New Deans Forum

The New Dean's Forum is for Deans who are new to their position - and also Deans who are new to ASEE. This informative session will provide insight and practical advice for Deans embarking on new careers.

Moderator: Thomas Peterson, University of Arizona

Panelists:

• Dr. Leah Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, Purdue University
• Dr. Louis Martin-Vega, Dean of Engineering, North Carolina State University
• Dr. Joe Helble, Dean, Dartmouth University
• Dr. James L. Melsa, ASEE President and Dean Emeritus, Iowa State University

Breakfast & Keynote Speaker Sponsored by Dassault Systemes: University-Industry: From Partnerships for Innovation to Innovations in Partnership

Keynote Speaker: Xavier Fouger, Dassault Systemes Global Learning & PLM Academy

Introduced by: Don P. Giddens, Dean, College of Engineering , Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, Jr., Chair in Bioeng. & Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology

Main Plenary Address

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, CEO, Qualcomm Incorporated

Introduced by/Chair: Frieder Seible, Dean of the Jacobs School & Professor, Structural Engineering, UCSD

Speech Topic: “Strategic Value of Corporate Interaction with Academia”

Dr. Paul E. Jacobs is chief executive officer of Qualcomm Incorporated and is also a member of the Company's board of directors. Dr. Jacobs has been the primary driver of Qualcomm's focus on enabling wireless data services, which make the cellphone a tool not only for voice communications, but also the most personal device for entertainment, computing and information access.

Following completion of his Ph.D. in 1989 and a year as a post-doctoral researcher at a French government lab in Toulouse, Dr. Jacobs joined the company fulltime in 1990 as a development engineer leading the cellphone digital signal processor software team. His early work focused on the initial variable-rate 8 kbps speech codec for CDMA. Following this effort, Dr. Jacobs spearheaded the wireline-quality 13 kbps speech codec effort, which became CDMA's initial differentiating consumer feature. The core engineering team involved in this effort would later be integral to the development of Qualcomm's Launchpad™ suite of functions and capabilities that ship as software with every Qualcomm chipset. As an innovative leader of a broad range of technical teams within Qualcomm, Dr. Jacobs has also been granted more than 25 patents for his inventions in the area of wireless technology.

Track I - Social Responsibility or Return on Investment: Industry Perspective on Corporate Support to Universities

Co-Chairs and Moderators:

• Nick Altiero, Dean of Science and Engineering & Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University
• Mohammad Noori, Dean, College of Engineering, California Polytechnic State University

Panel:

• Ronald Smith, Corporate Vice President for Competitive Excellence, Northrop Grumman
• Beth Anderson, Director, Interiors Responsibility Center, Boeing
• Kevin Neifert, Vice President for Engineering, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
• Alan Jacobs, Senior Manager, University Programs, Autodesk

Lunch and Keynote Speaker Sponsored by Hewlett Packard: Global Education and Research Initiatives and U.S. Competitiveness

Keynote Speaker: Prith Banerjee, Senior Vice President, Research, Hewlett Packard & Director, Hewlett Packard Labs

Introduced by: Paul Peercy, Dean, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Track II- Best Practices in University-Industry Research Collaborations (Located at UCSD)

Chair and Moderator: Frieder Seible, Dean of the Jacobs School & Professor, Structural Engineering, UCSD

Panel:

• Larry Smarr, Director, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology & Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
• Duane Roth, Chief Executive Officer, CONNECT
• Jack Wenstrand, Director, University Relations & External Research, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Track III-Accelerating Commercialization (Located at UCSD)

Chair and Moderator: Paul Peercy, Dean, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Panel:

• Robert W. Conn, Managing Director, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital
• Craig J. Christianson, J.D., M.S., Director of Licensing, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
• John Watson, Associate Director, UCSD William von Liebig Center for Entrepeneurism and Technology Advancement & UCSD Professor of Bioengineering

Breakfast and Keynote Speaker Sponsored by The MathWorks: Challenge X Competition Produces Students who Hit the Ground Running

Keynote Speaker: Sameer M. Prabhu, Manager of Industry Marketing group, The MathWorks

Introduced by: Vijay Dhir, Dean, University of California, Los Angeles

Track IV: Defining the Engineer of the Future - What are the skill sets industry is looking for?

Chair and Moderator:Mark Ambrose, Product Area Manager, Raytheon

Panel:

• Dr. Richard H. Goldberg, Vice President of Corporate Quality, Cisco Systems
• Dr. James Rohr, SPAWAR Systems Center, San Diego
• Samantha Apostolou, Program Manager & Talent Acquisition Business Partner, Intuit
• Parand "Tony" Darugar, Director of Architecture, Yahoo!
• Lon McPhail, Technical Director, Lockheed Martin
• Albert Filardo, Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Org. Performance, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University

Track V: U.S. Education in the Global Economy

Co-Chairs and Moderators:

• Kathleen A. Kramer, PhD, Director of Engineering Programs & Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of San Diego
• Frieder Seible, Dean of the Jacobs School & Professor, Structural Engineering, UCSD

Panel:

• Daniel Brown, Vice President, Technology Development, Cymer, Inc. 
• Jenny Fisher, Vice President, Global Talent, Motorola Inc.
• Jacobs School QUALCOMM Intern Team in India
  
  • Bryant Chou, Senior, Computer Engineering
  • Shibin Parameswaran, Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering
  • Derek Lomas, Master of Fine Art

Luncheon Keynote Sponsored by ExxonMobil

Keynote Speaker: John Winn, Chief Program Officer, National Math and Science Initiative

Introduced by: Dr. David Hayhurst, Dean, College of Engineering, San Diego State University

Track VI: Fixing the Leak: Reaching Young Talent in the Critical Middle School Years

Chair and Moderator: Dr. David Hayhurst, Dean, College of Engineering, San Diego State University

Panel:

• Mr. Pete Garcia, President (retired), University Mechanical and Engineering Contractors, Chairman of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Foundation, & Chairman of the Board of AVID Center
• Dr. Allen Soyster, Division Director, Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC), The National Science Foundation
• Ms. Julie Meier Wright, President and CEO, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
• Omar Garcia, Master Teacher of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Project Lead the Way

Track VII: Recruiting U.S. Talent to Graduate Education

Chair and Moderator: Vijay Dhir, Dean, University of California, Los Angeles

Panel:

• Dr. Dwight C. Streit - Vice President, Electronics Technology for Northrop Grumman Space Technology
• Mr. Richard (Rick) D. Stephens - Senior VP, Human Resources and Administration for the Boeing Company

EDI Golf Classic Sponsored by Oracle, The MathWorks, Autodesk, DuPont, and KAUST (Maderas Golf Course)

Plan on playing in the 2008 EDI Golf Classic! The scramble format event will be held Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Maderas Golf Club, Southern California’s premier golf destination. Maderas Golf Club is quietly tucked away amidst the rolling hills of north San Diego, just minutes from downtown. Designed by Johnny Miller and Robert Muirgraves, Maderas offers a unique combination of golf course strategy and design mastery. Rated the #1 Golf Course in San Diego County five consecutive years by the Zagat Survey, Maderas Golf Club (www.maderasgolf.com) offers beauty and challenge as it winds through the cliffs, rock outcroppings, creeks, and forests of the inland hill country of north San Diego.

Download the form below for complete sponsorship and registration information or contact Scott Williamson at 202-331-3549 or s.williamson@asee.org

2008 EDI Golf Classic Flyer (PDF: 90KB)