Infosys v1n021 (May 30, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/infosys/infs-v1n021 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IIIII N N FFFFF OOO SSSSS Y Y SSSSS * * I NN N F O O S Y Y S * * I N N N FFF O O SSSSS Y SSSSS * * I N NN F O O S Y S * * IIIII N N F OOO SSSSS Y SSSSS * * * * INFOSYS: The Electronic Newsletter for Information Systems * * Volume 1, Number 21 May 30, 1994 * * * * Editor: Dennis W. Viehland, Massey University, New Zealand * * Listowner: Greg Welsh, American University, Washington DC * * * * Current Subscribers = 2,951 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0176* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ANNOUNCEMENT - Association for Information Systems Proposal * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University (d.viehland@massey.ac.nz) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is an INFOSYS first, an entire issue devoted to a topic of interest to the profession. This issue contains the third draft of a proposal for the establishment of a new professional association, the Association for Information Systems (AIS). Comments about AIS should be directed to: William R. King University Professor of Business Administration Katz Graduate School of Business University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: 412 648-1587 Fax: 412 648-1693 E-mail: billking@vms.cis.pitt.edu Third Draft for Circulation and Comment Association for Information Systems (AIS) OBJECTIVES AIS is an organization that seeks to identify, unify, extend and communicate knowledge in information technology (IT), systems (IS) and management (IM). The specific objectives of AIS are to: --create and maintain a professional identity for IS professionals, researchers and educators; --provide a focal point for external contact and relationships; --nurture and influence IS assets such as journals and other publications, meetings and organizations; --promote communication and interaction among members; --improve curricula, pedagogy and other aspects of IS education; --create a vision for the future of the IS field and profession; --create and implement a vision for a modern technologically- sophisticated professional society; --where appropriate, establish standards of practice, ethics and education. AIS will follow strategies and procedures to maximize its impact in terms of inclusively and internationality. It will operate on a representative democratic basis with a Council having ultimate responsibility and authority. No officers, Council members or other officials shall be compensated, except that there may be a paid Executive Director and business office staff. AIS operates meetings, provides journals and other publications to members, provides professional services to members and conducts other activities that are intended to further its objectives. It is expected that the membership will be primarily IS academics, although IS professionals who share the objectives and values of AIS will be encouraged to become members and to participate fully. STRUCTURE AIS is organized into three World Regions: Region 1 The Americas Region 2 Europe, Middle East and Africa Region 3 Asia and the Pacific The President of AIS is elected by all members from nominees representing each region in rotation. For example, in 1994 all nominees will be from the Americas, but all members shall vote. In 1995, all nominees shall be from the Europe, Middle East, Africa region and in 1996, all nominees shall be from the Asia and the Pacific Region. This rotation will continue indefinitely so long as the respective regions represent at least 15% of the total paid membership of AIS. If any World Region does not have such representation, it shall be "skipped" in the rotation until it has such representation. The World Regions also elect a total of six Council members, with only members from the region being permitted to vote for their regional representatives to Council. Initially each of the three World Regions shall have 2 members. Every two years, beginning in 1996, Council shall consider reallocation of these six Council seats with a square root formula reflecting on the number of members in each region being used as a guide. For instance, if Region 1 has 900 members, Region 2 has 400 and Region 3 has 100, the 6 council positions shall be allocated in the proportions 30: 20: 10, or 3, 2 and 1 council seats respectively. In any event, each region shall always have no fewer than one Council representative and Council shall not be required to make any changes on the basis of the formula. (See section on "Officers and Council" for more detail). Each World Region is free, but not required, to develop its own governance structure. AIS Council must approve the plan for World Regional governance in advance and AIS shall conduct all elections and collect dues from the AIS Business Office according to the guidance provided by any World Regional governing bodies. MEETINGS AIS recognizes the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) as the premier research conference in the information systems field. In light of this, the AIS is committed to do all in its power to ensure ICIS's continued success and to strengthen its reputation for scholarly excellence. Toward this end, AIS has become a sponsor of ICIS, and intends to provide financial support to the conference as soon as practicable. Since ICIS is the only global meeting sponsored by AIS, the annual business meeting of AIS is held there. However, as excellent as ICIS is, there are still some unmet needs with regard to meetings that the Association wishes to address. 