of applying nano-scale thinking to materials, products and nano-machines. Computing machines have historically benefited from this kind of "small" thinking and the results have been institutionalized as Moore's law. Unfortunately, limits to the design and construction of smaller computers will soon be reaching a critical stage because molecular and other physical limits will most likely require alternatives to deterministic classical computers. There is no charge to attend, but reservations are required. Please contact Dave Hofman for more information.
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Texas Life Science Conference (Nov. 9-10)
BioHouston, in partnership with a variety of organizations, is presenting the Texas Life Science Conference on November 9-10 in the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine located on 1825 Pressler in Houston. The Texas Life Science Conference showcases the region's entrepreneurial spirit and leading start-up companies. This year, the conference will showcase 18 of the Texas' most innovative and exciting companies, including finalist companies from the Emerging Technology Fund. For more information,see www. biohouston.com.
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Society of Women Engineers Meeting: "How to Manage and Promote Your Career and Move Forward" (Nov. 21)
The November meeting of the Society of Women Engineers will be held at 6:15pm on Tuesday, November 21 at the Champps Americana located at 4951 Beltline Road at Quorum in Addison. Valerie Pelan, an executive coach will be presenting "How to Manage and Promote Your Career and Move Forward." Ms Pelan works with business leaders, professionals and managers to improve their execution, personal effectiveness, and productivity. She works with the client to develop a customized Coaching Program targeting developmental areas specific to the client. Her Fortune 50 company background gave her an understanding of how her coaching approach improves performance and moves careers forward. For more information, or to register, contact Lancia Herzog or call 214-335-1307.
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Workshop on Monte Carlo Simulation in Finance (Nov. 30)
GARP Dallas Chapter is hosting a workshop on Monte Carlo Simulation in finance at 8:30am on November 30 in room 1.502 on the School of Management on The University of Texas at Dallas campus. Seats for the workshops are strictly limited and available only on a first come, first served basis. The cost for GARP individual and fellow members is $550. Cost for affiliate members and non-members is $650. Participants are required to bring a fully charged laptop, with Excel to the course. GARP will provide exercises to registrants before November 30th which must also be on the computer the day of the course.
The workshop will be lead by Ken Abbott. Abbott is currently a managing director at Morgan Stanley in New York, where he runs risk management for the Interest Rates, Currencies, and Commodities books. He is also responsible for the VarR engine at Morgan Stanley. Before that, he was global head of market risk for the investment bank at Bank of America. He has a BA from Harvard in Economics, an MA from NYU in Economics and an MS in Statistics and Operations Research from NYU/Stern.
For additional information please call 214-557-6511 or see the GARP website.
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Institute of Innovations and Advanced Studies Inaugural Workshop (Dec. 12-15)
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) of Tainan, Taiwan, ROC will inaugurate a global "Institute of Innovations and Advanced Studies" (IIAS) with a workshop in December, 2006. Nine world-class scientists, including two Nobel laureates, will be guests of NCKU in December, 2006. They will join forces with faculty and research staff members to pursue creative and excellence in research under the administrative auspices known as Institute of Innovations and Advanced Studies (IIAS),. The occasion which will be held on December 12-15, 2006, will inaugurate the IIAS and hold an open workshop for all interested in NCKU.
The initial themes and activities for the IIAS December workshop will focus on alternative/renewable energy, frontier biomedicine, enabling materials, and micro-nano science and technology. They include lectures to be delivered, posters to be presented by workshop participants, and three short courses on topics covering spintronics, photonics and alternative energy technology. More detailed information about the Workshop can be found at the IIAS website.
