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Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 08:36:49 -0600
From: "Swisher, Bob" <bswisher@ou.edu>
To: "'it-fyi@ou.edu'" <it-fyi@ou.edu>
Subject: Educom Update, 1 November 1997
> * E D U C O M * U P D A T E * 1 November 1997
>
> Educom Update is an electronic information service covering news about
> Educom, its member institutions, its corporate affiliates, and other
> organizations that share Educom's goals for transforming education
> through information technology. To submit news and calendar
> information, send mail to info@educom.edu.
>
> IN THIS ISSUE:
>
> WebWatch
> On Campus
> Reports Just Out
> Contest
> Position Announcements
> Conference Spotlights
> Calendar of Events
> EDUCOM'98 and Beyond: A Long-Range Planning Calendar
>
> WEBWATCH
>
> *Don't miss November's CAP Profile and Link of the Month. This month
> Educom spotlights PointCast and University of Illinois Graduate School
> of Library and Information Science. Find out why at
> http://www.educom.edu/web/CAPS/capProfile.html and
> http://www.educom.edu/linkOfMonth.html.
>
> ON CAMPUS
>
> *Thomas Edison State College Partners with AT&T. Under a new agreement
> with the School of Business and Technology at AT&T, Thomas Edison will
> extend its in-state tuition to AT&T employees wherever they live,
> anywhere in the world. In addition, Thomas Edison will help AT&T
> employees fit the corporation's in-house courses into 16 possible
> majors, including computer science technology or marketing and
> operations management. For more information, contact
> Lholt@call.tesc.edu or see http://www.tesc.edu.
>
> *Purdue University's Multidisciplinary Manufacturing Program Wins
> CASA/SME 1997 University LEAD Award. Citing Purdue University's
> manufacturing program as one of the world's largest and broadest, the
> Computer and Automated Systems Association of the Society of
> Manufacturing Engineers (CASA/SME) awarded the program the winner of
> the 1997 Leadership and Excellence in the Application and Development
> of Enterprise-wide Integrated Manufacturing (LEAD) Award. Selection
> criteria for the award was based upon strategic intent, student
> profiles, cooperative interaction with customers, identifiable
> enterprise-wide integrated manufacturing curriculum, faculty research,
> and university support for faculty enterprise-wide integrated
> manufacturing activities. For more information, see
> http://www.sme.org.
>
> *Space Agency Launches National Biocomputation Center at Stanford. The
> Stanford University School of Medicine has become the home for a
> NASA-sponsored national biocomputation center in which researchers
> will apply complex computing skills to the practice of medicine. The
> center will initially focus on the use of virutal reality in medicine
> and will later include a wide range of other projects, both inside and
> outside Stanford, that marry computer science and biology. For more
> information, contact Jody Sumrall at 650-723-7897.
>
> REPORTS JUST OUT
>
> *From Discipline to Development: Rethinking Student Conduct in Higher
> Education. The Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouse
> on Higher Education at The George Washington University has published
> a report that centers on issues of student discipline and conduct. The
> monograph, >From Discipline to Development: Rethinking Student Conduct
> in Higher Education by Michael Dannells, offers examples of
> circumventing student misconduct and resolving conflicts. For more
> information or to obtain a
> copy of the report, send e-mail to cwright@eric-he.edu.
>
> *NEH in the Digital Age. The National Endowment for the Humanities
> (NEH) has issued a report detailing the potential value of new digital
> technologies for preserving and disseminating important cultural and
> historical information. The 52-page report, NEH in the Digital Age,
> describes the agency's past efforts and outlines three goals that the
> agency is pursuing now to "ensure that our cultural heritage is shared
> by all our citizens and not just those wealthy enough to afford it."
> Those goals are (1) to create and preserve high-quality educational
> content, (2) to identifiy and disseminate educational content, and (3)
> to empower teachers to take full advantage of new technologies. For
> more information on the NEH or NEH in the Digital Age, see
> http://www.neh.fed.us.
>
> CONTEST
>
> *Agave Software Design Contest Seeks Most Creative Application of
> SQml-Web. Agave Software Design, Inc. has announced Access THIS!, a
> contest challenging Web developers and software engineers to submit
> their most creative applications of SQml-Web 1.0, an application
> development tool that allows Web developers to generate HTML documents
> from existing SQL databases. The grand prize winner, to be announced
> in January, will receive a free copy of SQml-Web's Enterprise version,
> an Agave Software Design, Inc. T-shirt, and a $200 coupon toward the
> purchase of any Agave Software Design database connectivity tool. The
> Access THIS! contest runs from November 2 through December 31, 1997.
> For more information and to enter, see http://www.agave.com.
>
> POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS
>
> *Computer Documentation Specialist, Computing and Telecommunication
> Services, Wright State University. Technical writer sought to oversee
> production and maintenance of printed and Web-based technical
> documentation, editing and design of department publications, and user
> training in word processing applications. Review of applications will
> begin 11/07/97. To apply, submit resume, two short editorial examples,
> and two references to Sharon Allen, CaTS, Wright State University,
> 3640 Col. Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435.
>
> *Director of Computer Services, University of Idaho. For detailed
> requirements, qualifications, and job description, see
> http://www.uidaho.edu/hrs/, e-mail to hughett@uidaho.edu, or call
> 208-885-7755. Application deadline is December 5, 1997.
>
> CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT
>
> *The British Columbia Internet Association's Third Annual BCIA
> Internet Industry Conference -- The Internet Industry in British
> Columbia: Issues, Solutions and Opportunities. Ocean Pointe Resort,
> Victoria, British Columbia. November 25 & 26, 1997. This conference is
> directed at the Internet industry in British Columbia, including
> commercial ISPs, re-sellers, carriers, hardware and software vendors,
> IT professionals, network administrators and government policy makers.
