December Calendar

North Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club lunch with Giff Smith, Georgia Tech football defensive line coach, noon, Frankie's at the Prado, 5600 Roswell Road, Atlanta. For information visit www.nmetrogtclub.org/

School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering fall seminar series event with Harry Gibson, a chemistry professor at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m., Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex, room 2407. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=2005

Bioengineering seminar series event with Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, a professor at Columbia University, 11 a.m., Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences Building, Suddath room 1128. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1939

Distinguished lecture series in systems biology event with Michael Levitt, a professor at Stanford University, 11 a.m., Klaus building room 1116W. For information on this lecture and upcoming ones visit http://cssb.biology.gatech.edu/seminars/

Harold W. Gegenheimer lecture on innovation with "Shrek 3" director Chris Miller, "An Ogre's Tale: How to Make an Animated Feature in 1,000 Easy Steps," 3 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=2388

Innovations in Economic Development forum event with Curtis Daniels III, COO of Patchwerk Recording Studios, "Building a City Business Around New Urban Music," 4 p.m., Centergy Building@Technology Square, Hodges conference room. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1947

Poetry at Tech presents Georgia poets Katie Chaple, Jon Goode and Collin Kelley, 4:30 p.m., Clary Theater, Bill Moore Student Success Center, Georgia Tech. For information visit http://poetry.gatech.edu/index.php

Houston Georgia Tech Club mix, mingle and jingle event, 6:30 p.m., Escalante's, 4053 Westheimer Road, Houston. For information e-mail Tam'ra Powell at tamraosborne@hotmail.com. Click here to RSVP

Nashville, Tenn., Georgia Tech Club mix, mingle and jingle event prior to the Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks hockey game, 5 p.m., Nashville Predators Sommet Center, 501 Broadway, Nashville. For information and to RSVP contact Hugh Gaston at hugh.r.gaston@gmail.com or (615) 293-1289. To purchase discounted game tickets e-mail jmoss@nashvillepredators.com or call (615) 770-2328

Last day of classes

School of Literature, Communication and Culture speaker series event with Dudley Andrew, professor of film and comparative literature at Yale, 2 p.m., Skiles building room 002. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=2190

A Peter White Christmas, 8 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information and to purchase tickets visit http://www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/pages/main_event.php?event_id=35

North Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club lunch with Georgia Tech basketball head coach Paul Hewitt, noon, Frankie's at the Prado, 5600 Roswell Road, Atlanta. For information visit www.nmetrogtclub.org/

Washington, D.C., Georgia Tech Club event with Anderson Smith, vice provost for undergraduate studies and academic affairs at Georgia Tech, "The Undergraduate Experience at Georgia Tech: Rigor with a Smile," 6:30 p.m., Guapo's Tenleytown, 4515 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. To register online visit paypal.com and direct payment to gtdcalumni@gmail.com. Note "Anderson Smith Dinner" in the comments. For information contact Amy Sullivan at amy.sullivan@yahoo.com or (571) 331-5888

American Theater Arts for Youths presents "Anne Frank … A Voice," 10 a.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/pages/main_event.php?event_id=189

Chattanooga Georgia Tech Club lunch, noon, Rib & Loin, 5946 Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tenn. For information contact Joy Saputa at jmsaputa@comcast.net

Digital Media Winter 2007 Demo Day, 4 to 7 p.m., Skiles building. For information visit http://dm.lcc.gatech.edu/demoday/

Korea Southeast U.S. Chamber of Commerce annual dinner, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Georgia Power Building, 241 Ralph McGill Blvd., Atlanta. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=2337

Fall commencement ceremony for master's and doctoral degree graduates, 7 p.m., Alexander Memorial Coliseum. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/commencement/masters.php

Fall commencement ceremonies for bachelor's degree graduates, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Alexander Memorial Coliseum. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/commencement/bachelors.php

Swapna Vijayam, 4 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/pages/main_event.php?event_id=182

North Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club lunch with Willie Reese, Georgia Tech basketball director of operations, noon, Frankie's at the Prado, 5600 Roswell Road, Atlanta. For information visit www.nmetrogtclub.org/