{"149021":{"#nid":"149021","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Budget Sequestration and U.S. Defense","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECISTP and Georgia Women\u2019s Action for New Directions (Georgia WAND) invite you to join a national security expert and a Georgia state representative for a briefing and Q+A session on the impact of the looming \u201cfiscal cliff\u201d on U.S. defense and national security. View the flyer \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/files\/wysiwyg\/file\/BudgetSequestrationAndUSDefenseEvent.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;This meeting will address how federal austerity will test U.S. defense strategy and programs, at both the national and local levels.\u0026nbsp; Specifically, the panelists will discuss:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe current automatic budget cuts slated for early 2013, called \u201csequestration\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe implications of cuts mandated by defense sequestration on U.S. strategy, commitments, and programs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe impact these budget cuts may have on Georgia\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETangible alternatives to slated budget cuts, including clear areas of Pentagon waste\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProspects for reshaping the Pentagon budget to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of U.S. defense and national security over the long-term\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHO:\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003EA panel of Pentagon and budget experts, including Georgia elected officials:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHost:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cistp.gatech.edu\/people\/profile.html?name=Adam.Stulberg\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Adam Stulberg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Associate Professor \u0026amp; Co-Director of the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EModerator:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nanorrock.com\/more\/index.cfm?Fuseaction=more_3323\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EState Senator Nan Orrock\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia\u2019s 36\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E district\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPanelists:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/americansecurityproject.org\/consensus\/members\/richard-l-dick-klass\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EColonel Richard L. (Dick) Klass\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, U.S. Air Force\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.house.ga.gov\/representatives\/en-US\/Member.aspx?Member=769\u0026amp;Session=21\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EState Representative Scott Holcomb\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia\u2019s 82\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E district, member of Defense \u0026amp; Veterans Affairs committee\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPizzas and Refreshments will be served. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlease RSVP by Tuesday, August 28.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CISTP and Georgia Women\u2019s Action for New Directions (Georgia WAND) invite you to join a national security expert and a Georgia state representative for a briefing and Q+A session on the impact of the looming \u201cfiscal cliff\u201d on U.S. defense and nationa"}],"uid":"27694","created_gmt":"2012-08-23 18:20:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:59:37","author":"Debbie Mobley","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-08-29T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-08-29T14:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-08-29T14:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-08-29 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-08-29 18:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-08-29 18:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":["free_food"],"related_files":{"248708":{"fid":null,"name":"Menon and Huang design a lab-scale hybrid desalination process to treat high salinity wastewater using thermally responsive ionic liquids. 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