Tallahassee ASME Presents
4TH ANNUAL ENGINEERS WEEK TOWN HALL MEETING
19 FEBRUARY 2005


2002
2003

2004

Theme

"BIOENGINEERING AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON FLORIDA"

  • Technology Development - NASA's Life Sciences and Bioengineering
  • Engineering & Technology Career Opportunities in Medicine and Healthcare
  • Education - Challenges for Florida's Universities
  • Impact on Florida’s Economy
  • Business Development Opportunities
  • Florida Government’s Role

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

ASME International

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare

Archbold Memorial Hospital

Southeast Regional Cancer Center

Siemens Medical

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.

Benedict Engineering

Option Care Tallahassee

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

The Florida Channel, WFSU

FSU Center for Advanced Power Systems

Process Control Solutions, Inc.

Program Format

A televised 90 minute meeting conducted by a moderator with a group of panelists, and questions from participants

Plus

Kid's science workshop and adult admission at The Brogan Museum from 10-12 a.m. and free museum admission for parents.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Norman E. Thagard, M.D., Astronaut (retired), Exec. Director, Challenger Learning Center
Ching-Jen Chen, Ph.D., Dean, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Keynote

 

J. Ocie Harris, M.D., Dean, FSU College of Medicine

Panelists

 

From Government, Academia, and Industry:

Moderator

Georgia Davis, News Director,The Florida Channel

Location

Challenger Learning Center, 200 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida
Meeting Room – Planetarium, Displays/Poster Session – Multi-use Room

Date & Time

Saturday, February 19, 2005, 9:00 A.M. Displays/Poster Session, 10:00 A.M. Meeting

Table Top Displays and Poster Session

Informative Displays and Technical Papers from Industry and Academia

R.S.V.P. Form
Reserve your seat for the Town Hall Forum now

(.pdf file - open with Adobe Acrobat reader)

ASME International is a 125-year old technical organization of Mechanical Engineers and Mechanical Engineering Students with 125,000 members worldwide. There are over 4,500 members who reside, work, and study in Florida. The State of Florida sections/subsections are Tallahassee, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Orlando, Tampa/St.Petersburg, Cape Canaveral, West Palm Beach, and Miami.

The 2004-2005 ASME Tallahassee Town Hall Committee

Chucha Barber
Farhad Booeshaghi, Ph.D.
George Buzyna, Ph.D.
Dave Cartes, Ph.D.
Rob Hovsapian, Committee Chair
Steve Johnson, M.D.
Jimmy Martin
Steve Lydzinski
Mohammad Malek, P.E., Section Chair
Rick Meeker, P.E.
Sherri Rollison
Paul Vergamini

The 2004-2005 ASME Tallahassee Section Executive Officers

Mohammad Malek, P.E.

Rob Hovsapian

Siddhartha Kamath, P.E.

Paul Vergamini

Steve Lydzinski

Chairman

Vice-Chairman

Treasurer

Secretary

Student President

(850) 385-5100

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Supporters and Sponsors

Contributing to the Meeting’s Success Through Contribution of Time, Talent, Resources, or Endorsement

(to join this growing list, please contact Rob Hovsapian, 850.644-8761 or Rick Meeker, 850.385.5100)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Tallahassee Section

Archbold Medical Center

Benedict Engineering Company, Inc.

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

The Florida Channel - WFSU

Florida Engineering Society

FSU Center for Advanced Power Systems

The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science

NASA Kennedy Space Center

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

News Channel 27 - WTXL ABC

Process Control Solutions, Inc.

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.

Siemens Medical

Southeast Regional Cancer Center

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital

Tallahassee Technology Alliance