This two-hour webinar introduces the new Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity course sponsored, published, and made available to instructors for their free use by CyberWatch West. 

Community College instructors will learn from presenters Stephen Miller (Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso), Margaret Leary (Northern Virginia Community College), and Christie Jones (George Mason University) how to adapt the eleven-lesson course for their institutions.

This webinar starts with the premise that we, at community colleges, seem to know almost nothing about our graduates as they leave us. At least that is the case at our college district. And yet we are being increasingly pressed to know how our students fare. I have heard program heads say “all of our students get employed.” But with very few exceptions we have no direct knowledge. o We will discuss approaches that include creating an agreement with your state’s department of economic security to get wage data (not particularly easy), sending out a survey by email to graduates (anticipate a low response rate) and setting up a call center. In the latter we saw a 56% response rate and got some valuable information. See how this might work for you and at what cost.

This hybrid course features several online modules focusing on air filtrations, compressors, lubrication, regulation, piping, directional control valves and actuators. After the modules are complete, a full day of training will be provided at SUNY Poly’s Albany site where students will use simulation software to design, verify and observe the functioning of numerous pneumatic circuits; these designs will then be assembled and tested.

New design of automotive construction materials has become of paramount importance to not only reduce the carbon footprint of their final products but also to increase efficiency and decrease cost of vehicles. The use of new advanced materials in vehicles will significantly increase fuel efficiency and cut emissions, but the auto industry lacks data and material models needed to reliably manufacture vehicle components from various substitutes, including aluminum alloys, high-strength steels and polymer composites.

This annual event organized by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is a pre-eminent opportunity for in-depth exchanges and networking for economic and workforce leaders at community colleges and their partners. The theme for the 2017 Workforce Development Institute (WDI) will be "Inspiring Innovation."

This annual event organized by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is a pre-eminent opportunity for in-depth exchanges and networking for economic and workforce leaders at community colleges and their partners. The theme for the 2017 Workforce Development Institute (WDI) will be "Inspiring Innovation."

The New York Geographic Alliance and our B-WET team are pleased to announce that we are joining together with the Rockwell Museum in Corning, NY to a great workshop to the Southern Tier. It's the "Mapping the Susquehanna Workshop" and it will be held at the Rockwell Museum on January 26, 2017. 

The details are still being worked out, but this PD is available to all educators in the region for no cost to you! It will feature mapping activities and other watershed demonstrations. The docents will take you on a tour of the museum's galleries, and, weather permitting, we will walk a couple blocks to the Chemung River, which is so important to economy and history of this city. 

Coalition meetings convene scientists, engineers, and health professionals with human rights leaders and policy makers to discuss emerging issues at the nexus of science and human rights. The Coalition serves as a catalyst for the increased involvement of scientific, engineering, and health associations and their members in human rights-related activities. 

This webinar will introduce the Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity course, develop by George Mason University’s Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security with funding from CyberWatch West, for use by community colleges across the country.

The course focuses on basic security concepts as they apply to critical infrastructure systems. Concepts addressed in the course include Industrial Control Systems (ICS), such as Supervisory and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Process Control Systems (PCS), and Distributed Control Systems (DCS), national standards for the protection of critical infrastructure, and risk management concepts and tools for critical infrastructure systems.

Participate in the world’s largest multidisciplinary event focusing on photonics technologies.

With more than 20,000 attendees and 4,800 papers presented in 2016, in the areas of biomedical optics and biophotonics, industrial lasers and laser sources, optoelectronics devices and materials, nanophotonics and MOEMS-MEMs, this is the venue to showcase your work and connect with the leading experts in these fields.

Participate in the world's largest multidisciplinary event focusing on photonics technologies. Every year over 20,000 people come to hear the latest research and find the latest devices and systems driving technology markets including state-of-the art medical technologies, the Internet of things, smart manufacturing and “Industry 4.0,” autonomous vehicles, scientific research, communications, displays, and other solutions powered by photonics.

Gain strategies for integrating technology into your science and conservation teaching at this one-day conference. Get ideas for how to best support students as they use technology to further their science understanding, communicate their learning globally and collaborate on conservation projects.

Stuart AAUW & LASER-TEC are sponsoring a Saturday, four-week program to introduce 7th & 8th grade girls to future technology career opportunities. The camp is being facilitated by women in STEM and is offered at no cost to qualified participants. The girls will discover exciting applications for lasers and laser systems and explore science and technology in a highly-interactive environment.

Science meets art in this fascinating class as students learn to photograph with a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Study insects and flowers with incredible magnification and see what the “really small” really looks like. Students will leave with a laminated 8.5” x 11” black and white laminated SEM photograph. Materials fee of $35 is due to instructor on first day of class and includes all lab supplies and use of the SEM. Classes meet Saturdays from 9:30am to 11:30am.

