Preliminary Conference Schedule: April 19-22, 2006

Wednesday, April 19
10:00 pm - 3:00 pm Executive Committee & Board Meeting
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm New Members Orientation
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Registration
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Opening Reception

Thursday, April 20
6:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration
7:30 am - 9:45 am Opening Session Breakfast
Speaker: W. Lily O'Byrne, Vice President of Systems, Design, & Engineering at Lockheed Martin
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Concurrent Workshops
11:25 pm - 12:45 pm Luncheon
Speaker: Sandra Begay-Campbell, Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Speaker: Karl Reid, Associate Dean of Undergraduates, MIT: "Black Males in the Academy: Factors that Influence the Achievement of African American Makes In Higher Education"
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm NAMEPA Business Meeting (all welcome)
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Speaker: Joseph Brown, Director of Student Affairs, Stanford University: "How Social Identity Threats & Shape Academic Achievement"

Friday, April 21
7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration
8:00 am - 9:45 am Breakfast
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Concurrent Workshops
11:25 am - 12:45 pm Luncheon
Speaker: Frank Flores, Vice President of Engineering, Logistics, & Technology at Northrop Grumman
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Speaker: Karen Yoshina, Exec. Director, Higher Education Administration and Special Projects, College Board: "A Framework for Examining Campus Access and Equity"
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Regional Meetings A,B,C,D,E
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm The Heard Museum
9:00 pm - 12:00 am After Party

Saturday, April 22
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
8:00 am - 8:55 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:00 am Concurrent Workshops
10:00 am - 12:00 pm NCOURAGES Meeting
2:00 pm Adjourn

 

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