Virginia Tech Department of Statistics Corporate Partners Conference Schedule for 2009

For the 2010 Schedule, click here

Thursday, October 1

Arrival

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

Note

No Partner Presentations are scheduled this year

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 October 2

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Inn at Virginia Tech (not a group activity)
Breakfast
- But we will have coffee and sweet rolls at the conference room at 8:00

8:00 - 10:00

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 (Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis (LISA), Graduate Program, undergraduate Program, and Personnel Committee).

Squires Student Center
Interviews
Capital one in Room 217
Eli Lilly and Company in Room 219

10:30-11:30

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

12:00-1:00 p.m.

India Gardens Restaurant, 210 Prices Fork Road NW, 951-5100
Lunch
. Partners with Advisory Committee

2:00-4:15 p.m. Scotland LemanInyoung Kim

Squires Student Center, Room 341
Mu Sigma Rho Research Seminar
,
organized by Inyoung Kim and Scotland Leman. Short presentations of current research by selected graduate students.

Squires Student Center
Interviews
Capital one in Room 217
Eli Lilly and Company in Room 219

4:15-5:30 p.m.

Squires Student Center, Room 341
Reception.
Partners, faculty, graduate and select undergraduate students.

7:00 p.m. The Farmhouse Restaurant, 285 Ridinger St, Christiansburg, VA 24073, (540) 382-3965 (Directions)
Dinner.
Partners and, faculty.

Saturday, October 3

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,
Interviews. Pratt &Whitney

Afternoon

BobVirginia Tech Golf Course
Eighth 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