Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY: Industry-Focused Collaboration Techniques

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Leslie, Engineers Without Borders - USA

Tagged Topics

Corporate Member Council

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

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