SOS Field Trip To Seattle  -- Preliminary Information

[1]:  $5 paid to Dan or TESC Cashier by Friday, May 3. Van drivers need not pay.

Those not  traveling in a van or not going owe $3 contribution to retreat/banquet.

What to bring:  Lunch or Money for Lunch.

 

8:15 am, gather at the circle.  8:20 am van leave for Tacoma.  8:30 all vans leave.

8:45 Tacoma Pickup (Ric, Matt, Colleen) - behind Mc Donald’s off S. Tacoma Way & SR-512  Randy - generate maps (incl Parking?) of pioneer square, and location of pickup in Tacoma.

 

10:30 – 11:30 Mike O’Donnell (iCopyright.com)  Klondike Museum (National Park Service) http://www.nps.gov/klse/ 117 S Main Street (Near the corner of Main and Occidental)

There are two doors for this address.  The main door goes to the visitor center; if you are early, you can browse the visitor center; use the restrooms, or get a drink of water.  A Park ranger will be expecting our group and can give directions to the classroom.  To get to the classroom, use the door next to the coffee shop and take the elevator to the second floor.  The classroom is right in front of the elevator. (contact Sue Kiefer, 553-7220 ext. 320)  Michael O'Donnell is Founder, Chairman and CEO of iCopyright.com. He has 18 years experience in the high-tech industry, the last six of which have been focused on establishing Internet business models. He led the team that designed, built, and launched CompuServe SPRYNET, one of the first national Internet Service Providers (ISPs). O'Donnell was the Founder and CEO of Ask-Me Multimedia Corp., a pioneer of multimedia applications and the Chairman of the e-Business Division of the Software & Information Industry Association. He has authored several industry-sponsored white papers, including ESD and the Electronic Commerce Value Chain and RiP this Content: A New Model for Publishing on the Internet. O'Donnell has been a featured speaker at industry conferences.  He will focus his talk on taking an idea to product.  - the vision and technical challenges, advice for budding, what it takes to work successfully in a startup environment.

 

12-12:45  Lunch  Andy to scope out  places in Pioneer Square.

1:30-3:30 IDX Visit – 4^th and Madison, BY 1:25 gather in the Lobby. Kathi (Reception) will direct us (as a group) to the 15^th floor lunchroom.  IDX/PHAMIS offers a broad range of complementary integrated solutions that function across patient care settings and organizational models. Their customers span the full continuum of care and include leading hospitals, group practices, academic medical centers, and integrated delivery networks (IDNs).  The LastWord hospital information system is developed in Seattle and consists of integrated components automate workflow.   Objectives are to raise the level of patient service, reduce costs and enhance patient and caregiver satisfaction.     Malcolm Gleser, M.D., Ph.D., founder, title. Malcolm has been working on LastWord since the late 70’s at Yale and formed the original Seattle development group which has grown from the original 3 or 4 to 600+.  He will talk about the experience of taking an idea through several technical generations and from a small number of developers to a large number and the technical challenges to achieving his vision that remain even today.   After Malcolm’s talk (at our request) someone from Human Resources will give a 5 minute presentation on how to learn more about IDX and apply for a job.  Then, a panel of SOS alums will talk about their transition from Evergreen to IDX and their experience working at IDX.

3:45 leave IDX and Seattle. 

 

~ 5pm arrive back at the Circle, stopping in Tacoma to drop off.   Remember to leave the vans clean!!!! 

Directions for student pick-up in Tacoma

 

Tacoma student pick-up area is located behind Mc Donald’s off of South Tacoma Way and SR-512. To get into the park and ride area turn off of South Tacoma Way between the signs for Mc Donald’s and Taco Time (104^th on the Mc Donald’s side of South Tacoma Way I believe) follow it straight back to the park and ride.

 

When leaving TESC take highway 101 to I-5. Take I-5 north towards Tacoma approximately 32 minutes @ 60 MPH.

