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Events for February 21, 2007
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Earnings and Truck Financing Among Port Owner Operators
Wed, Feb 21, 2007 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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METRANS Seminar - Seminars are held on Wednesdays, over the lunch hour, in Lewis Hall. Bring your lunch if you like. Speaker: Dr. Kristen MonacoProfessor, Department of Economics, California State University Long BeachABSTRACT: Using data from two data sets of truck drivers working at the San Pedro ports, we analyze wages and working conditions of drivers. We extend a prior study of port drivers by examining driver expenses in detail and use this to infer the likely costs of the truck replacement and retrofitting program proposed by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.For more information, please contact Hossein Ataei "ataei@usc.edu** Bring a bag lunch. Refreshments will be served. **WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007, 12:00-1:30 PM, LEWIS HALL (RGL) ROOM 215
Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 215
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Optimization, Equilibrium and Games
Wed, Feb 21, 2007 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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EPSTEIN ISE DEPARTMENT SEMINAR - "Optimization, Equilibrium and Games"Professor Jorge NocedalElectrical Engineering/Computer Science and Industrial Engineering/Management Science Departments, Northwestern UniversityABSTRACT: We discuss applications in economics, engineering and computer games in which optimization and equilibrium are closely related. After presenting the mathematical concepts that tie them together, we discuss the need to solve problems of this form very quickly -- often in real time. To illustrate the challenges in this area, we discuss in some detail two applications: physical simulations used in many popular computer games and the pricing of American options.Wednesday, February 21, 2007, 3:30 PM, GER 309
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 309
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Protiviti Meeting / Information Session
Wed, Feb 21, 2007 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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The Information Systems Association (ISA) will be hosting Protiviti at our next meeting!WHAT: Protiviti Meeting/Information Session, http://www.protiviti.com/WHEN: Wednesday, February 21TIME: 6:30 PMWHERE: HOH 305From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protiviti"Protiviti is an international provider of independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting services. Protiviti has become recognized worldwide as a top expert in internal audit and risk management, as well as a thought leader in areas that include the complexities and challenges of complying with corporate governance regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.The company operates in 28 major US markets and 5 international markets.
Protiviti has been featured in publications such as Businessweek as a leader in providing consulting services related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.The name of the company is a coined term:[It] communicates our key brand attributes -- professionalism and proactivity as well as independence and integrity. The unique spelling with three "I's" represents "Independence," which is perhaps the most important concept.The name of the firm was chosen as a part of the branding studies done at the firms founding. Beyond the terms linguistic aspects it was found to be free to be established as a unique trademark world-wide.The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half International, Inc., a specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 Index.The firm offers three distinct lines of service: Technology Risk, Business Risk and Internal Audit. The firm was established in 2002 when Robert Half International, Inc. 'hired more than 700 professionals who had been affiliated with the internal audit and business and technology risk consulting practice of Arthur Andersen LLP, including more than 50 individuals who had been partners of Andersen. These professionals formed the base of the Company's new Protiviti Inc. subsidiary.'Milestones: Protiviti named by BusinessWeek as one of the best places to launch a career. At just over four years old, Protiviti was one of the youngest organizations ranked by BusinessWeek. Protiviti ranked number 52 out of 100. BusinessWeek magazine will only publish the top 50, however, the website will publish the top 55."You do not need to be a member to attend. This meeting is FREE and open to all USC students and majors. Don't forget: Free Catered Food!It's not too late to become a member! Come to this week's meeting for more information or visit the ISA website at www.uscisa.net. Please contact Ariel at saldin@usc.edu with any questions or for more information.Ariel Saldin, VP of Membership, Information Systems Association, http://www.uscisa.net
Location: H. Leslie Hoffman Hall Of Business Administration (HOH) - 305
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
