595 - Program Guide Released, The Geek Atlas, Wider Unemployment Measures
October 20, 2009 Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 20, 2009.
#595 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
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Host - Learning 2009 - Nov 8-11 - Orlando, Florida
1. Learning 2009 Program Guide Online - 190 Sessions
2. The Geek Atlas - Places of Science to Visit
3. U6 Figure - Wider Measure of Unemployment
1. Learning 2009 Program Guide Online - 190 Sessions: Please download the complete 96-page Program Guide for Learning 2009. It includes descriptions of all 190 seminars and workshops, plus a wide range of alternative activities at the event. Learning 2009 has over 1,100 participants from around the world and we’d love to have you join us in Orlando from Nov 8th to 11th. Early registration discounts and affordable hotel rooms are still available. Download the Program Guide at http://www.learning2009.com/program
2. The Geek Atlas - Places of Science to Visit: Here is a cool guide to science and technology places to visit around the world. Kevin Kelly has highlighted “The Geek Atlas” on his website: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003980.php
3. U6 Figure - Wider Measure of Unemployment: As we look at ReSkilling the workforce, it is key to get wider and more accurate reads on the size of the unemployment figure. The Dept. of Labor releases a figure called the U6 level. U-6 equals the total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time workers for economic reasons, as a percent of the labor force plus all marginally attached workers. The U6 figure in the United States in September was 17.0%. Here is a page to track these wider measures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t12.htm
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Elliott Masie
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