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The Society of Professional
Scientists and Engineers (SPSE) invites all employees to
A Brown-Bag Discussion
With
Norman S. Matloff,
PhD
UC Davis Department
of Computer Science Professor
Debunking the Myth
of a Desperate Software Labor Shortage
Professor Matloff has testified
on this topic before a Congressional committee, and written numerous
magazine articles on related topics. The concept of such a shortage
continues to be promoted, mainly by industry lobbying groups.
It has a great influence on career, employment, and immigration
policies.
Wednesday, October
24, 2001
12:00 Noon - 1:00
p.m.
Building 123, Main
Auditorium
Professor Matloff has written
about:
- The professional life of
a software professional is short compared to that of other technical
fields, for example civil engineering.
- Software and applications
companies are very picky and narrow about the detailed software
job skills and experience they advertise for.
- Industry associations continue
to promote claims of a great shortfall in the supply of skilled
software workers, even when recognizing the slowdown in software
and internet business.
For additional information,
contact: SPSE Office, 449-4846
Visit the SPSE web site at http://www.spse.org
Please post until
10/25/01
For more information about Professor Matloff...
http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/pub/MyBio.html
http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/itaa.html
http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/itaa.others.html
http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/wel.html
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