National Society of Black Engineers

37th Annual Convention

March 23–27, 2011

sponsored by
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National Society of Black Engineers
37th Annual Convention
St. Louis, MO ● March 23–27, 2011

GENERAL AGENDA sponsored by

Times, dates, activities and events are subject to change.
Please see the convention monitors for up-to-date listings.

LEGEND
PCI Pre-College Initiative Conference RAB Regional Advisory Board
RAEB Regional Alumni Executive Board
COLL Collegiate Conference
REB Regional Executive Board
GSC Graduate School Conference APEx Academic Pyramid of
TPC Technical Professionals Conference Excellence Honorees
ALL PCI COLL GSC TPC CORP Corporate
AEB Alumni Executive Board AC America’s Center Convention Complex
NAB National Advisory Board RG Renaissance Grand Hotel
NEB National Executive Board O Offsite

Time Event Location Room Audience

WEDNESDAY, March 23
Production Office Sponsored
24 Hours AC 115 WHQ
by Dell Inc.
Elections Headquarters
24 Hours AC 132 NEB
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
Security & Volunteer
24 Hours AC 173 A & B CPC
Headquarters
Pre-College Initiative
24 Hours Conference Headquarters AC 182 PCI
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
WHQ Office Sponsored by
24 Hours AC 251 WHQ
Dell Inc.

WEDNESDAY, March 23 ❘ 3
Time Event Location Room Audience

Graduate School Conference

(GSC) / Speaker &
24 Hours AC 253 GSC
Workshops Headquarters
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
CPC Headquarters
24 Hours AC 255 CPC
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
24 Hours AV Storage Room AC Locker Room B CPC
Lafayette
7:00 AM–2:00 AM Entertainment Headquarters RG CPC
Boardroom
7:00 AM–2:00 AM First Aid Room AC Plaza First Aid ALL
Registration
8:00 AM–9:00 PM TPC Headquarters RG ALL
Room
Board of Corporate Affiliates
Meeting: Sponsored by
8:00 AM–10:00 AM AC 143 BCA
VisitPittsburgh and
Vibrant Pittsburgh
8:00 AM–12:00 PM Six Sigma Green Belt Testing RG Benton TPC
Alumni Extension Community
8:00 AM–3:00 PM O – TPC
Impact Day
Project Leadership &
Communication Sponsored
8:00 AM–5:00 PM RG Portland TPC
by Hewlett-Packard
Company
8:00 AM–7:00 PM Press Room AC 250
Executive Mentoring
Parkview -
9:00 AM–4:00 PM Sessions by RG TPC
Aubert
Appointment Only
Programs Lounge /
Academic Excellence
10:00 AM–5:00 PM AC 252 ALL
Headquarters Sponsored by
Dell Inc.
Resume Review Center
Sponsored by Hewlett-
11:00 AM–12:00 PM AC 130 & 131 ALL
Packard Company–
APEx Only

4 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

Anheuser-Busch VIP Behind Washington

11:00 AM–3:00 PM the Scenes Tour Sponsored AC Avenue TPC
by Anheuser-Busch Cos. Entrance
General Registration
11:00 AM–5:00 PM AC 100 Complex ALL
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
Washington
11:00 AM–5:00 PM NSBE Info Booth AC ALL
Lobby
Cyber Café Sponsored by
11:00 AM–5:00 PM AC 106 ALL
Hewlett-Packard Company
Resume Review Center
12:00 PM–5:00 PM Sponsored by Hewlett- AC 130 & 131 ALL
Packard Company
12:00 PM–5:30 PM NSBE Expo AC Plaza Lobby ALL
1:00 PM–5:00 PM Six Sigma Black Belt Testing RG Benton TPC
3:00 PM–4:00 PM 2011 Exhibitors Meeting AC 143–145 CORP
Environmental Special
3:00 PM–5:00 PM RG Westmoreland TPC
Interest Group Meeting
ITTT Special Interest
3:00 PM–5:00 PM RG Kingsbury TPC
Group Meeting
Public Policy Special Interest Hawthorne -
3:00 PM–5:00 PM RG TPC
Group Meeting Lucas
Space Special Interest
3:00 PM–5:00 PM RG Pershing TPC
Group Meeting
Women in Science &
3:00 PM–5:00 PM Engineering Special Interest RG Lindell TPC
Group Meeting
Process Improvement
3:00 PM–5:00 PM Special Interest RG Flora TPC
Group Meeting
4:30 PM–5:30 PM Opening Session Seating AC Hall 4 & 5 ALL
Opening Session
5:30 PM–7:30 PM Sponsored by United AC Hall 4 & 5 ALL
Technologies Corporation
8:00 PM–9:00 PM TPC Volunteers Meeting RG Hawthorne TPC
General Registration
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 100 Complex ALL
Sponsored by Dell Inc.

WEDNESDAY, March 23 ❘ 5
Time Event Location Room Audience

NSBEPreneur ™
COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM Business2Business O –
TPC
Exchange
Hospitality Suites
Hospitality Suite:
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 221 COLL
the Boeing Company
Hospitality Suite:
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 222 COLL
the Boeing Company
Hospitality Suite: United
8:00 PM–10:00 PM Technologies Corporation AC 223 COLL
(Invitation Only)
Hospitality Suite:
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 224 COLL
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Hospitality Suite:
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 225 COLL
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Hospitality Suite:
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 226 COLL
BAE SYSTEMS
Test your SWAG: Speed
8:00 PM–11:00 PM AC 120 Complex PCI
Networking Mixer
8:30 PM–9:30 PM PCI Chaperone Meeting AC 141-142 PCI
9:00 PM–10:30 PM Senator Workshop AC 143-145 Senators
9:00 PM–1:00 AM NSBE Carnival AC Hall 6 ALL

Thursday, March 24
WHQ Office Sponsored by
24 Hours AC 251 WHQ
Dell Inc.
Elections Headquarters
24 Hours AC 132 ALL
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
CPC Headquarters
24 Hours AC 255 CPC
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
TPC Headquarters Registration
8:00 AM–9:00 PM RG TPC
Sponsored by Dell Inc. Room
Graduate School Conference
(GSC) Speaker & Workshops
24 Hours AC 253 GSC
Headquarters Sponsored by
Dell Inc.

6 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

Pre-College Initiative
24 Hours Conference Headquarters AC 182 PCI
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
Security & Volunteer
24 Hours AC 173 A & B CPC
Headquarters
Production Office Sponsored
24 Hours AC 115 TBG
by Dell Inc.
24 Hours Study Room RG Flora ALL
Lafayette
7:00 AM–2:00 AM Entertainment Headquarters RG CPC
Boardroom
Resume Review Center:
Sponsored by Hewlett-
8:00 AM–9:00 AM AC 130 & 131 APEx
Packard Company–
APEx Only
Second Floor
8:00 AM–9:15 AM PCI Kickoff Breakfast AC PCI
Atrium
GRE Full Practice Exam COLL,
8:00 AM–11:15 AM AC 123
Presented by Kaplan, Inc. GSC,TPC
GMAT Full Practice Exam COLL,
8:00 AM–11:45 AM AC 127
Presented by Kaplan, Inc. GSC,TPC
8:00 AM–12:00 PM Six Sigma Green Belt Testing RG Benton TPC
Enhancing Engineering
Society Outreach Best
Invite
8:00 AM–2:45 PM Practices Symposium AC 275
Required
Opening Plenary/Closing
Plenary (Invitation Only)
Consultations for Prospective
MBA Applicants (By COLL ,GSC,
8:00 AM–3:30 PM AC 200
Appointment Only) by Admit TPC
Advantage
General Registration:
8:00 AM–5:00 PM AC 100 Complex ALL
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
8:00 AM–5:00 PM Project Risk Management RG Portland TPC
Cyber Café Sponsored by
8:00 AM–5:00 PM AC 106 ALL
Hewlett-Packard Company
Interview Booths
8:00 AM–6:00 PM AC Hall 3 ALL
(Invitation Only)

