You’re invited to hear Russell Harrison present about the November national election results and its implication for engineers. Bring a friend.

Location: Boise State University, Student Union Building – Barnwell room.

Date: Monday, November 15, 2010

Time: 7:00pm—8:30pm

Cost: Free

Food: Snacks Provided

More Information: Email jrekiere@ieee.org

“November 2nd Election and Its Implications for Engineers”

Guest Speaker: Russell Harrison, IEEE-USA

Over the last ten years there has been a very clear, but rarely noted, trend in American politics. In the 21st century the number of people elected to Congress with backgrounds in science, engineering, math or other technical fields (including medicine) has increased from about a dozen in 2000 to 76 in 2009. Which is good, since our increasingly technical and complicated society needs people with backgrounds in science and engineering to help run it. This trend was reflected in the types of issues Congress focused on over the last few years. Technical issues like cybersecurity, the smart grid and intellectual property reform were unusually high on Congress’ agenda. Many of these same issues will be on Congress’ agenda in 2011 as well. But who will be in Congress to deal with them? Join IEEE-USA’s Senior Legislative Representative for grassroots activities Russ Harrison in a discussion about the November 2nd election and its implications for engineers. We’ll discuss energy reform, NASA, high-skill immigration and other issues of interest to technologists and what how the 2010 election will likely affect them. Then we’ll discuss what we, as engineers, can do about it.

Russell Harrison is the Senior Legislative Representative for Grassroots Activities for IEEE-USA. He is responsible for helping IEEE members in the U.S. interact with, and ultimately influence, elected officials.