As the school year gets started, it also means conference/convention/workshop season is in full swing. Take a look at our MNT-EC Calendar, but here are a few highlights for this Fall quarter.
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➡️ 2024 ATE PI Principal Investigators Conference October 23-25, 2024
Check out the ATE PI sessions below from our co-PI Peter Kazarinoff, as well as from CSCC, one of our partners.
➡️ NanoEducators Quarterly Forum – September 26, 2024
➡️ Shout-out to ATE Central. They maintain an awesome calendar and we often have links to anything Nano-specific at the bottom of our MNT-Calendar listings.
At the upcoming ATE PI conference:
Columbus State Community College will have a spotlight session on “Aligning Strategies to Support Advanced Technological Education Talent Demand” by Shane Kirby and Michell Ward from CSCC.
Date: Thursday, October 24 at 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. (Eastern). Room: Diplomat
Shout out to Scot McLemore ǀ Executive in Residence at CSCC for sharing. Advanced Manufacturing Pathways at Columbus State Community College.
MNT-EC Co-PI, Dr. Peter Kazarinoff, Faculty, Engineering and Engineering Technology
at Portland Community College will present a Spotlight session on “J ATE URE: Getting Community College Students & Faculty Published.”
Date: Thursday, October 24 at 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. (Eastern). Room: Empire
You can read a bit more about how this presentation came about by reading Peter’s Letter from the Editor in Volume 3, Issue 2 of the Journal of Advanced Technological Education.
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