 

Exit the freeway onto SR-512 to South Tacoma Way (go under the overpass to South Tacoma Way exit) the second exit after leaving I-5. Move to the far left turn lane. Turn left onto South Tacoma Way about 1 and ½ blocks Mc Donald’s will be on your left turn left between the Mc Donald’s and Taco Time signs. Turn left into the last entrance for Mc Donald’s go straight ahead to the tables on the right and park. Students will meet the vans at those tables.

 

So those being picked up in Tacoma, park in the park and ride and meet at the tables outside and across the drive thru lane from Mc Donald’s by 9:00 AM if the vans are leaving TESC at 8:30 AM.   

Shaping the Network Society:
      Patterns for Participation, Action, and Change
          http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/diac02
      University of Washington HUB, Seattle, May 16-19, 2002

  Save money and register before April 21!

Tomorrow's information and communication infrastructure
   is being shaped today --

     But by whom and to what ends?

If you believe that our current communication systems aren't meeting
community and civic needs you're not alone!  Millions of people from
around the world are asking these questions --

     Will communication systems meet the needs of all people?
     Will they help people address current and future issues?
     Will they promote democracy, social justice, a healthy
       environment?

     Will appropriate research be conducted?
     Will equitable policies be enacted?

Millions of people throughout the world are working to create
systems which meet humankind's crucial needs.

Join us at CPSR's eighth biannual "Directions and Implications of
Advanced Computing" (DIAC) symposium to address these critical
questions, build our community and develop plans for action.

A partial list of confirmed speakers includes:

   Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago professor and author.
      "A New Politics of Places on Global Networks"
   Naaperori Shirampari Ashenika Mino, Ashanika Indigenous
      community, Peru
   Stevan Harnad, Professor of Cognitive Science, University of
      Southampton, "Open Research Access for an Open Society"
   Abdul Alkalimat, chair African American Studies, University of Toledo
   Stuart Cowan, Conservation Economy Research Director, Ecotrust
   Myoung-joon Kim, Labor & Media Activist, Seoul, Korea
   DeeDee Halleck, University of California at San Diego, media activist
   Phil Bereano, University of Washington, privacy and biotech activist
   Gilson Schwartz, Knowledge City Sao Paulo, Brazil
   Sheri Herndon, Independent Media Center, Seattle
   Raul Nakasone, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
   Sergei Stafeev, Centre of Community Networking and Information Policy
      Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia

In addition to distinguished guests we plan to welcome
500 researchers, practitioners, activists, journalists, educators,
artists, policy-makers and citizens from around the world.

A variety of events are planned ranging from invited speakers, panel
discussions, and pattern presentations to a "Lakes, Locks, and Lively"
reception cruise and informal working sessions -- both planned and
spontaneous.  We are also planning open space sessions devoted to the
development of a new "pattern language" that describes our work (see the
postscript below).

Symposium topics will likely include the digital divide, human rights
and privacy, open content research, pattern language development, media
activism, community networks, wireless community networking, developing
a civil society charter for the UN World Summit on the Information
Society, independent media centers, virtual communities and online
activism, cross-border collaborations, and MORE! And, as with previous
DIAC symposia, we'll do our best to bring in some surprises as well...

Join us this May in Seattle for this exciting and important event!

Shaping the Network Society:
      Patterns for Participation, Action, and Change
          http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/diac02

        Save money and register by April 20!

Sponsored by: 

   Public Sphere Project of Computer Professionals for
     Social Responsibility (CPSR)

   National Communication Association Task Force on the
     Digital Divide

For more information, contact symposium coordinator
Doug Schuler, douglas@scn.org

PS. Our ongoing Pattern Language project to capture and
publicize our collective wisdom is attracting worldwide
attention.  Whether or not you attend the symposium, please
consider adding your pattern to our online pattern system
(http://diac.cpsr.org/cgi-bin/diac02/pattern.cgi) which
now includes over 160 patterns. The pattern language will
only be as good as the patterns you submit!

 

Subject: NCIIA GRANTS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY 15 APPLICATION DEADLINE

PLEASE POST AND DISTRIBUTE TO YOUR STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES!

