NEWS BULLETIN!!!
Frank Wallingford (frank.wallingford@technologist.com) has
formed a group, Hudson Valley Programmers, to study new
programming languages. For information about the group see
http://softwaredev.meetup.com/103/calendar/8535447.
For a calendar of technical society meetings in the
Mid-Hudson Valley go to http://pok.acm.org/calendar.html.
Poughkeepsie Chapter of the Association For Computing Machinery
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Program: Hudson Valley FIRST Lego League
Speaker: Dr. Casimer DeCusatis
Founder and Director, Hudson Valley FIRST Lego League
Distinguished Engineer, IBM Corp, Poughkeepsie, NY
About the Topic:
Lego League is an international organization dedicated to
fostering student interest in engineering, computers, and
technical literacy. Established by Dean Kamen (inventor of the
Segway) and administered by the nonprofit organization FIRST (For
Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), Lego
League is intended to inspire students to become technology
heroes by making engineering as much fun as sports or music.
Students work in teams with a coach of mentor in two age groups,
6-9 years old (Junior Lego League) and 9-14 years old (Senior
Lego League). Each year, teams must design, build, and program a
Lego MindStorms robot to complete a series of missions with a
common theme (such as nanotechnology, ocean exploration, etc).
Teams also prepare a research report and oral presentation based
on the annual technology theme, and are judged during a Lego
League tournament on the quality of their research, design and
performance of their robots, as well as teamwork, leadership,
team spirit, and other factors (see www.usfirst.org for more
information, or visit Hudson Valley Lego League's MySpace page,
www.myspace.com/midhudsonfll). FIRST Lego League is growing
rapidly in the Hudson Valley; this talk will describe our local
efforts to reach over 500 local students this coming season, and
how you can become a part of this exciting new program!
About the Speaker
Dr. Casimer DeCusatis is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and
Technical Executive based in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He is an IBM
Master Inventor with over 70 patents, and recipient of several
industry awards, including the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award, the EDN
Innovator of the Year Award, the Mensa Research Foundation Copper
Black Award for Creative Achievement, and the IEEE/HKN
Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer award (including a citation
from the President of the United States and an American flag
flown in his honor over the U.S. Capitol). He is co-author of
more than 100 technical papers, book chapters, and encyclopedia
articles, and editor of the Handbook of Fiber Optic Data
Communication (now in its 3rd edition); he is also co-leader of
the IBM Academy of Technology study "Innovation Ecosystems". Dr.
DeCusatis received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (Troy, N.Y.) in 1988 and 1990,
respectively, and the B.S. degree magna cum laude in the
Engineering Science Honors Program from the Pennsylvania State
University (University Park, PA) in 1986. He is a Fellow of
the IEEE, Optical Society of America, and SPIE (the international
optical engineering society), a member of the Order of the
Engineer, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, the Association for
Computing Machinery (ACM), and various other professional
organizations and honor societies.
When: 7:30 pm, Monday, September 15, 2008
Where: Ulrich Room, Dyson Hall
Marist College, Route 9, Poughkeepsie, NY
Directions: Building 7 on the map at
www.marist.edu/welcome/map.html
Parking: Parking, on campus, on the west side of Route 9 can
be difficult. It may be easier to park on the east
side of Route 9, across from Building 25 on the
Marist campus map at www.marist.edu/welcome/map.html.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Dinner: 6 pm, Palace Diner,
194 Washington Street, POK, 845.473.1576
Menu: www.thepalacediner.com/menu_pg.htm
All are welcome to join us for dinner. (Go north on the Route
9 Arterial to the St. Francis Hospital exit, turn right, turn
right again. The Palace is one block further along on the
right.)
Refreshments are served after the meeting. For further
information, email collier@acm.org or call 845.297.5901.
P - L - E - A - S - E P - O - S - T
Frank Wallingford (frank.wallingford@technologist.com) has
formed a group, Hudson Valley Programmers, to study new
programming languages. For information about the group see
http://softwaredev.meetup.com/103/calendar/8535447.
