TPM article
Some names that jump out right away are Eric Schmidt of Google (he is an informal Obama adviser), New York Times columnist and Nobel economics prize winner Paul Krugman, Columbia Business School professor Joe Stiglitz and Anna Burger of the Change to Win union.
Small business owners and union reps also included. Full list included in the link.
Paul Krugman has been beating the drums for a job program.
See: This and this and this.
Here's Krugman's take on the jobs summit
If Obama can overcome Congressional inertia and get a jobs program passed in a speedy manner, the Democrats will fare a lot better in 2010. This is critical.
CBS has an article up by a guy at the MIT Sloan School:
photo op or real opportunity?
When the President convenes his Dec. 3 "Jobs Summit," he and the participants have a choice: Will they simply pose for another one-shot photo op - or will they seize the opportunity to lay the groundwork for a new social contract between workers, business, and government, one that will ensure that workers are not left out of the economic recovery.
The Hill: Shape unclear
Lawmakers, prompted into action by the double-digit unemployment rate, are considering business tax credits for new hires, state fiscal aid, extended unemployment and COBRA benefits, a $600 billion transportation reauthorization bill, a "work share" program, aid to homeowners facing foreclosure and increased loans for small businesses.
If you've got an opinion on unemployment, now might be a good time to contact your Congressional Critters.