Career & Workforce Policy Committee

 


Events Calendar & Meeting Agenda

28-30 October 2005

Embassy Suites Hotel - Austin North
5901 North IH 35
Austin, Texas 78723
+1 512 454 8004
IEEE-USA: +1 202 785 0017

 
Events Calendar
 Friday, 28 October  

Downtown Austin

 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Local Organizations Meetings  
 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Professional Careers Issues Subcommittee Career Pilot Seminar Prep Meeting  
 Saturday, 29 October    Careers in the New Millennium Workshop

Austin Room

 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast  
 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Career Management Workshop  
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch and Issues Exchange  
 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM Career Management Workshop (cont'd.)  
 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Wrap-up and Evaluation  
     
 Sunday, 30 October    CWPC Business Meeting

Austin Room

 7:30 AM Continental Breakfast  
 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Business Meeting  
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Lunch  
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Business Meeting (Cont'd.)  
 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Wrap-up and Adjournment  
 

E-Agenda (For a PDF of agenda and all attachments, click here.)

 1.     Introductions and Roster Corrections

1.1 2005 CWPC Roster PDF | Word
1.2 IEEE Region 5 and Central Texas Section Connections PDF | Word
1.3 Austin Academic, Business and Government Contacts  
 2.     Agenda Review, Modifications and Acceptance

 3.     Meeting Summaries and Unfinished Business

3.1 20-21 May CWPC Meeting Summary PDF | Word
3.2

05-06 August CWPC Meeting Summary

PDF | Word

 4.     CWPC Priorities and Focus

4.1 IEEE-USA Priority Issues — 109th Congress  
4.2 IEEE-USA Position Statements (Current and Expiring)  
4.3 Benefits, Careers and Workforce Subcommittees  
 5.     Technological Competitiveness and Innovation Issues
5.1 Council on Competitiveness — Agenda and Legislation PDF | Word
5.2 National Academies — Report and Recommendations PDF | Word
 6.     Benefits Issues
6.1 DB Funding and PBGC Solvency Problems PDF | Word
6.2 Social Security (Private Accounts Proposals) PDF | Word
 7.     Education and Training Issues
7.1 K-12 Math and Science Partnerships PDF | Word
7.2 Higher Education — Federal STEM Programs PDF | Word

 8.     Employment-Based Admissions Issues

8.1 Immigration Reform Proposals PDF | Word
8.2 Budget Reconciliation Proposals (EB, H-1B, L Visa) PDF| Word

 9.     Trade and Job Issues

9.1 Deloitte Outsourcing (Storm Warnings) Report PDF | Word
9.2 Trade Adjustment Assistance Initiatives PDF | Word

 10.     CWPC Communications Initiatives

10.1 Print and Electronic Articles  
10.2 BLOGs, Pod-Casts and Virtual Communities  
10.3 2006 Leadership Workshop Presentation  

 11.     Other Committee Business

11.1 Career Management Workshop — Next Steps (Perkins)  
11.2 Federal/State (Texas) Policy Overview (Wissolik)
www.twc.state.tx.us/news/ticluster.html
PDF | Word
11.3 IEEE-USA Communications/Media Relations (McManes) PDF | Word
 12.     Wrap-Up and Action Items
12.1 Local Organization Meetings  
12.2 Central Texas Section Concerns and Recommendations  
12.3 CWPC Action Items  
 13.     Future Meeting Dates and Locations
13.1 06 March (Monday) 2005 — Portland, Oregon  
 14.     Adjournment

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Last Updated:  01 August 2005
Staff Contact:  Vin O'Neill,
v.oneill@ieee.org