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When: May 27-29, 2008
Where: Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner · 8661 Leesburg Pike · Vienna, Virginia
Registration: Corporate: $500 Non-Profit: $350 Alumni: $125
The relative absence of minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in scientific and engineering study and careers is the "new" American Dilemma. Not unlike America's societal dilemma, as postulated by Gunnar Myrdal more than sixty years ago, this new dilemma comes from our nation's failure to educate and develop a growing proportion of its potential talent base while its need for people with skills in science and engineering is escalating. The disciplines of science and engineering have, to a large extent, ignored the trends and failed to recognize or, perhaps, admit that diversity and inclusion drive innovation and that their absence imperils our designs, our products and, most of all, our creativity. This is the dilemma facing our nation today, and unless we address it systematically and soon we will be unable to retain our leadership position in scientific and technological innovation and keep our competitive edge in the global marketplace of ideas and artifacts.
For more information: Contact Velma G. Lewis at 914-539-4010, ext. 229, or vlewis@nacme.org.
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