SPECIAL EVENTS
In addition to the Speaker Series and Mini-Course programming, NEO features various special events throughout the year that are of interest to our members.
May 7 & 8, 2024. Evanston and the Automobile series. Members can attend both events or just one!
May 7, 2pm-2:45pm CT – Zoom Webinar
Gain insight into century-old events when Evanston played an important role in the evolution of the automobile –
from both technical and cultural perspectives. Presented by: Stephen Carr, Professor Emeritus and NEO President and Auto Historian, Bill Siegfriedt. Free member event. No registration is necessary (for Zoom event.)
May 8, 2pm-4:30pm CT – Meet & Greet
In-person only, Double Clutch Brewing Company, 2121 Ashland Avenue, Evanston.
Join NEO colleagues and friends for a trip down memory lane perusing cars on display, while enjoying appetizers and a beverage. Included, is a tour of the microbrewery and chance to see how the brewmasters creatively craft beverages.
$20 per person. Registration closes 4/26/24. Register for in-person event.
June 4, 2024, 11:30am-1:30pm CT. NEO Spring Business Meeting and New Member Welcome Luncheon. Guild Lounge at Scott Hall, 600 University Place, Evanston campus. In-person and via Zoom.
2022-2023 PAST SPECIAL EVENTS
“Job” tapestry by Marc Chagall at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
photo by: Jeff Garett
June. Spring Business Meeting and Lunch with brief remarks and Q&A by Northwestern’s President, Michael H. Schill. In-Person and via Zoom.
March. NEO Tour of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Downtown Chicago. Attendees enjoyed a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Lab.
December. Julio M. Ottino, Dean of McCormick School of Engineering, presented Art, Technology, and Science: Intersections, Bifurcations, and Opportunities. Dean Ottino shared his insights on this topic and from, The Nexus: Augmented Thinking for a Complex World; The New Convergence of Art, Technology, and Science, by Julio M. Ottino with Bruce Mau.