http://www.ahfe2012.org/HSSE.html JULY 20-25 San Francisco “If there is any one element to the engineering of service systems that is unique, it is the extent to which the suitability of the system for human use, human service, and excellent human experience has been and must always be considered.” And here’s a WHO’s WHO in service science!! …
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http://www.springerlink.com/content/2373262133674710/fulltext.html How technology is changing the design and delivery of services Mark M. Davis1 , James C. Spohrer2 and Paul P. Maglio2 (1) Bentley University, Waltham, MA, USA (2) IBM Research-Almaden, San Jose, CA, USA
http://www.springer.com/978-1-4419-8269-8 Demirkan, Haluk; Spohrer, James C.; Krishna, Vikas (Eds.) 1st Edition., 2011, XXIV, 358 p.
Profs!! ask your students who are interested in making the planet a better place to live to go check this out! Get in at the start of a cool new group on campus. http://www.sfspglobal.org/news/index.html
Keep your approach to teaching engineering topics current with a complete solution for measurements, circuits, and controls education from National Instruments. Using tools like the NI LabVIEW graphical programming environment, NI hardware, and the NI Multisim circuits teaching environment extends hands-on-learning from the laboratory to the dorm room and equips students to experiment easier, learn …
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“In this classic book, Professor Victor Fuchs draws on his deep understanding of the strengths and limitations of economics and his intimate knowledge of health care institutions to help readers understand the problems every nation faces in trying to allocate health resources efficiently and equitably. In a new Introduction to the second expanded edition, Professor …
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April 27th CHE Future Skills Webinar. http://chronicle.com/webinars/universityofphoenix4 Jim Spohrer will be speaking!
Registration is Open! 4rdAnnual Symposium on Engineering and Liberal Education and Faculty Institute June 3-4th, 2011 Union College, Schenectady, NY www.union.edu/integration Please join us for an exciting fourth annual symposium on Engineering and Liberal Education. The program includes a keynote talk by Dr. David Ferrucci, Semantic Analysis and Integration Department, IBM Watson Research Center. …
October 24-27, 2011 Shanghai, China Shanghai International Conference Center The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) invites you to the annual Global Colloquium, which brings together the world’s leaders in engineering education. This year’s Colloquium will take place in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai International Conference Center. This year, ASEE is partnering with Shanghai Jiao …
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Education is arguably society’s most important type of service. Education is also slow to change in many ways. However, that was before the age of smart machines. To find out why and how things are about to change, be sure to be on hand, when on June 3 at Union College in Schenectady, New York, David Ferruci, the …