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September 3, 1999 JOURNALISTS: Here are selected Purdue events during the next two weeks. Speaker to discuss women's effect on technology Computer pioneer Anita Borg will discuss ways women can revolutionize the future of technology and the products it brings to market at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Room G212 of the Civil Engineering Building. Borg, a member of the research staff at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, is president and founder of the Institute for Women and Technology, a nonprofit research and development organization in Palo Alto, Calif., established to increase the number of women impacting all aspects of technology. Last year, she was appointed by President Clinton to the Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science. As one of four university partners, Purdue is participating in the institute's new Virtual Development Center, an effort to find out what new types of technologies women need and want, and ways to fill those needs. CONTACT: Barbara Clark, director of Purdue's Women in Science program, (765) 494-1771, clark@science.purdue.edu Purdue puts newest winged classroom into action Old planes don't die, they become teaching tools for future aviators at Purdue. A Boeing 737 aircraft, to be used by students in aviation maintenance, will be dedicated at 10:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at the Purdue Airport. Don Gentry, dean of the School of Technology, and Michael Kroes, head of the Department of Aviation Technology, will formally accept and dedicate the Boeing 737 passenger jet donated by United Airlines last spring. Fred Mohr from the airline's Indianapolis maintenance facility and Ron Utecht, vice president for maintenance operations, will represent United at the brief ceremony. All participants will be available for questions after the event. CONTACT: Raymond Thompson, associate professor of aviation technology, (765) 494-9965, rethompson@tech.purdue.edu Events Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 7-9. RAID International Workshop. Sessions are intended to further progress in computer security and intrusion detection by promoting the exchange of ideas in a broad range of topics among researchers, system developers and users from academia, government and industry. Host is the Purdue University CERIAS (Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security). The initial conference, in 1998 in Belgium, drew more than 130 participants, almost half of them from outside Europe. CONTACT: Marlene Walls, administrative assistant, (765) 494-7805, walls@cerias.purdue.edu Thursday, Sept. 9. Purdue Memorial Union 75th birthday party. 2 p.m. Front lawn of the Union. Activities will feature a 6-foot-tall cake, Purdue Pete, the Boilermaker Special and a speakeasy offering Coca-Cola products. CONTACT; Jeff Sterrett, Memorial Union marketing coordinator, (765) 494-8974 Friday, Sept. 10. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Phillip H. Fauver, president, chief executive officer and chairman of EMPLOYEASE in Atlanta, Ga. Topic: "Building a Winning Organization." Reporters are asked to refrain from asking questions, videotaping or taking photographs during the lecture, but all are allowed during the student question-and-answer sessions. CONTACT: Tamyra Gibson, director of public relations, School of Management, (765) 494-4392, gibson@mgmt.purdue.edu Monday, Sept. 13. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. J. Timothy McGinley, chairman of the Purdue Board of Trustees, will discuss the process the board will use to identify and screen candidates for the presidency of the university. President Steven C. Beering is scheduled to retire June 30, 2000. CONTACT: Solomon Gartenhaus, secretary of faculties, (765) 494-2585, garten@physics.purdue.edu Wednesday, Sept. 15. Industrial Roundtable. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Memorial Mall. Purdue Engineering Student Council sponsors this job fair, which attracts more than 8,000 students and almost 300 companies, making it the largest student-run career fair in the United States. Rain location is the Purdue Armory. CONTACT: Kara Kobak, (765) 496-2660, kobak@expert.cc.purdue.edu Friday, Sept. 17. Board of Trustees. 10:30 a.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union. CONTACTS: Jeanne V. Norberg, director, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2084; jeanne_norberg@purdue.edu, or Joseph L. Bennett, vice president for University Relations, (765) 494-2082; joe_bennett@purdue.edu Saturday, Sept. 18. Parents Day. Activities are organized by the Student Union Board around the 11:10 a.m. football game against Central Michigan. Activities include pregame tours, receptions and special presentations for parents and students by the academic schools; a barbecue after the football game; and the Boilermaker Boardwalk in the evening. CONTACT: Sara Solloway, Student Union adviser, (765) 494-8907; slsolloway@pmu.purdue.edu Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 20-21. Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Career Day. Events include a job fair from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the South Ballroom of the Memorial Union; a lecture at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Room 218 Stewart Center by the president of the National Restaurant Association; a senior reception from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday at Stone Hall; and a lecture at 2 p.m. Monday in Room 206 Stewart Center by the chairman, president and CEO of Promus Hotel Corp. CONTACT: Ray Kavanaugh, head of RHIT, (765) 494-4643. To the Purdue News and Photos Page