Offshoring Engineering: Powerpoints and papers

THE OFFSHORING OF ENGINEERING:
FACTS, MYTHS, UNKNOWNS, AND IMPLICATIONS

AGENDA

TUESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2006

8:30 Welcome
William Spencer, Chairman Emeritus, SEMATECH
 
8:40

Keynote Talks: The Globalization of Engineering

An Academic Perspective on the Globalization of Engineering
Charles Vest, President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Robert Galvin, Chairman Emeritus, Motorola Inc.

 

9:50

Software Engineering

Offshoring Software Engineering (PowerPoint presentation in pdf 808KB) (Paper in pdf 126KB)
Rafiq Dossani, Senior Research Scholar, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University

Thoughts on Software Related Offshoring (PowerPoint presentation in pdf 144KB)
Alfred Spector, Consultant and Former Vice President of Strategy and Technology, IBM Software Group

 

11:15

Autos

John Cohoon, Executive Director, Global Engineering Processes, General Motors Corporation

Offshoring Automotive Engineering: Globalization and Footprint Strategy in the Motor Vehicle Industry (PowerPoint presentation in pdf 336KB) (Paper in pdf 936KB)
John Moavenzadeh, Executive Director, International Motor Vehicle Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

1:30

Panel: Implications for the Engineering Workforce and Profession
Moderator: Lori Kletzer, Professor of Economics and Department Chair, University of California, Santa Cruz

Offshoring (PowerPoint presentation in pdf 32KB)
Richard Freeman, Herbert S. Ascherman Professor of Economics, Harvard University; Co-Director, Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School; and Director, Labor Studies Program, National Bureau of Economic Research

Industry Trends in Engineering Offshoring (PowerPoint in pdf 140KB) (Paper in pdf 120KB)
Vivek Wadhwa, Executive-in-Residence/Adjunct Professor, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

Offshoring: Implications for the Engineering Workforce and Profession (PowerPoint in pdf 44KB) (Paper in pdf 52KB)
Ralph Wyndrum, President, IEEE-USA, and CEO, Executive Engineering Consultants

 

3:30

Network Systems (PowerPoint presentation in pdf 252KB)
Theodore Rappaport,, William and Bettye Nowlin Chair in Engineering, and Founding Director, Wireless Networking and Communications Group, University of Texas at Austin 

 

4:00

Impacts of Globalization on Engineering Employment in the Personal Computing Industry (PowerPoint presentation in pdf 60KB) (paper in pdf 88KB)
Jason Dedrick, Co-Director, Personal Computing Industry Center, and Project Scientist, Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations, University of California, Irvine

 

4:30

Offshoring in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Charles Cooney, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

5:00

Adjourn

 


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 

8:30

Welcome
Wm. A. Wulf, President, National Academy of Engineering

8:40

Semiconductors

Semiconductor Engineers in a Global Economy (PowerPoint presentation in pdf 297KB) (paper in pdf 422KB)
Clair Brown, Director, Center for Work, Technology, and Society, University of California, Berkeley

Semiconductor Industry Perspective (PowerPoint presentation in pdf 1.19MB)
Robert Doering, Senior Fellow, Silicon Technology Development, Texas Instruments

 

9:40

Construction Engineering and Services

Offshoring of Engineering Services in the Construction Industry (PowerPoint presentation in pdf 92KB) (Paper in pdf 124KB)
John Messner, Director, Computer Integrated Construction Research Program, Pennsylvania State University

Jan Tuchman, Editor-in-Chief, Engineering News Record

 

11:00

Implications for Engineering Management and Education

Anne Stevens, Chairman, President, and CEO-designate, Carpenter Technology

Richard Newton, Dean of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Offshoring Engineering: A Glocalization Conundrum??? (PowerPoint presentation in pdf 436KB)
James Porter, Chief Engineer and Vice President, Dupont Engineering and Operations

 

12:30

Chairman's Closing Remarks

 

12:40 Adjourn