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President Speaks on Technological WASHINGTON (25 February 2002) — IEEE-USA President LeEarl Bryant appeared at SpaceComm 2002 as a panelist last week in Colorado Springs, Colo. She discussed precollege education initiatives designed to increase technical literacy of the general population. The theme of SpaceComm 2002 was "Shaping Information Operations and Space Leadership." The conference focused on the relevance of current policy, operations and execution of space and information operations. Bryant spoke on the Education Panel: "Essential Global Technical Expertise — Investing in our Government and Industry People." Brig. Gen. David A. Wagie, dean of faculty at the United States Air Force Academy, chaired the panel. The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association hosted SpaceComm 2002, in partnership with the U.S. Space Command. The AFCEA (www.afcea.org) is a worldwide, non-profit organization of military and civilian members in the command, control, communications, computers and intelligence fields. IEEE-USA is an organizational unit of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers created in 1973 to promote the careers and public-policy interests of the more than 230,000 electrical, electronics, computer and software engineers who are U.S. members of the IEEE. The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional society. For more information, visit us online at http://www.ieeeusa.org. 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 1202 Washington, DC 20036-5104 Phone: 202-785-0017, Fax: 202-785-0835.
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