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IDR DAY 2012

Tuesday, Apr 10, 5:00-9:30pm, The Inn at Virginia Tech

The Interdisciplinary Research Honor Society (IDR) is sponsoring the 2nd Interdisciplinary Research Day (IDR Day 2012) at Virginia Tech. Enjoy an evening of exciting discussions about transdisciplinarity and interdisciplinarity. At the beginning of the event we will welcome our new honor members into the society and review this year’s accomplishments. Then the audience will subdivide into groups to tackle modern-day wicked problems through creative integration of the different disciplines represented in the group. Dinner is provided. Registration is FREE but required due to limited spaces. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. For the event program and registration, please go to:

http://www.idrsociety.org/idr-day-2012/

The Interdisciplinary Research Honor Society (IDR) is pleased to invite you to its second social / seminar series event for the Spring semester of 2012. Our guest speaker Prof. Layne T. Watson is a professor of computer science and mathematics at Virginia Tech. Prof. Watson will give a talk about “Multidisciplinary Collaboration—Making it Work”.

When: Monday, February 27th from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.

Where: ICTAS (Building I), Room 310.

Food and drinks will be served. To help us adjust our food order please RSVP in https://survey.vt.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1329503916554

Spring Applications start Jan. 31st 2012 and are open till Sunday, Feb. 19th 2012 midnight.
Please apply now!

Full Membership
To qualify for IDR full membership, an individual must a) have completed a minimum of 12 course credit hours, b) have a cumulative GPA that is higher than or equal to 3.7, and c) have demonstrated sincere belief in the society and its mission by pursuing interdisciplinary research. The membership application includes two essays – a personal statement and a demonstration of interdisciplinary work/research statement.

Associate Membership
To qualify for IDR associate membership, an individual must a) demonstrate sincere belief in interdisciplinary research, and b) provide significant contribution to the local IDR chapter. The membership application includes two essays – a personal statement and a statement of contribution to our society.

Only students are eligible for Full Membership but professionals can apply for Associate Membership

For more information, please contact the Vice-President of Membership, tammyep@vt.edu

Fall Applications are open till Sunday, Nov. 13th 2011 midnight.
Please apply now!

Full Membership
To qualify for IDR full membership, an individual must a) have completed a minimum of 12 course credit hours, b) have a cumulative GPA that is higher than or equal to 3.7, and c) have demonstrated sincere belief in the society and its mission by pursuing interdisciplinary research. The membership application includes two essays – a personal statement and a demonstration of interdisciplinary work/research statement.

Associate Membership
To qualify for IDR associate membership, an individual must a) demonstrate sincere belief in interdisciplinary research, and b) provide significant contribution to the local IDR chapter. The membership application includes two essays – a personal statement and a statement of contribution to our society.

Only students are eligible for Full Membership but professionals can apply for Associate Membership

For more information, please see our website www.idrsociety.org or contact the Vice-President of Membership, tammyep@vt.edu