[Dclug] DC ACM Panel Discussion, Monday December 8 2008: "The State of the DC Job Market"

[Winter]

DC ACM is a professional chapter of ACM. The Washington, DC area has a 
wide range of IT professionals, and a strong tech sector despite the 
economic downturn. This panel explores in further detail the regional 
characteristics (Northern Virginia, Maryland, downtown) and the types of 
employment (government contractors, R&D, civil service, start-ups, etc.) 
peculiar to the DC metropolitan area. This panel is geared towards IT 
professionals who are considering a job change, pondering their career 
path, or just wondering what skills are attractive in this region’s job 
market. Students of computer science at the local colleges and 
universities may also be interested in attending.

Panelists:

Robert Neelbauer
Principal, Staffmagnet and Jobmatchbox.com

Dr. Annette Reilly
Senior Manager, HR/Finance Systems Engineering, Lockheed Martin

Dr. Martin Herman
Chief, Information Access Division, NIST

John Thomas
Vice President, Large Scale Systems Engineering, Booz Allen Hamilton

Moderator: Dr. Kent Miller

When:

Monday, December 8th, 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Location:

American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2nd Floor Conference Room
1200 New York Avenue NW (entrance is on 12th street)
Washington, D.C.
Near Metro Center

This panel discussion is free and open to the public.  Registration is 
not required.

Regards,

William Fielder
Chair, DC ACM