What is GAIN?

GAIN or Graduate and Industry Networking is an annual event hosted by the Graduate Engineering Council at The University of Texas at Austin. It is both a broad Networking opportunity and an academically rigorous competition that allows The Cockrell School of Engineering to showcase its best and brightest graduate students.

GAIN’s Mission Statement:

GAIN’s mission is to create a Consortium of Success by brokering an inter-disciplinary transfer of knowledge; providing networking opportunities among students, faculty, and industry; and forging relationships that will endure beyond the four corners of academia.

This Opportunity Includes:

Chance to Meet and Recruit from our Fantastic Graduate Student Pool
Industry Focused Live Presentations
YouTube-styled/Technology Focused Videos
Academically Judged and Reviewed Technical Papers

More Specifically the Event entails:

Technical Paper Competition
Presentations:
      -Both in Live and YouTube Format
Poster Session
Networking Hour
Banquet at our Alumni Center
      -To be followed by Awards

Parking is available in the San Jacinto Garage, listed as SJG in area D-3 on the parking map. On the parking map, the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center is listed as UTX in area D-4. More information about parking rates may be found on the parking website.

Dress code is business casual.

Event Schedule