1-3 December, Linköping, Sweden
http://www.servdes.org/
The Nordic Conference on Service Design and Service Innovation, ServDes, is the premier research conference within service design and service innovation. The conference starts with an UnConference day December 1st, and continues with 2 days of research presentations, case presentations and workshops.
All confirmed presentations of contributions can be found at http://www.servdes.org/conference/papers.
We invite you to submit a paper/abstract to The 3rd International Symposium on Engineering Education and Educational Technologies: EEET 2011 (www.2011iiisconferences.org/eeet), to be held in the context of The 4th International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation: IMETI 2011, in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 19th – July 22nd, 2011 (www.2011iiisconferences.org/imeti)
Below are the next deadlines for EEET 2011 (Check the web site for possible extensions or new set of deadlines):
Papers/Abstracts Submission and Invited Session Proposals: November 16th,
Authors Notifications: January 24th, 2011
Camera-ready, full papers: February 14th, 2011
Technical keynote speakers will be selected from early submissions because this selection requires an additional evaluation according to the quality of the paper, assessed by its reviewers, the authors’ CV and the paper’s topic.
Submissions for Face-to-Face or for Virtual Participation are both accepted. Both kinds of submissions will have the same reviewing process and the accepted papers will be included in the same proceedings.
All submitted papers/abstracts will go through three reviewing processes: (1) double-blind (at least three reviewers), (2) non-blind, and (3) participative peer reviews. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those papers/abstracts that will be accepted for their presentation at the conference, as well as those to be selected for their publication in JSCI Journal.
Pre-Conference and Post-conference Virtual sessions (via electronic forums) will be held for each session included in the conference program, so that sessions papers can be read before the conference, and authors presenting at the same session can interact during one week before and after the conference. Authors can also participate in peer-to-peer reviewing in virtual sessions.
Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their papers/abstracts, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Non-registered authors will not have access to the reviews of their respective submissions.
Registration fees of an effective invited session organizer will be waived according to the policy described in the web page (click on ‘Invited Session’, then on ‘Benefits for the Organizers of Invited Sessions’), where you can get information about the ten benefits for an invited session organizer. For Invited Sessions Proposals, please visit the conference web site, or directly to http://www.2011iiisconferences.org/eeet/organizer.asp
Authors of the best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference (included those virtually presented) will be invited to adapt their papers for their publication in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics.
Best regards,
EEET 2011 Organizing Committee
Are you interested in how operations research and management science can be applied to systems with public impact? For example, an animal shelter with arrivals and adoptions is a service system, government agencies design processes that deliver services to taxpayers (e.g., building permits or justice and protection), and after disasters Non-Governmental Organizations provide health, food, water, or other services to beneficiaries.
If you are interested in learning more about doing research in public impact areas or networking with those who do, then I have an event for you. The newly formed (and longly named) Section on Public Programs, Service, and Needs (or SPPSN) is hosting a new lunch event at INFORMS on Monday, Nov 8 from 12.30 to 1.30pm. Sign up in advance to get a lunch ticket, then join us for a special meeting. (And to think, this meeting won’t conflict with the other 20 business meetings in the evenings!) The event is partially sponsored by several institutions listed below, so the cost is low for you, just $10 for non-members or $5 for members. You can learn more about activities in the public areas, and chat with like-minded colleagues as you enjoy an easy lunch option. (And of course, your meal is likely reimbursable from your institution with the
receipt!)
To attend the lunch, check “SPPSN lunch” box on the INFORMS registration online (http://meetings2.informs.org/Conf/Austin2010/registration.html),
or on the attached conference registration form, which you should fax to INFORMS using the number at the bottom or by email to meetings@informs.org. If you have already registered for INFORMS Austin but not the SPPSN lunch, you should fill out the attached conference registration form only. You are also welcome to attend the meeting but not eat lunch. (If you want to join the section so you will learn about future activities, then you can do that using the links below, and it is only $4.)
Our faculty opens a new position of Assoc. Prof. at the Department of
Computer Systems and Communication for the Service Science, Management,
and Engineering study branch. It is expected to substitute me in the
position of SSME study field leader in 3 or 4 years. Of course I will
continue in work in SSME both in teaching and research, as I am very
deeply involved in this field. This action is initiated by our aim to
expand the field which is very successful from the point of view of the
interest of students–the second largest master study branch at faculty
after two years existence (approx. 140 students).
The official job vacancy document can be found at
http://www.muni.cz/fi/general/employment_offers/4323?lang=en
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101024/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_university_restrictions
quote from the article: “The list includes law, philosophy, management, psychology, political science and the two subjects that appear to cause the most concern among Iran’s conservative leadership — women’s studies and human rights.”
IMHO:
By preventing people from learning about other perspectives I think small groups of people promote misunderstandings and raise barriers, fear and mistrust among human beings.
