IP: Call for In-Person Testimony in Silicon Valley on IT Workforce Issues -- Sept 22,23,24 -- more opportunities

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> 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.