> Topics will include Financing Solutions for ISP Hardware, Pragmatic
> Guide to Wireless, Electronic Commerce and the Internet, Legal Issues
> Affecting ISPs, State of
> the Art: The Latest Technology for ISPs, CA*net II / Internet II
> Update, Domain Names and IP Addresses, Economic development and the
> Internet, and Telephony Competition on Local Loop. Additionally there
> will be a roundtable discussion of current technical issues,
> solutions, and opportunities relating to the delivery of Internet
> services in British Columbia with participation by key vendors and
> suppliers, carriers and connectivity providers, ISPs, and government
> representatives. For more information, see http://www.bcia.bc.ca.
>
> CALENDAR OF EVENTS [For an expanded listing of conferences, seminars,
> workshops, and other events, see
> http://www.educom.edu/web/calendar/calendarHome.html.
>
> *Strategy in the Digital Economy Program. November 3-7, 1997. The
> Anderson School, UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Contact:
> http://www.anderson.ucla.edu.
>
> *Opening Worlds of Learning: Second Annual Conference of the
> TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence. November 4-6, 1997.
> Sheraton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact:
> http://www.telelearn.ca/conference.
>
> *CyberRisk Conference. November 6-7, 1997. Buena Vista Palace, Walt
> Disney World Village, Florida, U.S.A. Contact: National Computer
> Security Association, http://www.ncsa.com.
>
> *National Technical Assocation Annual Conference and Career
> Opportunity Fair. November 6-8, 1997. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
> Contact: http://www.huenet.com/nta.
>
> *International Council for Educational Media Annual Congress and
> General Assembly: Media Education in Secondary and Adult Education.
> November 9-12, 1997. Lisbon, Portugal. Contact:
> http://www.cndp.fr/icem/anglais/manif.html or Richard Cornell at
> cornell@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu.
>
> *IBPS'97: International Business Process Summit on Simulation and
> Modeling. November 10-13, 1997. Hotel del Coronado, San Diego,
> California. Contact: http://www.delphigroup.com/IBPS.html.
>
> *An Electronic Toolkit for Book and Journal Publishers/CD ROM: Why?
> When? How? -- A Pair of Seminars to Help You Succeed in the Digital
> World. November 11-12, 1997. United Engineering Center, NY. Contact:
> http://www.edoc.com/ssp.
>
> *5th Annual Assistive Technology Expo '97. Thursday, November 13,
> 1997. Westchester County Center building, White Plains, NY. Contact:
> MG Power at 914-285-1317 or Beth Heyd at 914-285-7364, or e-mail
> rtcwihd@aol.com.
>
> *Tel-Ed '97: ISTE's Sixth International Conference on
> Telecommunications and Multimedia in Education. November 13-16, 1997.
> Austin, Texas, U.S.A. & Mexico City, Mexico (digitally linked sites).
> Contact: teledreg@oregon.uoregon.edu or http://www.iste.org.
>
> *Supercomputing Conference '97 (SC97): High Performance Networking and
> Computing. November 15-21, 1997. San Jose Convention Center, San Jose,
> California. Contact: http://www.supercomp.org/sc97/ or contact James
> McGraw at 510-422-0541 or jmcgraw@llnl.gov.
>
> *12th International COnference and Workshops on Applied Geologic
> Remote Sensing Practical Solutions for Real-World Problems. November
> 17-19, 1997. Marriott City Center, Denver, CO. Contact:
> http://www.erim.org/CONF/conf.html.
>
> *UNESCO-ACEID Conference: Educational Innovation for Sustainable
> Development. December 1-4, 1997. Bangkok, Thailand. Contact:
> rmaclean@mozart.inet.co.th.
>
> *The 21st Annual CAUSE Conference on Information Resources in Higher
> Education. December 2-5, 1997. Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Lake
> Buena Vista, Florida. Contact:
> http://www.cause.org/conference/c97/c97.html.
>
> *Designing & Implementing Paperless Assessment & Performance
> Management (Organized by the International Quality & Productivity
> Center). December 3-5, 1997. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans,
> LA. Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *Winning Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining High-Tech Employees.
> December 3-5, 1997. Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, CA. Contact:
> http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *IQPC Fourth National Two-Day Conference: Designing and Implementing
> Internal Web Sites for Human Resources & Maximizing Intranet
> Technology for HR-based Business Applications. December 8-10, 1997.
> Orlando Renaissance Resort , Orlando, FL. Contact:
> http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *Winning Implementation Strategies for Recruiting & Staffing on the
> Internet. December 8-10, 1997. DoubleTree Guest Suites, Chicago,
> Illinois. Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *Human Resources as the Agent of Change During Mergers and
> Acquisitions. December 9-11, 1997. Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA.
> Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *Strategic Staffing: Closing the Gap Between Present Competencies and
> Future Needs. January 12-14, 1998. Grand Hyatt Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
> Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *The 1998 Summit on Linking Career Development with the New Corporate
> Agenda. January 13-15, 1998. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans,
> LA. Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *Winning Implementation Strategies for International Recruiting and
> Staffing. January 14-16, 1998. Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, CA.
> Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> EDUCOM'98 AND BEYOND: A LONG RANGE PLANNING CALENDAR
>
> For detailed information about future Educom conferences, contact
> Educom at
> 202-872-4200 or e-mail conf@educom.edu.
>
> *EDUCOM'98, October 13-16, Orlando, Florida
>
> *EDUCOM'99, October 26-29, Long Beach, California
>
> *EDUCOM2000, October 17-20, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
>
> *EDUCOM2001, October 30-November 2, Indianapolis, Indiana
>
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