As a Special Opportunity for Newcomers (and old-timers too), the 2008 Colloquium will offer a no-additional-cost pre-conference workshop to all registered participants. The Getting Started Workshop is designed to bring the wisdom and experience of established international engineering programs to those seeking to launch new initiatives. What are the realistic models? What are the challenges and hurdles? What are the best strategies for success? How does one build an internship program? Or a study abroad exchange? How can we make it work?

When : Thursday afternoon, November 6, from 1:00 – 5:00

Where : At the conference hotel

Presenters:

Lars Erickson, Director of the French International Engineering Program & Associate Professor of French, University of Rhode Island

Overview

Eckhard Groll, Director of the GEARE Program & Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

Overview

Convincing Faculty

Internships

Experiential Learning

April Julich Perez, Assistant Director for Information and Program Development of MISTI and Managing Director, MIT France

Overview

Branding

Collaborating with Industry

Kathleen Maher (Chair), Assistant Director for Outreach & Administration, International Engineering Program, University of Rhode Island

Introductory Comments

Convincing Students

Kent J. Rissmiller, Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary and Global Studies at WPI

Overview

Why: By means of this workshop, we hope to avoid repetition of items covered in the past during the main conference. Our goal is to cover the basics in a pre-conference setting, to enable us to deal with newer issues during the Friday and Saturday sessions.

Attendees : Any registered conference participant may attend this workshop. But, pre-registration for the workshop is required.