Thursday, November 11, 2010

Hernandez Attended NSF-ATE Principal Investigators Conference

The American Association of Community Colleges with the support of the National Science Foundation held the seventeenth national ATE Principal Investigators Conference, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC., on October 27-29. The conference brings together approximately 800 people to focus on the critical issues related to advanced technological education. Key people working on ATE projects across the country participate in the conference. Conference attendees represent community colleges, business and industry, secondary school systems, four-year colleges, and research and development centers covering projects in a wide variety of areas such as: information technology, engineering technology, micro- and nanotechnologies, chemical technology, biotechnology, and others. Hernandez attended the conference representing the Medical Device Industry Education Consortium (MDIEC), led by St. Petersburg College. Learn more...