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The Panama Canal – Insights of a Retired Consulting Engineer

Date & Time: Oct 9,2025 7:15 to 8:15 PM
Location: Westminster Harris Bell Hall (HBH), Windsor Building 2/F
4200 Jackson Ave, Austin TX 78731 AND Virtual via Zoom

Title: The Panama Canal – Insights of a Retired Consulting Engineer
Speaker: William (Bill) M. Isenhower, Ph.D.
Speaker Bio: Bill Isenhower is …

Exploring the Fintech Payments Ecosystem: Innovations and Impact

Date and Time: Aug 21,2025 6:30-8:00 CST
Location: Virtual Meeting via Zoom
Title: Exploring the Fintech Payments Ecosystem: Innovations and Impact
Abstract: The financial services industry is changing rapidly with the emergence of financial technology, better known as FinTech. The global fintech market is expected to grow at …

What Is Engineering and Why Are Engineers Different?

Date and time: July 17,2025 6:30 to 8 :00 PM
Location: Asian American Resource Center (AARC), Community Room 8, 8401 Cameron Rd., Austin, Texas AND Virtual via Zoom
Speaker: James J. Mercier, P.E. 
Bio: James Mercier is licensed as a professional engineer in Texas and five other states, …

AI-Powered DevOps in Cloud App Modernization

Date / Time: 19 Jun 2025, 06:30 PM CDT to 08:00 PM CDT

Location: The Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Road, Room 1, and Zoom (hybrid)

Speaker: Akshay Mittal of PayPal

Bio: Akshay Mittal is a Staff Software Engineer at PayPal and an IEEE Senior Member with …

The Science of Fun in Mobile Gaming

Date/Time: 22 May 2025; 06:30pm to 08:00 Central Time

Location: Virtual by Zoom or in person in Room 1 of the Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Rd., Austin, Texas

Abstract

Video game development is pretty incredible if you think about it. For generations now, the weaving of …

UT-Austin Robotic Lab Tour

Date and time: May 12,2025 10:15 -11:30 AM

Address: 2501 Wichita Street, Austin, TX 78712 (Anna Hiss Gymnasium 2/F)  

Meeting Point: 2/F lobby at 10:15 AM   Campus Map: Directions | Robotics

Pay Parking: 105 E 27th St Speedway Garage

Carpool Meeting Point at 9:45 AM: Central Market …

Effective Speaking and Listening, and Time Management

Day & time: 26 April 9:30 AM Central

Speaker 1: Dr. Farrukh I. Ahmad

Bio: Currently a semi-retired Geophysical Consultant with 44 years of oil; gas exploration and production experience that included working for Gulf, Texaco, Total and Maersk oil companies in many roles. He worked …

Andy Warhol was Right about Fame!

Date and Time: 17 April 2025 from 06:30 PM until 07:50 PM

Location: Asian American Resource Center, room 8, 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX AND Virtual

Speaker: Eli Cox

Bio: Professor Cox retired in 2016 and holds the La Quinta Motor Inns Centennial Emeritus Professorship in Business, Department …

6G technologies and trends

Speaker: Sarah LaSelva, of NI

Description: 6G will be the next generation of cellular standards.  The first 3GPP (the main standards body for cellular) workshop on 6G happened earlier this month and the vision for 6G is starting take shape. This talk will cover the core technologies and trends …