LISTA Legislative Technology Forum. TechLatino 2030 Campeones VIP Reception at Rayburn Building Foyer and Courtyard on Capitol Hill

New York, NY, June 2^nd, 2009 – Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Associations President and CEO Jose A. Marquez Leon proudly announced today that U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will be the keynote speaker at LISTA’s upcoming National Technology Legislative Forum in Washington DC at the Rayburn Building’s Foyer and Courtyard at 6:00 pm – 8:30pm on Wednesday, June 10^th 2009.

Secretary Solis also will receive LISTA Government Champion Award for her many years of working to close the digital divide as a Member of Congress. Today, as the nation’s Labor Secretary, Solis is a key player in President Barack Obama’s economic agenda.

“We are extremely pleased to have Secretary Solis address our members at our National Technology Legislative Forum,” said Jose A. Marquez Leon. “Secretary Solis recognizes the role of the nation’s technology sector and the effect of the Latino community on the economy of the United States and understands the need of closing the digital divide so all Americans can achieve the American Dream of financial independence and economic empowerment.”

The Second Bi- Annual LISTA Legislative Technology Forum will provide Latino IT professionals an opportunity to speak to members of Congress about key concerns in the industries of science and technology. It will also provide LISTA an opportunity to continue to raise awareness of the digital divide and how to bridge it, develop ideas on how to stimulate the growth of technology business and be a catalyst of change in high-technology and science sector.

About Secretary Hilda Solis

Solis was confirmed as Secretary of Labor on February 24, 2009. Previously she represented the 32nd Congressional District in California, a position she held from 2001 – 2009.

In the Congress, Solis’ priorities included expanding access to affordable health care, protecting the environment, and improving the lives of working families. A recognized leader on clean energy jobs, she authored the Green Jobs Act which provided funding for “green” collar job training for veterans, displaced workers, at risk youth, and individuals in families under 200 percent of the federal poverty line.

In 2007, Solis was appointed to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Helsinki Commission), as well as the Mexico — United States Interparliamentary Group. In June 2007, Solis was elected Vice Chair of the Helsinki Commission's General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions. She was the only U.S. elected official to serve on this Committee.

A nationally recognized leader on the environment, Solis was the first woman to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2000 for her pioneering work on environmental justice issues. Her California environmental justice legislation, enacted in 1999, was the first of its kind in the nation to become law.

Solis graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. A former federal employee, she worked in the Carter White House Office of Hispanic Affairs and was later appointed as a management analyst with the Office of Management and Budget in the Civil Rights Division.

About Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA)

LISTA (www.a-lista.org) promotes the utilization of the technology sectors for the empowerment of the Latino community. We are an organization that is committed to bringing various elements of Technology under one central hub to facilitate our partners, members and the community with the leverage and education they need to succeed in a highly advanced technologically driven society.

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