Media Advisory - Sequestration and the American Workforce: Academic and industry leaders to define the short and long term effects

Washington, D.C. – A broad range of organizations representing the business community, education, healthcare, manufacturing and other areas of American life will join together on December 2 to discuss the consequences of sequestration budget cuts on America’s workforce. The groups will report on the effects that are being felt today and discuss how the future strength of the U.S. workforce will be diminished without a responsible solution to the nation’s fiscal challenges.

SPEAKERS:   
Hunter Rawlings, President, Association of American Universities (AAU)
Emily J. Holubowich, Co-Chair, NDD United and Executive Director, Coalition for Health Funding
Wes Bush, Chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and Chairman, CEO and President of Northrop Grumman Corporation
Dorothy Coleman, Vice President, Tax and Domestic Economic Policy, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
Ian Steff, Vice President, Global Policy & Technology Partnerships, Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)

WHAT:    
Leaders from academia, healthcare, business and manufacturing will discuss the need to preserve the strength of America’s workforce.

WHEN:    
11:00 am Eastern Time
Monday, December 2, 2013

WHERE:    
AAAS auditorium
1200 New York Ave NW
Washington, DC 20005
(Please use the 12th and H St. NW entrance)

ATTENDING: Additional groups that will be in attendance and available for questions
-    Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
-    Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF)
-    Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI)
-    Texas Instruments

HASHTAG: #AmericanWorkforce

RSVP: Space is limited. Please send your RSVP to Ashley Gudzak at ashley.gudzak@aia-aerospace.org

See BHEF's letter from members on the damaging effects of sequestration to the members of the Budget Conference Committee here.