Thursday, March 24 ❘ 7
Time Event Location Room Audience

8:00 AM–7:00 PM Press Room AC 250 Press

PCI Engineering Design
9:00 AM–3:00 PM AC 121 PCI
Competition Presentations
Technical Research
Exhibition Poster Session: Ballroom
9:00 AM–3:00 PM AC COLL, GSC
Sponsored by the Prefunction
Boeing Company
Executive Mentoring
Parkview -
9:00 AM–4:00 PM Sessions by RG TPC
Aubert
Appointment Only
PCI Robotics Challenge
(Loading at 8:45 AM):
9:00 AM–4:30 PM AC Plaza Entrance PCI
Sponsored by United
Technologies Corporation
Resume Review Center
9:00 AM–5:00 PM Sponsored by Hewlett- AC 130 & 131 ALL
Packard Company
9:30 AM–10:45 AM First Impressions AC 145 PCI
9:30 AM–10:45 AM Music Engineering AC 143 PCI
Between Today and My
9:30 AM–10:45 AM Dream: What to Do With the AC 142 PCI
In Between
Getting Into College:
9:30 AM–10:45 AM AC 140 PCI
Preparation and Process
Region I Joint Collegiate/AE/ PCI, COLL,
9:30 AM–11:00 AM AC 230-232
PCI Regional Meeting TPC
Region II Joint Collegiate/AE/ PCI, COLL,
9:30 AM–11:00 AM AC 223-226
PCI Regional Meeting TPC
Region III Joint Collegiate/ PCI, COLL,
9:30 AM–11:00 AM AC 240-242
AE/PCI Regional Meeting TPC
Region IV Joint Collegiate/ 220-222, PCI, COLL,
9:30 AM–11:00 AM AC
AE/PCI Regional Meeting 227-229 TPC
Region V Joint Collegiate/AE/ PCI, COLL,
9:30 AM–11:00 AM AC Hall 4 & 5
PCI Regional Meeting TPC
Region VI Joint Collegiate/ PCI, COLL,
9:30 AM–11:00 AM AC 274
AE/PCI Regional Meeting TPC

8 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

Enhancing Engineering
9:45 AM–11:45 AM AC 160 TPC
Symposium—Implicit Bias
Enhancing Engineering
9:45 AM–11:45 AM Symposium—Cultural AC 161 TPC
Awareness
Programs Lounge &
Academic Excellence
10:00 AM–5:00 PM AC 252 ALL
Headquarters Sponsored by
Dell Inc.
10:00 AM–5:00 PM Exhibitors Lounge AC Hall 1 & 2
10:45 AM–12:15 PM Kid Zone Hands On Activity AC 151 PCI
11:00 AM–12:00 PM Career Fair–APEx Only AC Hall 1 & 2 APEx
Decision Making:
11:00 AM–12:15 PM Avoiding Pitfalls on the AC 145 PCI
Road to Success
Robotic Surgery Presented
11:00 AM–12:15 PM AC 140 PCI
by the United States Navy
Music and You: Bridging
11:00 AM–12:15 PM Art & Computer Knowledge AC 143 PCI
(MaYBACK)
Do You Know Your
11:00 AM–12:15 PM Leadership IQ? What Type of AC 142 PCI
Leader are You?
St. Louis Science Center Tour
11:00 AM–4:00 PM AC Plaza Entrance PCI
(Loading at 10:45 AM)
The NSBE Tank:
COLL, TPC,
11:00 AM–5:00 PM NSBEPreneur ™ AC 152
GSC
Elevator Pitch
Washington
11:00 AM–5:00 PM NSBE Info Booth AC ALL
Lobby
11:00 AM–5:00 PM Graduate School/College Fair AC Hall 3 ALL
Effective Networking
11:15 AM–12:15 PM AC 266 GSC, TPC
Presented by GEM
GRAD Lab #1: Why Graduate COLL ,GSC,
11:15 AM–12:30 PM AC 123
School? Presented GEM TPC
11:30 AM–6:00 PM NSBE Expo AC Plaza Lobby ALL

Thursday, March 24 ❘ 9
Time Event Location Room Audience

AE Kickoff Luncheon
11:45 AM–1:45 PM Sponsored by the RG Majestic F & G TPC
Boeing Company
National Membership
Shaw COLL ,GSC,
12:00 PM–1:00 PM Committee + Membership RG
Boardroom TPC
Chair Meeting
Graduate School Conference
12:00 PM–1:30 PM AC 276 GSC
(GSC) Kickoff Event
Enhancing Engineering
Society Outreach Best
12:00 PM–1:30 PM AC 162 TPC
Practices Symposium Lunch
(Invitation Only)
COLL, GSC,
12:00 PM–5:00 PM Career Fair AC Hall 1 & 2
TPC
Ride and Drive Event 9th Street COLL, GSC,
12:00 PM–5:00 PM AC
Presented by GM Entrance TPC
12:30 PM–1:45 PM PCI Lunch AC Hall 6 South PCI
12:30 PM–2:00 PM National Forum AC Hall 4 & 5 ALL
Successful Students Think
1:00 PM–1:50 PM AC 223 COLL
Alike Presented by Accenture
Leadership Skills You
Need to Master—Building
Your Brand Image: Your
1:00 PM–1:50 PM AC 224 COLL
School, Your Chapter, and
You! Presented by Texas
Instruments Inc.
Excelling in the Workplace:
Everything You Ever Wanted
1:00 PM–1:50 PM AC 225 COLL, GSC
to Know About HR
Presented by Cummins Inc.
Integrating the
Tuskegee Airmen Into
1:00 PM–1:50 PM the Aviation Industry AC 226 COLL, GSC
Presented by the
Boeing Company
1:00 PM–2:00 PM PCI Talent Show Try-Outs AC 140 PCI

10 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

NSBEPreneur™ Training
Institute: 101—Financial COLL,GSC,
1:00 PM–2:00 PM AC 242
Management and Wealth TPC
Building Strategies
GRE Full Practice Exam
1:00 PM–4:30 PM AC 123 GSC
Presented by Kaplan, Inc.
GMAT Full Practice Exam
1:00 PM–5:00 PM AC 127 GSC
Presented by Kaplan, Inc.
1:00 PM–5:00 PM Six Sigma Black Belt Testing RG Benton TPC
Practice SAT Exam
1:00 PM–5:00 PM AC 267 PCI
Presented by Kaplan, Inc.
Exploring Eco-Privilege: A
1:30 PM–3:00 PM Two-Way Discussion With AC 125 ALL
the St. Louis Community
Enhancing Engineering
1:45 PM–3:00 PM Symposium—Systemic AC 160 TPC
Inclusion
Enhancing Engineering
1:45 PM–4:00 PM AC 161 TPC
Symposium—Assessment
Getting a 4.0 GPA without
2:00 PM–2:50 PM AC 223 COLL
the STRESS
Leadership for the Road Less
2:00 PM–2:50 PM Traveled Presented by AC 224 COLL, GSC
BAE Systems
What do I do now?
Reshaping Your Career in a
2:00 PM–2:50 PM AC 225 COLL, GSC
Down Economy Presented
by ExxonMobil
Technology Challenges
2:00 PM–2:50 PM Facing the Transportation AC 226 COLL, GSC
Industry Presented by Delphi
Career Panel # 1: Faculty
2:00 PM–3:15 PM Having it All ( Industry, AC 261 COLL, GSC
Academia, Entrepreneurship)
How to Breed Your Dragon:
2:00 PM–3:15 PM Learning Genetics with AC 141 PCI
Educational Software

