Location
This symposium will be held in The Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The F-CIEMAS auditorium is one of the newest and most technologically equipped presentation spaces at Duke University. The auditorium is equipped with full wireless and lineline internet access, and all registered symposium participants will be granted guest access to the Duke network for the duration of the event.
The Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences (F-CIEMAS)
The Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences opened in August, 2005, more than doubling the Pratt School of Engineering's teaching and research space. The four-building 322,000-square-foot complex represents a fundamental shift from a traditional academic departmental focus by bringing together faculty from across scientific disciplines working in four research initiatives: biology, photonics, materials and integrated sensors. The Fitzpatrick Center supports teaching and research efforts in bioengineering; photonics and communications systems; integrated environmental sensing and simulation; and biologically inspired materials sciences and materials engineering. It also expands the Pratt School of Engineering's partnership with the School of Medicine, providing laboratories for collaborative research in healthcare, genomics and biotechnology. In 2005 it will bring on-line a nanofabrication facility to support Pratt's collaborations with the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. The Fitzpatrick Center also houses Pratt's professional masters degree program in engineering management and entrepreneurship in collaboration with the School of Law and the Fuqua School of Business. Find F-CIEMAS on the Duke campus map.
Since parking at Duke University is scarce, registered participants are strongly encouraged to explore options in advance of arriving for the symposium. View nearby parking options for F-CIEMAS on the Duke University campus map.
Duke University
James B. Duke's founding Indenture of Duke University directed the members of the University to "provide real leadership in the educational world" by choosing individuals of "outstanding character, ability and vision" to serve as its officers, trustees and faculty; by carefully selecting students of "character, determination and application;" and by pursuing those areas of teaching and scholarship that would "most help to develop our resources, increase our wisdom, and promote human happiness."
To these ends, the mission of Duke University is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduate students, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adults committed to high ethical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; to prepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service by providing excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledge and contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectual environment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, cure disease, and promote health, through sophisticated medical research and thoughtful patient care; to provide wide ranging educational opportunities, on and beyond our campuses, for traditional students, active professionals and life-long learners using the power of information technologies; and to promote a deep appreciation for the range of human difference and potential, a sense of the obligations and rewards of citizenship, and a commitment to learning, freedom and truth. Visit the Duke Vistors' website.
Durham, North Carolina
Recently voted as one of the Best Places to Live in the South by Money magazine, Durham offers newcomers as well as longtime residents a lifestyle where a premium is placed on quality of life. With a rich history and progressive future that combines high technology, medicine and education, Durham boasts vibrant economic performance - where the unemployment rate for 1999 was less than 2 percent and the city's overall economic performance ranked number 1 out of all 100 North Carolina counties. Now known as the "City of Medicine," Durham is proud to be home to the world-renowned Research Triangle Park, Duke University and Duke University Medical Center and North Carolina Central University. Durham also is rich in the arts and cultural activities. Each year, the International Festival, Bimbe, the Blues Festival and numerous other activities sponsored annually by the City of Durham draws thousands of residents and visitors to experience our cultural diversity.
Visit the Durham Convention and Visitors' Bureau website.
