New material has been posted on the website for the Library of Congress symposium hosted by CCC in spring 2009.  Each of the 13 talks now includes slides, a YouTube video, a video download, and (new!) a one-page summary.

Barbie has had over 120 careers!  What do you think her next job should be?  Vote for your favorite, then check back to find out what Barbie will be next. Environmentalist Surgeon Architect News Anchor Computer Engineer Get out the vote! http://www.barbie.com/vote/

Every second year, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a ten-year forecast of job growth in all fields of employment.  The most recent forecast, released in November 2009 and covering the period 2008-2018, may be found here (pdf).  Among the highlights: Among the 10 major BLS occupational groups, the “Professional and related” category (which includes computer science occupations) is projected to grow by the largest percentage between now and 2018 — by 16.8%.  (The average growth projected across all occupations is 10.1%.) Focusing in on the “Professional and related” occupations, of the 8 occupational clusters that are included, “Computer and mathematical” occupations are projected to grow by the largest […]

An end-of-year, end-of-decade article in the Xconomy tech blog by CCC’s Ed Lazowska.  Read the complete post here. Forty years ago, in 1969, Neil Armstrong left footprints on the surface of the moon.  It was an extraordinary accomplishment. Also in 1969, with much less fanfare and at much less expense, Len Kleinrock’s programmer Charley Kline sent the first message over ARPANET.  (The message was “lo” – the first two letters of “login.”  Then the system crashed.) With forty years of hindsight, which of these events has had the greater impact?  Unless you’re really big into Tang and Velcro, the answer is clear.  From four computers in 1969, the Internet has […]

Deadline:  December 11, 2009 What questions shape our intellectual future? What attracts the best and brightest minds of a new generation? What are the next big computing ideas – the ones that will define the future of computing, galvanize the very best students, and catalyze research investment and public support? The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is charged with mobilizing the computing research community to answer these questions by identifying major research opportunities for the field, and by creating venues for community participation in this process. The CCC supports these efforts through advocacy with federal agencies, through visioning activities such as workshops, through arranging plenary talks on key topics at major […]

The ninth Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing took place in Tucson, Arizona from September 30-October 3.   For those who attended the 1600-person, sold-out conference, it is difficult to believe gender equity in computer science is not right around the corner.  Every year The Grace Hopper Celebration packs an astounding amount of talent and enthusiasm into a single conference.    Keynote speakers Megan Smith, Vice President of New Business Development and General Manager of Google.Org, and Fran Berman, Vice President for Research and Professor of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, illustrated what it means to lead in this information-centric world.    Invited talks showcased research from top computer scientists.   The […]