Thursday, March 24 ❘ 11
Time Event Location Room Audience

U.S. Coast Guard: The

2:00 PM–3:15 PM AC 145 PCI
Academy Experience
Importance of Internships
2:00 PM–3:15 PM AC 144 PCI
Presented by INROADS
2:00 PM–3:15 PM Preparing for College AC 142 PCI
Motivating Minority Students
into Engineering and
2:00 PM–3:15 PM AC 143 PCI
Technology: Strategies
for Advisors
Tech Talk #1: Moving
Forward: Cloud Computing,
COLL,
2:00 PM–3:30 PM Software Systems and AC 260
GSC,TPC
Architecture Sponsored by
Intel Corporation
Corporate Roundtable #1—
Lessons from a Corporate
2:00 PM–3:30 PM RG Majestic H TPC
Executive Sponsored by the
Boeing Company
Corporate Roundtable
#2—How Lean Are You?
Sponsored by Caterpillar
2:00 PM–3:30 PM Inc.; the Dow Chemical RG Majestic B TPC
Company; the Clorox
Company; Dell, Inc.,
and Genentech
PCI Flight Introduction
2:00 PM–5:00 PM Sponsored by the Boeing AC 120 PCI
Company
PCI Try-Math-A-Lon
2:00 PM–5:00 PM AC 122 PCI
World PAT
PCI Try-Math-A-Lon
2:00 PM–5:00 PM AC 264 PCI
USA PAT/TEC
NSBEPreneur™ COLL,GSC,
2:15 PM–3:30 PM AC 242
Training Institute TPC
2:15 PM–4:15 PM National Candidates Q & A AC Hall 4 & 5 ALL
Space SIG-The Transforming
2:30 PM–3:30 PM Cubesat: NSBE’s Collapsible RG Lindell TPC
Dobson Space Telescope

12 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

Public Policy SIG - Public

2:30 PM–3:30 PM RG Pershing TPC
Policy Forum on Education
NSBEPreneurTM—
No W2, No Problem:
2:30 PM–3:30 PM RG Westmoreland TPC
Going From Consultant to
Business Owner
BP Gulf of Mexico—Macondo
2:30 PM–3:30 PM RG Kingsbury TPC
Well Presented by BP
Cracking the Code—
3:00 PM–3:50 PM Fundamentals of Engineering AC 223 COLL
Exam (Review Session)
“Interviewing Skills—How
3:00 PM–3:50 PM to Get a STAR” Presented by AC 224 COLL
Chevron Corporation
Mentor/Mentee Success
3:00 PM–3:50 PM AC 225 COLL
Strategies
How I Helped Cure the World:
Engineers in Pharma Making
3:00 PM–4:30 PM a Difference Presented AC 226 COLL
by Merck & Co., Inc. and
Genentech
Enhancing Engineering
3:00 PM–4:30 PM Symposium—Proven AC 275 TPC
Practices Panel
Guiding Learning Through
3:30 PM–4:45 PM Hands-On Engineering AC 140 PCI
Service Projects (Advisors)
Understanding Other
People’s Graphs: Learning
3:30 PM–4:45 PM AC 141 PCI
with the SmartGraphs
Educational Software
Eliminating Self
3:30 PM–4:45 PM AC 142 PCI
Defeating Behavior
Learning Through Hands-On
3:30 PM–4:45 PM AC 143 PCI
Engineering Service Projects
How to Become a Public
3:30 PM–4:45 PM Speaker and Be Your Own AC 145 PCI
Boss

Thursday, March 24 ❘ 13
Time Event Location Room Audience

Transitioning from Technical/

3:30 PM–5:00 PM AC 124 GSC, TPC
Research to Management
Tech Talk #2: From Nano to
Macro… Explorations Across COLL, GSC,
3:30 PM–5:00 PM AC 126
Fields / Sponsored by GE TPC
Global Research
NSBEPreneur™
Training Institute: 102—
From Engineering to COLL,GSC,
3:45 PM–4:45 PM AC 242
Entrepreneurship: What You TPC
Need to Know Today to Start
Tomorrow’s Business
National AE House of
3:45 PM–4:45 PM RG Hawthorne TPC
Delegates Meeting
Moving Organizations
Forward as Relationship-
3:45 PM–4:45 PM RG Westmoreland TPC
based Leaders; Leading
with Greatness
ITTT SIG—Panel Discussion
on Cyber Security Sponsored
3:45 PM–4:45 PM RG Lindell TPC
by Hewlett-Packard
Company
Engineering Gateways
to Leadership: Creating
3:45 PM–4:45 PM an Effective Career Map RG Pershing TPC
Specifically for Technical
Professionals
Space SIG—Space Habitats:
NSBE Investigations for
3:45 PM–4:45 PM RG Kingsbury TPC
Living and Working on the
Moon and Mars
Environmental SIG
Panel—Corporate Roles
3:45 PM–5:15 PM in Sustainable Product RG Majestic H TPC
Development Sponsored by
the Boeing Company
NSBE Consulting Design
4:00 PM–5:00 PM AC 121 COLL, GSC
Olympiad Pre-Meeting

14 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

Navigating the MBA

4:00 PM–5:00 PM AC 125 GSC, TPC
Admissions Process
4:45 PM–5:15 PM General Session Seating AC Hall 4 & 5 ALL
General Session Sponsored
5:15 PM–6:45 PM AC Hall 4 & 5 ALL
by Chevron Corporation
Technical Professional
Landmark
Corporate Invitational—
7:00 PM–9:00 PM RG Ballroom TPC, CORP
Sponsored by The Broad
Salon 4
Center, GE and US Cellular
Entertainment—Crescendo
7:00 PM–2:00 AM O TPC
(Mosaic and Lola’s)
International Convention
7:00 PM–9:30 PM AC 274 COLL, GSC
Attendees Welcome
Hospitality Suites
Hospitality Suite: Toyota
Motor Engineering &
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 200 COLL
Manufacturing North
America, Inc.
8:00 PM–10:00 PM Hospitality Suite: BP AC 221 COLL
8:00 PM–10:00 PM Hospitality Suite: Accenture AC 222 COLL
8:00 PM–10:00 PM Hospitality Suite: GE AC 223 COLL
Hospitality Suite: General
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 224 COLL
Mills Company
Hospitality Suite: Hewlett
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 225 COLL
Packard Company
Hospitality Suite: Merck
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 226 COLL
& Company
Hospitality Suite: Harris
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 227 COLL
Corporation
Hospitality Suite: Procter
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 228 COLL
& Gamble
Hospitality Suite: Black
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 229 COLL
& Veatch
Career Engineer Networking Suites

Thursday, March 24 ❘ 15
Time Event Location Room Audience

Career Engineer Networking Landmark

8:00 PM–10:00 PM Suite: United Technologies RG Ballroom TPC
Corporation Salons 1 & 2
Landmark
Career Engineer Networking
8:00 PM–10:00 PM RG Ballroom TPC
Suite: Corning Inc.
Salon 3
Career Engineer Networking Landmark
8:00 PM–10:00 PM Suite: Georgia Institute of RG Ballroom TPC
Technology Salon 5
Career Engineer Networking Landmark
8:00 PM–10:00 PM Suite: The Dow Chemical RG Ballroom TPC
Company Salon 6
Landmark
Career Engineer Networking
8:00 PM–10:00 PM RG Ballroom TPC
Suite: Life Technologies
Salon 7
8:00 PM–10:30 PM NSBE Apollo AC Ferrara Theater ALL
8:00 PM–11:00 PM Region I REB Meeting AC 122 REB
8:30 PM–9:30 PM PCI Talent Show Try-Outs AC 140 PCI
9:00 PM–10:00 PM PCI Chaperone Meeting RG Majestic F PCI
PCI Thursday Night Live
8:30 PM–9:00 PM RG Majestic A-E PCI
Seating
9:00 PM–11:00 PM PCI Thursday Night Live RG Majestic A-E PCI
10:00 PM–11:00 PM Region II REB Meeting AC 121 REB
Collegiate O Party at Lucas
10:30 PM–2:00 AM O – COLL
Park Grille

Friday, March 25
Production Office Sponsored
24 Hours AC 115 WHQ
by Dell Inc.
Elections Headquarters
24 Hours AC 132 ALL
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
Pre-College Initiative
24 Hours Conference Headquarters AC 182 PCI
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
WHQ Office Sponsored by
24 Hours AC 251 WHQ
Dell Inc.

