Friday, 17 Sep 2010
Fire extinguisher training
Environmental Health and Safety and the Ames Fire Department are offering students, faculty and staff the opportunity to get hands-on fire extinguisher safety (rain date is Sept. 24). Stop by the groups' display to learn how to use a fire extinguisher and receive fire safety information. T-shirts will be given away, while supplies last.
Retirement reception: Chris Ahoy
Retirement reception for Chris Ahoy, associate vice president for facilities. Program at 11 a.m.
Cross country: Iowa Intercollegiate
Iowa Intercollegiate cross country meet.
Reiman Entrepreneur Forum
Avello Bioenergy co-founders Anthony J.S. Pollard, Jared Brown and Cody Ellens will tell their story. The Iowa-based company uses fast pyrolysis to produce low-carbon products (bioasphalt, boiler fuel, biochar) from renewable biomass resources. This event is free and open to the public.
Virtual Reality Experience
Iowa State University's Virtual Reality Applications Center will be showing off its 3-D technology during its "Virtual Reality Experience." The tour is free and open to the public, but online registration is required.
Candidate open forum: ISURF/OIPTT executive director
for Raymond DeVito, director, Technology Commercialization Office, Utah State University.
ISU Retirees Monthly Program
Tour exhibit at Christian Petersen Art Museum, plus short walking tour of art on campus
Dedication: Biorenewables Research Laboratory
Dedication and open house for the new Biorenewables Research Laboratory, the first phase of the Biorenewables Complex. A short dedication program begins at 3 p.m.
Soccer
ISU vs. Iowa (Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk series).
Dance social
Free dance social hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual, however indoor shoes or socks must be worn in the studio. Check the website for a full schedule.