1/24/06 Contact: David M. Granger, 334/844-9999 (grangdm@auburn.edu)
Deedie Dowdle, 334/844-9999 (ddowdle@auburn.edu)

AUBURN ENGINEERING TECH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WORKSHOP SET FOR BIRMINGHAM

AUBURN - The Auburn Engineering Technical Assistance Program (AETAP) will present a workshop, “Industrial Renaissance through Innovative Partnerships,” on Friday, Jan. 27, at the Botanical Gardens auditorium in Birmingham.

This free one-day workshop, targeted at Alabama industries, will provide an overview of AETAP services including convenient, top-quality technical assistance and workforce training programs tailored to meet the needs of specific industries, as well as information on cutting-edge technologies available for transfer to the private sector.

Registration and continental breakfast begins at 9 a.m. The workshop will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with lunch included.

For more information, please call Fronda Bridgmon at 205/325-5342 (ext. 11). You can also email her at bridgfk@auburn.edu.

The seminar is sponsored by Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service and the National Science Foundation. To learn more about AETAP log on to www.eng.auburn.edu/AETAP.

Auburn University is a preeminent land-grant and comprehensive research institution with more than 23,000 students and 6,500 faculty and staff. Ranked among the top 50 public universities nationally, Auburn is Alabama’s largest educational institution, offering more than 230 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs.

(Contributed by Sharla Wright.)

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