2008 Annual Conference Program

THE 33rd AMSE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Information and communication technology is an emerging field with a variety of applications in everyday life. This panel will focus on issues pertaining to the current development and applications of information technology toward improving the economic conditions in developing countries.
10:45 am–10:50 am Dr. M. S. Alam, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
10:50 am–11:10 am Dr. A. Awal, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Taibah University, Madinah
11:10 am–11:30 pm Dr. M. A. Karim, Vice President for Research, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
11:30 pm–12:00 pm Question and Answer Session

Panel II
August 30, 2008, Saturday (4:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
Nanotechnology Based Infrastructure Development
Location: Room E150-151
Panel Moderator: Dr. S, Jeelani, Vice President for Research
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama

The prospects and challenges associated with the development of nano- technology based economy in developing countries will be discussed in this session.
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm Dr. S. Jeelani, Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
2:50 am – 3:10 pm Dr. K. A. Qureshi, President and CEO, Technology Infrastructure Group, Colorado Springs, Colorado
3:10 pm–3:30 pm Dr. A. Hossain, President, Nanova Corporation, San Jose, CA
3:30 pm–4:00 pm Question and Answer Session

Panel III
August 31, 2008, Sunday (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
Improving Science and Technology Education in Developing Countries
Location: Room E150-151
Dr. I. Ahmad, Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan

This panel will focus on the growing disparity between the quality of science and technology education in the developed and developing countries, and possible ways to bridge this gap.
10:45 am–11:10 am Dr. I. Ahmad, Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science, Eastern Michigan University, Michigan
11:10 am–11:35 am Dr. Z. Baha, Professor, Department of Construction Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
11:35 pm–12:00 pm Question and Answer Session

Panel IV
August 31, 2008, Sunday (4:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
Networking and AMSE Annual Business Meeting
Location: E150-151
Panel Moderator: Dr. K. A. Qureshi, President and CEO
Technology Infrastructure Group, Inc., Colorado Spring, Colorado