OCIS looking for new student leadership

Steven and I have had a very fruitful experience working as student representatives for OCIS. It has not only allowed us to make a difference in the community, but has introduced us to so many new people who we perhaps wouldn’t have had a chance to meet so easily.
As my tenure as student rep runs [...]

Congratulations Dr. Mu!

My buddy Enrique is officially Dr. Mu!
Here’s the announcement from Brian Butler:
“At approximately 3:10 this afternoon Enrique successfully defended his dissertation.
It was about 11 inches long and weighed about 1.5 lbs.
Both student and commitee are doing fine.

Please congratulate Enrique when you get a chance.”

Short Takes from InsideHigherEd: You Can’t Eat Prestige…

Three items from InsiderHigherEd.com:

You Can’t Eat Prestige. Private schools are typically viewed as more prestigious work places, yet “…information released from a major research study of junior faculty satisfaction suggests that there are plenty of ways that public institutions — and we’re not just talking Berkeley and Michigan here — can be among the most [...]

OCIS Doctoral Consortium Call for Applications

A pertinent announcement on OCISNET from Prof. Katherine Stewart

The OCIS division of the Academy of Management is pleased to announce the 2007 Doctoral Consortium, to be held in Philadelphia, PA, August 3-4, 2007. The consortium will provide an opportunity for doctoral students to network, receive feedback on their research, and discuss career issues. PhD students [...]

Knowledge Management Research Resource

Do you study a topic related to Knowledge Management? If so, look at KM News and Resources. It appears to be an automated feed of KM-related articles and conferences in both English and German language.
Here’s two recent entries of particular OCIS relevance. First, an article I would have easily missed: John Seeley Brown on Networks [...]

A Little Bit of This and That

* You’ve heard of open source and open sesame, how about Open Research? Welcome to the Open Research Society:
The Open Research Society (ORS) is a non-profit international organization dedicated to the promotion of the “open research” paradigm in scholarly publishing, research cooperation and dissemination of research results in the field of Information Technology in a [...]