IEEE Section Meeting

DC Fly-In Concerning IEEE-USA Position on Current Visa and Immigration Issues

Speaker: John Benefiel, P.E.: John Benefiel, P.E. has a background in product design and development, product management and marketing, and systems engineering. His experience covers electrical and mechanical products, power systems, communications, manufacturing technologies, strategic marketing and quality systems. John has an MBA from Rockhust University, a MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Missouri, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University. He currently sits on the board of directors for the Nebraska Center for Excellence in Electronics.

Event Date: Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Meeting Location: Johnny's Cafe, 4702 South 27th Street, Omaha, NE

Sign in & Happy Hour: 5:00 P.M.

Dinner Served: 5:40 P.M.

Presentation & Questions: 6:15 P.M.

Meal Price and Selections:

• $20 - Top Sirloin (10 oz)
• $20 - Ginger Chicken
• $20 - Salmon Filet
• $10 - Student Top Sirloin (10 oz)
• $10 - Student Ginger Chicken
• $10 - Student Salmon Filet

All meals include baked potato, salad, rolls, coffee, and tea.

IEEE Student meals are half-price ($10).

This presentation is worth One (1.0) Professional Development Hour. Indicate your need for a PDH certificate during sign in at the meeting or on the sign up form below.

Sponsor: Open

Topic Overview: IEEE-USA conducts lobbying activities in conjunction with IEEE members in Washington D.C. during the annual Fly-In. John Benefiel participated in 2008 and will present the IEEE-USA position on current visa and immigration issues, how they affect the engineering community, and the experience of lobbying members of the U.S. legislature. This type of legislation will affect all engineering jobs in the US.