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DESCRIPTION:How well do you know IEEE? Did you know that…. IEEE is on
 e of the largest professional societies in the world. We have over 400\,00
 0 members world-wide. We are the world’s largest standards-setting 
 organization. We have the world’s largest library of technical publ
 ications. Even if you knew all of that\, you probably didn’t know t
 hat IEEE maintains a strong presence in Washington\, DC. Our staff and vol
 unteers in Washington\, led by IEEE-USA\, played a central role in creatin
 g the 401K retirement plan and in drafting the interconnectivity standards
  that govern the electrical grid. This year we are fighting aggressively t
 o protect federal R&D spending in a tight budget\, open up the patent syst
 em to small inventors\, and create the smart-grid. IEEE-USA is also fighti
 ng a proposal in Congress to change our country’s high-skill immigr
 ation system in a way that could cost American thousands of engineering jo
 bs. IEEE-USA is the leading voice for engineers and technology professiona
 ls in the United States. We regularly work with Congress\, the media\, Sup
 reme Court and the White House to protect your interests and to ensure the
  technical feasibility of government programs. Join the IEEE Pikes Peak Se
 ction on April 18th for a discussion on IEEE and public policy with one of
  IEEE-USA’s top Washington Representatives\, Russ Harrison. Russ is
  one of IEEE’s most popular speakers\, having addressed at over 175
  local section meetings across the United States. IEEE members have a uniq
 ue and important role to play in setting public policy. Come join The IEEE
  Pikes Peak Section on April 18th to learn how we\, as a profession\, can 
 influence our elected leaders.\n\nCo-sponsored by:  The Pikes Peak Section
  and PACE (Professional Activities Committees for Engineers)  \n\nSpeaker(
 s): Russell Harrison\, \, Russell Harrison\, \n\nBldg: Agilent Technologie
 s--Lobby C\, 1900 Garden of the Gods Rd.\, Colorado Springs\, Colorado\, U
 nited States\, 80907
LOCATION:Bldg: Agilent Technologies--Lobby C\, 1900 Garden of the Gods Rd.\
 , Colorado Springs\, Colorado\, United States\, 80907
ORGANIZER:lewis_dove@agilent.com
SEQUENCE:4
SUMMARY:IEEE-USA Public Policy and a Legislative Update
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/17826
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br />How well do you know IEEE?  Did you know that
 ….\n\nIEEE is one of the largest professional societies in the world
 .  \nWe have over 400\,000 members world-wide.  \nWe are the world’
 s largest standards-setting organization.  \nWe have the world’s la
 rgest library of technical publications.  \n\nEven if you knew all of that
 \, you probably didn’t know that IEEE maintains a strong presence i
 n Washington\, DC.  Our staff and volunteers in Washington\, led by IEEE-U
 SA\, played a central role in creating the 401K retirement plan and in dra
 fting the interconnectivity standards that govern the electrical grid.  Th
 is year we are fighting aggressively to protect federal R&D spending in a 
 tight budget\, open up the patent system to small inventors\, and create t
 he smart-grid.\n\nIEEE-USA is also fighting a proposal in Congress to chan
 ge our country’s high-skill immigration system in a way that could 
 cost American thousands of engineering jobs.  \n\nIEEE-USA is the leading 
 voice for engineers and technology professionals in the United States.  We
  regularly work with Congress\, the media\, Supreme Court and the White Ho
 use to protect your interests and to ensure the technical feasibility of g
 overnment programs.  \n\nJoin the IEEE Pikes Peak Section on April 18th fo
 r a discussion on IEEE and public policy with one of IEEE-USA’s top
  Washington Representatives\, Russ Harrison.  Russ is one of IEEE’s
  most popular speakers\, having addressed at over 175 local section meetin
 gs across the United States.  \n\nIEEE members have a unique and important
  role to play in setting public policy.  Come join The IEEE Pikes Peak Sec
 tion on April 18th to learn how we\, as a profession\, can influence our e
 lected leaders.\n\n
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