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 DSI appoints two new editors The Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of new editors for two of its publications. Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University, will replace Barbara B. Flynn, Indiana University, as editor of the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, effective January of 2008. Krishna S. Dhir, Berry College, will replace G. Keong Leong, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, as editor of the Decision Line news publication, effective January of 2008. The Board of Directors of the Institute would like to gratefully acknowledge the outstanding service provided by Barb and Keong during their terms, and to congratulate Chetan and Krishna on their appointments to these very important positions. | top of page | Miniconference on Service Science The first DSI-sponsored Miniconference on Service Science will take place at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on May 24-26, 2007. The deadline is February 15th for submitting refereed papers and March 15th for submitting abstracts and workshops, panels, etc. As part of this miniconference there will be two best paper awards that are sponsored by IBM and Bentley College. There will also be several scholarships (also sponsored by IBM and Bentley College) available for graduate students to attend this miniconference. For more information, see the link to the conference home page at http://atc3.bentley.edu/site/dsiminiconference/. The link for submitting a paper, abstract or panel/workshop, etc. is http://ss.byu.edu/dsimini/. If you have any questions on the miniconference or want more information, please do not hesitate to contact Mark Davis at mdavis@bentley.edu. In the past year, we have witnessed several changes within DSI, all of which I believe are for the good. These include (a) the formation of the Indian Subcontinent Region of DSI, which is another step in our goal to become a truly global organization, (b) the first DSI sponsored miniconference, and, on a more pragmatic level (c) a new home page for the Institute and for the annual conference, both of which were designed with you, the end user in mind. As an organization, DSI will hopefully continue to evolve into a newer and better organization that better meets the ever changing needs of its membership. But we can’t do it without you, the members of DSI, providing us with input and feedback. Otherwise we are just guessing at what changes we need to make. So I would like to encourage each of you to take a more active part in helping us shape the future of DSI. Let us know what we can do to provide more value for you. I look forward to hearing from you. DSI President Mark Davis, Bentley College Call fo papers | top of page | Student Travel Scholarships for DSI MiniConference on Service Science In an effort to continue to develop Service Science as a new academic discipline, IBM and Bentley College are sponsoring a total of eight (8) student travel scholarships of US$500.00 each to attend the DSI MiniConference on Service Science which will be held at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA on May 25 and 26. In addition to the scholarships, students will be charged a reduced registration fee to attend the conference. In order to be eligible for this scholarship the following conditions must be met:
The deadline for all abstracts, including those being submitted for a scholarship is March 15. In addition to the submitting the extended abstract through the conference website, each student must submit the following to Dr. Rohit Verma at the address below: (a) a letter from his/her faculty advisor that states that the author is a full time student, and that the above eligibility requirements have been met (the faculty letter should also include the title of the paper, the institution where the student is studying, and the student’s expected graduation date, (b), the student’s current CV, and (c) a copy of the extended abstract. These should be sent to: Dr,. Rohit Verma DSI MiniConference Cornell University - School of Hotel Administration 338 Statler Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-6902 E-mail: rv54@cornell.edu | top of page | |
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