16 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

Graduate School Conference

(GSC) / Speaker &
24 Hours AC 253 GSC
Workshops Headquarters
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
CPC Headquarters
24 Hours AC 255 CPC
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
Security & Volunteer
24 Hours AC 173 A & B CPC
Headquarters
24 Hours AV Storage Room AC Locker Room B CPC
24 Hours Study Room RG Flora ALL
Lafayette
7:00 AM–2:00 AM Entertainment Headquarters RG CPC
Boardroom
Pre-College Initiative—
Prairie State Tour (Loading
7:45 AM–1:30 PM AC Plaza Entrance PCI
at 7:30 AM): Sponsored by
Bechtel Corporation
Registration
8:00 AM–9:00 PM TPC Headquarters RG TPC
Room
Resume Review Center
Sponsored by Hewlett-
8:00 AM–9:00 AM AC 130 & 131 APEx
Packard Company–
APEx Only
GMAT Full Practice Exam
8:00 AM–11:45 AM AC 127 GSC
Presented by Kaplan, Inc.
Consultations for Prospective
8:00 AM–12:00 PM MBA Applicants (Walk-Ins) AC 200 GSC, TPC
by Admit Advantage
Challenger Learning Center
8:00 AM–12:30 PM Tour—Mission Simulation 1 AC Plaza Entrance PCI
(Loading Time is 7:45 AM)
8:00 AM–3:00 PM General Registration AC 100 Complex ALL
Cyber Café Sponsored by
8:00 AM–5:00 PM AC 106 ALL
Hewlett-Packard Company
Technical Research
Exhibition Oral Presentation
8:00 AM–5:30 PM AC 124 COLL, GSC
Sponsored by the Boeing
Company

friday, March 25 ❘ 17
Time Event Location Room Audience

Interview Booths
8:00 AM–6:00 PM AC Hall 3 ALL
(Invitation Only)
“Living Up to the Titles”
8:20 AM–10:00 AM AC 276 GSC
GSC Leadership Breakfast
PCI Try Math-A-Lon World
9:00 AM–10:00 AM AC 150 PCI
TEC
9:00 AM–12:00 PM Kid Zone Quiz Bowl AC 275 PCI
9:00 AM–2:00 PM PCI Science Fair AC Prefunction B PCI
Washington University
9:00 AM–4:00 PM Collegiate Experience Tour AC Plaza Entrance PCI
(Loading Time is 8:30 AM)
PCI MATHCOUNTS
9:00 AM–4:00 PM AC 123 PCI
Competition
Executive Mentoring
Parkview -
9:00 AM–4:00 PM Sessions by RG TPC
Aubert
Appointment Only
PCI Engineering Design
9:00 AM–5:00 PM AC 121 PCI
Competition Exhibition
Resume Review Center
9:00 AM–5:00 PM Sponsored by Hewlett- AC 130 & 131 ALL
Packard Company
Cyber Security and the
Development of the Cyber
9:30 AM–10:45 AM Security Professional AC 142 PCI
Presented by Northrop
Grumman Corporation
Environmental Equality:
9:30 AM–10:45 AM Opportunity & Community AC 143 PCI
Justice
True Evolution of a
9:30 AM–10:45 AM AC 144 PCI
College Student
9:30 AM–10:45 AM Cutting Edge Technology AC 145 PCI
9:30 AM–11:00 AM Region I Collegiate Meeting AC 230-232 COLL
9:30 AM–11:00 AM Region II Collegiate Meeting AC 223-226 COLL
9:30 AM–11:00 AM Region III Collegiate Meeting AC 240-242 COLL

18 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

220-222,
9:30 AM–11:00 AM Region IV Collegiate Meeting AC COLL
227-229
9:30 AM–11:00 AM Region V Collegiate Meeting AC Hall 4 & 5 COLL
9:30 AM–11:00 AM Region VI Collegiate Meeting AC 274 COLL
Landmark
9:00 AM–11:00 AM Region I Alumni Meeting RG Ballroom TPC
Salon 1
Landmark
9:00 AM–11:00 AM Region II Alumni Meeting RG Ballroom TPC
Salon 7
Landmark
9:00 AM–11:00 AM Region III Alumni Meeting RG Ballroom TPC
Salon 5
Landmark
9:00 AM–11:00 AM Region IV Alumni Meeting RG Ballroom TPC
Salon 3
Landmark
9:00 AM–11:00 AM Region V Alumni Meeting RG Ballroom TPC
Salon 2
Landmark
9:00 AM–11:00 AM Region VI Alumni Meeting RG Ballroom TPC
Salon 6
10:00 AM–5:00 PM Exhibitor’s Lounge AC Hall 1 & 2 CORP
Programs Lounge /
Academic Excellence
10:00 AM–5:00 PM AC 252 ALL
Headquarters Sponsored by
Dell Inc.
The NSBE Tank:
COLL, GSC,
10:00 AM–5:00 PM NSBEPreneur ™ Business AC 140
TPC
Plan Competition
Challenger Learning Center
10:30 AM–3:00 PM Tour—Mission Simulation 2 AC Plaza Entrance PCI
(Loading Time at 10:00 AM)
Career Fair- Pre-College
11:00 AM–12:00 PM AC Hall 1 & 2 PCI
Initiative Students Only

friday, March 25 ❘ 19
Time Event Location Room Audience

Accepted: Getting Into

11:00 AM–12:15 PM Your First Choice School AC 142 PCI
Presented by Kaplan, Inc.
Black History and
11:00 AM–12:15 PM AC 143 PCI
Cultural Capital
The Do’s and Don’ts of
11:00 AM–12:15 PM AC 145 PCI
Social Networking
Graduate School /
11:00 AM–5:00 PM AC Hall 3 ALL
College Fair
Career Panel #2: Engineers
COLL, GSC,
11:15 AM–12:45 PM & Scientists in Non- AC 266
TPC
Traditional Fields
Tech Talk #3: The Science
of Better Design: Usability,
11:15 AM–12:45 PM AC 262 GSC
Efficiency, and Efficacy
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
GRAD Lab #2: How to
Apply to Graduate School? COLL,
11:15 AM–12:45 PM AC 261
presented by National GEM GSC,TPC
Consortium
Graduating Seniors/ AE
Special Interest Group
Luncheon—Signup
12:00 PM–2:00 PM RG 260, 267 TPC
Required Sponsored by Intel
Corporation and San Diego
Gas & Electric Co.
COLL,
12:00 PM–5:00 PM Career Fair AC Hall 1 & 2
GSC,TPC
COLL,
Ride and Drive Event
12:00 PM–5:00 PM AC Plaza Entrance GSC,TPC,
Presented by GM
CORP
12:00 PM–6:00 PM NSBE Expo AC Plaza Lobby ALL
12:30 PM–2:00PM PCI Luncheon AC Hall 6 PCI
NSBE Retention Program:
1:00 PM–1:50 PM Improving Graduation Rates AC 223 COLL
of Blacks in STEM