Land classification is an important first step to assessing land cover and land use. This advanced webinar will provide lectures and hands-on activities focused on using satellite imagery for land cover classification. In two, four hour sessions, attendees will learn how to acquire Landsat imagery, display it in an open-source Geographic Information System (GIS), analyze spectral signatures of land cover types, and conduct a supervised land cover classification. Both sessions will feature a lecture, followed by time for participants to complete hands-on exercises. Instructors will remain online to answer questions and provide guidance and feedback. In addition to the exercises, there will be one online homework assignment. Completion of the homework and live attendance at both lectures are required to receive a certificate of completion.

Many of the most successful ATE centers have expanded their impact through developing strong partnerships, with industry and with other academic institutions. These partnerships are grounded in a deep and evolving understanding of the needs of each of these key stakeholder groups.  Kevin Cooper, PI of Regional Center for Nuclear Education and Training (RCNET), and Dean, Advanced Technology at Indian River State College has experienced this first-hand, growing the RCNET center to 46 academic partners and 32 industry partners. He will share with us both his philosophy of what makes a good partnership, and the “down and dirty” tactics needed to make these partnerships work.

Mentor-Connect cohort participants selected for one-on-one mentoring are invited to meet their mentors, get training and resources for proposal development for potential National Science Foundation (NSF), Advanced Technological Education (ATE) funding. This is a kick-off to the approximately 9 months of work that will occur towards submission of a competitive grant proposal.

FutureView® is the premier user conference for imagery and analytical solutions presented by EagleView and Pictometry. Experience the future of technology through the eyes of leading imagery engineers, technicians and business solution leaders. The latest advancements in Pictometry® Imagery, 3D technology and analytical and solution-based tools will be highlighted in addition to a strong focus on industry topics related to assessment, infrastructure, disaster response and GIS solutions.

Stay on top of GIS development at the Esri Developer Summit (DevSummit). You’ll get direct access to the leading minds in your field and Esri’s staff producing and deploying the latest COTS solutions for geodevelopers. Take home instantly applicable skills that shorten your time to market and help you gain competitive edge.

This workshop will review the theory and practice of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how it can be applied in your work with students.  The three principles of UDL include providing multiple means of representation (the “what” of learning), multiple means of action and expression (the “how” of learning, and multiple means of engagement (the “why” of learning) will be reviewed.  Whether you teach online, hybrid, or face-to-face, this training will provide resources to make educational materials accessible and engaging for all. 

Stuart AAUW & LASER-TEC are sponsoring a Saturday, four-week program to introduce 7th & 8th grade girls to future technology career opportunities. The camp is being facilitated by women in STEM and is offered at no cost to qualified participants. The girls will discover exciting applications for lasers and laser systems and explore science and technology in a highly-interactive environment.

Technology, Systems, and Ships (TSS 2017) will focus on the latest efforts of the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Army to design and procure the next generation of weapons, systems and ships. The agenda will also include the Global Shipbuilding Executive Summit (by invitation only), an International panel of shipbuilding experts, and the MMA's popular Point-Counter-Point panel. In addition, TSS 2017 will feature a naval engineering heritage lecture which will highlight the experiences and opinions of one of our great naval engineers.

This workshop provides math teachers at the secondary and post-secondary levels with examples of best practices for math instruction. With an emphasis on experiential learning, workshop participants learn about effective instructional approaches including cooperative learning, online tutorials, and strategies for engaging Deaf/HH students. Each participant leaves with a specific plan for implementing some of these techniques in their classrooms.

Session 1: What’s changed? Understanding the Updates to FAA Drone Regulations

Session 2: When’s a lawyer needed? Understanding the legal issues surrounding drones.

Small-scale projects need small-scale evaluation. Properly scoping an evaluation for a small project requires defining realistic process and outcome indicators and maximizing use of limited resources. In addition, evaluations need to be planned to produce timely and compelling evidence to set the stage for future funding and project growth. In the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, “small grants” are $200,000 or less over three years, awarded to community colleges that have not been funded by ATE within the past 10 years. Webinar participants will learn the basics of small-scale evaluation, using a typical ATE small project as the case example. 

Session 3: What equipment and software do I need to get started? Understanding what’s needed for your drone mission. 

Competitive grants for the NSF ATE program must be built on at least one innovative idea and the goals must be well-defined and clearly explained. However, framing an innovative idea and clearly explaining goals can be difficult. Further, proposal development requires a great deal of planning and a detailed timeline. This session will focus on planning for grant proposal development and will explore how to determine whether or not an idea is innovative, what is meant by developing and explaining goals clearly and what must be considered in planning development work and the timeline for such work.