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Continuing Professional DevelopmentCPD #5CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENTSunday, August 7 1:00PM-5:00PMLocation: BreathittPresenter: Dr. Sue A. MillerSponsored by: Young Professional CommunityToday’s complex marketplace demands culturally sensitive managers and leaderstrained to handle challenges including: problems of intercultural communications,cross-cultural management issues, culture-based leadership and decision making,cultural and organizational change, diversity management, and effectiveperformance in an interconnected world and global market.This program examines the socio-cultural dimensions of managing in diverse andglobal contexts. Participants will increase their awareness of the concept of cultureand its influence on perceptions, communications, and actions, including businessdecisions. Participants will analyze their own culture and become more aware oftheir own culturally-based perceptions, values, patterns of thinking, communicationstyles and behaviors in relation to other world cultures. Participants will be giventhe opportunity to study the impact of culture and effective interculturalcommunications on the management process through interactive exercises. Inaddition, participants will develop their own cultural sensitivity and culturalcompetency through an examination of strategies for effective interculturalcommunications.COST: $50.00CPD #6CAPTURING CAN BUS DATA FOR MACHINERYSYSTEMS ANALYSISSunday, August 7 1:00PM-5:00PMLocation: ClementsInstructor(s):Level of Difficulty: IntermediateMatt Darr, Iowa State UniversityScott Shearer, University of KentuckyTarget Audience: Engineers with limited background in CAN systems, researchersinvolved with machinery logistics.Learning Objectives: a) Understand basic concepts and terminology of CAN bussystems, b) Utilize commercial hardware and software products to analyze andcollect CAN bus data, c) Investigate CAN filtering and data management formachinery logistics evaluation, d) Understand the role of standards in industrialCAN system.Benefits: CAN bus data systems are an integral part of all production agriculturalmachinery today. Data available over CAN networks provides tremendous valuein assessing the logistics and productivity of agricultural machinery. This workshopis targeted towards engineers and researchers with a general background inagricultural vehicle electrical systems, but little prior knowledge of CAN systems.The workshop objectives are to provide an understanding of general CANconcepts, terminology, and implementation while also demonstrating commercialsolutions for interaction with CAN systems. Specific topics to be covered includeCAN message definition, processing and evaluating CAN data, overview ofphysical wiring and harness connections for capturing CAN data, sending data onCAN networks, understanding the limits of CAN systems, and the role of CANstandards in agricultural machinery. Commercial CAN data acquisition softwarewill be demonstrated. Attendees are encouraged to bring along a laptop to run atrial version of the data acquisition software. \Case study examples willdemonstrate CAN use for biomass harvest machinery logistics, combineproductivity analysis, and CAN based control system design.COST: $118.00MONDAYCPD #7THE PATH TO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERINGLICENSUREMonday, August 8 7:00AM-8:00AMLocation: Carroll FordInstructor: Bruce Martin, NCEESSponsored by: PEI, ED-414Target Audience: Engineers who want to become licensed Professional EngineersLearning Objectives: How do I become a PE? What is the process, and whenshould I take the exams? What impact will licensure have on my career? Could Iearn more if I have a license? The licensure process and modal law will be changingin coming years, learn how and when these changes will occur and the impact theywill have to the profession. Finally the Principles and Practice exam will bedifferent in 2011, learn how the content of the exam has changed based on theresults of the recent task analysis. This session is free. Conducted and sponsored bythe Professional Engineering Institute of ASABE.COST: Free (you must register to attend)10th Anniversary Celebrationof theASSOCIATION OF OVERSEASCHINESE AGRICULTURAL,BIOLOGICAL AND FOODENGINEERS (AOCABFE or AOC)ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETINGMonday, August 8 – 5:30PM-10:00PMLocation: CochranThe Association of Overseas Chinese Agricultural, Biological, and Food Engineers(AOCABFE or AOC) will celebrate its 10th anniversary during the 2011 ASABEAnnual International Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, this summer. The primaryobject of AOC was to establish links between Chinese agricultural engineers withthe international community, especially the ASABE. As Chinese economy rapidlygrew during the past decade, “China exchange” has become a critically importantissue for the entire world. As a part of the 10th anniversary celebration, an“International Forum on China Exchange” will be held at the ASABE meeting inLouisville. Representatives of government agencies, universities, research institutes,industry, as well as scholars and students from China, the U.S., and other countrieswill speak about the past experience, current status, and future trend of exchangesand cooperation between China and the world. The Forum will be followed by abanquet that will feature the success of AOC during the past ten years. Timelines ofthe activities are as follows:2:30PM-5:30PM – International Forum on China Exchange5:30PM-6:30PM – AOC Business Meeting6:30PM-10:00PM – 10th Anniversary Banquet of AOC12www.asabemeetings.org