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Washington, D.C. - The 34th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) opens today in the nation’s capital. This year the ALC features more than 50 issue forums and braintrusts covering a gamut of timely and topical issues. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is hosting a braintrust examining the impact of science and technology issues on the minority community, the larger society, and the global economy.
During the session Congresswoman Johnson and a panel of educators, scientists and industry representatives will address the urgent need to foster education and career opportunities in science and technology for women and minorities. The Congresswoman’s science and technology braintrust will be held this Friday morning, September 10th, 9:00 a.m.until noon, at the ALC.
“It is my hope that together we can provide vital solutions that will enable our diverse society to develop strategies to address the increasingly important role of science and technology in our daily lives,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “This braintrust will focus on how industries, such as biotechnology, offer our greatest hope in recapturing U.S. dominance in the world of technology.”
WHO: Dr. George Langford, Professor, Dartmouth College Medical School
Joe Arciniega, Microsoft Corporation
Dr. Edward Botchwey, Professor, University of Virginia
Dr. Keith Jackson, National Society of Black Physicists
Randy Whitaker, Manager for Diversity, Raytheon Company
Dr. Willarda Edwards, National Medical Association
Dr. Daryl Chubin, Director, Center for Advancing Science and Engineering Capacity, American Association for the Advancement of Science
WHAT: “Preparing Our Youth for Careers of the Future”
WHEN: Friday, September 10, 2004, 9 a.m. until 12 noon
WHERE: Washington, D. C. Convention Center, Room 143-A
The theme of this year’s ALC is “Defining The Moment and The Movement.” As America celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court Decision in Brown vs. Board of Education and the 40th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, ALC 2004 will lead citizens to recommit to the promise of these two great acts of civil litigation. Congresswoman Johnson invites the public to attend the ALC and participate in the issue forums.
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