Educating Tomorrow's Workforce: Preparing Students to Compete in the 21st Century Economy

Event to Air Live Over the Internet

ALBANY, NY (12/07/2012)(readMedia)-- The NYS Board of Regents, IBM and the NYS Business Council are sponsoring a conference entitled Educating Tomorrow's Workforce: Preparing Students to Compete in the 21st Century Economy on Friday, December 7, 2012. The conference will bring together leaders from education, higher education and the business community to discuss steps to develop educational models that better prepare students for college and career. State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr., IBM Vice President for Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs Stanley Litow, and President and CEO of the NYS Business Council Heather Briccetti will address the conference.

WHO:

Business Council of New York State, IBM and State Board of Regents
WHAT:

How best to prepare students to enter an increasingly complex and high-tech workforce. There is currently a shortage of high-skill workers in New York.
WHEN: Friday December 07, 2012 at 10:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: New York State Museum, Carole F. Huxley Theater
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, New York 12230
NOTES:

Media availability will begin at approximately 1:45 p.m.

The conference will be webcast. Visit www.nysed.gov for webcast information. Or click here - http://totalwebcasting.com/live/nysed/20121207