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February 21-23, 2014 – Virginia Tech hosted the Institute for Industrial Engineers (IIE) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Blacksburg, Virginia. Over 200 students from ten universities on the east coast and sponsors from Lowe’s, PepsiCo, UPS, Deloitte, and Newport News Shipbuilding attended the conference for a weekend of idea-sharing, networking, and professional development for Industrial Engineers (IEs). Conference attendees toured the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute where they learned about the Virginia Smart Road and IE career paths in transportation!
VT IIE Members tour VTTI and the Smart Road during the 2014 IIE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference hosted by Virginia Tech
Other conference events included guest speakers and presentations, a technical paper competition, an IE case competition hosted by the VT Consulting Club, and other breakout sessions led by the IIE. Students participated in many of the abundant professional development opportunities, including resume building workshops and mock-interviews led by VT Career Services, and speed networking sessions hosted by company representatives.
IIE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, nonprofit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial engineering.
Read more about this event in the Virginia Tech Department of Engineering March 2014 ISE Newsletter.