Virginia Tech Department of Statistics Corporate Partners Conference Schedule for 2008

Thursday, September 25

Arrival

Roanoke Airport (ROA) to Inn at Virginia Tech, 901 Prices Fork Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24060, (Directions from airport)
Partners arrive

3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

Anne Ryan204 Hutcheson Hall
Partner Presentations chaired by Anne Ryan

  • Capital One
  • DuPont
 

6:30 p.m.

Home of Mary and Bill Woodall, 108 Eakin Street (540) 552-4727 (directions)
Reception for partners, faculty, and graduate students

Friday September 26

7:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Inn at Virginia Tech (not a group activity)
Breakfast

8:30 - 10:30

EP SmithDepartmental Conference Room, 418-A Hutcheson Hall
Advisory Committee Meeting, chaired by Department Head Eric Smith. One representative of each company meets with key committee chairs (Statistical Consulting Center, Graduate Program, undergraduate Program, and Personnel Committee).

Graduate Life Center
Interviews. One representative of each corporate partner meets students in one-on-one interviews.
Capital One, GLC Room D
Eli Lilly, GLC Room C
DuPont, GLC Room B

10:45-11:45 a.m.

Chang LaynamDean's Conference Room, College of Science
Partners Meet with Dean Lay Nam Chang, College of Science

12:00-1:00 p.m.

Bud Foster's Restaurant , 460 Turner Street NW # 202 , (540) 951-9780
Lunch. Partners with Advisory Committee
2:00-4:30 p.m. Bill WoodallInyoung Kim

Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown, All Purpose Room
Mu Sigma Rho Research Seminar, chaired by Bill Woodall and Inyoung Kim. Short presentations of current research by selected graduate students.

Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown and Squires Student Center
Interviews. One representative of each corporate partner meets students in one-on-one interviews.
Capital One, GLC Room D
Eli Lilly, GLC Room C

6:30 p.m.

The Farmhouse Restaurant, 285 Ridinger St, Christiansburg, VA 24073, (540) 382-3965 (Directions)
Dinner. Partners, faculty, graduate and select undergraduate students.

 

Saturday, September 27

8:00 a.m. - noon

Departmental Conference Room
Interviews and Meetings. Faculty and graduate students will be available to meet with partners individually as desired.

418-A Hutcheson Hall Conference Room,
Pratt & Whitney
Interviews. One representative of each corporate partner meets students in one-on-one interviews.

Afternoon

FoutzVirginia Tech Golf Course
Seventh Annual Bob Foutz Golf Challenge. Let us know by Thursday if you want to play 9 or 18 holes. All are welcome.

Jefferson National Forest
Hike