Press Release 5

PRESS RELEASE

Navistar is a Silver Sponsor for the
Engineering, Science and Technology Centennial

Northeast Indiana - June 23, 2008–Navistar, maker of International Trucks ad Engines, is a Silver Sponsor of the Centennial Celebration of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers’(IEEE) Fort Wayne Section at the Grand Wayne Center on August 14, 2008. IEEE is inviting the community to celebrate 100 years of engineering, science and technology in Northeast Indiana. Professional development and technical advancement courses will be held in the morning and afternoon, an EXPO featuring area organizations will be held from 4-6PM and with the "GALA" held from from 6-11 pm”.

Our featured keynote speaker will be Dr. Carolyn Porco, internationally known American planetary scientist recently featured on the NOVA PBS television series. She will be presenting a beautiful and dramatic multi-media extravaganza featuring unique photography from the Voyager, New Horizons, and Cassini planetary exploration probes – and she will describe the excitement of a career in high-tech work. Additional exciting speakers will also be presenting – this will truly be a memorable evening. A buffet dinner will be served, and live music will be on hand to enhance the atmosphere.

Engineering, science and technology has contributed to the business and commercial success of many of Northeast Indiana communities for the last century. Global business giants, national recognized businesses and small entrepreneur enterprises all call Northeast Indiana home. These organizations are enabled by thousands of engineers in our communities. The contributions of these engineers can be contributed to their hard work and ingenuity, their education from Indiana’s nationally recognized engineering schools and from professional engineering societies. The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Fort Wayne Section is using its Centennial in cooperation with other professional engineering societies, other science and technology organizations along with several area busienss to create an event to benefit the community.

Formed in 1902, International is a leading producer of medium trucks, heavy trucks, severe service vehicles. Their products, parts and services are sold through a network of nearly 1,000 dealer outlets in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico and more than 60 dealers in 90 countries throughout the world. The Truck Development and Technology Center is located in Fort Wayne employing approximately 900 individuals.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) pronounced “eye-triple-e” was established by uniting two organizations the American Institute of Electrical Engineers established in 1884 – four years after Tom Edison discovered the electric light bulb and the Institute of Radio Engineers established in 1912. It has approximately 375,000 world wide members. Within IEEE are 39 individual technical global organizations and 330 global geographic sections.

The Fort Wayne Section was established on August 14, 1908 as the 24th section. It has 350 members and covers the geographic region of Northeast Indiana.

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