Registration for the "Engineering Across Cultures" workshop closes Wednesday, October 25, at 5:00 pm. Can you please distribute the message from Ms. Susan Fisher to your graduate students and postdocs one more time? -- Dear Engineering Graduate Students and Postdocs: Registration is now open for the "Engineering Across Cultures" workshop, which will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2017, in the Purdue Graduate Student Center, Room 105AB (PGSC 105AB). Dr. Brent K. Jesiek will be the speaker for the workshop. Please register for the workshop at the following link: https://purdue.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6yQKqybGm2jfpGd If you have any questions, concerns, or are unable to register with the provided link, please contact Harish Saranathan, hsaranat@purdue.edu<mailto:hsaranat@purdue.edu>. Registration closes Wednesday, October 25, at 5:00 pm. Light refreshments will be provided. The workshop session will be from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Please note that there is only one session offered for this particular workshop. About this workshop: Working across countries and cultures is increasingly a necessity for engineers, regardless of whether they pursue careers in industry or the academy. This interactive workshop is designed to introduce engineers to foundational concepts and strategies needed to enhance their global competency and mobility. The content is organized around two key topics: 1) Engineering Cultures, a conceptual framework that improves the ability of participants to identify and understand national and regional differences in what it means to practice as a technical professional, and 2) Problem Solving with People, a participant observation strategy that enables professionals to systematically identify, understand, and negotiate the kinds of conflicting perspectives that often arise when diverse groups of people come together to solve problems. About Dr. Brent Jesiek: Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and holds an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and practice. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Looking forward to seeing you at the workshop! Susan Fisher Professional Development and Diversity Specialist