June 12, 2007 – Anything Geospatial

Just got the word from NRCAN about this event… The Conference will bring together power systems engineers, decision makers, economists, academics and others with interest in the profession. It is meant to showcase Canadian contributions, as well as to promote CIGRÉ as a strong technical organization, capable of contributing to the Canadian technical expertise and know-how through its study committees and the technical documents they produce as well as its conference proceedings. The 2007 session hosted by AltaLink Management Ltd. and supported by CIGRÉ will be held in Calgary, at the Telus Convention Centre, from August 26 – 28, 2007. For more details, registration and information about the conference please consult our web site at www.cigre.ca

Google has recently commented on the current immigration issue and in particular touches on issues regarding the H1B visa. I myself follow this as I was once an H1B visa holder. Google VP, Laszlo Bock commented “We would encourage Congress to significantly increase the annual cap of 65,000 H-1B visas, to a figure more reflective of the growth rate of our technology-driven economy.” He also urged Congress to address the backlog of employment-based green cards for highly skilled workers. The entire text of the communication has been posted at http://64.233.179.110/blog_resources/Laszlo_Bock_immigration_testimony.pdf