20 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

The First 90 Days: Critical

Success Strategies for
1:00 PM–1:50 PM AC 224 COLL
Leaders at All Levels
Presented by DuPont
You’ve Got the Job, Now
What? Five Secrets All New
1:00 PM–1:50 PM Leaders Should Know! AC 225 COLL
Presented by General
Mills, Inc.
Engineering at a Global
1:00 PM–1:50 PM Airline Presented by Delta AC 226 COLL
Air Lines
Leading Your Transition
from College Academic
Environment to the
1:00 PM–1:50 PM Workplace- “I Earned My AC 261 COLL
Degree, Now What?,”
Presented by BAE SYSTEMS
and IBM Corporation
NSBEPreneur™ Training
Institute: 301—How to Write
COLL,GSC,
1:00 PM–2:00 PM a Successful Business and AC 242
TPC
Marketing Plan w/Small
Business Association
Tech Talk #4: Engineering
the Way We Perceive the COLL,
1:00 PM–2:30 PM AC 126
World Presented by MIT GSC,TPC
Lincoln Laboratory
Career Panel 3:
1:00 PM–2:30 PM NSBEprenuer(TM): AC 266 GSC
Research Entrepreneurship
1:00 PM–3:00 PM National Advisors Forum AC 122 Advisors
1:00 PM–4:00 PM National Candidates Q & A AC Hall 4 & 5 ALL
Challenger Learning Center
1:00 PM–5:30 PM Tour—Mission Simulation 3 AC Plaza Entrance PCI
(Loading at 12:30 PM)

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Healthymagination—GE’s
Technology Initiative to
2:00 PM–2:50 PM AC 223 COLL
Address Global Healthcare
Needs Presented by GE
Know Your Worth: How to
Recognize and Develop
2:00 PM–2:50 PM Your Leadership Style AC 224 COLL
Presented by Northrop
Grumman Corporation
Considering an Overseas
2:00 PM–2:50 PM Assignment Presented by AC 225 COLL
the Dow Chemical Company
Afro-Centric Influences
on IT Based Cryptography
2:00 PM–2:50 PM AC 226 COLL, GSC
Presented by the Boeing
Company
Cultivating Mentors and
2:00 PM–2:50 PM Advocates: Strategies for AC 261 COLL
Academic Success
Majestic
2:00 PM–3:00 PM National AE Forum RG TPC
Ballroom G-H
GRAD Lab #3: Funding
Opportunities for Graduate
2:00 PM–3:30 PM AC 280 COLL, GSC
School presented by National
GEM Consortium
PCI Flight Development
2:00 PM–5:00 PM Presented by the Boeing AC 125 PCI
Company
PCI Try Math-A-Lon World
2:00 PM–5:00 PM AC 120 PCI
Quiz Bowl
NSBEPreneur™ Training
Institute: 501—Panel:
COLL,GSC,
2:15 PM–3:15 PM Securing Government and AC 242
TPC
Private Contracts
(Supplier Diversity)
Intro to IMPak—
2:15 PM–3:30 PM Navigating the New AC 141 PCI
Membership System
2:15 PM–3:30 PM The Research Hook-Up AC 142 PCI

22 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

Earning Your Paycheck: The

2:15 PM–3:30 PM AC 143 PCI
Simple Guide to Success
Eliminating the ‘Uh’s’ and So
2:15 PM–3:30 PM AC 145 PCI
Much More
Transitioning From
2:15 PM–3:30 PM Engineering to the AC 263 ALL
Medical Field
Public Policy Special Interest
2:30 PM–3:30 PM RG Westmoreland TPC
Group—Ethics in Policy
The Art of Being Successful
in Corporate America
2:30 PM–3:30 PM RG Kingsbury COLL, TPC
Presented by Merck &
Co., Inc
Community Service…A
Tremendous Leadership
2:30 PM–3:30 PM Laboratory Presented RG Pershing TPC
by Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Work Life Balance
2:30 PM–3:30 PM RG Lindell TPC
Presented by BP
Corporate Roundtable 3—
Technical Leadership: It’s a
Tough Job but Somebody’s
Gotta Do It Sponsored Landmark
2:30 PM–4:00 PM by Intel Corporation; Life RG Ballroom TPC
Technologies; Lockheed Salon 1
Martin Corporation;
Caterpillar Inc., and United
States Marine Corps
Corporate Roundtable 4—
Taking Your Network to the
Next Level Sponsored by the Landmark
2:30 PM–4:00 PM Boeing Company; Boston RG Ballroom TPC
Scientific Corporation; Salon 2
the Clorox Company, and
Caterpillar, Inc.
Global Networking Suite COLL,GSC,
2:30 PM–4:30 PM AC 230-231
and Discussion TPC

friday, March 25 ❘ 23
Time Event Location Room Audience

Creating Your Career Binder

3:00 PM–3:50 PM Presented by the AC 224 COLL
Boeing Company
Career Prep: The Parallels of
3:00 PM–3:50 PM AC 225 COLL
Job Seeking and Dating
Young, Black, Male, and
Corporate: Challenges,
Opportunities, Myths, and
3:00 PM–3:50 PM AC 226 COLL
Responsibilities Presented
by Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Sustainability: Doing
COLL, GSC,
3:00 PM–3:50 PM Business Right Presented By AC 261
TPC
Eaton Corporation
3:00 PM–4:50 PM Guaranteed 4.0 AC 266 COLL
Time is on My Side: Practical
Tools for Managing Your
3:00 PM–4:30 PM AC 267 COLL
Time Presented by Lockheed
Martin Corporation
Majestic
3:00 PM–5:00 PM National AE Candidates Q&A RG TPC
Ballroom G-H
Student-Faculty Reception
3:00 PM–5:00 PM / Sponsored by Washington AC 276 GSC
University in St. Louis
3:15 PM–4:30 PM National Chair’s Council AC 122 Past Chairs
NSBEPreneur ™
Entrepreneurship: Executing
Your Passion & Finding
COLL,GSC,
3:30 PM–4:45 PM Success Outside of AC 242
TPC
Traditional Engineering
Sponsored by Merchant
and Gould
Corporate Best
Practices Can Help Your
3:45 PM–4:45 PM Organization Produce More RG Westmoreland TPC
with Less Presented by the
Boeing Company

24 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

ITT SIG Panel Discussion on

Cloud Computing Sponsored
3:45 PM–4:45 PM RG Lindell TPC
by Dell Inc.; Google Inc., and
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Energy Special Interest
Group—Energy in the 21st
3:45 PM–4:45 PM RG Pershing TPC
Century…Sponsored By San
Diego Gas & Electric Co.
Creating Organizational
3:45 PM–4:45 PM Synergy through Diversity RG Portland TPC
Competence
Brand You!
3:45 PM–4:45 PM Presented by Merck RG Benton TPC
& Co., Inc.
Leadership is a Choice,
3:45 PM–5:00 PM AC 145 PCI
Not a Position
Importance of College
3:45 PM–5:00 PM Interview Presented by AC 143 PCI
INROADS
The Gateway to a Successful
3:45 PM–5:00 PM AC 142 PCI
NSBE Chapter (Advisors)
Transitioning from
3:45 PM–5:00 PM Engineering to the AC 265 ALL
Legal Field
Save The Jungle: An
3:45 PM–5:00 PM Easy Way to Learn Java AC 141 PCI
Programming
WISE Special Interest
Landmark
Group—Women’s
3:45 PM–5:15 PM RG Ballroom TPC
Leadership Panel
Salon 6
Sponsored by Genentech
Engineering and the
4:00 PM–5:00 PM Management MBA: AC 126 GSC, TPC
Building Your Future
COLL, GSC,
4:00 PM–5:00 PM Region II Think Tank AC 240-241
TPC
4:45 PM–5:15 PM General Session Seating AC Halls 4 & 5 ALL

