October Calendar

North Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club lunch with Stuart Wilson, Georgia Tech swimming and diving head coach, noon, Frankie's at the Prado, 5600 Roswell Road, Atlanta. For information visit http://www.nmetrogtclub.org/

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering fall seminar series event with Timothy Raymond, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University, 3:30 p.m., Ford ES&T Building, L1255. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1296

College of Management IMPACT speaker series event with Stephen T. Butler, chairman and CEO of W.C. Bradley Co., 4:30 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management. For information visit http://mgt.gatech.edu/fac_research/centers_initiatives/speaker.html

Architecture lecture series symposium on "Designing Domesticity," 5 p.m., College of Architecture auditorium. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1210

The 5 Browns piano quintet, 7:30 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/pages/main_event.php?event_id=18

Paul Rusesabagina, subject of the film "Hotel Rwanda" and author of the memoir "Ordinary Man," speaks and signs copies of his book, 7 p.m., Student Center auditorium. For information contact Andy Koose at (404) 894-1642

Georgia Tech orchestra and jazz ensemble performance, 7 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1325

DramaTech presents "The Butler Did It!" a murder mystery dinner theater performance, 8 p.m., Dean James E. Dull Theater. For information contact Carlin Bright at (404) 894-2745

Georgia Tech marching band Surround Sound performance, 8:30 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1326

Family Weekend. For information visit http://gtalumni.org/site/Page/FamilyWeekend

Washington, D.C., Georgia Tech Club invites alumni to participate in the Osprey Sprint Triathlon, Public Landing, Md. For information contact Anthony Priest at anthony_priest@hines.com. Register for the race at http://www.osprey-sprint.com

Chattanooga Georgia Tech Club bus trip to Georgia Tech vs. University of Maryland football game. For information and to make reservations contact Joy or Rick Saputa at (423) 933-7151 or jmsaputa@comcast.net

Game-watching parties for Georgia Tech vs. University of Maryland football game. For information visit http://gtalumni.org/site/GameWatchings

Triad Georgia Tech Club wine tasting, 2 p.m., Raffaldini Vineyard, 450 Groce Road, Ronda, N.C. For information and to RSVP contact Andy Counts at gtandy@traid.rr.com or (336) 869-2639

Suncoast Georgia Tech Club event with Sam Shelton, ME 61, PhD 69, founding director of Georgia Tech's Strategic Energy Institute, "Spikes in Oil and Natural Gas Prices: The Impact on Our Economy and Alternative Energy Sources," 6:30 p.m., Valencia Garden Restaurant, 811 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, Fla. For information contact Carrie Elwell at cologirl@tampabay.rr.com or (813) 835-9255

Chattanooga Georgia Tech Club lunch, noon, Rib & Loin, 5946 Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tenn. For information contact Joy Saputa at (423) 842-6794 or jmsaputa@comcast.net

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering fall seminar series event with Tom Edgar, professor of chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, 3:30 p.m., Ford ES&T Building, L1255. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1297

College of Management IMPACT speaker series event with S. Craig Lemasters, president and CEO of Assurant Solutions, 4:30 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management. For information visit http://mgt.gatech.edu/fac_research/centers_initiatives/speaker.html

Architecture lecture series event with David Baker, founder and partner of San Francisco-based David Baker + Partners Architects and John Portman visiting critic for 2006-07, 5 p.m., College of Architecture auditorium. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1211

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering James R. Carreker Distinguished Lecture with Richard K. Templeton, president and CEO of Texas Instruments, on "Innovators and Engineers: The Global Demand for Design Talent," 3:30 p.m., Dasher Auditorium, Van Leer Building. For information contact Marci Reed at (404) 894-0274 or marci.reed@ece.gatech.edu.

North Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club picnic and outing for Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina State University women's volleyball game, 5 p.m. picnic, 7 p.m. game, O'Keefe Gym. For information and to RSVP contact Sonny Chaffin at chaffinmhc@hotmail.com or (858) 354-3600

Jazz vocalists Diane Schuur and Karrin Allyson, 8 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/pages/main_event.php?event_id=31

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," 5 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/pages/main_event.php?event_id=32

Fall 2006 student recess

Northern California Georgia Tech Club event with Joseph Hughes, chair of Georgia Tech's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, "The Future of New Orleans: If We Build It, Will They Come?" Ristorante Don Giovanni, 235 Castro St., Mountain View, Calif. For information contact Mike Zung at northerncalgtalumni@gmail.com or (650) 274-6427

