ACM call for papers – Health Informatics Symposium

Posted by Wendy Murphy on 6 May 2010, 7:20 am

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 1st ACM International Health Informatics Symposium (IHI) CALL FOR PAPERS IHI 2010 November 11-12, 2010 Arlington, Virginia http://ihi2010.sighi.org

Paul Maglio suggested two upcoming service science related conference opportunities to consider: ICSOC 2010 and HICSS 2011

Posted by Jim Spohrer on 26 April 2010, 7:42 am

ICSOC 2010 is the International Conference on Service Oriented Computing, December 7-10, 2010, San Francisco, California. For more information see: http://www.icsoc.org. Since 2003, ICSOC has been an excellent forum for academics and industry researchers and developers to report and share ground-breaking progress in service oriented computing. While keeping its roots in scientific excellence and technical …

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Skills Gap A Growing Problem Worldwide, Columnist Writes.

Posted by Wendy Murphy on 16 April 2010, 7:58 am

In a column for the Contra Costa Times (4/16), Tapan Munroe writes that there is “a growing gap between skills and education of workers and the needs of employers.” However, “this is not just an American problem, but a problem of the industrial world including China and India.” Munroe notes Manpower Inc’s 2009 worldwide talent …

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now that the conference is over….

Posted by Wendy Murphy on 9 April 2010, 4:51 am

What steps are you going to take in your own role over the next 90 days to transform engineering education?

Question 5

Posted by Wendy Murphy on 8 April 2010, 11:12 am

What are some ways to establish studies of service systems within the engineering curricula?

another question

Posted by Wendy Murphy on 8 April 2010, 6:24 am

How do you see the role of faculty changing? (if at all)

Question 4

Posted by Wendy Murphy on 8 April 2010, 6:10 am

There seems to be a consensus that engineering school curriculum is difficult or slow to change. Do you agree, if so, why do you think that is? If not, what evidence do you have to the contrary?