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General Session Sponsored

5:15 PM–6:45 PM AC Halls 4 & 5 ALL
by WalMart & Sam’s Club
International
7:00 PM–8:00 PM AC 122 NEB
Committee Meeting
Developing and Sustaining NEB, AEB,
7:00 PM–9:00 PM RG Hawthorne
NSBE’s Finances REB, RAEB
Academic Pyramid of
7:00 PM–9:00 PM Excellence (APEx) Reception AC 230-231 COLL
(Invitation Only)
TPC Entertainment—Nirvana
7:00 PM–2:00 AM Sponsored by Booz Allen O Copia TPC
Hamilton (Copia)
2012 Annual Convention
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 275 ALL
Kickoff Reception
Hospitality Suites
Hospitality Suite—American COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 200
Society of Civil Engineers TPC
Hospitality Suite—The COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 220
Timken Company TPC
Hospitality Suite—HNTB COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 221
Corporation TPC
Hospitality Suite—
COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM Massachusetts Institute AC 222
TPC
of Technology
Hospitality Suite— COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 223
Praxair Corporation TPC
Hospitality Suite—Georgia COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 224
Institute of Technology TPC
COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM Hospitality Suite—MWV AC 225
TPC
Hospitality Suite—Central COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 226
Intelligence Agency TPC
Hospitality Suite— COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 227
Owens Corning TPC
Hospitality Suite— COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM AC 228
Google, Inc. TPC

26 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

Boston Scientific Corporation

Landmark
Career Engineering COLL, GSC,
8:00 PM–10:00 PM RG Ballroom
Networking Suite— TPC
Salon 1
Invite Only
2012 Aerospace Systems Crystal
8:00 PM–10:00 PM RG TPC
Conference Kickoff Mixer Ballroom
NSBE’s Spoken Word ft. Def
8:00 PM–10:30 PM RG Majestic A-C ALL
Jam’s, Ise Lyfe
8:00 PM–11:00 PM Region I REB Meeting AC 122 REB
9:00 PM–11:00 PM PCI NSBE’S Got Talent AC Ferrara Theater PCI
9:00 PM–10:00 PM PCI Chaperone Meeting AC 142-143 PCI
9:00 PM–2:00 AM NSBE Black and White Party RG Majestic D-H COLL
10:00 PM–11:00 PM Region II REB Meeting AC 121 REB

SATURDAY, MARCH 26
24 Hours Study Room RG Flora ALL
Security & Volunteer
24 Hours AC 173 A & B CPC
Headquarters
Pre-College Initiative
24 Hours Conference Headquarters AC 182 PCI
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
WHQ Office Sponsored by
24 Hours AC 251 WHQ
Dell Inc.
CPC Headquarters
24 Hours AC 255 CPC
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
24 Hours AV Storage Room AC Locker Room B CPC
Elections Headquarters
24 Hours AC 132 CPC
Sponsored by Dell Inc.
Lafayette
7:00 AM–2:00 AM Entertainment Headquarters RG CPC
Boardroom
7:30 AM–8:00 AM General Session Seating AC Halls 4 & 5 ALL
General Session Sponsored
8:00 AM–9:30 AM AC Halls 4 & 5 Main Event
by Johnson Controls Inc.
Registration
8:00 AM–4:00 PM TPC Headquarters RG ALL
Room

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8:00 AM–7:00 PM Press Room AC 250 Press

PCI Try Math-A-Lon USA
9:00 AM–12:00 PM AC 263 PCI
Quiz Bowl
PCI Boeing Flight
Competition sponsored
9:30 AM–11:00 AM AC Hall 3 PCI
by the Boeing Company
(Set Up)
9:45 AM–11:00 AM Region I Collegiate Meeting AC 230-232 COLL
9:45 AM–11:00 AM Region II Collegiate Meeting AC 223-226 COLL
9:45 AM–11:00 AM Region III Collegiate Meeting AC 240-242 COLL
220-222,
9:45 AM–11:00 AM Region IV Collegiate Meeting AC COLL
227-229
9:45 AM–11:00 AM Region V Collegiate Meeting AC Hall 4 & 5 COLL
9:45 AM–11:00 AM Region VI Collegiate Meeting AC 274 COLL
Public Policy Special Interest
Group—Public Policy
Forum on Blacks in the
10:00 AM–11:00 AM RG Parkview TPC
STEM Workforce Sponsored
by Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Automated Gathering of
10:00 AM–11:00 AM Open Source Intelligence RG Aubert TPC
and Data From The Internet
10:00 AM–11:00 AM Patent Law Basics RG Portland TPC
Environmental SIG—
10:00 AM–11:00 AM RG Pershing TPC
Understanding Sustainability
International Committee COLL, GSC,
10:00 AM–11:30 AM AC 123
Town Hall TPC
ITTT SIG Panel—The
10:00 AM–11:30 AM Business of Social Media RG Majestic F TPC
Sponsored by Facebook
Ph.D.’s, If They Could Do It,
10:00 AM–11:30 AM AC 140 PCI
You Can Do It Too.

28 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

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I Know Who I Am but What’s

in a Resume?
10:00 AM–11:30 AM AC 141 PCI
Presented by EMC
Corporation
10:00 AM–11:30 AM NSBE Jr. Advisor Think Tank AC 142 PCI
SAT Strategy Session
10:00 AM–11:30 AM AC 143 PCI
presented by Kaplan, Inc.
PCI Technology Exposition—
10:00 AM–3:00 PM Sponsored by the American AC South Dome PCI
Society of Civil Engineers
Programs Lounge /
Academic Excellence
10:00 AM–5:00 PM AC 252 ALL
Headquarters / Sponsored
by Dell Inc.
PCI Boeing Flight
11:00 AM–1:00 PM Competition Sponsored by AC Hall 3 PCI
the Boeing Company
In front of
Landmark
11:00 AM–3:00 PM Alumni Voting RG Ballroom TPC
(Landmark
Foyer)
Collegiate Boeing Flight
11:00 AM–5:00 PM Competition: Sponsored By AC Hall 3 COLL
the Boeing Company
Washington
11:00 AM–5:00 PM NSBE Info Booth AC ALL
Lobby
GRAD Lab #4: Voices from
the Field—Grad Student COLL, GSC,
11:15 PM–12:45 PM AC 120
Experiences Presented TPC
by GEM
Got S.W.A.G.?
11:15 AM–12:45 PM (Secrets to Winning in AC 125 GSC
Academia’s Game)
Tech Talk #5: Health and COLL, GSC,
11:15 AM–12:45 PM AC 262
Environmental Protection TPC
11:30 AM–1:00 PM PCI Lunch AC Hall 6 North PCI

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High School Graduating

Seniors Luncheon Sponsored
11:30 AM–1:00 PM AC 100-101 PCI
By United States Marine
Corps (minimum age 17)
11:30 AM–4:00 PM Senators’ Lounge AC 124 COLL, GSC
Joint Regional Alumni Landmark
12:00 PM–2:00 PM Extension Meeting / RG Ballroom TPC
Sponsored By Pitney Bowes Salons 5-7
12:00 PM–2:00 PM Region III Transition Meeting AC 122 REB
12:00 pm–3:00 pm National Voting AC 132 ALL
12:00 PM–4:30 PM NSBE Expo AC Plaza Lobby ALL
Math Moves U Presented by
12:30 PM–3:00 PM AC 127 PCI
Raytheon
So You’ve Joined NSBE, Now
1:00 PM–2:00 PM AC 223 COLL
What…?
Negotiating Your First
1:00 PM–2:15 PM Industry Contract Presented AC 266 COLL, GSC
by GEM
The Apprentice … NSBE
1:00 PM–2:30 PM AC 224 COLL
Style
3D Computer Animation:
1:00 PM–2:30 PM AC 225 COLL, GSC
Principals and Practice
Preparing Engineers for Real
1:00 PM–2:30 PM AC 226 COLL
World Success
Tech Talk #6: STEM
Transforming Our
Communities Sponsored by COLL, GSC,
1:00 PM–2:30 PM AC 260
Sandia National Laboratories TPC
Operated by Lockheed
Martin Corporation
T.O.R.C.H.: Informal Science
1:00 PM–4:00 PM & Engineering Fair and GE AC 275 COLL, PCI
BEE Healthy
Strategies for Mastering the
2:00 PM–3:00 PM LSAT presented by AC 264 GSC
Kaplan, Inc.