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering fall seminar series event with David Sholl, professor of chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, 3:30 p.m., Ford ES&T Building, L1255. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1298

College of Management IMPACT speaker series angel/venture capital roundtable event, 4:30 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management. For information visit http://mgt.gatech.edu/fac_research/centers_initiatives/speaker.html

Architecture lecture series event with Marlon Blackwell, architect and associate professor of architecture at the University of Arkansas, 5 p.m., College of Architecture auditorium. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1212

Lemony Snicket: For Crying Out Loud, 7 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/pages/main_event.php?event_id=33

East Village Opera Company, 8 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/pages/main_event.php?event_id=34

Greenville Georgia Tech Club hosts the Georgia Tech ice hockey team, 9:30 p.m., The Pavilion. For information and the hockey team schedule visit http://www.gthockey.com

DramaTech presents the Black Box Improv Festival, 8 p.m., Dean James E. Dull Theater. For information contact Carlin Bright at (404) 894-2745

Alumni Association bus trip to Georgia Tech vs. Clemson football game, departure five and a half hours prior to kickoff. For information and to register visit http://gtalumni.org/site/Page/ClemsonBusTrip

Columbia/Midlands Georgia Tech Club bus trip to Georgia Tech vs. Clemson football game. For information contact Troy Blalock at jblalock@scana.com

Game-watching parties for Georgia Tech vs. Clemson football game. For information visit http://gtalumni.org/site/GameWatchings

North Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club lunch with Jeff Van Note, former Atlanta Falcons player, noon, Frankie's at the Prado, 5600 Roswell Road, Atlanta. For information visit http://www.nmetrogtclub.org/

Emerald Coast Georgia Tech Club event with Joseph Hughes, chair of Georgia Tech's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, "The Future of New Orleans: If We Build It, Will They Come?" Copeland's, 400 E. Chase St., Pensacola, Fla. For information contact John Rafferty at jrafferty.ee02@gtalumni.org. To register visit http://gtalumni.org/clubs/emeraldcoast/

Globalization and Development speaker series event with Richard Doner, associate professor of political science at Emory University, on "The Challenges of Economic Upgrading: Institutions and Politics," 1:30 p.m., Habersham building, Room 136. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1294

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering fall seminar series event with Rob Shick, president and COO of Promerus LLC, 3:30 p.m., Ford ES&T Building, L1255. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1299

College of Management IMPACT speaker series event with Anika Rahman, president of Americans for the United Nations Population Fund, 4:30 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management. For information visit http://mgt.gatech.edu/fac_research/centers_initiatives/speaker.html

Architecture lecture series event on the Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon house with Georgia Tech architecture professors Ruchi Choudhary, Chris Jarrett and Franca Trubiano, 5 p.m., College of Architecture auditorium. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1213

Fifth Annual Bourne Poetry Reading featuring poets Frank Bidart, Major Jackson and Gregory Orr, 7 p.m., LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management. For information visit http://www.gatech.edu/calendar/event.php?id=1221

Homecoming. For information and to register visit http://gtalumni.org/site/Page/Homecoming

Buzz Bash Carnivale, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Bobby Dodd Stadium festival area. For information and to register visit http://gtalumni.org/site/Page/BuzzBash

The Parsons Dance Company, 8 p.m., Ferst Center for the Arts. For information visit http://www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/pages/main_event.php?event_id=29

Game-watching parties for Georgia Tech vs. Miami football game. For information visit http://gtalumni.org/site/GameWatchings

North Metro Atlanta Georgia Tech Club lunch with Rick Strom, former Georgia Tech quarterback, noon, Frankie's at the Prado, 5600 Roswell Road, Atlanta. For information visit http://www.nmetrogtclub.org/

Houston Georgia Tech Club event with Sam Shelton, ME 61, PhD 69, founding director of Georgia Tech's Strategic Energy Institute, "Spikes in Oil and Natural Gas Prices: The Impact on Our Economy and Alternative Energy Sources." For information contact Mark Kalman at mark.kalman@halliburton.com

Hampton Roads Georgia Tech Club event with Charles "Wick" Moorman, CE 75, chairman, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corp., "From Co-op Student to CEO Norfolk Southern," 6 p.m., Aberdeen Barn, 5805 Northampton Blvd., Virginia Beach, Va. For information contact Tom Eidson at teidson.ae72@gtalumni.org