 

 APPLICATION DEADLINE MAY 15, 2002

GRANTS TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION http://www.nciia.org   

 

 

The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA), a non-profit educational initiative, is seeking proposals for the development & support of innovation, invention, and technological entrepreneurship at U.S. colleges and universities.

The NCIIA is interested in proposals for courses and projects which incorporate opportunities for open ended commercially focused team based work in E-Teams. E-Teams are groups of students, faculty, and professional who join together to pursue the development of an idea, product, or invention, or to solve a problem in a way that has the promise of developing a product or enterprise that will generate jobs and social benefits. The "E" stands for "excellence" and "entrepreneurship."

Two types of grants are offered:

E-TEAM COURSE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. Grants ranging from $2,000 to $50,000 will be awarded to the to support the development, implementation, and institutionalization of new courses and programs in which student teams will develop innovative, entrepreneurial solutions to real-world problems. Funding can be used for course planning, stipends (maximum of $2,000), supplies, equipment, or expenses directly related to the project development.

ADVANCED E-TEAM GRANTS. Grants ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 will be awarded to advanced E-Teams for further development and steps leading to commercialization of their ideas.  Funding can be used for project expenses, legal fees, or student internships. Graduate and undergraduate students can apply for these grants with a faculty sponsor.

Additional information on the NCIIA and the Request for Proposals:
http://www.nciia.org

email info@nciia.org or call 413-587-2172

 

Thursday All Program Meetings. This quarter in our Thursday afternoon lecture series, we will focus on the theme on transitions: from student to professional and from working on a project to the shipping of a completed product.

 

We have three meetings devoted to career development: assessment, exploration, and job strategies. Wendy Freeman, Director of the Career Development Center will be working with us on these topics.  For assessment, we will use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.  For more information about this instrument see http://www.aptcentral.org/aptmbtiw.htm

 

We will also further explore quality assurance in three meetings.  Each team has the opportunity to utilize the efforts of their classmates in a quality assurance task, such as testing and code reviews.  We have reserved the ACC and project teams can create a plan for load testing or stress testing their products that will then be executed by our program.  Faculty advisors will work with each team to schedule activity and dates.

 

We also have tentatively scheduled a field trip to Seattle.  And towards the end of the quarter, we will spend time preparing for the software fair and transitioning your project to your sponsor.

 

See Quarter at a Glance for schedule of activities.

 

DUE Week 2.  Peer evaluations are one method of getting to the information on your "blindspots" or "what you don't know that you don't know." It allows you to compare your own evaluation of your work with your teammates assessment. The purpose of this is to get HONEST feedback so that you can make improvements and therefore increase the chances for success on your project.  Fill out a peer evaluation form for each member of your project team AND yourself.  Bring to your project meetings with faculty advisor on 4/8 or 4/9.   (if you are on a one person team, you don't have to do this.)

Kate and Judy

 

Peer evaluation of _________________ Written by ___________________

Peer evaluations are one method of getting to the information on your "blindspots" or "what you don't know that you don't know." It allows you to compare your own evaluation of your work with your teammates assessment. The purpose of this is to get HONEST feedback so that you can make improvements and therefore increase the chances for success on your project.

The information in this peer evaluation will not be used for your spring evaluation by faculty. In spring, another peer evaluation will be conducted that will be included as part of your faculty evaluation.

Fill out one page for each member of your team and for yourself. Bring copies to your project team meeting with faculty advisor (week 2)

Effort - this refers to how hard the person worked, how many hours they put in,
This person efforts toward the project were:
__Poor        ___Okay            ___Good           ___Very good           ___Outstanding

Contribution - this refers to how useful was the work, how much did the work move the project forward,
This person's contributions toward the project were:
__Poor        ___Okay            ___Good           ___Very good           ___Outstanding

Skills Gained - This refers to gaining new skills
This person's work in learning new skills was:
__Poor        ___Okay            ___Good           ___Very good           ___Outstanding

Work Habits (Mark with a "NI" those areas that need improvement and with a "+" those areas in which they excel)

___ Volunteers for tasks

___ Helps others

___ Shows up for meetings

___ Takes responsibility for their work

___ Displays motivation and enthusiasm

___ Follows through and delivers on what he or she promised

___ Asks questions when unsure of what to do or how to do it

___ Figures out what tasks they should work on

___ Collaborates with the team on problem-solving

What one or two things could this person do that would most improve their contributions to the team effort?

