Fixing American Education panel

Fixing American Education Panel  http://vimeo.com/12472147 Videos available online On June 4, Arizona State University hosted a panel discussion in Washington, D.C. on the need for innovation in education. The purpose of the event was to advance an ongoing dialogue about new ideas and models for K-12 and higher education, and to highlight the model we …

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ServiceWave 2010 Call for Workshops

ServiceWave 2010  Call for Scientific Workshops ServiceWave 2010 solicits submissions for workshop proposals. The workshops will be held within the conference, December 13‐15 2010 at Ghent, Belgium. The main goal of the ServiceWave 2010 workshops is to stimulate and facilitate active exchange and interaction related to any of the conference topics, which include, but are …

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Amazon and IBM are ‘cloud champions,’ report says

By Jon Brodkin  — July 15, 2010 03:47 PM ET Network World – Amazon and IBM are the “cloud champions” according to a new report, but Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Red Hat and VMware are also among the list of heavyweights in the emerging cloud computing field. Amazon cloud uses FedEx instead of the Internet to …

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Engineering Graduates Still See Highest Salary Offers.

The Sacramento Business Journal (7/16, Johnson) reports, “Local engineering students should feel hopeful from a national finding released Thursday that recent engineering graduates are earning the top pay among the college class of 2010.” The summer 2010 salary survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that “engineering degrees account for four of …

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New book by Carl Chang – University at Buffalo

“Service Systems Management and Engineering: Creating Strategic Differentiation and Operational Excellence,” John Wiley (2010) ISBN: 978-0-470-42332-5, Hardcover — the flier Already responsible for employing the bulk of the U.S. workforce, service-providing industries continue to increase their economic dominance. Because of this fact, these companies are looking for talented new service systems engineers to take on …

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Karlsruhe Service Research Institute 1st Summer School on Service Research (July 18-22 2010)

The event will bring together international experts in the field of Service Research with PhD students, young scientists and practitioners from industry. Through lectures, tutorials and social events, the Summer School will provide a forum for participants to discuss and learn about Service Research. Participants can benefit from the expertise of the lecturers and share …

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The registration process for the International Summer School in Service Engineering and Management, SEM2010 is now open.

*SEM2010 Invitation letter* Dear PhD-candidates, Researchers, Friends and Colleagues. The registration process for the International Summer School in Service Engineering and Management, SEM2010 is now open. The PhD-level course is organized by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Aalto University School of Science and Technology and takes place in Espoo, Finland Sept 26 …

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1st International Conference on Services in Emerging Markets (http://www.isb.edu/ICSEM2010/) Date: September 23-24, 2010; Venue: Indian School of Business, Gachibowli, Hyderabad

Call for Papers 1st International Conference on Services in Emerging Markets (http://www.isb.edu/ICSEM2010/) Date: September 23-24, 2010; Venue: Indian School of Business, Gachibowli, Hyderabad Under the auspices of the SRII (http://thesrii.org) India Chapter