Events for March 03, 2009
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Preparing for the Qualifying Exam
Tue, Mar 03, 2009
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Viterbi Engineering Writing Program Presents:"Preparing for the Qualifying Exam"Prof. Armand Tanguay, USC Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical EngineeringProf. Henryk Flashner, USC Department of Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringMost Viterbi School of Engineering doctoral qualifying examinations consist of a defense of the thesis topic. This examination normally focuses on the topic's importance, its relevance to the field and the literature, how the topic advances to the frontier of knowledge, what methods will be used to attack the problem, and anticipated results. Upon passing the qualifying examination, the student advances from the status of PhD aspirant to PhD candidate, and proceed to execute the program of research that will be documented in his or her dissertation.This special joint session of ENGR 502, Writing Skills for Engineering PhD Students, and ENGR 503, Oral Communication Skills for Engineering PhD Students is offered once a year. All pre-qualification Viterbi School doctoral students are invited to attend. Epstein ISE doctoral aspirants are strongly encouraged to attend.March 3, 2009, 3:30 PM, Grace Ford Salvatori (GFS) Room 116
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 116
Audiences: PhD Students
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Preparing for the Qualifying Exam
Tue, Mar 03, 2009 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
Viterbi Engineering Writing Program Presents:"Preparing for the Qualifying Exam"Prof. Armand Tanguay, USC Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical EngineeringProf. Henryk Flashner, USC Department of Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringMost Viterbi School of Engineering doctoral qualifying examinations consist of a defense of the thesis topic. This examination normally focuses on the topic's importance, its relevance to the field and the literature, how the topic advances to the frontier of knowledge, what methods will be used to attack the problem, and anticipated results. Upon passing the qualifying examination, the student advances from the status of PhD aspirant to PhD candidate, and proceed to execute the program of research that will be documented in his or her dissertation.This special joint session of ENGR 502, Writing Skills for Engineering PhD Students, and ENGR 503, Oral Communication Skills for Engineering PhD Students is offered once a year. All pre-qualification Viterbi School doctoral students are invited to attend. Epstein ISE doctoral aspirants are strongly encouraged to attend.March 3, 2009, 3:30 PM, Room TBA
Location: TBD
Audiences: PhD Students
Contact: Georgia Lum
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SHC Speaker Event---Mary Beth Formby, CFO
Tue, Mar 03, 2009 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Student Health Council PresentsMary Beth Formby, Chief Financial Officer of Lakewood Regional Medical Center Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 6:00 PM, RGL Room 308Mary Beth Formby has an extensive health care financial background, and has held CFO positions for the past ten years. She was awarded the Tenet "Outstanding CFO" twice (2002 and 2003). She has managed financial turn around of Irvine Regional Hospital while completing systems conversions and integration of major managed care plan. While managing a facility being sold, she exceeded financial targets and kept the facility viable before and after the sale. Additionally, she has been selected as CFO for panel presentation at Tenet's National HR Conference in 2001. Please RSVP to the Student Health Council at mhashc@usc.edu by Friday, February 27th to attend this event.
Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 308
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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MySpace: 0 - 125 Million Users in 3 years. The Behind the Scenes Story of How They Did It
Tue, Mar 03, 2009 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Title: "MySpace: 0 - 125 Million Users in 3 years. The Behind the Scenes Story of How They Did It"Speaker: Aber Whitcomb, Chief Technology Officer, MySpaceDescription: Come hear the CTO and co-founder of MySpace, Aber Whitcomb, discuss how MySpace went from 0 to 125 million registered users in just 3 years. He will be focusing on the technology behind scaling a high traffic site like MySpace and what it takes to keep it running 24/7.Abstract: Aber Whitcomb is CTO and a co-founder of MySpace where he is responsible for the engineering and technical operations groups of the world's most successful social networking site. In the 5 years since its founding, Aber has overseen the technologies that have enabled MySpace to grow from 0 to nearly 125 million unique visitors worldwide, and to be ranked the most trafficked site by comScore. Aber is a recognized expert in large scale computing, networking and storage and frequently speaks about these matters. He is also the founding partner for OpenSocial standard with Google. Aber will be co-teaching a class this fall at the Information Technology Program in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering on developing social apps.Location: SGM 123Date and Time: March 3, 2009, 6:008:00 PMContact: asoni@usc.eduThis event is open to USC students, staff and faculty
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 123
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum