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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Program." National Research Council. 1993. Computing Professionals: Changing Needs for the 1990s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2047.
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Workshop Program

Monday, October 28

 

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Refectory)

AND REGISTRATION (Lecture Room)

8:00 a.m.

1. Welcome and Round-robin Introductions

 

—Leslie L. Vadasz

9:00 a.m.

2. Three Overview Presentations

9:30 a.m.

• What the data and statistics show about computer specialists—Betty M. Vetter

 

• Supply of computer specialists: post-secondary degree programs—A. Joe Turner

 

BREAK

10:30 a.m.

• Demand for computer specialists: an industry perspective—Betty Nichols

11:00 a.m.

LUNCH (Refectory)

12:00 p.m.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Program." National Research Council. 1993. Computing Professionals: Changing Needs for the 1990s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2047.
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3. Marketplace Demand and Occupational Mobility

1:00 p.m.

Panel chair: Robert Weatherall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Steering committee liaison: Shelby Stewman

 

This panel is concerned with employers' needs, hiring trends, and personnel flows, including career paths and adjustments to changing opportunities. What do computer specialists do and where do they go?

(Explore issues for research, applications, and deployment of talent pools.)

Panelists:

Tora Bikson, The RAND Corporation

Chris Caren, Lockheed Corporation

Bill Eaton, Amoco Canada

Gordon Eubanks, Symantec Corporation

Peter Freeman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Joe Kubat, New York Stock Exchange

Paul Maritz, Microsoft Corporation

Paula Stephan, Georgia State University

Paul Stevens, Hughes Aircraft Company

 

BREAK

3:00 p.m.

4. Data and Taxonomy

3:30 p.m.

Panel chair: Alan Fechter, National Research Council

Steering committee liaison: Paul Young

 

This panel is concerned with the ability to measure, monitor, and understand conditions and trends in computer specialist labor markets. How well do we know what we know, and how can we do better?

(Explore issues for research, applications, and deployment of talent pools.)

Panelists:

David Gries, Cornell University

Betty Nichols, IBM Corporation

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Program." National Research Council. 1993. Computing Professionals: Changing Needs for the 1990s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2047.
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Ian Rose, IBR Consulting Services Ltd.

Jane Siegel, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

A. Joe Turner, Clemson University

Betty M. Vetter, Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology

Barbara Wamsley, National Academy of Public Administration

Brenda Wallace, Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

5. Preliminary Conclusions, Cross-cutting Issues

 

—Les Vadasz and steering committee

5:00 p.m.

RECEPTION AND DINNER (Atrium)

5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 29 (Lecture Room)

 

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Refectory)

8:00 a.m.

6. Pipeline for Talent and Equality of Opportunity

8:30 a.m.

Panel chair: Paul Young

Steering committee liaisons: Nancy Leveson and Jim Tennison

 

This panel is concerned with the supply of entry-level personnel, including quantity, quality, and composition (demographics).

 

(Explore issues for research, applications, and deployment of talent pools.)

 

Panelists:

Peter Freeman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Bob Kraut, Bell Communications Research

Bill Lupton, Morgan State University

Lucy Suchman, Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto Research Center

Richard Tapia, Rice University

Brenda Wallace, Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

BREAK

10:00 a.m.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Program." National Research Council. 1993. Computing Professionals: Changing Needs for the 1990s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2047.
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7. Training: Adequacy and Implications for Change

10:30 a.m.

Panel chair: Linda Pierce, Shell Oil Company

Steering committee liaisons: Maxine Trentham and Eileen Collins

 

This panel is concerned with the potential for education and training to improve the fit of supply to demand, for all types of computer specialists.

(Explore issues for research, applications, and deployment of talent pools.)

Panelists:

Wade Ellis, West Valley College

Bill Gear, NEC Research Institute Inc.

Don McLean, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

John McSorley, Apple Computer Inc.

Ian Rose, IBR Consulting Services Ltd.

Melissa Smartt, Sandia National Laboratories

Jim Williams, University of Pittsburgh

Marv Zelkowitz, University of Maryland

 

LUNCH (Refectory)

12:00 p.m.

8. Conclusions, Synthesis, and Directions: What Have We Learned?

1:00 p.m.

Leslie L. Vadasz, panel chairs, and steering committee

 

What can we do to better understand these labor markets?

What are next steps for broadening supply and enhancing the fit between supply and demand?

ADJOURN

3:00 p.m.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Program." National Research Council. 1993. Computing Professionals: Changing Needs for the 1990s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2047.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Workshop Program." National Research Council. 1993. Computing Professionals: Changing Needs for the 1990s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2047.
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Surprisingly little is known about the people responsible for advancing the science, technology, and application of computing systems, despite their critical roles in the U.S. economy. As a group, they can be referred to as "computing professionals." But that label masks an unusually wide range of occupations. To add to the confusion, the nature of these occupations is changing rapidly in response to dramatic advances in technology.

Building from discussions at a workshop, this book explores the number, composition, demand, and supply of computing professionals in the United States. It identifies key issues and sources of data and illuminates options for improving our understanding of these important occupational groups.

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