1. Three Annual or Biannual World Regional meetings of AIS members-- one in each World Region--held "out of phase with ICIS to minimize any possible adverse impact." The AIS Annual World Regional Meetings will focus on the following activities: a. The business meeting of the World Region, if necessary, b. Workshops and tutorials, designed to upgrade and enhance the research and teaching skills of the meeting attendees. c. Sessions focusing on educational, curriculum, and pedagogical issues. d. Other sessions on a wide range of research and educational topics, many of them not now covered by ICIS, These more focused sessions might encourage, but not require, groups like DIGITS, WISE, and WITS to fold their meeting into the AIS World Regional meetings, as well as appealing to colleges and universities not presently active in ICIS. As a practical matter, a large number of parallel tracks are envisioned, each with a fairly small, specialized attendance and promoting maximum interaction and feedback from the audience. Also, with more sessions and presenters, justification for travel funds would be easier to obtain at many universities. e. Emphasis on the use of technology for the conduct of meetings, such as through taped tutorials, satellite links, etc. f. Every consideration would be given to keeping the cost of the World Regional Meetings as low as possible (e.g., "Unbundling" costs of luncheons and evening social events, holding meetings at less expensive hotels, etc.) This too would encourage the participation of organizations with limited travel budgets. (See Appendix A). 2. Special interest meetings may also be sponsored by affiliated organizations and with prior approval of Council, on a one-time basis by temporarily-organized groups of members. Council may provide "seed funds" for these meetings. 3. World Regional Meetings and other special interest meetings may be held in collaboration with non-affiliated organizations such as national IS societies, IFIP, etc. JOURNALS AIS provides the choice of one journal to each member as a benefit of membership. (The choice of some journals may require an extra fee.) Other journals are available at reduced rates to members. AIS may enter into agreements with the publishers of various journals in order to provide these journals to members and/or exercise influence over their policies. Council must approve all such agreements. However, this does not preclude the possibility of IS publishing its own journals. Affiliated organizations may also publish journals. OTHER ACTIVITIES --Student Chapters --Local regional national or national affiliated organizations --Special interest affiliated organizations --Honorary Fraternity --Prizes and Awards --Electronic Communications Facilities Bulletin Boards, etc.) --Newsletter or Magazine --Membership Certificates and Charter Member Certificates --Placement System --Directory --Maintenance of Statistical Databases Relevant to the Profession OFFICERS AND COUNCIL AIS shall be governed by a Council consisting of Officers and Council Members: President (1) = length of term of office in years Past President (1) President Elect (1) Secretary (3) V P: Finance (3) Meetings (3) Publications (3) External Relations (3) Member Activities (3) Education (3) 6 World Regional Council Members (2) Council Member Representatives of Affiliated Organizations (2) (Minimum of zero and maximum of six such representatives.) An Executive Committee consisting of the President, Past President, President Elect, Secretary, Vice President of Finance, and Executive Director ex officio) shall be empowered to prepare agenda for Council and to act on necessary matters that cannot readily be brought before Council. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS AIS has individual members, some of whom are members of AIS via their membership in an affiliated organization. Affiliated organizations will usually be geographic-based or special-interest based, but may develop their own objectives, charter, by-laws and procedures so long as they do not violate AIS's ethical or professional standards. Admission of an organization to affiliated status must be approved by a 2/3rds vote of Council. Affiliated organizations of substantial size may petition for a Council seat. Groups of members may also form special interest groups within AIS. These special interest groups will be treated as affiliated organizations with all the rights and privileges of such, whether or not they have independent legal status. Council must approve the appointment of representatives of affiliated organizations to Council by a 2/3rd vote of Council. Council may choose to create groupings of affiliated organizations with each group being granted a representative. In general, Council shall be responsible for ensuring that affiliated organizations are represented in proportion to their size and to ensure that there is sufficient "rotation" of these seats so that small affiliated organizations have representation . Council may choose to disaffiliate with an organisation with a 2/3rds vote. Except in unusual circumstances, six months notice would be given before such action is implemented. AIS