2nd Call for Papers ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division 63rd Midyear Conference January 4-7, 2009 Berkeley, California Graphics Education in an Electronic Age Authors are invited to submit abstracts for presentation at the conference and inclusion in the conference proceedings Papers addressing the session topics listed below will have first priority Graphics Education & Curriculum Development Freshman Programs Graphics and the Web Graphics in First Year Programs International Collaboration Visualization Technology and Graphics Product Life Cycle Management Content & Tools The tools we have available for delivering content and managing our courses have changed dramatically over the last decade How have we changed the way we interact with our students? Have we changed the “face-to-face” time we have with them? Have we changed the way we deliver our content? Authors are also encouraged to address other topics dealing with instructional methodology, curricula issues, outcomes assessment, research and graduate programs, technology in the classroom, accreditation, retention, capstone design courses and projects, distance education, continuing engineering education and other topics of interest to the engineering graphics education community This is a peer-reviewed conference Papers will be accepted on the basis of abstract content Authors of accepted papers must present their papers at the conference The schedule for submission of papers and abstracts is: September 5, 2008 September 26, 2008 October 17, 2008 October 31, 2008 November 14, 2008 250-300 word abstract due Notification of abstract acceptance or rejection Manuscript due from author(s) for review Reviewed manuscript returned to author(s) for revision Final paper due Authors should electronically submit abstracts and papers to: Robert Chin, Program co-chair, email: chinr@ecu.edu Venue… The meeting and conference will be held at the Doubltree Hotel located on the Berkeley marina The address is 200 Marina Blvd, Berkeley, CA Website: http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/JBKCADT-Doubletree-Hotel-Executive-Meeting-CenterBerkeley-Marina-California/index.do Telephone: 1-510-548-7920 or 1-800-222-8733 This facility has over 378 guest rooms, is surrounded by parks and marina, and has just completed a multi-mullion dollar upgrade this spring The hotel is located 10 miles east of San Francisco (on the opposite side of the Bay) and miles west of the UC Berkeley campus Attendees must make reservations directly with the hotel Be sure to mention the ASEE EDGD Midyear Meeting to secure the special discounted rate of $142/night The cut-off date for room reservations at the discount rate is 5:00 PM PST, Friday, 12 December 2008 Registration… Stay tuned for additional material regarding registration for this even It is anticipated that early registration will begin in July 2008 The anticipated registration fee will be in the range of $200 Cut-off for early registration will be December 2008 Exhibitors… There will be a special room dedicated to exhibits, operated in parallel with the technical sessions on Monday and Tuesday Manufacturers and distributors of books, hardware, and software, and other material related to this program, are invited to display their materials for perusal by the conference attendees Exhibitors are also invited to sponsor activities at this event Please contact Dennis Lieu as soon as possible Workshops… There will be a series of special 2-hour workshops on Sunday, January 2008 and another series (of different workshops) on Wednesday, January 2008, which will be hands-on introductions to the capability and use of the latest CAD, analysis, and rapid prototyping software All workshops will be located on the UC Berkeley campus Transportation will be made available The workshops will include material presented by: Autodesk Solidworks Dimension FDM UC Berkeley All workshops will be offered at no cost to registered attendees of the Meeting For additional details about the ASEE EDGD Midyear Meeting in Berkeley, please check the Meeting website at www.me.berkeley.edu/edgd-midyear Meeting General Chair: Prof Dennis K Lieu 5128 Etcheverry Hall Department of Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 94720 (510) 642-4014 dlieu@me.berkeley.edu Tentative Schedule… Saturday, January 2009 Wine Tour, Napa and Sonoma County Wineries, (Ticketed Event) Sunday, January 2009 Workshops at UC Berkeley (2 hours each) Rapid Prototyping Animation Stress and Strain Analysis (2) 3D Sketching (2) East Bay Tour (Jack London Square, Oakland’s Chinatown, USS Hornet) Exhibits Welcome Reception, live music Monday, January 2009 Technical Sessions (4) Exhibits Business Lunch Jelly Belly Factory Tour Bus to San Francisco (evening event) Tuesday, January 2009 Technical Sessions (4) Exhibits San Francisco by Public Transit Tour Awards Dinners Wednesday, January 2009 Workshops at UC Berkeley (2 hours each) Solid Modeling 3D applications in Civil Engineering Motion Analysis Structural Applications Computational Fluid Mechanics Thermal Analysis UC Berkeley Tour For more information: www.me.berkeley.edu/edgd-midyear Major sponsorship from: ... Sunday, January 2009 Workshops at UC Berkeley (2 hours each) Rapid Prototyping Animation Stress and Strain Analysis (2) 3D Sketching (2) East Bay Tour (Jack London Square, Oakland’s Chinatown,... Monday, January 2009 Technical Sessions (4) Exhibits Business Lunch Jelly Belly Factory Tour Bus to San Francisco (evening event) Tuesday, January 2009 Technical Sessions (4) Exhibits San Francisco... Francisco by Public Transit Tour Awards Dinners Wednesday, January 2009 Workshops at UC Berkeley (2 hours each) Solid Modeling 3D applications in Civil Engineering Motion Analysis Structural Applications