GTRI to Sponsor 2009 Georgia Tech Legislative Roundtable

The 2009 Georgia Tech Legislative Roundtable, taking place on November 12, 2009, is co-sponsored by the Georgia Tech Research Institute and the Technology Association of Georgia. It is an annual event focused on bringing legislators, technical researchers, and industry representatives together to discuss emerging science and technology policy issues on the forward legislative landscape.

The event will feature three concurrent roundtable discussions consisting of five panelists each: three legislators, one Georgia Tech technical expert, and a moderator from the GT School of Public Policy. Each panel will provide commentary, discuss, and field questions on the policy implications of one of three fastest emerging science and technology topics: Smart Grid Technology, Future (Digital) Media, and STEM Education and the Workforce.

EVENT DETAILS

Georgia Tech Legislative Roundtable
Thursday, November 12, 2009
9:30AM-12:30PM
GTRI Conference Center, 250 14^th Street, Atlanta, GA
Free for Students and TAG Members, $20 for all others

This event is open to the public.

Sponsorship opportunities available.

PANELISTS

Smart Grid Technology

Moderator, Dr. Marilyn Brown, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy in the School of Public Policy

Technical Expert, Dr. Deepak Divan, Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Representative Kevin Levitas, Member of House Science and Technology Committee

Representative Hardie Davis, Member of the House Science and Technology Committee

Future Media

Moderator, Dr. Paul M.A. Baker, Director of Research at the Center for Advanced Communications Policy and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Policy

Technical Expert, Ms. Renu Kulkarni, Director of FutureMedia at Georgia Tech

Senator David Adelman, Minority Whip

Senator Cecil Staton, Chairman of Senate Science and Technology Committee

Representative Barry Loudermilk, Member of the House Science and Technology Committee

STEM Education for the Workforce

Moderator, Dr. Julia Melkers, Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy

Technical Expert, Mr. Jeff Evans, Deputy Director, Deputy Director and a Principal Research Engineer at the Information Technology and Telecommunications Laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute

Representative Amos Amerson, Chairman of House Science and Technology Committee

Representative Kathy Ashe, Member of House Higher Education Committee

Representative Katie Dempsey, Member of House Higher Education Committee