will collect all members dues and rebate a portion to the affiliated organisation as determined by a formula which shall be agreed on as a part of the affiliation agreement. Affiliated organizations must present a plan to Council for approval before they commit to major new undertakings such as meetings, the publication of journals and any other activity having potential significant financial impact. Affiliated organizations may describe themselves by any name (so long as it does not conflict with "AIS") or by that name with a phrase such as "within IS" appended. STANDING COMMITTEES The following Standing Committees will be chaired by the relevant Vice President: Finance Meetings Publications External Relations Member Activities Education In addition, a Nominating Committee will be chaired by the Past President and will have at least two members from the World Region from which presidential candidates are being nominated at least one member from each of the other World Regions. At least one member of the Committee shall not be an officer, member of Council or official of any AIS World Regional Governing Group (not meant to include Affiliated Organizational Governing Group). DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS Past President --voting member of Council --Chair of Nominating Committee --member of Executive Committee President --voting member of Council --chief executive officer subject to ultimate authority of Council --full authority in absence of Council direction --directs Executive Director --appoints standing committees and special committees with consultation of relevant officers --Chair of Executive Committee Executive Director --ex officio member of Council --serves as chief operating officer subject to the direction of President and the ultimate authority of Council. --ex officio member of Executive Committee President-Elect --voting member of Council --serves as Acting President In the absence of President --member of Executive Committee Council Member --voting member of Council --members of Council may be charged with specific responsibilities by the President. For instance, one Council member might be responsible for developing ideas and programs regarding the practice of the IS profession. Secretary --member of Executive Committee VP Finance --responsible for preparation of budgets and presentation to Council for approval, investments and all financial matters --member of Executive Committee Other VPs --responsible for planning and implementation of plans in their areas APPENDIX A: Comparison of AIS Meetings with ICIS ICIS AIS Meetings ---- ------------ Time Period Thanksgiving-Xmas Other time slots Focus Research More general with research and practice as well as heavy emphasis on topical tracks, pedagogy, curriculum and tutorials Refereeing Rigorous with Loose with high accept rate low accept rate Scope Global World region, country region or special interest Registration Fee $300 (approx.) $125 (approx.) "Perks" Provided Very significant Modest at meetings \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INFOSYS is an electronic newsletter for faculty, students, and * * practitioners in the field of Information Systems. INFOSYS * * publishes news items, requests for assistance, announcements of * * professional meetings and conferences, position notices, a * * calendar of upcoming events, comments on recent publications, * * abstracts of papers that authors are willing to share, and other * * items of interest to the Information Systems community. * * * * INFOSYS is published biweekly, more frequently if volume requires * * it. INFOSYS operates as an electronic mailing list on listserv * * software at American University in Washington, DC. The editor is * * Dennis W. 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Send articles to * * infosys@american.edu or d.viehland@massey.ac.nz. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From owner-infosys@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Tue Jun 7 01:06:56 1994 Received: from auvm.american.edu by minerva.lib.ncsu.edu.lib.ncsu.edu (5.65c/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA03764; Sun, 5 Jun 1994 21:35:15 -0400 Received: from AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU by AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 2541; Sun, 05 Jun 94 21:05:34 EDT Received: from AMERICAN.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@AUVM) by AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 4632; Sun, 5 Jun 1994 21:05:33 -0400 Date: Mon, 6 Jun 1994 13:06:56 +1200 Reply-To: D.VIEHLAND@MASSEY.AC.NZ Sender: INFOSYS - Newsletter for Information Systems From: Dennis W Viehland Subject: INFOSYS v1 n22; Jun 5 94 Comments: To: infosys@american.edu To: Multiple recipients of list INFOSYS Status: R * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IIIII N N FFFFF OOO SSSSS Y Y SSSSS * * I NN N F O O S Y Y S * * I N N N FFF O O SSSSS Y SSSSS * * I N NN F O O S Y S * * IIIII N N F OOO SSSSS Y SSSSS * * * * INFOSYS: The Electronic Newsletter for Information Systems * * Volume 1, Number 22 June 5, 1994 * * * * Editor: Dennis W. Viehland, Massey University, New Zealand * * Listowner: Greg Welsh, American University, Washington DC * * * * Current Subscribers = 2,983 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * EDITOR'S NOTE - INFOSYS Update and Subscriber Profile * * NEWS - From