BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//http://www.events.wayne.edu///NONSGML iCalcreator 2.0// VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:WSU - Communication Events Calendar X-WR-CALDESC:WSU - Wayne State University - Communication Calendar of EventsEvents Calendar X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Special Event DESCRIPTION:The 37th annual Noel Night takes place Saturday\, December 5th\ , 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. throughout Midtown Detroit's Cultural Center Area. Over 40 institutions\, including Wayne State University\, the Detroit Ins titute of Arts\, the Detroit Science Center\, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History\, the Detroit Historical Museum and the Detro it Public Library\, amongst many others\, open their doors to the public d uring this Cultural Center-wide holiday "open house." Activities include h orse-drawn carriage rides\, holiday shopping\, family craft activities and performances by over 70 area music\, theatre and dance groups. The evenin g's festivities culminate with a community sing-along at 9pm on Woodward A venue\, led by the Salvation Army Band &mdash\; a long-standing Noel Night tradition. Noel Night activities take place in and around Midtown Detro it's Cultural Center institutions\, primarily between Cass and John R and Kirby and Willis. Free shuttle service is offered between participating ve nues. Convenient parking is available in area lots. The Wayne State parkin g area that's open Dec. 5 for Noel Night parking (fees apply) is Structure #6. During Noel Night\, Wayne State University presents shows in the Ar t Department Gallery\, the Bonstelle Theatre\, the Hilberry Theatre\, the Studio Theatre (downstairs at the Hilberry)\, the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery\ , the Maggie Allesee Studio Theatre\, the Museum of Anthropology\, the WSU Planetarium and the Schaver Music Recital Hall. There also are Noel Night features at WSU's Barnes & Noble College Bookstore. View the Noel Night s chedule online. As an added feature of Noel Night this year:  If you hav e not yet purchased your home's holiday tree\, trees will be available for sale outside the front\, Cass Avenue\, entrance of WSU's Old Main buildin g. Noel Night is produced by the University Cultural Center Association (UCCA)\, a nonprofit community development organization that supports econ omic growth in Detroit's Midtown district. DTSTAMP:20091205T000000Z DTSTART:20091205T170000 DTEND:20091205T213000 LOCATION:throughout Midtown Detroit SUMMARY:Noel Night: Midtown Detroit's 37th annual holiday celebration UID:20091123T102515EST-dHdJIzt43N@http://events.wayne.edu URL:http://events.wayne.edu/Communication/view/19936/date/92122/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Meeting DESCRIPTION:The University Research Corridor - Wayne State University\, Mic higan State University and the University of Michigan - are collaborating in the design of a broad-based\, multi-disciplinary research agenda focuse d upon the transformation of transportation in the Great Lakes region. Inc lusive of much beyond automobiles\, this research-focused initiative explo res critical issues confronting innovations in transportation within the G reat Lakes region that are intertwined with Michigan and Canadian Industri es. Michigan and the region must confront numerous questions regarding inn ovation and change\, communities and economic development\, technology\, l abor\, and policy as the nation moves inexorably in the direction of devel oping and implementing more sustainable modes of transportation. We envi sion opportunities for research in the social and behavioral sciences\, te chnology-related sciences\, public policy\, business and economic developm ent\; urban transit\; technology innovations\; supply chain and logistics\ ; globalization\, in-sourcing\, and diversity\; and the rise of the servic e economy. We expect to develop both inter-institutional research programs that relate to these areas of inquiry\, and to provide knowledge-based in sights to policy makers across the region. To further explore the resear ch problems\, questions and issues that arise from the need to fundamental ly transform the transportation industry in the Great Lakes region\, we ar e convening a set of initial meetings with Wayne State University faculty whose research interests coincide or complement the areas identified above . These meetings will be on December 9\, 2009 and January 12\, 2010\, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in 5057 Woodward\, room 6202. Registration is reques ted to assist us