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Friday’s TransTalk
Thank you to everyone who attended the ITSO TransTalk this past Friday! A nearly capacity audience of 60 stayed to watch Professor John Gunnar Carlsson’s talk on “Dividing a Territory among Several Facilities”. Please visit the “Events” page to see photos of yesterday’s occasion. We hope to have your continued support at our upcoming events as we move into the home stretch of the school year.
ITSO March TransTalk
The next ITSO TransTalk will be held this coming Friday. Please see below for details.
What: March ITSO TransTalk
When: Friday, March 30th
Presentation from 12:30-1:30 pm
Free pizza and pop at 12:20 pm
Where: CivE 210 on the U of M campus
No need to RSVP!
John Gunnar Carlsson, a professor in the University of Minnesota’s department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, will be giving a talk on the topic of “Dividing a Territory among Several Facilities”. Please see the video link below:
ITE Midwestern District Collegiate Traffic Bowl 2012
ITSO is looking for participants for the 2012 ITE Midwestern District Collegiate Traffic Bowl. Please see the flyer below for more information. We need 3-4 members to form a team, so please email itso@umn.edu if you are interested in attending the event (which runs from June 24-27 in Chicago, IL).
CSE Student Organization Fair Award
ITSO had a strong showing at yesterday’s CSE Student Organization Fair (sponsored by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers). Amongst the more than 30 exhibitors displaying at the event, ITSO came out with a 1st place award for the best exhibit. Thank you for all who turned out yesterday to help make the fair a success!
ITSO at CSE Student Organization Fair
Be sure to visit ITSO at the CSE Student Organization Fair on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. The event will run from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Keller Hall Atrium.
February TransTalk
What: ITSO TransTalk
When: February 17th, 2012
Lecture from 12:30-1:30 pm
Pizza and pop shortly before 12:30 pm
Where: CivE 210 on the U of M campus
No need to RSVP!
Topic: Project update on the Bottineau Transitway
Speaker: Kim Zlimen
About: Kim is a professional engineer in Hennepin County’s Housing, Community Works, & Transit (HCWT) Department. Within HCWT, she is in the Engineering & Transit Planning group. This group represents the County on regional transit studies, and facilitates programs promoting alternative forms of transportation. She has been with the county for nearly two years; prior to that, she worked as an engineer for a local consulting firm for 7 years working on municipal reconstruction projects. Kim is a graduate of the civil engineering program at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She also obtained a Master of Business Administration from the U of M Carlson School in 2010.