EDUPAGE (May 26, 29, 31, June 2, 1994) * * ANNOUNCEMENT - UK Academy for Information Systems * * ANNOUNCEMENT - Computerized Tools in the Communtn of Mental Maps * * CALL FOR PAPERS - PartnerMart: Partnering in the Information Age * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Part-time Lecturer, Info Technology * * CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0177* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * EDITOR'S NOTE - INFOSYS Update and Subscriber Profile * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University (d.viehland@massey.ac.nz) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Submissions to INFOSYS have slowed down a bit, really for the first time since publication began in January. INFOSYS subscribers may recall that "INFOSYS is published biweekly, more frequently if volume requires it". As a biweekly publication this should be INFOSYS v1 n12. Instead, v1 n22 means there has been almost one issue per week since January. The number of subscribers has stabilised at just short of 3,000. It seems a good opportunity to check the international character of INFOSYS subscribers. As of today: USA 1,848 Singapore 8 Australia 215 Belgium 8 Canada 183 Hungary 7 Great Britain 135 Israel 7 Netherlands 59 Czech Republic 5 New Zealand 46 Saudi-Arabia 5 Germany 43 Greece 4 South Africa 37 Mexico 4 Finland 34 Cyprus 3 France 26 Egypt 3 Sweden 25 Estonia 3 Brazil 24 Portugal 3 Austria 20 Chile 2 Switzerland 20 Slovakia 2 Denmark 18 Slovenia 2 Hong Kong 17 Argentina 1 Norway 17 Bulgaria 1 Italy 16 Croatia 1 India 13 Luxembourg 1 Taiwan 13 Malaysia 1 Spain 11 Peru 1 Ireland 10 Soviet Union 1 Thailand 10 Turkey 1 Japan 8 Venezuela 1 Korea 8 ??? 28 Poland 8 Total 2,966 The number of people who read INFOSYS is actually much larger than this because some of the "subscribers" on this list are local fileservers or campus-wide information systems (CWIS) where INFOSYS is posted for general viewing. Also INFOSYS is reposted to at least two mailing lists. The list also does not include 17 "concealed subscribers". \EOA 0178* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS - From EDUPAGE (May 26, 29, 31, June 2, 1994) * * Dennis Viehland, Massey University (d.viehland@massey.ac.nz) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CAMPUSES WRESTLE WITH COMPUTER CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: Campuses are increasingly dealing with computer-originated crime and mischief -- everything from bomb and death threats, to racist and sexual harassment, to forged messages such as one at Dartmouth that caused students to believe an important exam was canceled. While some students have called for a detailed list of computer commandments, campus officials are wary of limiting their disciplinary discretion. "If you make a long list of dos and don'ts, you are cajoling students into thinking, 'How can I squeeze through that?' You should be making them think, 'Should I be doing that?'" says a computer science professor at Kansas State. (Chronicle of Higher Education 5/25/94 A19) RISE IN HIGH-TECH SPENDING AND EARNINGS: Business and consumer spending on high-tech equipment accounts for 38% of economic growth since 1990, according to a Commerce Dept. study. Meanwhile, earnings for male computer programmers have risen by 12% since 1990, compared to 6% for all male workers, and female programmers' wages are up a whopping 21%, vs. 13% for all female workers. (Business Week, Special 1994 Bonus Issue, p.22) BOOKS ARE FOREVER, SAYS AUTHOR: Fiction Pulitzer Prize winner E. Annie Prouix says that the information highway is "for bulletin boards on esoteric subjects, reference works, lists and news -- timely, utilitarian information, efficiently pulled through the wires. Nobody is going to sit down and read a novel on a twitchy little screen. Ever." (New York Times 5/26/94 A13) COMPUTER BANKING STATISTIC: Half of all of the banking transactions at New York's Chemical Bank are now done on cash machines, the telephone or with personal computers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution 5/29/94 R9) BIG SAVINGS ON TELECOMMUTERS: The director of marketing for AT&T Virtual Office Solutions says, "For every dollar spent, we saved $2," on their telecommuting project. With approximately 8.000 employees functioning in the virtual world, managers report productivity up 45% and office space savings up 50%. (San Francisco Examiner 5/29/94 C5) CHIPS CROPPING UP EVERYWHERE: Crop pickers are using dime-sized computerized buttons that act as mini-databases, tracking how many boxes of fruit each worker has gathered, which fields are most productive, which have riper crops, and how best to distribute picking crews. The one-chip buttons also will start showing up in Ryder rental trucks where they will store service records, and on mailboxes, where the Postal Service will monitor whether the mail is being picked up on time. (Wall Street Journal 5/31/94 A11A) HOW TO MAKE VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES WORK: Mike Godwin of the Electronic Frontier Foundation offers nine principles for making virtual communities work. Use software that promotes good discussions; don't impose a length limitations on postings; front-load your systems with talkative, diverse people; let the users resolve their own disputes; provide institutional memory; promote continuity; be host to a particular interest