CEAA Globalization Conference & the Engineering Student Leaders' Conference

Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the Cornell Engineering Alumni Association's conference on the Influence of Globalization on Business and Technology. Although I only got to stay for a few hours, it was really cool to hear from some really accomplished alumni from the real world. Probably the most interesting speaker was the Chief Technology Officer of Xerox and President of Xerox Research (one person). She spoke about the challenges of globalization in the commercial research world, and overcoming one's perspective to see things from a more worldly and global view.

Then today, I woke up at 8:15 to head over to the Engineering Student Leaders' Conference with my ISSA VP and Treasurer. I think it went really well. There were some really interesting and informative speakers from whom I definitely learned something new. The first speaker was from the Engineering Alumni Affairs & Development office, and so I found out that they would be more than willing to help us when we need alumni for events, activities, etc. Another highlight was the outdoors activities, which are always pretty fun. The two activities were both focused on communicating and group work to accomplish a goal, something I think will be extremely valuable for my team in the upcoming year.