IT Deans Meeting
Snowbird, Utah
July 13-14, 2004

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Tuesday, July 13, 2003

4:00  Welcome and Introductions

Bobby Schnabel

4:15  Election of new officers

Bobby Schnabel 

4:45  ACM:  Update and discussion

Stu Feldman

An update on (or an introduction for some to) the Association for Computing Machinery with discussion of synergies and possible linkages.

5:30  Taulbee Survey

David Fenske

A discussion of some of the statistical trends/topics in CS/CE schools identified through the Taulbee Survey and explore whether the IT Deans should customize a similar survey for IT schools. If so, how should we proceed and what are the important topics to survey?

6:00  Dinner

7:00  Taulbee Survey (discussion continued)

7:30  Effective Leadership

Jim Thomas

General discussion of theories and practices that define the leadership needed for IT programs. What are some of the generic and special challenges we face as administrative leaders in this field?

Wednesday, July 14, 2003

8:00  Continental breakfast

8:30  Grand Challenges in IT

Ray von Dran
Harry Bruce

Our field is challenged (and has the opportunity) to engage in cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research that would make a difference for individuals, organizations, society, and the global, digital economy.  What are some those challenges and what are specific research questions that we might engage?

9:30   Identity of IT Schools

A continued discussion from the last meeting of “Who we are” as a community and an organization.  Elements of the discussion include short presentations of illustrative research and discussion of an identity exercise aimed at identifying strategic trends and patterns across the IT community.

Overview:

John King

Illustrative Research:

Rich DeMillo (tentative)
Aimee Dorr
Anno Saxenian (tentative)

10:15  Break

10:30  Identity (Con’t)

Identity Exercise: Results and implications

George Furnas

General identity observations, linkages and comments:

John King

11:15  Next meeting topics and possible agenda items

Chair

12:00  Adjourn