Preliminary Agenda
| THURSDAY, October 2, 2008 | |
| 2:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. | Early Conference Check-in (Corbett Center, third floor). |
| 3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. | New Mexico Community College Student Workshop (by invitation). |
| FRIDAY, October 3, 2008 | |
| 7:30a.m. - Noon. | Conference Registration (Corbett Center, third floor) |
| 7:00a.m. - 7:45a.m. | Poster set up continues (Corbett Center, second floor) |
| 7:30a.m. - 8:30a.m.. | Breakfast (Corbett Center, Ballrooms) |
| 8:00a.m. - 8:30a.m. | Conference Welcome: Interim President Dr. Waded Cruzado, New Mexico State University; Dr. Steve Castillo, College of Engineering Dean; Dr. Ricardo B.Jacquez, Director, New Mexico AMP Director |
| 8:30a.m. - 9:00a.m. | Keynote Speaker - Jacob Urquidi, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Physics, New Mexico State University. |
| 9:00a.m. - 9:15a.m. | Instructions for Oral Research Presentations. |
| 9:00a.m. - 11:30a.m. | New Mexico MESA Orientation Workshop (Otero and Colfax) |
| 9:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. | Undergraduate Student Oral Research Presentations (CC, second & third
floor) Senate Gallery, Senate Chambers, Dona Ana, NM Room) New Mexico MESA Student Presentations (CC, second floor)(Rio Grande) Community College Faculty Oral Research Presentations (CC, second floor)(Socorro) New Mexico AMP Advisory Board Meeting (CC, second floor) (Rio Grande) |
| 11:45a.m. - 1:00a.m. | Lunch (CC Ballrooms) Guest Speaker -TBA Guest Speaker - Honorable Mary Kay Papen, New Mexico Senator University Research Council Awards for Exceptional Achievement in Creative Scholarly Activity Winners - Introduced by Vimal Chaitanya, VP for Research Winners TBD and announced by Vimal Chaitanya, VP for Research (Winners TBD and announced at a later date) |
| 1:00p.m. - 1:45p.m. | Poster Judge's Orientation (Dona Ana Room) Judge's Poster Preview (CC, second floor) |
| 1:15p.m. - 2:00p.m. | URC Faculty Poster Presentations (CC, second floor) New Mexico MESA Competition (CC, Senate Gallery & Chambers) NMSU Student Information Fair (Admissions, Ethinic Programs, Center for Learning Assistance, MARC Program, and others) |
| 1:45p.m. - 2:45p.m. | Undergraduate Student Research Poster Presentations & Judging (CC, second floor)(West Lounge) |
| 3:00p.m. - 4:14p.m. | New Mexico MESA - Department Demonstrations (escorted by MESA Advisors). |
| 3:00p.m. - 4:14p.m. | "Faculty Are Real People, Too" - Steve Stochaj, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Nancy Chanover, Assistant Professor of Astronomy, NMSU (CC Auditorium). |
| 4:15p.m. - 5:00p.m. | "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): The Autonomous Helicopter" Dr. Ou Ma, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NMSU (CC, Auditorium) New Mexico AMP Institutional Contact Meeting (Rio Grande Room) Self-guided Campus tours (maps available at Registration Desk) New Mexico MESA Wrap-Up Session (CC, 3rd floor)(Senate Chambers, Senate Gallery) |
| 5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. | Dinner - (CC Ballrooms) Student Research Presentation Awards Raffle Prize Drawing |
| SATURDAY, October 4, 2008 | |
| 8:00a.m. - Noon | New Mexico Community College Student Seminar (by invitation) |