On October 7-9, 2010, three EWB-UC students traveled to the University of Nebraska at Omaha to present EWB's latest activity and progress to the annual Global Studies Conference. The students were Jim Moyer, a 3rd year civil engineering student, Ben Gentry, a 2nd year computer engineering student, and myself, Kevin Knollman, a 3rd year biomedical engineering student. This was EWB's third consecutive year presenting at the conference, which hosts professionals and professors from all over the world as they discuss the significance of various current events and present their latest research and studies to a like-minded audience.
This year, our team presented about recent progress made on the Otho Abwao and Burere projects, and also discussed the methods and value of developing partnerships with our communities and with other NGOs. Our presentation was received well, and was followed by very astute questions and interesting discussions. Overall, the conference was very successful. We came away with a few new contacts, such as an expert in African aviation services, as well as a few new ideas, such as how to better administer a survey to a community to obtain more accurate results.
Of course, the trip wasn't entirely formal. We also got a chance to explore the many shops and restaurants of Omaha's Old Market District, and we spent much of Saturday enjoying the famous Omaha Zoo and its Rain Forest and Desert Dome exhibits.
Many thanks are owed to Dr. Erwin Erhardt of the UC College of Business, who has traveled to this conference with EWB and several business students over the past few years.
Many thanks are owed to Dr. Erwin Erhardt of the UC College of Business, who has traveled to this conference with EWB and several business students over the past few years.
THE DESERT DOME!
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