Agenda
Tuesday, October 20, 1998
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Registration
DoubleTree Hotel, Lobby Level
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
DoubleTree Hotel, Salon I & II
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
PI & Consultants Poster Session
DoubleTree Hotel, Salon I & II
Wednesday, October 21, 1998
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
DoubleTree Hotel, Salon III
8:00 a.m.
Buses leave for SIPI
DoubleTree Hotel (parking lot) & La Posada de Albuquerque (2nd Street exit)
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
Dr. Carolyn Elgin, SIPI President
9:15 - 9:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Ms. Karen Buller, National Indian Telecommunications Institute (NITI)
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Keynote Address
Dr. Dave Warren, Professor Emeritus, Institute of American Indian Art and the
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Minority University Research & Education Division
Ms. Bettie White, NASA HQ
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Tribal Colleges & Universities Initiatives
Dr. Philip Sakimoto, NASA HQ
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
MU-SPIN Update
Mr. James Harrington, MU-SPIN Project Manager
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch & Walking Tour of SIPI
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Science & Communications Forum
Sun Earth Connection Forum Presentation for Education and Outreach
Dr. James R. Thieman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, National
Space Science Data Center & World Data Center
21st Century Space & Science Careers
Mr. Dillard Menchan, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Office of
Equal Opportunity Programs
Local Research & Education Resources from the University of New Mexico
Dr. Art St. George, University of New Mexico
Earth Remote Sensing: What is it Really? What to Do with It?
Dr. Blanche Meeson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth
Sciences Research & Education
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Wrap-up
3:15 p.m.
Buses leave for the DoubleTree Hotel & La Posada de Albuquerque
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Student & Faculty Poster Session & Reception
DoubleTree Hotel, Salons II & III
Collaborative Research at the University of Houston-Downtown
Dr. Richard Alo', University of Houston - Downtown
Center for Network Resources and Training Internship Program
Ms. Alice Baker & Ms. Helen Stillinger South Carolina State University
Teaching Multimedia in K-12
Ms. Stephanie Drotos, South Carolina State University
Spatial Temperature Variations in the Lagoon Nebula (M8)
Ms. Ely N. Duenas, City College of New York
Effects of Ag and Au Doping on High Temperature Superconducting Materials
Mr. Ly John Fridie, South Carolina State University
Houston PREP
Ms. Sangeeta Gad, University of Houston Downtown
NYC NEW TEAM - Real Science in the Bronx: An Urban Middle School Initiative
Ms. Ellen Goldstein, Mr. Kenneth Harris, Mr. Wilford Hemans, Ms. Leslie Jones,
and Mr. Tirso Valenzeula, City College of New York, NASA RERC
Image Segmentation: Enhancement of the Region Labeling Tool using
Khoros Software System
Ms. JoAnna P. Graham, Bowie State University
Creating and Using Thread with Java
Mr. Regg Hatcher Jr., Morgan State University
Digital Libraries: Impact on Science Medicine and Libraries
Ms. Ruth Hodges, South Carolina State University
Network Management Developed Using Java
Ms. Denee Lake, City College of New York
Technology and Libraries: Bringing Together Information Literacy and Diversity
Ms. Elaina Norlin & Ms. Patricia Morris, University of Arizona Libraries
Processing of High Temperature Superconducting BSCCO Compounds
Ms. Kelry Robinson, South Carolina State University
Strengthening Partnerships through Research Experiences in Earth System Science
Dr. Waldo Rodriguez, Norfolk State University
Animations of Series Approximations and Polar Functions Using Algebraic
Software and Graphing Calculators
Ms. Jamilah M. Seifullah, Alliance for Minority Partnership in Science (AMPS)
Developing a LabVIEW Based Ultrasonic Test and Evaluation Unit for Materials
Testing
Dr. Nikunja K. Swain and Ms. Gwendolyn Tobin, South Carolina State University
Object Oriented Programming (Visual Basic) and Graphical
Programming (LabVIEW) in study of Digital Arithmetic
Ms. Gwendolyn Tobin and Dr. Nikunja K. Swain, South Carolina State University
CCD Image Processing in Astrophysical Research
Mr. Taran Tulsee, Queensborough Community College
Ground and Space Based Observations of the Bubble Nebula
Dr. Donald Walter, South Carolina State University;
Implications Derived from a Case Study of Teachers' Understanding and
Use of the Internet as It Relates to Curriculum Changes in a Middle School
Dr. Diane Westfall, Moultrie Middle School
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Awards Dinner
DoubleTree Hotel, Salons II & III
Thursday, October 22, 1998
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
DoubleTree Hotel, Salon III
8:00 a.m.
