American Society for Engineering Education
ASEE Spring 2009 Northeast Conference

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
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The Spring 2009 Northeast ASEE Conference will be held on April 3-4, 2009 at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A. This year's conference theme is: Engineering in the New Global Economy.

In the coming years, our world will continue to face economical, environmental and energy related problems. How is Engineering and Engineering Technology Education responding to the needs of our society and the world? This will be the theme for an exhilarating and thought provoking weekend of professional workshops, presentations, and discussions at the University of Bridgeport.

The ASEE Northeast Section is soliciting faculty papers, student papers and student posters which address the various challenges and paradigms in this technological world through research and instructional programs in Engineering and Engineering Technology education. There are three conference tracks:

1. Regular/ faculty papers
2. Student papers and
3. Student posters

The deadline for abstract submission is February 27th, 2009. Prospective authors are invited to submit their abstracts online in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format through the conference website at http://www.asee2009online.org

Suggested conference topics are listed below. Other innovations in course and laboratory experiences and assessments are also most welcome for submission:
• Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Engineering Technology/ Community Colleges
• Industrial, Automation and Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Technology and Community Colleges
• Innovations In Engineering Education
• First Year Experiences
• K-12 Education (Engineering Curriculum Integration)
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science and Information Technology
• Women in Engineering and Computer Science
• Robotics
• Service Learning
• Sustainability
• Design Projects
• Engineering and Technology in the Liberal Arts
• Systems Engineering
• Globalization
• Ethics
• Diversity In Engineering
• Multidisciplinary Research

Paper Submission
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Prospective authors are invited to submit their abstracts online in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format through the website of the conference at http://www.asee2009online.org

Important Dates
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Abstracts due 27th February, 2009
Acceptance notification 6th March, 2009
Final manuscript & Registration due 20th March, 2009