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October 1, 2005 calendar and events ramblin' roll alumni benefits tech merchandise Tech Topics Alumni Magazine	Register Online for Homecoming Weekend Activities Return to campus Oct. 27-29 for Homecoming 2005, three days of stimulating seminars, class reunions, a pregame alumni tailgate and the Tech vs. Clemson football game. Smith Named Vice Provost Anderson Smith, a Regents professor of psychology and associate dean of the College of Sciences, has been named vice provost for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Affairs. Hurricane Relief Efforts Continue Georgia Tech's Office of Community Service and the campus chapter of Engineering Students Without Borders are coordinating a December trip to the Gulf Coast to aid disaster relief workers in areas ravaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Tech Researchers Say Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger Researchers from Georgia Tech and the National Center for Atmospheric Research say the number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years. Call for Nominations Nominations are being accepted through Nov. 4 for the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award and the Dean Griffin Community Service Award. Magazine Features Appalachian Trail Pioneer, Video Gaming When he set out from Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia on May 31, 1951, alumnus Gene Espy had no idea his name would be woven into the Appalachian Trail's history. Espy's remarkable adventure is the cover feature of the GEORGIA TECH ALUMNI MAGAZINE being distributed Oct. 7. Bobby Jones' Grand Slam Still Unmatched On Sept. 27, 1930, Bobby Jones, ME 22, did what no golfer had ever done - or has ever done since. His victory in the U.S. Amateur at Merion Cricket Club in Ardmore, Pa., captured the Grand Slam of golf - the four major tournament titles all won in the same year. One Hundred Years Ago Was Eventful Year at Tech The year 1905 was significant at Georgia Tech. The school lost and gained a president, enrollment climbed to 500 students, an honor code was instituted and 100 years ago this month, Theodore Roosevelt became the nation's first president to visit the campus. Computing Unveils Supercomputing Clusters Georgia Tech has installed two high-performance supercomputing clusters for projects requiring an exceptional amount of processing power - one in the College of Computing and the other in Aerospace Engineering. Hispanic Magazine Ranks Tech Among Best Schools Hispanic Business magazine ranked Georgia Tech second in its list of top engineering schools. Clean Up With TEAM Buzz Yellow Jackets around the country will gather Oct. 8 for the eighth-annual TEAM Buzz community service day. Last year more than 3,000 students, alumni and faculty participated in the annual cleanup, fix-up day. For a complete list of TEAM Buzz activities, please visit http://gtalumni.org/site/Page/UpcomingEvents/ Digital Paparazzi Lose Picture Pixels Researchers at Georgia Tech discovered a way to prevent secret snooping with digital cameras and digital video cameras. Georgia Tech, Pirelli Research High-speed Telecommunications Italian-based Pirelli and Georgia Tech have signed a five-year strategic research and development partnership to study high-speed telecommunications networks. Georgia Tech Helps Boost Middle Georgia Economy Since 1991, Georgia Tech's technology incubator in Warner Robins has helped 27 start-up and 14 relocating companies plant roots in middle Georgia. High-performance Armored Concept Vehicle is High-tech A high-tech concept vehicle Georgia Tech helped design made its first appearance at a military technology meeting in Virginia in September. Georgia Strengthens French Connection Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an agreement Tuesday with the president of Lorraine to bolster business relationships between technology companies in Georgia and the French region. Energized Mathematics Georgia Tech mathematics professor Konstantin Mischaikow believes mathematics is the key to production of clean energy, manufacturing of ever-smaller computer chips and development of nanomaterials. And he has a $1.13 million award from the Department of Energy to prove his point. Families Flock to Campus More than 1,500 parents, family members and Georgia Tech students met the president, the coach and even a murderer during Family Weekend Sept. 15-17. Leadership Georgia Tech Leadership Georgia Tech, an annual conference designed to teach innovative strategies and techniques for building better alumni clubs, will be held Friday, Oct. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Global Learning Center at Technology Square. Council Works to Attract Young Alumni The Georgia Tech Young Alumni Council, in partnership with the Alumni Association, is working to create programs and services attractive to alumni who "got out" 10 years ago or less. Alumnae Explore Conflict Negotiation Women on Wednesdays will present "Negotiating Conflict: Taking a Win-Win Approach," a panel discussion of discord in the workplace, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Oct. 19 at the Alumni House. Eveland's Jersey Retired Former Yellow Jacket volleyball star Kele Eveland is the first Georgia Tech female to have her jersey retired. Tech Clubs Offer Game Watching Georgia Tech clubs from Anchorage to Orlando are hosting game-watching parties for Yellow Jacket football and basketball games. Times and locations are available at http://gtalumni.org/uploads/2005GameWatchings.pdf. Sports The #25 Yellow Jackets take on conference foes in October. 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