For a calendar of technical society meetings in the
Mid-Hudson Valley go to http://pok.acm.org/calendar.html.
Poughkeepsie Chapter of the Association For Computing Machinery
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a a cc cc mm mm mm mm
aa aa cc c mm mm mm mm
aaaaaaaaa cc mm mmm mm
aa aa cc c mm m mm MEETING NOTICE
aa aa cc cc mm mm
aa aa cccccccc mm mm
Program: Hudson Valley FIRST Lego League
Speaker: Dr. Casimer DeCusatis
Founder and Director, Hudson Valley FIRST Lego League
Distinguished Engineer, IBM Corp, Poughkeepsie, NY
About the Topic:
Lego League is an international organization dedicated to
fostering student interest in engineering, computers, and
technical literacy. Established by Dean Kamen (inventor of the
Segway) and administered by the nonprofit organization FIRST (For
Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), Lego
League is intended to inspire students to become technology
heroes by making engineering as much fun as sports or music.
Students work in teams with a coach of mentor in two age groups,
6-9 years old (Junior Lego League) and 9-14 years old (Senior
Lego League). Each year, teams must design, build, and program a
Lego MindStorms robot to complete a series of missions with a
common theme (such as nanotechnology, ocean exploration, etc).
Teams also prepare a research report and oral presentation based
on the annual technology theme, and are judged during a Lego
League tournament on the quality of their research, design and
performance of their robots, as well as teamwork, leadership,
team spirit, and other factors (see www.usfirst.org for more
information, or visit Hudson Valley Lego League's MySpace page,
www.myspace.com/midhudsonfll). FIRST Lego League is growing
rapidly in the Hudson Valley; this talk will describe our local
efforts to reach over 500 local students this coming season, and
how you can become a part of this exciting new program!
About the Speaker
Dr. Casimer DeCusatis is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and
Technical Executive based in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He is an IBM
Master Inventor with over 70 patents, and recipient of several
industry awards, including the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award, the EDN
Innovator of the Year Award, the Mensa Research Foundation Copper
Black Award for Creative Achievement, and the IEEE/HKN
Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer award (including a citation
from the President of the United States and an American flag
flown in his honor over the U.S. Capitol). He is co-author of
more than 100 technical papers, book chapters, and encyclopedia
articles, and editor of the Handbook of Fiber Optic Data
Communication (now in its 3rd edition); he is also co-leader of
the IBM Academy of Technology study "Innovation Ecosystems". Dr.
DeCusatis received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (Troy, N.Y.) in 1988 and 1990,
respectively, and the B.S. degree magna cum laude in the
Engineering Science Honors Program from the Pennsylvania State
University (University Park, PA) in 1986. He is a Fellow of
the IEEE, Optical Society of America, and SPIE (the international
optical engineering society), a member of the Order of the
Engineer, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, the Association for
Computing Machinery (ACM), and various other professional
organizations and honor societies.
When: 7:30 pm, Monday, September 15, 2008
Where: Ulrich Room, Dyson Hall
Marist College, Route 9, Poughkeepsie, NY
Directions: Building 7 on the map at
www.marist.edu/welcome/map.html
Parking: Parking, on campus, on the west side of Route 9 can
be difficult. It may be easier to park on the east
side of Route 9, across from Building 25 on the
Marist campus map at www.marist.edu/welcome/map.html.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Dinner: 6 pm, Palace Diner,
194 Washington Street, POK, 845.473.1576
Menu: www.thepalacediner.com/menu_pg.htm
All are welcome to join us for dinner. (Go north on the Route
9 Arterial to the St. Francis Hospital exit, turn right, turn
right again. The Palace is one block further along on the
right.)
Refreshments are served after the meeting. For further
information, email collier@acm.org or call 845.297.5901.
P - L - E - A - S - E P - O - S - T
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