30 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

Time Event Location Room Audience

Strategies for Mastering the

COLL, GSC,
2:00 PM–3:00 PM GRE presented by Kaplan, AC 267
TPC
Inc. (and Test Score Pick Up)
NSBE Consulting Design
2:00 pm–5:30 pm AC 123 COLL, GSC
Olympiad
WISE SIG—Women’s
2:30 PM–3:30 PM Leadership—You Don’t Have RG Portland TPC
to Sell Out to Stand Out
Data Backup and Security
2:30 PM–3:30 PM RG Benton TPC
Best Practices 101
Lean Six Sigma in a
Transactional Environment
2:30 PM–3:30 PM RG Parkview TPC
Presented by IBM
Corporation
Process Improvement
2:30 PM–3:30 PM Special Interest Group— RG Aubert TPC
Introduction to ITIL V3
AE Life on the Other Side of
2:30 PM–3:30 PM RG Pershing TPC
NSBE , Pt. 2
Leadership Style Presented
3:00 PM–3:50 PM AC 223 COLL
by the United States Navy
Mentorship: How to Be a
3:00 PM–3:50 PM Mentor/ How to Find AC 224 COLL
a Mentor
3:00 pm–4:00 pm Region II REB Meeting AC 121 REB
Engineering and
3:00 PM–3:50 PM Beyond Presented by AC 225 COLL
the EMC Corporation
3:00 PM–3:50 PM Geospatial Technology AC 226 COLL
Strategies for Mastering
COLL, GSC,
3:15 PM–4:15 PM the GMAT presented by AC 265
TPC
Kaplan, Inc.
Energy SIG—Hybrid &
3:45 PM–4:45 PM Electrical Cars Impact on the RG Parkview TPC
Oil & Gas Industry

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An Overview of Policies
and Technologies Related
3:45 PM–4:45 PM RG Aubert TPC
to Cyber Security and
Situational Awareness
Lifetime Member and NSBE
Invite
4:00 PM–6:00 PM Golden Torch Awards VIP RG Washington
Required
Reception—Invitation Only
COLL, GSC,
5:00 PM–6:00 PM Region II Mixer AC 230-232
TPC
14th Annual NSBE Golden
5:30 PM–6:30 PM AC Hall 4 & 5 ALL
Torch Awards Seating
14th Annual NSBE Golden
6:30 PM–9:00 PM Torch Awards Sponsored by AC Hall 4 & 5 ALL
United States Navy and 3M
9:30 PM–11:30 PM Region I REB Meeting AC 122 REB
Movie Screening: “Speed-
9:30 PM–11:00 PM AC Ferrara Theater COLL
Dating” (Rated R)
9:30 PM–12:00 AM PCI Gateway Ball AC 220-229 PCI
Notorious TPC Old Crystal
10:00 PM–2:00 AM RG TPC
School Party Ballroom
NSBE’s Rock the Majestic COLL, GSC,
10:00 PM–2:00 AM RG
Runway Party Ballroom A - E TPC
Majestic
9:00 AM–11:00 AM Closing Session RG ALL
Ballroom F
Regional Executive Landmark
11:00AM–12:00PM RG COLL
Board Orientation Ballroom:2-3
Alumni Executive Board Landmark
11:00AM–1:00 PM RG TPC
Transition Meeting Ballroom:1
National Executive Board Landmark
12:00PM–4:00 PM RG COLL
Transition Meeting Ballroom: 7

32 ❘ GSC TPC PCI COLL

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Public Safety
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Lounge

CONVENTION PLAZA
Business Services
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7th St. Parking Garage

Capacity: 900

Restaurant
Concierge

First
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Visitor
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7th St. Parking Garage

