Workshops: Pre-and Post-Conference. The faculty of the URI International Engineering Program will sponsor two pre-conference workshops on Thursday afternoon, November 1, and two post-conference workshops on Sunday morning, November 3. The topics will be Teaching Foreign Languages to Engineers, Building an International Internship Program, and Grant Writing/Fund Raising. 

Pre-Conference Workshops will be held from 12:00 – 4:30 PM on November 1 in our conference hotel, the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode Island.  (Shuttle transportation from the airport to the hotel is also provided.)

• 01: Teaching Foreign Languages to Engineering Students: Offered by Dr. Damon Rarick and Dr. Walter von Reinhart, University of Rhode Island
• 02: Building an Internship Program: Offered by faculty from the University of Rhode Island, MIT, Rice University and the University of Cincinnati

Post-Conference Workshops will be held Sunday morning from 8:00 – 12:00 on November 4 in the conference hotel

• 03: Grant Writing and Fund Raising: Offered by faculty at institutions with a track record of success in obtaining extramural funds in support of international engineering projects.

Last Updated:  01/08/2003