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The GEDC held its second annual conference in Beijing, China in October 2011. The event was hosted by the College of Engineering at Peking University.
Location: Peking University Lakeview Hotel
Date: October 20-22, 2010
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Time Session
8:30-20:00 Arrival, Registration & Hotel Check-in, Venue: The Lakeview Hotel/Wenjin Hotel
10:00-12:00 India-China Dialogue, Venue: Conference Room 3, The Lakeview Hotel
15:00-17:45 GEDC Planning Task Forces (Alaa Ashmawy and Ashok Saxena's Group), Conference Room 1A, The Lakeview Hotel
16:00-17:45 ASEE-CSEE Dialogue, Venue: Conference Room Weiming Hall, The Lakeview Hotel
18:00-20:00 Welcome Reception (Sponsored by MathWorks)
Moderator: Dongxiao Zhang
Speakers: Hasan Mandal, Turkish Deans Council, and Hans J Hoyer, GEDC Executive Secretary
Venue: Zhong Hua Banquet Hall, The Lakeview Hotel
20:30-22:30 GEDC Planning Task Forces (Hasan Mandal and Satish Udpa's group), Weiming Hall, The Lakeview Hotel
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Time Session
07:00-08:00 Breakfast at Hotel
08:00-08:30 Bus Transportation (from the Lakeview Hotel and Wenjin Hotel) to Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
8:30-10:00 Opening Ceremony and Plenary Speeches
Moderators: Shiyi Chen
Speakers: Ray Bowen, Chair of the National Science Board and
Venue: Sunny Hall, Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
10:00-10:30 Refreshment Break (Sponsored by Innofidei Inc.) and Group Photo
Venue: Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
10:30-12:00 GEDC General Assembly
Moderators: David Garza-Salazar, Shiyi Chen & Hans J. Hoyer
Venue: Sunny Hall, Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
12:00-13:30 Lunch, Venue: Shaoyuan, Peking University
Bus Transportation to Shaoyuan Departs at 12:00
13:30-15:30 Session A: Institutional Leadership
Co-Chairs: John Beynon, Peter Kilpatrick,
Panelists:
Venue: Conference Room 8, Ying-jie Exchange Center,
Session B: Sustainability in Mega Cities
Co-Chairs: Paul Peercy & Eng Soon Chan
Panelists: Lueny Morell, HP Labs
Tan Thiam Soon, National University of Singapore
Venue: News Hall, Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
15:30-16:00 Video Tour of Peking University / Refreshment Break
Venue: Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
16:00-17:30 Campus Tours: Peking University and Tsinghua University
17:30-18:00 Bus Transportation from Ying-jie Exchange Center to the Sunmer Palace
18:00-21:00 Conference Banquet
Moderator: Shiyi Chen
Venue: Yi He Fu Restaurant at the Summer Palace
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
Time Session
7:30-8:00 Bus Transportation from Wenjin Hotel to the Lakeview Hotel
8:00-9:00 Breakfast (Sponsored by Autodesk)
Moderator: Hasan Mandal
Speaker: Dawn Danby, Autodesk
Venue: Zhong Hua Banquet Hall, The Lakeview Hotel
9:00-9:30 Bus Transportation to Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
9:30-12:00 Plenary Speeches
Speakers: Zhang Jie, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore
Moderators: Sarah Rajala & Hans J. Hoyer
Venue: Sunny Hall, Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
12:00-13:15 Lunch, Venue: Nongyuan, Peking University
13:15-15:15 Session C: Curricular Innovation
Co-Chairs: David Garza-Salazar, Uriel Cukierman & Sunil Saigal
Panelists: Jaime Bonilla, Technology University of Monterrey
Theo Andrew, Durban University of Technology
Venue: News Hall, Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
Session D: New Dean Mentoring
Co-Chairs: Sarah Rajala, David Munson & Diego Hernandez
Panelists: Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University
David Munson, University of Michigan
Venue: Conference Room 8, Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
15:15-15:30 Refreshment Break (Sponsored by Sino Biological Inc.)
Venue: Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
15:30-17:30 Session E: Accreditation in Engineering Education
Co-Chairs: Hasan Mandal, Satish Udpa & Ashok Saxena
Panelists: David Holger, ABET
Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Zhang XIONG, Sino-French Engineer School, Beihang University
Venue: News Hall, Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
Session F: Engineering Education in a Globalized World
Co-Chairs: Yannis Yortsos & Shiyi Chen
Panelists: Yannis Yortsos, University of Southern California
Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering
Josephine Nabukenya, Makarere University
Venue: Conference Room 8, Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
17:30-18:30 GEDC Executive Committee Meeting
Venue: News Hall, Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
Bus Transportation to 2008 Olympics Main Stadium , Departs at 18:30
17:30-19:00 Tour of the 2008 Olympic Park
Bus Transportation Departs at 17:30, Ying-jie Exchange Center, Peking University
19:00-21:00 Closing Banquet (Sponsored by Boeing & Dassault Systemes)
Moderator: Ray P.S. Han
Speakers: Marc Allen, Boeing and Xavier Fouger, Dassault Systemes
For complete information about the Conference, please visit the official website: gedc.coe.pku.edu.cn/