CFP 8th International Conference on Service Oriented Computing (ICSOC) 2010

December 7 – 10 2010, San Francisco, California, USA  www.icsoc.org IMPORTANT DATES Research and Industry Papers: Abstract due: June 1, 2010 Full paper due: June 7, 2010 Notification: July 14, 2010 Camera ready due: August 23, 2010 TOPICS OF INTEREST ICSOC 2010 seeks outstanding, original contributions, including solid theoretical and empirical evaluations as well as …

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Holistic Engineering Education: Beyond Technology by Domenico Grasso and Melody Brown Burkins (Hardcover – Dec. 1, 2009)

Table of Contents Chapter 18 “Collaborative Innovation and Service Systems” by Nicholas Donofrio, Calline Sanchez, and Jim Spohrer “This collection of essays provides compelling arguments for the need of an engineering education that prepares engineers for the problems of the 21st century. Following the National Academy’s report on the Engineer of 2020, this book brings …

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Welcome to 2010: The Decade of Smarter Service Systems!

My new year’s resolution was to start blogging regularly again.  So here goes. First, thanks to Wendy Murphy of IBM for setting this open forum up for us to exchange information about Service Science. Second, welcome to the decade of “smarter service systems” or the “decade of smart” for short.   If you want to read more …

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NEW BOOK!!! 20% off

Order by Feb. 1, 2010 and receive a 20% off list price on any books in the SSRI series.  Discount CODE: E30461 – you  must use this code to receive the 20% discount Handbook of Service Science, Maglio, Paul P.; Kieliszewski, Cheryl A.; Spohrer, James C. (Eds.) 750 pages,  ISBN: 978-1-4419-1627-3,  $159.00  20% discount:  $127.20 …

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Content of SSME standards?

If a group agreed on standards for a Master’s program or undergraduate certificate — would you recommend including the stringent standards for facilities and faculty (as in ABET standards) OR Might it be a good idea to first require an existing accreditation (such as ABET) as a pre-requisite and focus specifically on the service science …

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