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Doctoral Symposium on Service: Part of the Grand Challenge in Service at the University of Cambridge Tuesday 21 September 2010

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Doctoral Symposium on Service: Part of the Grand Challenge in Service at the University of Cambridge Tuesday 21 September 2010 www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/service/events/serviceweek/doctoral.html From Nick Mann We would like to invite you are your colleagues to our upcoming Doctoral Symposium on Tuesday 21 September 2010, held at the Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge. Are you are a second …

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

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*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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Irene Ng reminds of upcoming grand challenges conference

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Irene Ng sent the following reminder of an upcoming grand challenges conference in the UK in September.   The US National Academy of Engineering has identified 14 engineering grand challenges, perhaps this conference can identify a related set of service innovation grand challenges. The Grand Challenge in Service at the University of Cambridge 21-26 September 2010, Cambridge, UK …

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Industry and Academic partnerships

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I want to call your attention to a magazine that I received today from INFORMS. The ORMS ‘Back to School’ special issue .  Two articles in particular caught my attention. One was an excellent article on NSF funding and how industry can help with research. It should be mandatory reading for every CEO and Service …

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