Laws of Cyberspace
The Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology invites you to a
public lecture on:

"THE COURTS OF CYBERSPACE"

Speaker: Diane Cabell, Director
Clinical Program in Cyberlaw, Harvard Law School
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Condon Hall, Room 135

Overview:

The first dispute resolution system with global jurisdiction is ICANN's
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Procedure for trademark
complaints
against domain name holders. Does it unduly advantage wealthy trademark
owners? How are the principles of conflicting jurisdictions being
handled?
Will it be expanded to cover other online subject matter, such as
copyright?
Does it protect US values of free speech? Is it Justice?

Bio:

Diane Cabell is Director of the Clinical Program in Cyberlaw at Harvard
Law
School and a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. She
is a
panelist for ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
<www.icann.org/udrp/>, co-founder of Creative Commons, Inc. and the
Chilling
Effects project <www.chillingeffects.org>, member of ICANN's Membership
Advisory Committee, and former counsel at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. Her research looks at democratic representation in Internet
regulation and online intellectual property issues.
<http://www.mama-tech.com/resume.htm <http://64.4.18.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=7b4b782d35dfd70ed08d69e3dfeeff17&lat=1017435427&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2emama%2dtech%2ecom%2fresume%2ehtm>>.

_____________________________________________________
For more information please contact:

Rebecca Bliquez
Project Coordinator
Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology
University of Washington School of Law
1100 N.E. Campus Parkway (Box 354600)
Seattle, WA 98105-6617
(206) 685-2636, (206) 616-3427 FAX
rbliquez@u.washington.edu
http://www.law.washington.edu/lct <http://64.4.18.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=c814b9d069760398eed4d2233de717dc&lat=1017435427&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2elaw%2ewashington%2eedu%2flct>

 

You Just Don't Understand : Women and Men in Conversation

by Deborah Tannen List Price: $14.00 

(Optional) additional reading:

Hardball for Women : Winning at the Game of Business

by Pat Heim, Ph.D. List Price: $13.95

We did not order these books through the TESC bookstore.They are available elsewhere - see below. In addition, on Monday I will place the (one) copy of each at the TESC library on reserve.

The idea to have an optional seminar was sparked by conversations with students and our interest in the topic.As you get ready to enter into the workplace, having an understanding of the business culture is of value for both genders.This seminar has no credit associated and no writing assignment

The Tannen book is readily available at the following places:

Orca Books has 5 used copies

Barnes and Nobles(olympia) has 2 copies

Timberline Library has 16 checked in copies throughout the system ( 1 each in Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater)

TESC bookstore may have copies?

The Heim book is available at 

Barnes and Noble (Olympia) 1 copy ( 4 more on order; will arrive at the end of next week; they will be behind the desk under my name)

Timberline Library has 1 checked in copy in Olympia

If you don't have time to read the Heim book, at least stop in the library and read the chapter summaries.

If you are interested in attending and haven't already indicated that to me, please email me.

Cheers,

Kate

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SOS Winter Evaluation Schedule

 

WITH KATE

Location Sem 4167

 

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1:00   Dan Rice	1:00   Zonk	1:00   Joan Mackey
1:30   Mary Ruby	1:30   Randy Keller	1:30
2:00   Colleen	2:00   Sven Berger	2:00
2:30   Michael Ficker	2:30   Lisa	2:30
3:15	3:15   Steve Lynch	3:30   Scott Smith
3:45   Facundo	3:45	3:45   Nate
4:15   Sung	4:15	4:15   Jon Mathisen
4:45   Duncan	4:45	4:45   Gabe Hicks

Abdi, Idrise

Harden, Richard L.

Pearson, Elizabeth A.