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IP: Call for In-Person Testimony in Silicon Valley on IT Workforce Issues -- Sept 22,23,24 -- more opportunities
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 16:08:44 -0400
X-Lotus-FromDomain: NAS From: "Herb Lin" <HLin () nas edu> To: farber () cis upenn edu Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 13:57:36 -0400 To Whom It May Concern: PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY A previous announcement sent out in August and September of this year invited in-person testimony on issues relating to the workforce in information technology (see http://www.itworkforce.org for more details). However, we have been informed that more opportunities for in-person testimony would be helpful, and we have expanded the sessions for taking in-person testimony at the upcoming meeting. The first sessions to solicit such in-person testimony will be held on September 22, 23, and 24, as described below, at the Biltmore Hotel & Suites, 2151 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, CA 95045. Note that in the interests of hearing the maximum number of people, speakers will be limited to a statement of 5 minutes. We strongly encourage you to submit written testimony. Note that the oral testimony will be recorded (for later use by the committee and its staff (and no one else)). (The previous call for input over the Internet indicated that it was necessary to submit a request for oral testimony to >to submit a request for oral testimony to ITWINPUT () NAS EDU. However, in light of the short time frame between the posting of this notice (September 18) and the meeting dates, this requirement will be waived. In the future, this requirement will be enforced. (The reason for this short time frame is that we realized only recently that we had made an error in not scheduling evening sessions for open testimony. )) The committee is especially interested in obtaining comments from workers in IT occupations about the workplace environment, opportunities to upgrade skills, the relevance of formal education to skills needed once employed, compensation, opportunities for promotion and career paths. It would be helpful, given those considerations, to hear views about whether there is a "shortage" of IT workers and, if there is, how it affects life at work. Opportunities to testify in Santat Clara: · Wednesday, September 22, 1999, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm · Thursday, September 23, 1999, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm · Friday, September 24, 1999, from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm The complete schedule of open regional sessions has not yet been determined, though one will be held in the Boston area in the December 8-10 time frame; a schedule of open regional sessions and locations will be posted on this web site as individual locations become known. If these sessions are inconvenient, individuals may submit requests for personal presentations to the committee or to individual committee members at other times through these channels. The committee will respond affirmatively to the extent possible, but time and resource constraints will limit the number of such requests that can be honored. In addition to these sessions to receive input, members of the interested public are invited to attend the open sessions of future committee meetings. At present, the meeting schedule is September 22-24 in Santa Clara, California December 8-10 in Boston, Massachusetts April 24-26 in Washington, DC Locations and meeting agendas (indicating the open portions of meetings) are available through this web site.
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