And The Winner Is…You!

We participated this week with seven other entrepreneurs in the 2011 Capital Management Technology Hub and George Mason’s School of Management Technology Startup Challenge to introduce our cloud-based community and supporting tools: MyLeadershipPractice. What a top notch event and great learning experience! Plenty of innovative solutions to specific needs were presented. The competition was anRead… Read more »

Wyner and Peters On Rule Extraction from Regulations

Dr. Adam Wyner of the University of Liverpool Department of Computer Science, and Dr. Wim Peters of the University of Sheffield Department of Computer Science, have posted their paper entitled On Rule Extraction from Regulations, to be presented at JURIX 2011: The 24th International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems, 14-16 December 2011, inRead… Read more »

A Day in the Life of a Civil Engineer – Day 70

Day 70 GIS Group Meeting Today started out amazing then in the afternoon went to total frustration. I had to leave very early this morning to meet a co-worker for a GIS meeting of IMAUG – Illinois Municipal Arc Users Group. If you are into GIS, this is a great group to get involved with.Read… Read more »

Translating Business to Enterprise Architecture: Methodology Activity #3

Once a capability has been defined adequately, mapping to the components that enable it are possible. These components are part of the resource classes originally envisioned in the conceptual model for Active Directory: Hardware Software Human Intellectual Capital Financial Temporal Within these class structures further specification is accomplished based upon performance requirements and constraints. ARead… Read more »

Foundering

Stephen Chapman has an interesting post on ZDNet Wikipedia needs to stop begging for donations and start implementing ads The post energetically extends and embellishes the title. Comments were divided: Jimmy Wales is smarter than you and Wikipedia doesn’t need ads; and Asking for donations feels like the guy who comes up to your carRead… Read more »

Agency Profile: University of Tennessee – Chattanooga, Emergency Preparedness

Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. The University of Tennessee – Chattanooga is known for being a large metropolitan college with a beautiful campus. It is not generally known for its emergency preparedness, but it should be. When most people think of campus safety and security, they think of the traditional blue-light alarm systems installed atRead… Read more »

3D Printing: Even More Disruptive Than That.

“3d printing is even more disruptive than you’re giving it credit for.” So says Kevin Kwok of Yale University, in a comment on Wednesday’s post about MakerBot and 3D printing. Kevin is totally right, which is why I had to write a follow-up post. In Wednesday’s post I was focusing on how 3D printing mayRead… Read more »

Social Media During Emergencies. Are You Ready for an Explosion of Bad Information?

Http://LeonardSipes.Com “Connecting America: Building Resilience with Social Media” from the Center for National Policy in Washington, D.C. is an interesting read about the post 9/11 world and the growth of social media. The focus is on emergency response to tragedies. The premise of the 26 pages can be summarized by stating that social media canRead… Read more »

While ranking in the top 10 for efficiencies, Colorado has more than 265 active GovWin opportunities

Deltek Principal Analyst Brian Coyle reports. Over the past few weeks, GovWin has blogged about various states which have been working to improve efficiency and cut costs in the wake of tightening budget environments. One state which was stood out in making these improvements is Colorado. Currently, Colorado ranks as one of the more efficientRead… Read more »