Capacity: 900

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Career Fair
Exhibitor Booth #
3M ................................................................. 419
The Aerospace Corp........................................ 237
Accenture....................................................... 625
Advanced Micro Devices................................. 939
Air Force Research Laboratory...................... 1011
Alcoa Inc......................................................... 606
Amazon.......................................................... 519
American Eagle Airlines.................................. 936
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)..... 130
Anheuser-Busch Cos....................................... 440
Apple............................................................ 1019
AREVA............................................................ 941
AT&T............................................................ 1130
BAE Systems.................................................. 703
Baker (Michael Baker Jr. Inc.)......................... 133
Baker Hughes Inc.......................................... 5013
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp................ 439
Battelle .......................................................... 713
Bechtel Corp................................................... 431
Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc./Bechtel
Marine Propulsion Corp........................... 5012
Black & Veatch............................................... 537
The Boeing Company...................................... 325
Booz Allen Hamilton...................................... 1132
Boston Scientific Corporation.......................... 609
BP ................................................................. 202
Bristol-Myers Squibb.................................... 1004
Broad Center................................................ 5007
Brown & Caldwell........................................... 514
Burns & McDonnell....................................... 1040
Campbell Soup............................................... 121
Cargill............................................................. 414
Carnegie Mellon University,
School of Engineering................................ 107
Caterpillar, Inc................................................. 318
CDM............................................................... 741
CDW............................................................... 840
Central Intelligence Agency............................. 225
Chevron Corporation....................................... 319
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Exhibitor Booth #
Cisco Systems, Inc.......................................... 410
The Clorox Company....................................... 203
The CNA Corp................................................. 137
Columbia University—School of
Engineering and Applied Science............... 131
ConAgra Foods............................................... 218
Conoco Phillips............................................... 228
The Consortium.............................................. 206
Cornell University—Diversity
Programs in Engineering........................... 208
Corning Incorporated...................................... 910
Cummins Incorporated.................................... 309
Dell Inc........................................................... 731
Delphi............................................................. 618
Delta Air Lines, Inc.......................................... 214
The Dow Chemical Co..................................... 525
DreamWorks Animation................................ 1037
DRS Technologies, Inc................................... 5011
Duke Energy................................................. 1124
DuPont........................................................... 503
Eaton Corp...................................................... 931
Eli Lilly and Company...................................... 413
EMC Corp....................................................... 113
ExxonMobil..................................................... 902
Facebook........................................................ 224
Fish + Richardson........................................... 903
Fluor Corp....................................................... 333
Ford Motor Company.................................... 1119
GE ................................................................. 825
Genentech, Inc................................................ 602
General Dynamics Corp................................... 637
General Mills, Inc............................................ 425
General Motors Corp....................................... 817
Georgia Institute of Technology..................... 5008
Georgia Pacific Corp........................................ 441
Georgia Tech (FACES).................................... 5009
Gilead Sciences, Inc........................................ 539
Goldman Sachs & Co...................................... 914
Google Inc....................................................... 614
Exhibitor Booth #
Hallmark Cards Inc......................................... 432
Harley-Davidson Motor Co.............................. 238
Harris Corporation........................................... 905
Hensel Phelps Construction Co........................ 122
Hewlett-Packard Co........................................ 603
HNTB Corp...................................................... 434
Honda............................................................. 837
Honeywell FM & T........................................... 135
Husqvarna...................................................... 337
IBM Corp......................................................... 925
Illinois Department of Transportation............. 1039
Insight St. Louis.............................................. 141
Intel Corp........................................................ 631
Intelligence Community.................................. 515
International Paper....................................... 5004
ITT Geospatial Systems................................... 436
ITW............................................................... 1134
Jacobs.......................................................... 1029
Jet Propulsion Laboratory............................... 234
John Deere..................................................... 508
Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied
Physics Laboratory.................................... 125
Johnson & Johnson...................................... 1111
Johnson Controls, Inc...................................... 709
Jones Lang LaSalle....................................... 1038
JP Morgan...................................................... 943
Kellogg Co.................................................... 5005
Kettering University......................................... 839
Kimberly-Clark Corp...................................... 1033
Kroger............................................................ 313
Lexmark International, Inc............................... 343
Liberty Mutual Group...................................... 920
Life Technologies............................................ 737
Lockheed Martin Corp..................................... 915
Massachusetts Institute of Technology............ 226
McAfee........................................................... 938
MeadWestvaco (MWV).................................... 513
Medtronic Inc................................................ 5000
Merck & Co., Inc............................................. 303
Michelin North America................................... 119
Microsoft Corp................................................ 908
Exhibitor Booth #
MIRTHE Center............................................... 129
Missile Defense Agency................................ 1042
MIT Lincoln Laboratory................................... 437
Morgan Stanley.............................................. 236
NAMEPA....................................................... 1041
NASA.............................................................. 812
National Renewable Energy Lab...................... 340
NAVAIR........................................................... 536
Naval Facilities Engineering Command.......... 1031
NAVISTAR....................................................... 230
NC State University, College of Engineering..... 128
NCEES............................................................ 808
NextEra Energy............................................... 717
NJIT................................................................ 339
North Carolina A&T State University................ 940
Northrop Grumman Corp................................. 209
Nuclear Energy Institute.................................. 636
Office of Naval Research............................... 1105
Oregon DOT.................................................... 909
Owen-Illinois, Inc............................................ 136
Owens Corning Inc........................................ 5015
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.............................. 308
PepsiCo (Frito-Lay Division)........................... 1002
The PhD Project.............................................. 139
PPG Industries, Inc.......................................... 842
Procter & Gamble......................................... 1003
Purdue University—College of Engineering..... 341
Raytheon Co................................................... 725
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.................... 1025
Rockwell Automation...................................... 809
Rockwell Collins............................................. 409
Salesforce.com............................................... 132
San Diego Gas & Electric Co............................ 541
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.... 1008
Sandoz........................................................... 543
Schlumberger................................................. 210
Society of Women Engineers........................... 126
Southern Company......................................... 408
Southwest Research Institute.......................... 241
Space Telescope Science Institute................ 5001
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Stanford University, School of Engineering, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.............. 336
Engineering Diversity Programs............... 1006 USAA............................................................ 5002
Tennessee Valley Authority.............................. 841 Verizon........................................................... 103
Texas A&M University—Dwight Look Villanova University—College of Engineering.....338
College of Engineering............................. 1027 Virginia Tech—College of Engineering............ 911
Texas Instruments Inc..................................... 803 VisitPittsburgh................................................ 821
The Timken Company..................................... 531 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.................. 239
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Walmart.......................................................... 831
North America, Inc..................................... 617 Western Michigan University/
Travelers ........................................................ 918 Graduate College..................................... 1036
Turner Construction........................................ 719 Westinghouse Electric Company..................... 937
UCLA School of Engineering............................ 610
UNCF Special Programs Corporation............... 117
Union Pacific Railroad..................................... 127
United Launch Alliance.................................... 512
United States Steel Corp................................. 836
United Technologies Corp................................ 231
University of Akron, College of Polymer
Science and Polymer Engineering.............. 507
University of Arkansas—
College of Engineering............................... 616
University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) SINAM............................................ 612
University of Michigan—
College of Engineering............................... 312
University of Notre Dame Graduate School...... 242
University of Pennsylvania,
Engineering/Wharton MBA......................... 638
University of Pittsburgh................................... 134
University of Pittsburgh, School of
Information Sciences................................. 143
University of Virginia—Center for Diversity...... 640
URS Corporation............................................. 219
U.S. Army........................................................ 509
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers........................ 1128
U.S. Army Test & Evaluation Command............ 442
U.S. Coast Guard............................................. 213
U.S. Dept. of State—Bureau of
Diplomatic Security................................... 240
U.S. Marine Corps........................................... 813
U.S. Navy........................................................ 403

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GRADUATE school FAIR
Exhibitor Booth #
Air Force ROTC............................................. 1534
Boston University—
College of Engineering............................. 1521
Carnegie Mellon University,
School of Engineering.............................. 1505
Case Western Reserve University.................. 1533
Columbia University—School of
Engineering and Applied Science............. 1511
Harvard Kennedy School............................... 1513
Illinois Institute of Technology....................... 1515
Indiana University—Purdue University
Indianapolis (IUPUI).................................. 1528
Iowa State University.................................... 1620
Keck Graduate Institute of
Applied Life Sciences.............................. 1618
Kettering University....................................... 1616
Lehigh University.......................................... 1614
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.......... 1504
MassNanoTech............................................. 1526
Michigan Tech University.............................. 1527
Missouri University of Science
& Technology........................................... 1519
NJIT.............................................................. 1612
North Carolina A&T State University.............. 1517
North Carolina A&T State University/
Graduate School...................................... 1535
Northwestern University................................ 1508
Oscar Delaware State University................... 1610
Pratt School of Engineering—
Duke University....................................... 1608
Princeton University, School of Engineering,
Applied Science....................................... 1606
Purdue University—
College of Engineering............................. 1510
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.................... 1512
Rochester Institute of Technology.................. 1531
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology............ 1636
Stanford University, School of Engineering,
Engineering Diversity Programs............... 1604
The George Washington University................ 1630
Exhibitor Booth #
The Ohio State University.............................. 1514
The University of Iowa................................... 1634
The University of Texas at Austin—Cockrell
School of Engineering.............................. 1605
Tufts University............................................. 1626
UCLA School of Engineering.......................... 1516
UNITE Distributed Learning Education—
University of Minnesota........................... 1607
University of California, Berkeley................... 1520
University of California Irvine, The
Henry Samuel School of Engineering....... 1529
University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) SINAM.......................................... 1621
University of Dayton...................................... 1619
University of Florida...................................... 1632
University of Idaho, College of
Graduate Studies..................................... 1617
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Engineering............................. 1615
University of Kansas School of Engineering... 1609
University of Miami, College of Engineering..... 1628
University of Notre Dame Graduate School...... 1625
University of Pittsburgh................................. 1611
University of Pittsburgh, School of
Information Sciences............................... 1627
University of Pittsburgh Swanson
School of Engineering.............................. 1613
University of Rochester................................. 1524
University of South Florida
College of Engineering............................. 1629
University of Virginia—Center for Diversity.... 1631
UT Arlington College of Engineering.............. 1633
Villanova University—College
of Engineering......................................... 1525
Virginia Tech—College of Engineering.......... 1624
Washington State University.......................... 1635
Washington University in St Louis................. 1532
Worcester Polytechnic Institute..................... 1637
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college FAIR
Exhibitor Booth #
Carnegie Mellon University,
School of Engineering.............................. 1404
Case Western Reserve University.................. 1436
Georgia Tech (FACES).................................... 1409
Iowa State University.................................... 1415
MIRTHE Center............................................. 1417
NC State University, College
of Engineering......................................... 1430
Norfolk State University................................ 1437
The Ohio State University.............................. 1421
Oscar Delaware State University................... 1418
Purdue University—College of Engineering... 1416
Rochester Institute of Technology.................. 1438
Texas A&M University—
Dwight Look College of Engineering........ 1420
University of Arkansas—
College of Engineering............................. 1424
University of Dayton...................................... 1425
University of Idaho,
College of Graduate Studies.................... 1426
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Engineering............................. 1427
University of Michigan—
College of Engineering............................. 1410
University of Missouri—Columbia................. 1428
University of Pittsburgh Swanson
School of Engineering.............................. 1429
University of South Florida College
of Engineering......................................... 1433
UT Arlington College of Engineering.............. 1434
Virginia Tech—College of Engineering.......... 1413
Washington University in St Louis................. 1435

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