Forum on Educational Competitiveness

这次研讨会讨论的是工程和科学教育竞争力这一关键的长期问题。它将来自教育界和产业界的全国公认的领导人聚集在一起，为解决关键的技术素养问题制定一个正在进行的区域计划。该论坛还将创建一个项目，以吸引更多的学生投身工程和制造行业。这项活动将与工业工程师协会的全国会议同时举行，制造业工程师协会以及其他专业工程组织也将参加。

This workshop addresses the critical long-term issue of educational competitiveness in engineering and science. It brings together nationally recognized leaders from the educational community and industry to craft an on-going regional program for solving critical issues of technological literacy. The forum will also create a program to attract more students to careers in engineering and manufacturing. The activity will be held in conjunction with the national conference of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and includes participation from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers as well as other professional engineering organizations.