with meeting set-up. DTSTAMP:20091209T000000Z DTSTART:20091209T100000 DTEND:20091209T120000 LOCATION:5057 Woodward SUMMARY:Faculty Meeting: Transformation of Transportation UID:20091123T102515EST-DmNPO3Srr7@http://events.wayne.edu URL:http://events.wayne.edu/Communication/view/20132/date/92443/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Meeting DESCRIPTION:Michigan's three leading research universities - Wayne State Un iversity\, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan - are collaborating in the design of a broad-based\, multi-disciplinary research agenda focused upon the transformation of transportation in the Great Lak es region. Inclusive of much beyond automobiles\, this research-focused in itiative explores critical issues confronting innovations in transportatio n within the Great Lakes region that are intertwined with Michigan and Can adian Industries. Michigan and the region must confront numerous questions regarding innovation and change\, communities and economic development\, technology\, labor\, and policy as the nation moves inexorably in the dire ction of developing and implementing more sustainable modes of transportat ion. We envision opportunities for research in the social and behavioral sciences\, technology-related sciences\, public policy\, business and eco nomic development\; urban transit\; technology innovations\; supply chain and logistics\; globalization\, in-sourcing\, and diversity\; and the rise of the service economy. We expect to develop both inter-institutional res earch programs that relate to these areas of inquiry\, and to provide know ledge-based insights to policy makers across the region. To further expl ore the research problems\, questions and issues that arise from the need to fundamentally transform the transportation industry in the Great Lakes region\, WSU is convening a set of initial meetings with Wayne State Unive rsity faculty whose research interests coincide or complement the areas id entified above. These meetings will be on December 9\, 2009 and January 11 \, 2010\, from 10 AM to 12 Noon in 5057 Woodward\, room 6202. Registrati on is encouraged. DTSTAMP:20100111T000000Z DTSTART:20100111T100000 DTEND:20100111T120000 LOCATION:5057 Woodward SUMMARY:Transformation of Transportation Faculty Meeting UID:20091123T102515EST-AjuETI8dG9@http://events.wayne.edu URL:http://events.wayne.edu/Communication/view/20131/date/92437/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Meeting DESCRIPTION:The University Research Corridor - Wayne State University\, Mic higan State University and the University of Michigan - are collaborating in the design of a broad-based\, multi-disciplinary research agenda focuse d upon the transformation of transportation in the Great Lakes region. Inc lusive of much beyond automobiles\, this research-focused initiative explo res critical issues confronting innovations in transportation within the G reat Lakes region that are intertwined with Michigan and Canadian Industri es. Michigan and the region must confront numerous questions regarding inn ovation and change\, communities and economic development\, technology\, l abor\, and policy as the nation moves inexorably in the direction of devel oping and implementing more sustainable modes of transportation. We envi sion opportunities for research in the social and behavioral sciences\, te chnology-related sciences\, public policy\, business and economic developm ent\; urban transit\; technology innovations\; supply chain and logistics\ ; globalization\, in-sourcing\, and diversity\; and the rise of the servic e economy. We expect to develop both inter-institutional research programs that relate to these areas of inquiry\, and to provide knowledge-based in sights to policy makers across the region. To further explore the resear ch problems\, questions and issues that arise from the need to fundamental ly transform the transportation industry in the Great Lakes region\, we ar e convening a set of initial meetings with Wayne State University faculty whose research interests coincide or complement the areas identified above . These meetings will be on December 9\, 2009 and January 12\, 2010\, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in 5057 Woodward\, room 6202. Registration is reques ted to assist us with meeting set-up. DTSTAMP:20100112T000000Z DTSTART:20100112T100000 DTEND:20100112T120000 LOCATION:5057 Woodward SUMMARY:Faculty Meeting: Transformation of Transportation UID:20091123T102515EST-6ouVPRV0MX@http://events.wayne.edu URL:http://events.wayne.edu/Communication/view/20132/date/92443/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR