1. School of Mechanical Engineering Global Engineering Professional Seminar ME 290 Week 9: October 18, 2012 1.Today: Guest speaker Mark Cox, Eastman Chemical 2.Tonight: Innovation as competitive advantage, Vijay Vaitheeswaran, 7 p.m., Fowler Hall, 3 bonus points. 3.Zakaria text: Please be reading the last two chapters— study questions will be posted and quiz is next week! 4.Next week: Continue working on profiles!

2. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2012 2 ›Author: “Need, Speed, and Greed—focus is on innovation as competitive advantage (2012). ›Global correspondent for The Economist ›Next Thursday, October 18, 2012 in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center, 7 p.m. ›ME 290 Global Seminar Bonus Points: 3 available Special Lecture: Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran

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