PICMET’11(Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology) Conference will be held in Portland, Oregon – USA on July 30 – August 4, 2011. The theme is “Technology Management for the Energy-smart World”. The thrust will be on the crucial role of technology management in making the right choices in evaluating, developing and managing energy portfolios for a sustainable future.
The up to 200-word abstracts are due by November 15, 2010.
Every aspect of technology management will be included in PICMET’11. There will be research papers, implementation papers, tutorials and invited keynote speeches. Plenty of networking opportunities will be provided in the technical program as well as the social activities.
Computers and data projectors will be available in every session. The authors will be asked to bring their Power Point presentations on a USB drive.
The papers accepted by PICMET and presented at the PICMET’11 Conference will be included in IEEE Explore as well as all major citation indexes in Compendex (formerly EI: Engineering Index), and INSPEC.
Critical deadlines are as follows:
November 15, 2010: Submission of abstracts (up to 200 words)
January 31, 2011: Submission of the full papers for review process
April 15, 2011: Submission of the finalized papers
April 15, 2011: Submission of the copyright forms
April 15, 2011: Registration of at least one of the authors of each paper
We hope to see you in Portland on July 30 – August 4, 2011.
Information about PICMET is available at www.picmet.org.
Call for Participation
IHI 2010
1st ACM International Health Informatics Symposium
Arlington, VA
November 11-12, 2010
http://ihi2010.sighi.org
IHI 2010 is the inaugural symposium on health informatics promoted by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). IHI is designed to run as an annual showcase for exciting and innovative research on techniques and technologies developed in universities, hospitals, research labs, and companies all over the world.
IHI 2010 will feature about 120 contributions from more than 30 countries, including regular 10-page papers, short 5-page papers, and demonstrations. Selected regular papers will be presented in oral plenary sessions. Other papers and demos will be presented by the authors in an open setting, specifically designed to encourage conversation and discussion. The symposium will cover the breadth of problems faced by the community: health informatics education, telemedicine, systems for decision support, human-centered design, information retrieval techniques for health applications, accessibility to personalized predictive modeling techniques, and so on. A highlight of the conference is that we will give awards for the best regular paper and the best short paper.
IHI 2010 reflects a collective community effort including reviewers as well as corporate sponsors, who gave generously of their time and who provided funds to specific areas of the symposium. The following companies and institutions generously provided financial support: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, IBM, Indiana University, Google, Hidola, and Siemens.
Arlington, VA is in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The conference hotel, Hilton Crystal City, is easily accessible by the Washington Metro System and the Reagan National Airport. Within a few subway stops it is possible to reach many of the Washington area museums, monuments, and other attractions.
Online registration is now available at the conference website (http://ihi2010.sighi.org). We also encourage you to stay at the conference hotel at the pre-negotiated conference rates. A direct link to the Hilton hotel reservation system is conveniently available at the conference website.
The conference co-organizers are looking forward to your visit!
ESD Faculty Position MIT Engineering Systems Division
The MIT Engineering Systems Division (ESD) invites applications for a tenure track faculty position. ESD includes over 60 faculty, has the 4th largest graduate population of any department or division at MIT, and focuses on important global challenges: http://esd.mit.edu/about/strategic-report.html.
This position will focus on applying engineering systems methodologies to address challenges in complex systems, with focus on “service systems,” with special emphasis on health care, or education, or logistics-as-a-service, as well as the trend to offer products as a service. Services comprise over 75% of the US economy, and this area is an important growth area for ESD.
Examples of additional relevant types of expertise include services outcomes and quality, risk analysis and decision-making, information
technology, operations and logistics, economics, statistics and/or services research, mathematical modeling of services, and the development / implementation of services relevant devices and systems, as well as other services innovations.
This faculty member will develop a significant research program and teach related courses. The successful candidate will also collaborate effectively with crossdisciplinary teams of faculty, students and external stakeholders (e.g., industry and government). The selected candidate will hold a dual appointment with another academic department at MIT. In special circumstances a joint appointment rather than a dual appointment may be possible.
Applicants with an advanced degree in engineering or related fields (e.g., operations research, statistics, service science) are strongly encouraged. Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant field before the beginning of the MIT appointment period plus additional academic and/or real world experience in one or more of the services systems identified above. The preferred candidate might also have a degree related directly to a
particular service system, such as an MD or MPH. Strong teaching skills and
demonstrated excellence in research are critical.
The search committee will begin reviewing applications in November 2010, with a view to inviting visits early in 2011. Applicants should submit a current curriculum vita, names and addresses of three references, no more than three publications, and a three-page statement of teaching and research interests at http://esd-search.mit.edu. Please ask your references to submit their letters at http://esd-search.mit.edu/letters by December 15, 2010.
MIT is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer. Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.