Tues., Nov. 10, 7 p.m.: Special panel discussion featuring distinguished veterans of the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. The speakers will share stories and experiences of their World War II combat service and base life overseas. This event is free and open to the public.

Wed., Nov. 11, noon to 1 p.m.: Pacific Perspectives: Music and Dance of Hawaii and Aotearoa (New Zealand), Foster Aud. This seminar will provide two different perspectives on the roles of music and dance in Hawaiian and Maori cultures. One perspective will focus on autoethnography as a means for exploring an unfamiliar culture. The other will describe how music and dance are catalysts for writing and re-righting the indigenous perspective.The seminar presenters will conduct a participatory tutorial on the Hawaiian Hula and the Maori Haka in Mann Assembly Room following their seminar. Everyone is invited to take part in this unique indigenous knowledge experience.

Nov. 11, 5:30 p.m.: Mortgages: The Financial Process of Owning a Home, Mann Assembly Room. Buying a house is one of the most important financial decisions you would have to make in your life, and you cannot afford to be pushed into it before you fully understand the financial process of owning a home. In this workshop, Penn State’s Financial Literacy Manager, Dr. Daad Rizk will help you understand how to budget for the cost, calculate your mortgage amortization schedule, improve your chances of getting a mortgage, find a monthly payment you can afford, and more.

Wed., Nov. 11, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Poetry Without Borders,” Foster Aud. This student-run event features readings of poetry from and about different cultures, and is sponsored by several units in the College of the Liberal Arts, including the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, the School of Languages and Literatures, the Department of Comparative Literature, the Center for Global Studies, the Center for Language Science and the Woskob Family Endowment in Ukrainian Studies.

Nov. 13, 9 a.m.: Web migration forum: Focus on content strategy. Foster Aud. and MediaSite Live.

Monday, Nov. 16, noon: Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow Panel presentation on “Higher Education Systems in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Mexico, & Pakistan,” Foster.

Mon., Nov. 16, 1-2:30 p.m.: Mapping Applications: Getting to know SimplyMap, PolicyMap, and Social Explorer, 302, Paterno Library, and online at https://meeting.psu.edu/ssltraining/

Mon, Nov. 16, 6-7 p.m., Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Keynote address: “What Entrepreneurs need to know about intellectual property and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,” Foster Auditorium. Presented by Jeanne Clark, patent examination policy advisor with the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. This presentation will also be available online via MediaSite Live. For more information on all GEW events, see http://www.gewpennstate.org/ 

Mon., Nov. 16, 5-6 p.m.: Free Data!…Courtesy of Uncle Sam, 302 Paterno Library. GEW event. Librarian Jeff Knapp will introduce participants to methods for finding free demographic statistics and data that can help entrepreneurs locate their potential customers. Registration max is 34.

Mon., Nov. 16, 8 p.m.: 4 under 30 panel. A GEW event. Join four recent Penn State alumni to hear of their successes and challenges in developing their start-ups.

Tues., Nov. 17, 9:30-10:30am: I want to sell to the Acme Corporation, where do I begin? 302 Paterno Library. GEW event. Learn how to find out about specific companies and the industries in which they operate. Presented by librarian Kevin Harwell. Registration max is 34.

Tues., Nov. 17, 1–2 p.m.: Highly Pragmatic Trips and Traps from the Trenches GEW event. Presented by Steve Barsh and moderated by Lee Erickson. The focus of this event is on common mistakes entrepreneurs make and how to avoid them, and much more. An open Q&A will follow the presentation.

Tues., Nov. 17, 1–2 p.m.: Financial Research, 302 Paterno Library. GEW event. Financials are a key component of any entrepreneurial endeavor. Learn the research strategies and resources available to help you find financial benchmarks for your business. Presented by librarian Lauren Reiter. Registration max is 34.

Tues, Nov. 17, 3-4:15 p.m.: Basic Patents, 140 W. Pattee Library (in the Knowledge Commons)
GEW event. This short, hands-on workshop by librarian John Meier will focus on understanding what patents are, the basic process of obtaining a patents and online searching of prior art (previous inventions). Attendees should have an interest in patents and be prepared to do practice searching in Google Patents and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Registration max is 40.

Wed., Nov. 18: GIS Day Programming
10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.: Poster Display, Franklin Atrium, Pattee Library
10 a.m.–2 p.m.: Information Fair, Leisure Reading Room, Pattee Library
All day: Speaker and Lightning Talks: Location: Foster Aud., Paterno Library (able to view remotely via Media Site Live)
Morning Session:
11:15–11:45 a.m.: Joseph Kerski, 5 Converging Forces: Geoawareness, geotechnologies, geoenablement, citizen science, and storytelling are combining to make this the most exciting time ever for GIS in education and society. Find out about these forces, why they matter,how you can get involved, and what they mean for your career pathway.
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Lightning Talks
Afternoon Session
1:30–2:30 p.m.: HERE maps
2:30–3:00 p.m.: Joseph Kerski, Telling your story with Esri Storymaps: Combine audio, video, photographs, sketches, narratives, and other multimedia to present the results of your research, to teach, and to communicate your OWN story, using Esri’s easy-to-use yet powerful storymapping web applications.
3:00–3:30 p.m.: Lightning Talks
4:00–5:30 p.m.: Networking Reception, Mann Assembly Room
Drawing of a $75 Gift Certificate from Geographic Research, Inc. producer of SimplyMap. For more information, visit the GIS Day website

Wed., Nov. 18, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Standards & Tech Reports for Inventors 302 Paterno Library. GEW event. Learn what standards are and how they can aid you in developing a product that meets industry specifications. Also learn about technical reports and how they provide guidance for technical literature searching for patent applications. Presented by librarian Angela Davis. Registration max is 34.

Thurs., Nov. 19, 3-4:15pm, Advanced Patent Searching, 140 W. Pattee Library (in the Knowledge Commons). GEW event. This workshop will help inventors and entrepreneurs already familiar with patents to perform competitive intelligence, prior art searching (to find earlier inventions), and discover international patents. After a brief introduction to patents and the patent process, including international treaties, attendees will be guided in searching on the European Patent Office (EPO) website, the USPTO’s Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) public system, along with a brief overview of more powerful patent research tools. Presented by John Meier. Registration max is 40.

Fri., Nov. 20, 1:30-2:30pm: Marketing Resources, 302 Paterno Library. GEW event. Consumer Behavior and Retail Market Trends. Learn which databases tap into the latest market analysis. Presented by Kevin Harwell. Registration max is 34.

Save the date: Dean’s Diversity Forum, presented by Marcus A. Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity, Thurs., Dec. 10, 2:00–3:00 p.m., Foster Auditorium and Media Site Live.