Calendar - November 2007

Groundbreaking - Showcase The Volgenau School
November 1, 2007
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: Center for the Arts

2007 - 2008 Department of Statistics Seminar Series
The Interface Among Statistics, IT, and the Life Sciences
Friday, November 2, 2007
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Research Building 1, Room 301
Speaker: Pang Du, Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech

Healthcare Informatics: The Subject, the Challenges, the Opportunities
Date: Friday, November 2, 2007
Time: 2:00pm
Location: S&T II, Room 430

Machine Learning with Adaptive Data Transformation
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
1:30pm
SUBII Room 6-7
Speaker: Dr. Carlotta Domeniconi

Celebration of Mason Accomplishments
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: Center for the Arts
Sponsored by the Provost's Office

Secure Information Sharing:
The Killer App for Identity Management
Thursday, November 8, 2007
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Bull Run Hall - Prince William Campus
Speaker: Dr. Alan Harbitter, Distinguished Professor of Information Technology & Engineering

2007 - 2008 Department of Statistics Seminar Series
The Interface Among Statistics, IT, and the Life Sciences
Friday, November 9, 2007
1:00pm - 2:00pm
JC, 3rd floor, Meeting Room C
Speaker: Paul Albert, National Cancer Insitute

ASCE Civil Engineering Career Fair

Monday, November 12, 2007
1 pm - 5 pm
Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall
Sponsored by the Mason chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering, (703) 993-2091.

Alumni Development Board Meeting
November 13, 2007
8:30am - 10:00am
Science and Technology 2, Room 100

Prospective Graduate Student Information Session
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Time: 6-7:30 p.m.
Location: Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center, Meeting Room E
RSVP: http://ite.gmu.edu/graduateresearch/responseform/

Online Buffer Management
Thursday, November 15, 2007
12:00 noon
ST II Room 430A
Speaker: Fei Li (George Mason University)

2007 - 2008 Department of Statistics Seminar Series
The Interface Among Statistics, IT, and the Life Sciences
Friday, November 16, 2007
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Research Building 1, Room 301
Speaker: Chuan Zhou, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Paul Strassmann 2007-2008 Public Lecture
Date: Monday, November 19, 2007
Time: 7:30PM.
Location: Bull Run Hall, Room 130, Prince William Campus
Public Reception in the Bull Run Hall Atrium at 6:30PM
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Graduate Non-Degree Open House
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Fairfax Campus, Research I, Room 163
RSVP here.

GREAT PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTING
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
3:30pm
Sub II, Ballroom 3 BK
Speaker: Peter J. Denning, Naval Postgraduate School

Computing has passed a remarkable milestone.  Information processing and storage have been recognized in the deep structures of many fields, from the genetic code stored in DNA
to the quantum information underlying particle interactions. Principles that transcend computing machines reveal deep structures in computation.  The computing field provides a science of information processing for both natural and artificial systems.  Computation is the principle, the computer is the tool.

A principles framework for computing opens up many questions that are driving innovative ways to teach computing, attract new people to computing, and interact with other fields with a common language about computing.  Peter Denning will share his work on the great principles of computing.  His taxonomy will help you understand computing better and appreciate computing's lasting value in the world.

In 1936, Alan Turing wrote that computation is unavoidable. He was right.

PETER DENNING has contributed numerous innovations to the field of computer science.  He is a distinguished professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where he chairs the Computer Science Department and directs the Cebrowski Institute, a research center for innovation and information superiority.

Water Security in the National Capitol Region
November 29, 2007
7:20 -10:00pm
Student Union Building 2, rooms 1 and 2
Mr. Stuart A.Freudberg, Mr. James W. Shell, Jr. , Mr.Steven Bieber, Dr. William van der Schalie, Mr.Tommy R. Shedd

Serious Games and Robotics in Command and Control: Kinetics meets Information
Thursday, November 29, 2007
12:00 noon
ST II Room 430A
Speaker: Jay Crossler (George Mason University)

Harry Wechsler, Professor, Department of Computer Science, George Mason University

International Perspectives
Future of Civil Engineering Education: Various Perspectives
Friday, November 30, 2007
11:00 a.m.
Location: Johnson Center, Room D
Speakers: “ASCE Global Perspective,” Michael Sanio, P.E., ASCE Managing Director for Global Projects; “A European Perspective: EuroMaster in Construction IT,” Danijl Reboij, Professor, University of Maribor, Slovenia; “Civil Engineering Education in Iraq Today and Tomorrow,” Mohamad Ali, Professor and Chair, Civil Engineering Department, Technical University of Basra, Iraq, Visiting Scholar, CEIE Department, George Mason University