SUMMIT PROGRAM
"California Education Crisis Summit - Securing Our Competitiveness in a Global Market"
Dates: September 19-20, 2008
University of Southern California
Davidson Executive Conference Center
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| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Registration: Lobby Davidson Executive Conference Center |
| 8:45 am - 9:00 am | Introduction - Mitchell Suarez, CCC Chair Embassy Room |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pam | California Education Crisis Breakout Session William Izabal – Director of Human Resources - The Boeing Company Larry Lim – Director Pre-College Programs, USC Viterbi School of Engineering Board Room |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Track 1: Teacher Professional Development Workshop Hosted by the Copernicus Project Figueroa Room (Teachers) |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Track 2: Discovering Engineering and You Hosted by the Space Foundation and Raytheon Cardinal Room (Parent & Students) |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Track 3: Why College Now? Hosted by USC Viterbi Admissions and USC MESA Club Room (Parent & Students) |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Track 4: You, The Engineer Hosted by MESA/FIRST ROBOTICS/JPL Alumni Room (Parent & Students) |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Track 5: Effective Parent Involvement Workshop Hosted by PIQE California Room (Parent & Students) |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Buffet Lunch: Vineyard Room / Patio (All Summit Attendants) |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Keynote Speaker: Jose Hernandez, NASA Astronaut Embassy Room |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Tech Fair Embassy Room |
The Summit will be held in the Davidson Executive Conference Center on the corner of Jefferson
Blvd and Figueroa St. on the campus of the University of Southern California (USC). Enter
USC through Entrance #4, on Jefferson (across the street from the Shrine Auditorium), and park
in Parking Structure D, which is adjacent to Davidson.
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