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October
17, 2005 Vol. 77, no. 8F
Events
and Announcements
R U IEOR?
Are you interested in algorithms, financial engineering, logistics,
management of technology, market engineering, operations research, optimization,
production management, robotics, service operations, stochastic modeling,
or simulation? Then maybe an M.S. or Ph.D. in IEOR is for you. There’s
an information session on Tuesday, October 18, at 5 p.m. in 3110 Etcheverry
Hall covering IEOR graduate programs and the application process. Free
pizza will be served. For more information, contact Dina Michail, dina@ieor.berkeley.edu.
What’s next in tech innovation
At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, in Sibley Auditorium, Geoffrey Moore,
the CEO of Chasm Group, will deliver a talk entitled, “Complex
Systems, Volume Operations, and the Next Generation of Technology Sector
Innovation.” The lecture is part of the Center for Entrepreneurship
and Technology’s Distinguished Innovator Lecture Series. For more
information, go to http://cet.berkeley.edu/.
Technology Breakthrough Competition
The 2005 Technology Breakthrough Competition is seeking entrants who
are developing technologies that advance or make the world a better
place to live, work, or play. The competition is open to all Berkeley
undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. Winners will receive
national press coverage, more than $20,000 in cash awards and prizes,
and strategic networking opportunities with venture capitalists and
industry leaders. The deadline to apply is October 20. For details,
visit http://cet.berkeley.edu/breakthrough.htm.
Congratulations
The answer to last week’s brainteaser is 60 seconds.
EECS graduate student Haiyang Zheng got it right first.
And the winner of the twice-a-semester Genius Corner drawing is . .
. ME senior Henry Lopez! Lopez, whose name was randomly
drawn from all the brainteaser winners, wins two movie tickets courtesy
of Engineering Alumni Relations.
Get the complete, up-to-date Engineering Calendar at www.coe.berkeley.edu/events.
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