Contact Information
E-mail:adrian.stoica@jpl.nasa.gov
cell: 818-642-6923
virgil.adumitroaie@jpl.nasa.gov
July 23-27, 2014, Pasadena, California
KEYNOTES
Prof. Basarab Nicolescu
Emeritus Prof of Physics,
CNRS, France
Honorary Member,
Romanian Academy
The Need For
Transdisciplinarity in
Higher Education
Dr. Constantin Bulucea
IEEE Fellow, USA
Honorary Member,
Romanian Academy
Eastern Europe's
Semiconductor
Technology and its
Merging into the
Globalization Trend
Adrian Bot, MD, PhD
Vice-President, Kite Pharma
Santa Monica, California
Synthetic Biology Leapfrogs
Mankind into the Era of
"Intelligent Design"
Daniel Marcu, PhD
Research Scientist, USC,
Founder, Language Weaver Inc.
Los Angeles, California
From ineffable to hundreds of
millions of users
A Medieval Mystery: On Nicole
Oresme's Idea of Curvitas
Welcome
It is a distinct pleasure to invite you
to the 38th ARA Congress, in Pasadena,
California. Intellectuals of
Romanian descent from all around
the world, and friends of Romania of all
nationalities, will meet to discuss
recent contributions to art and science.
In addition, TED styled talks
will present revolutionary ideas in
technology, business, healthcare,
entertainment, and other fields that
mark our lives and shape our future.
Please join us.
ARA President,
Prof Ruxandra Vidu, PhD
University of California, Davis
and
38th ARA Congress Chairman
Dr Adrian Stoica
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
California Institute of Technology
Invited Speakers: TED-Styled Day - Saturday July 26th
Prof. Gheorghe Mateescu
Emeritus Prof of Chemistry,
Case Western Univ., USA
Honorary Member,
Romanian Academy
Flying with Eagles:
a Tale of Four Countries
Special Guest, Opening Address
Eugen Chivu
Consul General of
Romania in Los Angeles
Joe Ferguson, PhD
Clinical Psychologist,
Laguna Beach ,CA
FormerVice President, Dish Network
Engineering
The Science of Art:
Natural History of Intuition and
Aesthetics
Alexandru Darida
John Tanner, PhD
Director at NuSci -
The Nutrition Science
Foundation, Monrovia, CA
CEO at Tanner Research
Bogdan Marcu, PhD
Senior Engineering Scientist
SpaceX and USC,
Los Angeles, CA
George Roth
President, Recognos
San Raphael, CA
Member , VC Roundtable
networking group in Palo Alto.
From "Fireball XL5 to Semantic
Technology" or the connection
between Steve Zodiac and Steve Jobs
I almost died.
Needlessly.Will you?
Prof. Alexandru T Balaban
Emeritus Prof of Chemistry
Texas A&M, USA
Member,
Romanian Academy
What is Mathematical
Chemistry?
Round-table “Dialogue of Cultures”, moderated by Prof Basarab Nicolescu
and other events of interest including the art exhibition, the business panel,
and other see the Special Events Section
James Rosapepe
Maryland Senator
Former US Ambasador to
Romania
Guest of Honor
Ciprian Manolescu, PhD
Professor of Mathematics
University of California
Los Angeles, CA
Topology in low
and high dimensions
Liliana Cerepnalkoski MD
Medical Intuition and
Energy Medicine
Pioneer in the field of
medical intuition and
energy medicine,
Los Angeles, CA
Looking forward to welcoming you to
Pasadena at the end of July. If there is
anything we can do in preparation of
your visit, please do not hesitate
to contact us, and we will do our best
to help you.
Dr Adrian Stoica, General Chair, and
Dr Virgil Adumitroaie, Local Chair
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
California Institute of Technology
Hortenzia Beciu
Director for the Middle
East and Africa,
Johns Hopkins Medicine
International (JHI)
Session 1: Science, Engineering and Technology
Session 2: Medicine, History, and Art
Session 3: Life-styles, death-styles,
spirituality and experimentation
Session 4: Healthcare and business
Invited talk
Petru Popescu
Writer, director and
movie producer,
author of best-selling
novels, USA
Romanians in
Hollywood, and in
American Fiction
THURSDAY KEYNOTES
FRIDAY KEYNOTES
Personal Notes on
Space Exploration
Bogdan Suceavă, PhD
Professor of Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics
California State University, Fullerton
With painting exhibition and the special participation
of the following artists:
Maria Zamfir Bleyberg
Eva Halus
Katherine Arion
Jerry McDaniel
Key Members of the Organizing Team
Jacob Segal, Organizer and Moderator
Panel on Business and Entrepreneurship
Florina Kendrick Roberts
Master of Ceremonies, Banquet, Friday Eve
Roxanne Istrate, Master of Ceremonies
Saturday TEDx Styled Talks:
Beyond the Horizon
Domniţa Dumitrescu,Ileana Costea, Gheorghe Drăgan, Mircea Goia
Daniela Podobea
Ciprian Ignat
Musical performances by the following artists
Panelists
Mihai Chiriuc
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Detailed Schedule, click here
Brochure/Program
Proceedings/papers
Ioana Ene:
Door Registration and Student Posters
Schuyler Eldridge
Deputy Local Chair, Logistics
Local Support Team Coordination