TxTEC Conference 2001:  Making Connections

Friday, January 26, 2001

Hosted by The University of Texas at Austin

At the J. J. Pickle Research Campus

Agenda

 

OPENING SESSION - ATRIUM AND AUDITORIUM (ROOM 1.102)

Registration

9:00-10:00 AM

Informal Meet-And-Greet

Complimentary Continental Breakfast

 

Welcome

10:00-10:10 AM

Dean Ben Streetman - UT Austin

Gary Daniels - Motorola, Chair TxTEC Steering Committee

 

 

JOINT SESSIONS - AUDITORIUM (ROOM 1.102)

Technology Trends

10:10-10:35 AM

10:35-11:00 AM

11:00-11:25 AM

 

Alcatel, Fujitsu, Nortel Networks, Nokia

·         Trends and Technologies in the Emerging Optical Network, Brian

Gawick - Fujitsu

·         Wireless Internet, Lorne Hinz - Nortel

·         Bridging the Digital Divide:  Access in the Mobile Information

Society, Micaela Tucker - Nokia

Devices Technology

11:25-11:50 AM

 

Motorola, Texas Instruments

·         TBA, TBA - Motorola Telecom Market Trends/Telecom Services 11:50-12:15 PM

 

SBC, WorldCom

·         Convergent Services Trends, Jeff Johnson - SBC

 

 

LUNCH - ATRIUM

12:15-1:30 PM

Complimentary Informal Lunch

Student Technical Poster Sessions

 

 

STUDENT TECHNICAL POSTER SESSIONS - ATRIUM

Texas A&M University

Jing Li                Murat Uysal

Yan Liu              Yongzhe Xie

Ben Lu               Zigang Yang

Daryl Reynolds

Texas Tech University

Ryan B. Casey     Victor Cody Singleton

Brad Grinstead     Shuyu Yang

Heath Keene

University of Texas-Austin

Serene Banerjee    Pisai Setthawong

Joonhyuk Kang      Xiangying Yang

Umesh Rajashekar

 

University of Texas-Arlington

Andi Baritchi              Hemamalini Narayanan

Amiya Bhattacharya  Minhtuan D. Vo

Mainak Chatterjee     Damla Turgut

 

University of Texas-Dallas

TBA

 

STUDENT SESSIONS - ROOM 1.102 OR ROOM 1.122

Special Topics for Undergraduate Students:  Room 1.102

Panel Discussion/Open Forum

1:30-3:00 PM

 

Co-Moderator:  Lorne Hinz - Nortel Networks

Co-Moderator:  Jerry Adamic - WorldCom

Panelists:  TBA

Special Topics for Graduate Students:  Room 1.122

Panel Discussion/Open Forum

1:30-3:00 PM

 

Moderator:  Bob Hewes - Texas Instruments

Panelists:  TBA

All Students, University Faculty/Staff, and Corporate Representatives are invited to participate in the special topics session.

DOOR PRIZES - AUDITORIUM (ROOM 1.102)

Door Prizes

3:00-3:15 PM                             Don’t miss the great prizes offered by TxTEC companies!

 

JOINT NETWORKING SESSION - ATRIUM

Networking Session:

Corporate Representatives and Students

3:15 PM

 

All Students, University Faculty/Staff, Corporate Technical Representatives,

Corporate Human Resources Representatives, and TxTEC Scholars and Fellows

 

TxTEC Members

Corporate Members

·         Alcatel

·         Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.

·         Motorola

·         Nokia

·         Nortel Networks

·         SBC

·         Texas Instruments, Inc.

·         WorldCom

 

 

University Members

·         Texas A&M University

·         Texas Tech University

·         The University of Texas-Arlington

·         The University of Texas-Austin

·         The University of Texas-Dallas