Friday October 19, 2012Overview:
In order to highlight the achievements and activities we have been working with the local schools as part of our community outreach program sponsored by NSF, we would like to organize a local workshop to bring all the parties involved in these activities to discuss our approaches, exchange ideas, and brainstorm future developments as a community for engaging the school kids into scientific activities to serve the ultimate goal of improving and enhancing the K-12 education in this nation in general and in our local community specifically.
Program and Participants:
| 9am - 9:30am | Registration, Social Gathering |
| 9:30am - 10am | Opening Remarks, Introduction, and Overview, Mark Zhang and Hiroki Sayama |
| 10am - 11:50am | Panel Discussion I: Benefits and Future Developments for University Outreach to Local Schools Moderator: Mark Zhang Panelists:
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| 11:50am - noon | Welcome Keynote by Prof. Krishnaswami Srihari (Dean and Distinguished Professor, Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, BU) |
| Noon - 1:30pm | Lunch and Poster Presentations |
| 1:30pm - 3pm | Panel Discussion II: Students Perspectives to University Outreach to Local Schools Moderator: Hiroki Sayama, BU Bioengineering & Systems Science Faculty Panelists:
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| 3pm - 3:30pm | Break |
| 3:30pm - 5pm | Panel Discussion III: Remaining Issues to University Outreach to Local Schools Moderator: Mark Zhang, BU Computer Science Faculty Panelists:
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| 5pm - 5:10pm | Concluding Remarks, Mark Zhang and Hiroki Sayama |