Southeastern
Michigan Section
The Spring Section Conference
- April 2, 2008
Registration Link
http://www.ieee-sem.org/sectionregistration.html
Keynote Address
Gary Beach
Publisher Emeritus of International Data Group's CIO Magazine
Gary Beach
Keynote Title
2027: A Country Left Behind?
Where Will America Find
the Next Generation of Innovators
Abstract
Fear and pain are
powerful motivators. The launch of Sputnik I and II in the fall of 1957
by the Soviets was a watershed event for the resurgence of science,
technology, engineering and math education in America.
A resurgence that led directly to the creation of NASA, the tripling of
basic science funding for the NSF and arguably to the creation of the
"intergalactic computer network" the original term DARPA used
to describe the internet in 1962.
What fear/pain
could lead to another resurgence of science, technology, engineering
and math education in America?
Is there a pain, or is America
too comfortable? What role and responsibility do currently employed
science and engineer workers have in jumpstarting this 21st century
resurgence?
Bio:
Gary Beach brings 28 years of
information technology publishing experience and knowledge to his role
as publisher of IDG’s CIO magazine. A
prolific presenter, Beach is a highly regarded spokesperson throughout
the United States
and global technology industry. He has testified before both the
U.S. House and Senate and is frequently quoted by major media
organizations such as CNN, USA Today, The New York Times,
San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury
News. As CIO Magazine's resident expert on the CIO
Magazine Tech Poll, he has provided commentary to a number of media
outlets including Reuters, Business Week, The Associated Press
and CNBC. He also served as a guest commentator on NPR’s
"All Things Considered" program, covering topics ranging from
PC recycling to improving technology education.
Prior to joining CIO magazine
in 1997, Beach was president of two IDG publications, Computerworld and Network World.
He joined IDG in 1987 after a ten year career at McGraw-Hill
Incorporated.
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