INFORMS 2012 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ Oct. 14-17

Dear Service Science Section colleagues, The Service Science Section will sponsor a cluster of research sessions at the INFORMS 2012 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, October 14-17, 2012. If you would like to serve as a Session Chair and organize a sponsored session for the Service Science Section cluster, please contact Greg Heim (gheim@mays.tamu.edu). The …

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Job Posting: Research Fellow in Through-life Engineering Services (2 year fixed term)

Research Fellow in Through-life Engineering Services (2 year fixed term) Cranfield University – EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Through-life Engineering Services – School of Engineering Industrial Partner: Rolls-Royce £29,498 to £32,878 per annum   http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/hr/jobopportunities/vacancies/page54198.html     The £10.5 million EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Through-life Engineering Services will provide world-class capability in …

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Call for Papers: Art & Science of Service Conference

Attached is the Meeting Announcement and the Call for Papers for this year’s Art & Science of Service Conference that will be held at Maastricht University in Maastricht, The Netherlands on June 27-29, 2012.   The website for the conference will be up and running shortly.   Because of the delay in getting the website …

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Call for Papers: Smart Applications for Smart Cities: New Approaches to Innovation

  http://www.openlivinglabs.eu/news/call-papers-smart-applications-smart-cities-new-approaches-innovation Special issue of the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research Guest Editors: Hans Schaffers, Carlo Ratti and Nicos Komninos The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research is planning a special issue on Smart Applications for Smart Cities: New Approaches to Innovation. Cities are complex, networked and continuously changing social …

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CFP: Management and Service Science (MASS 2012)

CALL FOR PAPERS The 6th Int’l Conf. on Management and Service Science (MASS 2012) Aug.10~12, 2012    Shanghai, China he 6th International Conference on Management and Service Science (MASS 2012) will be held from August 10~12, 2012 in Shanghai, China. More details please visit conference website: www.massconf.org/2012/   The deadline of paper submission is on Feb …

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Global Perspectives on Service Science: Japan – RFP Book Chapters

Dear Service Scientists/Engineers/Researchers/Educators/Practioners in Japan, We are looking for your chapter submissions to “Global Perspectives on Service Science: Japan”. Link to Call for Chapters: http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/kwan_s/globalperspectiveflyer.pdf With best wishes, Yuriko Sawatani, Ph.D. Fellow, Service Science, Management and Engineering, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)   P.S. Books for other nations coming soon, for other nations please contact… …

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Global Service Jam – 48 hours to change the world

On 24 February, 2012, people who are interested in service and using a design-based approach to problem solving and creativity will meet all over the globe. In a spirit of experimentation, co-operation and friendly competition, teams will have 48 hours to develop brand new services inspired by a shared theme. On Sunday at 3pm, they …

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Journal of Service Research Special Issue on IT-Related Service: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

Journal of Service Research calls for submissions for a special interdisciplinary issue on IT-related service. Much of the radical transformation of the world economy from an industrial to a post-industrial service society comes from the contribution of information technology (IT) to service sectors and from IT as service. This special issue is multidisciplinary in nature …

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Case Studies in Service Innovation Workshop (CSSI’12)

Case Studies in Service Innovation Workshop (CSSI’12) 26th June 2012 In conjunction with 24th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE’12), Gdańsk, Poland http://www.caise2012.univ.gda.pl/   The workshop is organised by Centre for Service Research, University of Manchester, UK Informatics Research Centre, Henley Business School, UK UK Chapter, Service Research and Innovation Institute (www.thesrii.org)   …

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Call for Proposals — Hosting the 2014 Frontiers in Service Conference

The INFORMS Service Science section and the American Marketing Association’s Service Special Interest Group (SERVSIG) welcome proposals to host the 23rd Annual Frontiers in Service Conference in 2014.  At this point we just need an initial expression of interest, including the proposed venue, proposed conference co-chairs, and a brief summary of the institution’s and chairs’ …

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