2010 is now in the past. If you’ve been out of work for what seems like eternity, I suggest making a few subtle changes to your job search in 2011. Last year I offered up some tips/ideas/suggestions, etc. in my weekly HR=Humans Represent Blogs. This year, I suggest shaking things up a bit – expandRead… Read more »
In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, CivSource will not publish stories today. Please join us in taking time to reflect on the life and times of Dr. King. Coverage will resume Tuesday, January 18. For a link to his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” click here. Original post
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A draft “Australian Government Cloud Computing Strategic Direction Paper” has been released for comment (deadline 31 January 2011). The document is 52 pages long.Australian Government Cloud Computing Strategic Direction Paper: Opportunities and applicability for use by the Australian GovernmentDraft for consultationTable of Contents CLOUD COMPUTING STRATEGIC DIRECTION PAPER 1 Executive Summary Original post
For those interested in how emergency workers are trained, Charles Sturt University (CSU) offer an Associate Degree and Bachelor of Emergency Management by distance education over 6 years:… The course is designed to meet the needs and interests of a variety of client groups ranging from public bodies concerned with the protection of life andRead… Read more »
A call for papers — with submission deadline of 18 February 2011 — has been issued for IDP 2011: The 7th International Conference on Internet, Law, and Politics, to be held 11-12 July 2011, at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Estudis de Dret i Ciència Política, in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. Papers are invited on the followingRead… Read more »
Week 2 is over. I’m passing the class now. The first test was a doozy, but the second was much easier. Here are a few notes about week 2. Your research skills you learned the first week are rock solid by this point. This makes week 2 much easier. Your social life doesn’t die, butRead… Read more »
Before the holidays, three was a flurry of dozens of messages on the NCDD Discussion list (our main listserv, with 1150 subscribers) on issues of race and racism within a period of a couple of days. Though our listserv can be a great place to discuss practice-related questions and share announcements, it is not aRead… Read more »
The TV show, Cheers, ran for eleven seasons during the 80s and early 90s with a tagline that made everyone feel good…‘where everybody knows your name.’ A group of unlikely friends went through some good times and some bad times while making us laugh…and these characters became part of our lives, because we knew theirRead… Read more »
Andrea Di Maio reports on the US Defense department doing away with dedicated social media officers: No more specialized offices, no more social media silos, no more experts or consultants building new strategies. Social media is a tool, amongst many others, for public affairs professional to do their job more effectively and efficiently. The nextRead… Read more »