IEEE Exec: Re: FW: Tour for College Students (NIST)
- From: "Deepanjan De" <deepanjan.de@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ieee-exec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 02:08:56 -0400
Hey guys,
I don't have any objections with the NIST tour itself, but the
11/12 will not be a good day for me. Wednesdays in general are not a
good day for me, but I'm only one person, so I'll have to take an out
on the field trip. Alright, take it easy.
Deep
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Brady" <sean.brady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2003 0:51 am
Subject: IEEE Exec: Re: FW: Tour for College Students (NIST)
> NIST on 11/12 sounds good to me. Dan, if there are no objections
> could you
> please schedule a tour for us. Should we plan to transport 30
> students?What if we can't sign up 30 students... will NIST have
> any objections?
>
> Sean
>
> On 10/14/2003 7:38 PM, "Daniel Gulick"
> <daniel.gulick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Uhm.
> >
> > I don't know about you, but missing Multimedia and Database on a
> Wednesday> definitely would not bother me. I actually have some
> worthwhile classes on
> > T/Th afternoons so I'd be all for an educational Wednesday down
> at the NIST.
> >
> > November 5, 12, or 19? (I vote 11/12/03)
> >
> > Glad to see everyone's still checkin this eMail thing over break.
> >
> > I don't know about you, but I'm excited to see what great new look
> >
>
http://www.engineering.villanova.edu/prospective/organizations/ieee.htm
l has
> > after engineering adds whatever they want to it. :^}
> >
> > Tis all from here. ~-*-~=#*->Dan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ieee-exec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ieee-exec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of
> > Kyle Comins
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:11 PM
> > To: ieee-exec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: IEEE Exec: Re: FW: Tour for College Students (NIST)
> >
> > I personally think that the NIST sounds more interesting and
> like they
> > have a pre-packaged tour that might be more organized than
something
> > we would get at Lockheed, however I'm a little concerned about
> how the
> > available times for the NIST would conflict with classes. Seeing as
> > the tours only run on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10-12, it
> seems to
> > me it would be difficult to organize with professors so that
> students> wouldn't be missing out on coursework. Maybe I'm just a
> dork and
> > concerned about that and no one else cares, if that's the case,
> I vote
> > NIST, otherwise, lets try to go to Lockheed some afternoon.
> >
> > ~Kyle
> >
> > P.S. - a big thumbs down for Naval Surface Warfare Center for never
> > returning our email!
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tara Bergstrom" <tara.bergstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:23 pm
> > Subject: IEEE Exec: Re: FW: Tour for College Students (NIST)
> >
> >> Just so we realize....we can do both...one this semester and one
> >> next... so we don't have to decide between them :0)
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Deepanjan De" <deepanjan.de@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 1:15 pm
> >> Subject: IEEE Exec: Re: FW: Tour for College Students (NIST)
> >>
> >>> Hey guys,
> >>>
> >>> I think the GPS system would be interesting, but I?m
> >>> interested to see what the NIST tour would expose us to because
> >> by
> >>> reading the email it seems that the NIST may have a good tour
> >>> since
> >>> they are geared toward college students. But I do think it?d be
> >>> pretty cool to see the GPS system.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Deep
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Sean Brady" <sean.brady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:05 am
> >>> Subject: IEEE Exec: Re: FW: Tour for College Students (NIST)
> >>>
> >>>> Hey All,
> >>>>
> >>>> I talked to Mike Pirone about a visit to Boeing. He didn¹t
> >>> think
> >>>> anythingsounded promising.
> >>>>
> >>>> I contacted Lockheed and they said that the only unclassified
> >>>> project they
> >>>> could show us would be the GPS system in King of Prussia.
> >> I¹ve
> >>>> seen the
> >>>> presentation and it¹s pretty interesting... you can also ask
> >>> questions
> >>>> directly to the GPS engineers, which is pretty neat. After a
> >>> complete
> >>>> overview presentation, they could take us to the high bay and
> >> we
> >>>> could check
> >>>> out some real-live GPS satellites (few people ever actually
> >> SEE a
> >>>> satellite). This is a pretty interesting trip and isn¹t too
> >> far to
> >>>> travel... keep in mind that we couldn¹t bring any non-U.S.
> >> citizens.
> >>>>
> >>>> Dan, what kind of things would we be exposed to on the NIST
> > tours?
> >>>>
> >>>> If we want the Lockheed thing, I have to let them know ASAP to
> >> begin
> >>>> preparations and schedule a date, etc. Let me know what you
> >> all
> >>>> think!
> >>>> Sean
> >>>>
> >>>> PS If you¹re opting out of this discussion, please reply
> >>> anyway.
> >>>> I don¹t
> >>>> want to make any decisions if people aren¹t checking email
> >> over
> >>>> the break.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 10/11/2003 12:04 AM, "Daniel Gulick"
> >>>> <daniel.gulick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is what I got. Any success from anyone else?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Have a good break. Dan
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> From: Barbara Cuddington [mailto:barbara.cuddington@xxxxxxxx]
> >>>>> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 4:56 PM
> >>>>> To: Daniel Gulick
> >>>>> Subject: Re: Tour for College Students
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi Dan,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank you for your interest in the National Institute of
> >>>> Standards and
> >>>>> Technology. I would be more than happy to accommodate you.
> >>
> >>> We
> >>>> offer a
> >>>>> guided tour which includes visits to three laboratories.
> >> The
> >>>> tours are geared
> >>>>> toward the students' area of study such as: engineering,
> >>>> physical science,
> >>>>> mathematics, and computer science. Each tour can
> >> accommodate
> >>> up
> >>>> to 30
> >>>>> students. Student tours run on Wednesdays and Thursdays
> >> from
> >>>> 10:00 a.m. -
> >>>>> 12:00 noon. Lunch is available afterwards in the NIST
> >> cafeteria.> > >
> >>>>> If this is something you might be interested in, please call
> >>> me
> >>>> at (301)
> >>>>> 975-3999 to make a reservation and to discuss your request
> >> in
> >>>> further detail.
> >>>>> I look forward to your call.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Barb Cuddington
> >>>>>
> >>>>> At 09:58 AM 10/4/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Barbara,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am part of the IEEE chapter at Villanova Unversity and was
> >>>> trying to find
> >>>>> out the logistics of geting a tour of the NIST facilities.
> >>> The
> >>>> group would be
> >>>>> about 20 or so undergrad (sophmores, juniors and seniors)
> >>> students.> >
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If you could let me know the availablity of dates for a
> >> tour,
> >>>> and perhaps a
> >>>>> little bit more into what can be shown during the tour that
> >>>> would be
> >>>>> appreciated.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank you in advance for your time.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dan Gulick
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Technology Chair, IEEE @ VU
> >>>>>
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