Call for Nominations Editor-in-Chief, Service Science Nomination deadline: October 31, 2012 The journal Service Science was brought under the auspices of INFORMS in 2012. Consistent with INFORMS policy, we are conducting a full search for the next Editor-in-Chief of Service Science. INFORMS President Terry Harrison has appointed Professor Gregory Heim as chair of the search …

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Meet the Superhumans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKTamH__xuQ Paralympics – Dreaming of challenges rebuilds the human spirit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGTzNS183ZY Science fiction foreshadows future: Rebuilding stronger than before http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HofoK_QQxGc Service science is not simply about the measures of productivity (providers), quality (customers), compliance (authorities), and innovation (competitors). It is also about understanding how regional ecosystems improve measures of innovativeness, equity, sustainability, …

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Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Services Science Leipzig (Germany), September 25, 2012  http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-95475 Services Science is a new research discipline that has received, over the last years, a growing attention from academia and practice. It combines research from various fields which have evolved more or less independently and is concerned with the development …

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2013 INFORMS/AMA Frontiers in Service Conference Call for Papers   July 4-7, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan http://www.im.ntu.edu.tw/frontiers2013 Conference Co-Chairs: Ming-Hui Huang, A. Parasuraman, and Katherine N. Lemon   The 22nd annual Frontiers in Service Conference will be July 4-7, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan, hosted by the College of Management at the National Taiwan University. The 2013 …

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CALL FOR PAPERS SIG SVC 2012 Workshop Workshop theme: Services Innovation   Saturday, December 16, 2012, 8:30-5 PM Orlando, Florida, USA   IT services impact individuals and organizations at all levels, ranging from consumers and their smart phone apps, to enterprise-wide and global scale services. The global economy may be experiencing slower growth, but, even …

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Requisition Number 51BR (click Search Openings, then type 51b) Position Title Instructional Faculty College/Division College of Applied Science and Technology Organization CAST Service Systems (click Search Openings, hen type 51b) Faculty Type Tenure-Track Faculty Discipline Human Resources Development Service & Leadership Innovation Faculty Rank Assistant Professor Employment Category Fulltime Department/College Description The College of Applied …

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I want to bring to your attention a very important study, lead by the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University, which provides valuable information to our students transitioning into the labor market. You may have participated in past surveys and I encourage you to do so again as your participation is critical in …

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