Appendix A
Statement of Task
The Committee on Lifelong Learning Imperative, an ad hoc committee, will organize a public workshop in summer 2009 which will inform and lay the foundation for a future effort to synthesize, organize and disseminate information on lifelong learning for engineering professionals. The agenda for the workshop will be developed by the committee to highlight the key issues that undergird lifelong learning for engineers in the workplace. The workshop will help initiate a national discussion on lifelong learning in the 21st century knowledge economy by bringing together all stakeholders representatives from industry, professional societies academia and policy makers.