Results from the Conference

Presentation by Secretary of Technology, Aneesh P. Chopra (PowerPoint - 2.7MB)

Presentation by Dr. Joe Chase (PowerPoint - 675K)

“The Shrinking IT Pipeline - What can government, education, and industry do to increase it?” The Bureau of Labor and Statistics lists five information technology professions among the top twelve fastest growing occupations for the next decade and those five professions are among the seven highest paid. In 2006, AeA (formerly American Electronics Association) ranked Virginia #1 in Tech job creation.

Yet despite all this positive news, during the past five years IT program enrollments in the nation’s colleges and universities have dropped 50%. Women enrolled in undergraduate IT programs have dropped 36% to a current low of 17%. Leaders in government, education, and industry all share the burden of developing solutions to address this shrinking IT pipeline.

Join colleagues from around the state at the Virginia IT Workforce Summit to explore this problem in more depth and to collaborate with fellow stakeholders who have the ability to affect change in this critical workforce area.

Intended audience: Academic Deans, Academic Presidents and Provosts, IT Leaders in Education, Technology Council Members, Industry Representatives, Government Officials, and Professional Associations.

For More Information Contact:
Scott Weimer
Continuing and Professional Education - Virginia Tech
540-231-7887
Email: weimers@vt.edu

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