Blackburn Student Center Howard University
82nd Annual National Technical Association Conference
Theme: Diversifying the Labor Force to Innovate 2020 Technical Solutions
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WEDNESDAY September 8, 2010 Location
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10:00 a.m. 2:45 p.m. NTA Board Meeting Auditorium (1st FL)
1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration Foyer (2nd FL)
3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Architecture Tour (Start) Auditorium (1st FL)
6:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Meet & Greet NTA Board Bohemian Caverns
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THURSDAY September 9, 2010
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8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration Foyer ( 2nd FL)
8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Opening Plenary Session Gallery Lounge
Speaker- Charles Bolden (1st FL)
NASA Administrator
9:45 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Ribbon Cutting and drawing West Ballroom
(2nd FL)
10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Opportunity Fair West Ballroom
10:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Panel Room 148 (1st FL)
The purpose of panel is to discuss major U.S. science education initiatives and ways to improve methods diversification
Moderator: Hattie Carwell, President, NTA
Pre-Panel Speaker: Dr. James Gates, Member of the President’s
Science Advisory Council
Speakers: Dr. Shirley Malcolm, Dir. Dept of Education,
Mr. Charles Britt, Executive Director,
Center for Minority Achievement in Science and Mathematic
Dr. Arlene Maclin, Adjunct Prof., Morgan State Univ.
10:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Technical Session 1 Room 150 (1st FL)
12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Membership Luncheon Gallery Lounge
Dr. Dr. Wesley Harris (1st FL)
2:00 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Workshop Room 148 (1st FL)
Business Success through IT Integration
A fictitious company will be analyzed with the purpose to evaluate
the current business model then develop a better business model
with information technology integrated into it.
Moderator: Debra Thomas
2:00 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Delegates Meeting Room 150 (1st FL)
4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Business Meeting Room 148 (1st FL)
Past-President s Forum
Moderator: Dr. Julian Earls
6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Reception Gallery Lounge
(1st FL)
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FRIDAY September 10, 2010
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8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration Foyer (2nd FL)
9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Opportunity Fair West Ballroom
(2nd FL)
8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Robotics Competition East Ballroom
FIRST Tech Challenge (50-60 students) (2nd FL)
9:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Student Technical Symposium Session 1 Room 150 (1st FL)
11:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Technical Session 3 Room 148 (1st FL)
11:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Workshop Hilltop Lounge
NTA Chapter Development (2nd)
An interactive session where NTA procedures are reviewed
and best practices are discussed with the goal being to
strengthen local chapters and regions.
12:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Student Luncheon Gallery Lounge
Speaker: Dr. Claudia Rankins (1st FL)
NSF HBCU-UP Program Manager
2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Student Technical Symposium Session 2 Room 150 ( 1st FL)
2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Marine/Environmental Room 148 (1st FL)
Technical Session
Moderator: Dr. Sheila Stiles,
3:00 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Nuclear Science Technical Session Room 148 (1st FL)
Moderator: Dr. Fred Oliver
4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Board Meeting Hilltop Lounge
(2nd FL)
6:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Awards Banquet West Ballroom
Keynote Speaker (2nd FL)
Dr. James West, Johns Hopkins University
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