Buses leave for SIPI
DoubleTree Hotel (parking lot) & La Posada de Albuquerque (2nd Street exit)
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
Mr. Reggie Eason, Deputy Project Manager
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Call for Participation Papers
Instructional Technology
Mr. Mike Scott, University of Maine
City College of New York Weather Network
Dr. Shermane Austin, City College of New York
High Performance Computing Summer Institute: Foundation of
Faculty/Student Technological and Scientific Investigations
Ms. Dorothy Russell, Morgan State University
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Call for Participation Papers - continued
Wabanaki Science & Math Project: A Model Program for Integrating
Culture into the Curriculum
Ms. Maureen Smith, University of Maine, Wabanaki Center
Cache Servers
Dr. Linda Hayden, Elizabeth City State University
Creating Culturally Inclusive Curriculum and Classrooms
Ms. Georgia Johnson, University of Idaho
American Indian Science & Technology Education Consortium(AISTEC)
Mr. Jose C'de Baca, New Mexico Highlands University
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Pre-College MSET Break-out Session I
MOLA: Meaningful Learning Contexts
Dr. Willard Smith,Tennessee State University;
ECHO the Bat
Ms. Virginia Butcher
GLOBE Science Research
Ms. Stephanie Stockman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Networking Break-out Session I
American Indian Network Information Center
Ms. Michelle Bekaye and Mr. Alvino Sam, American Indian Network Information
Center
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Distance Learning Break-out Session
Distance Learning at Prairie View A&M University
Dr. John Williams, Prairie View A&M University
Exploiting Distant Learning - A Portal (Among Minority Institutions)
to Emerging Technologies
Dr. Moses Gwan, Grambling State University
Distance Learning on the Internet
Dr. Ashok Satpathy, South Carolina State University
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Internet Break-out Session
Design Tools for Developing Web Pages
Mr. James Holloway and Mr. Charlie Wrenn, Tennessee State University
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Break
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Pre-College MSET Break-out Session II
Integrating the Internet into the Science Classroom/Curriculum
Dr. Sheila Gersh, City College of New York
Students Sharing Their Weather while Learning Mathematics
Dr. Beverly Lynds, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research(UCAR);
Project VISION: Using Technology to Enhance the Science and Math
Curriculum in the Middle Schools
Dr. Gustavo Roig and Mr. Jorge Nosti, Florida International University
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Networking Break-out Session II
Video Conferencing: Closing the Distance - Improving the Learning
Mr. Samir Maniar, South Carolina University and Mr. Carl Taylor,
Prairie View A&M University
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Multimedia Break-out Session
Streaming Content and Courseware Development: A Multimedia
Multi-Mode Approach to Distance Learning
Mr. Harry Schulte, University of Texas at El Paso
Hypermedia and the Textbook - Teaching C++
Mr. Curtis Sollohub, New Mexico Highlands University
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Proposal Writing & Research Opportunities Break-out Session
Proposal Writing & Research Opportunities
Dr. Mildred Boyd, EduTech & Mr. Dillard Menchan, NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center, Office of Equal Opportunity Programs
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Wrap-up
4:00 p.m.
Buses leave for the DoubleTree Hotel & La Posada de
6:00 p.m.
Buses leave for the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
DoubleTree Hotel (parking lot) & La Posada de Albuquerque (2nd Street exit)
6:15 p.m.
Dinner & Tour
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Friday, October 23, 1998
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
DoubleTree Hotel, Salon III
8:00 a.m.
Buses leave for SIPI
DoubleTree Hotel (parking lot) & La Posada de Albuquerque (2nd Street exit)
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Conference Wrap-up
Mr. James Harrington, MU-SPIN Project Manager
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Giveaway (Winners must be present!)
12 p.m.
Buses leave for the DoubleTree Hotel & La Posada de Albuquerque
2:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Group Activity I:
Downtown Albuquerque & Sandia Peak ($37)
DoubleTree Hotel (parking lot) & La Posada de Albuquerque (2nd Street exit)
Saturday, October 24, 1998
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Group Activity II:
Acoma Pueblo & Casino ($15)
DoubleTree Hotel (parking lot) & La Posada de Albuquerque (2nd Street exit)