Keynote Speaker: Russell Harrison

Date/Location
Nebraska Student Union - City Campus
May 14-17, 2017
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.

Important Dates
Submission of full papers:
February, 2017

Notification of acceptance:
April 10, 2017

Final Manuscript in PDF form:
April 15, 2017

Author registration deadline:
April 15, 2017


Tuesday, May 16, 2017


Russell Harrison
Russell Harrison
Director of Government Relations for IEEE-USA
Abstract

Title: Engineers in Washington: Thriving in a Strange Environment
Russell is the Director of Government Relations for IEEE-USA, where he is responsible for helping IEEE members in the U.S. interact with and influence elected officials. He works directly with members of Congress and the Executive Branch on behalf of America’s technology professionals.

Since joining IEEE-USA in 2003, Russell has addressed over 200 local IEEE groups across the United States. His talks focus on current public policy issues, how they will impact the engineering profession and what individual engineers can do about them.

Russell has nearly 20 years of experience working with legislators at all levels of government on behalf of associations. Prior to IEEE-USA, Russell directed programs at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and the American Iron and Steel Institute. In these positions he represented the recycling and steel industries on Capitol Hill and in state capitols on issues including transportation, environmental regulations and international tariffs.

Russell has a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Maryland and a BA in Political Science, with minors in History and Communications, from Allegheny College. He earned his CAE certification in 2009.