RI | IC 2008 Schedule

The Robotics Immigration Course (IC)

Your research education begins in the Robotics Immigration Course, which all Robotics students must attend at the beginning of their first semester in the program. The Robotics Immigration Course is a series of lectures, discussions, and demonstrations that will familiarize you with Carnegie Mellon and the Robotics Program, introduce you to the research projects and faculty within the Program and affiliated departments, and describe the computational and other resources available in the Program. The Robotics Immigration Course gives you an opportunity to learn what it means to conduct research and to get to know the faculty in the Robotics Program.

The SCS Immigration Course

You may also attend any of the SCS IC talks.

ROBOTICS IC 2008 SCHEDULE
August 18 - 22, 2008

All meetings will take place in Newell-Simon Hall 3305 unless otherwise noted.

Advising and The Marriage Process

Your advisor will be the faculty member who works most closely with you. This is usually the most important factor in the your research education, so the choice of an advisor should be based on careful consideration. At the conclusion of the Robotics Immigration Course, you will be assigned to a faculty advisor by the Marriage Committee. The assignment is based on the preferences of the student and the faculty, subject to the research agenda (and funding) of the faculty.

ROBOTICS IC 2008 EVENTS SCHEDULE
August 23 - September 29, 2008

	SATURDAY AUGUST 23	SUNDAY AUGUST 24	MONDAY AUGUST 25	WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27	TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2	WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10	MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29
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12:00							12:00 EDSH 219 Marriage Forms due
12:30
1:00	1:00 - ? RI Picnic Riverplex [Directions]
1:30
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4:30					4:30 - 6:30 Intel Pittsburgh Tour CIC Building All students meet inside the front doors of the CIC. There will be demonstrations, talks, and refreshments.
4:45
5:30				5:30 - 7:30 NSH 1507 Advisor / Advice Meeting
6:00		6:00 - 11:00 Student / Faculty Party home of Chris Atkeson & Jessica Hodgins 5031 Castleman Street Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Easy walk from campus: two blocks along Morewood Ave, right on Castleman. Parking is limited, consider parking at CMU. If you're driving, take 5th to Amberson. Castleman is the first left off of Amberson. Castleman is one-way from Amberson to Morewood, one block in from Fifth. Rain Location: NSH 1507 / 1513	6:00 - 7:00 NSH 3305 New SCS Student Introductions			6:00 - 9:00 Perlis Atrium Women@SCS Faculty / Graduate Potluck Organizer: Jennifer Tam, jdtam@cs.cmu.edu
6:30
7:00			7:00 - 9:00 NSH 3305 Scott Fahlman Living in Pittsburgh
7:30
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