Outsourcing Expert to Lecture and Sign Copies of New Book at Pitt

PITTSBURGH—Ron Hira, author of Outsourcing America: What's Behind Our National Crisis & How We Can Reclaim American Jobs (AMACOM, 2005), will present a lecture and sign copies of his book April 19 in Room 1175, Benedum Hall, O'Hara Street, Oakland. The free public event begins at 6 p.m. with a social, followed by the 7 p.m. lecture and book signing.

Hira says that with hundreds of thousands of white-collar jobs leaving the United States annually, America faces a looming crisis of countless out-of-work professionals. Some will retrain and begin new careers, but many will be forced to take unskilled or entry-level jobs at minimal pay, and many will be chronically unemployed. In Outsourcing America, Hira presents practical solutions that policymakers and business leaders can implement in order to create and keep jobs in the United States. These include reforming visa policies, rethinking worker training, overhauling government procurement policies, and reasserting and sustaining dominance in technology.

Hira is a recognized expert on outsourcing and the only person to testify twice before U.S. Congress on its implications. He has appeared on national television and radio and has been widely quoted in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Times of London, and other publications.

Event sponsors are the University of Pittsburgh, Pitt Book Center, Ascent Systems, and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Registration is suggested. For more information or to register, call 412-795-4444.

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