group; provide places for children; most important: confront the users with a crisis (events like the Oakland fire or LambdaMOO's cyberspace rape crystallize users' sense of belonging to a place they care about). (Wired June 94 p.92) WHY IS BILL GATES IN PLAYBOY? Hearing Microsoft CEO Bill Gates say about celebrity that "right now I don't want to be huger. I'm huger than I want to be. I'd like to shrink a little," the interviewer for Playboy magazine asked, "Then why are you talking with us?" Gates's response: "For the message that personal computers can do neat things, that software is great stuff, that there's an exciting opportunity here and Microsoft is involved with it -- that's a worthwhile message for Microsoft to get out. And if you want to just put "Microsoft Spokesman" next to all those comments, that would be fine -- except I know that people are more interested in human stories than they are in what technology can do for them." (Playboy July 94 p.55) MECKLERWEB SEEKS CYBER-ADS: Mecklermedia has launched a new service on the Internet aimed at providing a "politically correct" forum for companies that want to share information about their products and services. MecklerWeb provides each sponsor company 10 to 15 megabytes of space in exchange for a $25,000 annual fee, and user access to the site is free. "Our audience comes into MecklerWeb voluntarily. It is not unwanted, unsolicited e-mail," notes project manager Chris Locke. Try http://www.digital.com/demo.html. The permanent address will be : http://www.mecklerweb.com/demo.html. (Advertising Age 5/30/94 p.18) BORLAND ON THE BRINK: Philippe Kahn's self-described "barbarian" management style has lost Borland International Inc. some $220 million over the last three fiscal years, and the company is in deep trouble. "His strategy of trying to be a better Microsoft than Microsoft was self-destructive," says industry observer Esther Dyson. (Wall Street Journal 6/2/94 A1) \EOA 0179* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ANNOUNCEMENT - UK Academy for Information Systems * * B Work, University of Surrey (b.work@mcs.surrey.ac.uk) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Preparatory Meeting of the UK Academy for Information Systems The UK Academy of Information Systems is a new organization for people who have taught or undertaken research into information systems within an institution of higher education within the United Kingdom. Its aims are: --To promote a better knowledge of information systems, so as to improve the United Kingdom's economic performance --To provide a forum for the discussion of issues in information systems teaching and research There will be a preliminary meeting of the Academy to discuss the draft charter at the London School of Economics on Thursday, June 16. Details of the meeting and copies of the draft charter are available from: Dror Pockard Information Systems Department London School of Economics Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE Telephone: 071-405-7686 ext. 4620 E-mail: pockard@uk.ac.lse \EOA 0180* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ANNOUNCEMENT - Computerized Tools in the Communtn of Mental Maps * * Donald Day, Syracuse University (dlday@mailbox.syr.edu) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Arachnet Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture Special Issue: Computerized Tools as Intermediaries in the Communication of Mental Maps May 16, 1994 (Volume 2 Issue 2) Guest Editor: Donald Day Table of Contents: Computerized Tools as Intermediaries in the Communication of Mental Maps Donald Day, Syracuse University (available as DAY V2N2, 464 lines) The Effects of Combining Interactive Graphics and Text in Computer-mediated Small Group Decision-making Jozsef A. Toth, University of Pittsburgh (available as TOTH V2N2, 1,551 lines) Human-Computer-Human Interaction: How Computers Affect Interpersonal Communication Rodney Fuller, Claremont Graduate School (available as FULLER V2N2, 390 lines) Designing for Cognitive Communication: Epistemic Fidelity or Mediating Collaborative Inquiry? Jeremy Roschelle, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (available as ROSCHELL V2N2, 1,454 lines) Computer-aided Human-to-human Interaction: The HCHI-Approach L. Balint, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (available as BALINT V2N2, 1,014 lines) Mapping the Mapper John Wood and Paul Taylor, Goldsmith's College, University of London (available as WOOD V2N2, 851 lines) Mapping Spatial Cognition with Computers Phil Moose, Teri Stueland, Krista Kern and Tom Gentry California State University, Stanislaus (available as MOOSE V2N2, 1,240 lines) The World View of Collaborative Tools Munir Mandviwalla, Temple University (available as MANDVIWA V2N2, 1,145 lines) Computer-based Simulation Models for Problem-solving: Communicating Problem Understandings Ray J. Paul, Brunel University and Peter J. Thomas, University of the West of England (available as PAUL V2N2, 857 lines) Tutorial: The Listserv Database and the Virtual Personality of a List Robert Zenhausern, St. John's University (available as ZENHAUSE V2N2, 564 lines) Articles and Sections of this issue of the _Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture_ may be retrieved via: --LISTSERV Retrieval: Send e-mail to listserv@kentvm or listserv@kentvm.kent.edu; the message must read: GET EJVCV2N2 CONTENTS (table of contents including abstracts) or GET where is the name of the article or section (e.g., author name) and is the V#N# of that issue of EJVC. --Anonymous FTP: ftp byrd.mu.wvnet.edu login anonymous password: users' electronic address cd /pub/ejvc get EJVC.INDEX.FTP get filename (where filename = exact name of file in INDEX) quit --GOPHER: gopher.cic.net 70 Electronic Serials/ Alphabetic List/ e/ Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture/ --WWW: (http://www.twi.tudelft.nl/Local/HCI/HCI-Index.html), under the Books and other publications section. \EOA 0181* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS - PartnerMart: Partnering in the Information Age * * Michele Desimone, MCC (desimone@mcc.com) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MCC's Second Annual PartnerMart "Partnering in the Information Age: Promoting Applications, Cooperation and Growth" September 29-30, 1994 Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas PartnerMart is a forum for organizations to explore joint business opportunities. PartnerMart '94 is hosted by the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC). PartnerMart '94 is not just another conference on building a National Information Infrastructure, it is a venue for meeting potential partners and jointly exploring business processes and applications within the context of the emerging information superhighway. A key 'value-added services' a consortium like MCC or some of our PartnerMart co-sponsors offers is access to other organizations. We can, in effect, serve as a business 'dating service.' MCC's membership is comprised of nearly 100 organizations, including large and small corporations, universities, government agencies and more. Just having a place for 'show and tell' among these organizations is a wonderful business opportunity, and that is what PartnerMart '94 offers. With technology and application demonstrations, exhibits, panel and group discussions, presentations, workshops and one-on-one meetings, PartnerMart '94 will provide attendees the chance to match business opportunities with business needs. Additionally, breakout groups organized by domain-such as healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, entertainment, environment and energy-provide settings conducive to problem-solving through cooperation. Organizations interested in participating in PartnerMart '94 with a booth, presentation, or demonstration must submit a proposal to the organizing committee. For further information regarding participation or registration, contact Sandra Henry (512/338-3274; partner@mcc.com). \EOA 0182* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - Part-time Lecturer, Info Technology * * Gavin Finnie, Bond University (gfinnie@bond.edu.au) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Part-time Lecturing Position Bond University School of Information Technology Gold Coast QLD 4229 Australia Any suitably qualified individual who would be interested in teaching a one semester (13 week) course in one or more of the following topics: --Information Requirements Determination --Business Expert Systems --Decision Support Systems or --Formal Methods should contact Dr Gavin Finnie (gfinnie@bond.edu.au). The position would suit someone on sabbatical leave who is looking for a pleasant environment in which to do research as well as earn some additional income. The position is open for third semester (September to December 1994). Bond University is situated on Australia's Gold Coast in Sunny Queensland with great outdoor recreation. \EOA 0183* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS * * Dennis W. Viehland, INFOSYS Editor (d.viehland@massey.ac.nz) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Editor's Note: this is an abbreviated Calendar of Upcoming Events. A full calendar was included in INFOSYS v1 n19 and will be published again in n23. June 12-15, 1994 EDSIG's First Annual Information Systems Educators Conference "Industry and IS Curriculum: Real World Opportunities" Denver, Colorado USA Contact: harriger@vm.cc.purdue.edu (see article 0048, INFOSYS v1 n6) June 15, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline Computer Science Group of the Assoc of Mgmt Annual Conference August 10-13, 1994 Dallas, Texas USA Contact: 72430.3710@compuserve.com (see article 0148, INFOSYS v1 n17) June 15, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline Info and Technology Mgmt Group of the Assoc of Mgmt (ITMGAM '94) 12th Annual Conference August 10-13, 1994 Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, Texas Contact: lauralu@vax86.liunet.edu (see articles 0130, INFOSYS v1 n15 and 0164, INFOSYS v1 n19) June 20, 1994 Applications deadline Academy of Mgmt, Tech and Innovation Mgmt Doctoral Student Consortium August 12 - 13, 1994 Loews Anatole, Dallas, USA Contact: gattiker@hg.uleth.ca (see article 0119, INFOSYS v1 n14) June 30, 1994 Call for papers, submission deadline HEURISTICS: The Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Technology Special Issue on the Integration of Digital Multimedia Tech and KBS Contact: mwarkent@research1.bryant.edu (see article 0150, INFOSYS v1 n17) \EOA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INFOSYS is an electronic newsletter for faculty, students, and * * practitioners in the field of Information Systems. 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