MAY 2,
2007
- Volume Six
The Highest Paid
Tech Jobs
by James Maguire/Datamation <http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/>
Author James Maguire reports that tech workers are
whistling a happy tune due to robust pay levels. The Yoh Index of
Technology Wages <http://www.yoh.com/>
indicates that wages are the highest they've
been since Yoh began monitoring in 2001. According to Yoh, which tracks the pay
of thousands of staffers on short- and long-term projects, the average hourly
wage for technology worker in Q1 2007 was $31.80. For the first quarter of 2007,
Yoh reports that IT experts earned $53 to $84 per hour. To access this
article, please go to:
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3673781
The Myth of High-Tech
Outsourcing
by Catherine Holahan/Business Week
<http://www.businessweek.com/>
A new report from the American Electronics
Association that shows the U.S. technology industry added almost 150,000 jobs
in 2006, the largest gain since 2001, counters arguments that outsourcing is
stealing the majority of high-tech jobs in the United States and supports
requests for higher caps on workers visas. There is plenty of demand for IT
employees; however, many companies are having difficulty finding Americans with
the background in Computer Science to fill IT positions. Read more on
this on-going trend and how the community colleges can attract students to
pursue Computer Science at:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2007/tc20070424_967747.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2007/tc20070424_967747.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story>
The Average Tech Manager Makes $105,000, Our Salary Survey Finds.
Have Tech Jobs Bounced Back?
by Chris Murphy/InformationWeek <http://www.informationweek.com/>
InformationWeek's annual IT salary survey finds
that the average U.S. business tech manager currently earns $105,000, while
median compensation for IT personnel is $78,000. Median base salaries are
experiencing an upward movement for the first time in a number of years. Median
pay for IT staffers and managers age 25 and under, who are highly sought-after
by industry, has declined, while U.S. IT job growth has been slow in recent
years; more than 50 percent of IT pros attribute lower morale and fewer jobs to
outsourcing and off shoring. Seven out of 10 surveyed job seekers say higher
pay is the chief reason they are looking for a new job, and managers would be
wise to ensure that their A-list team's salaries are aligned with the market.
Read more at:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199202140
As Women Steer Clear
of Computers Nationwide, Tufts U. Breaks Trends
by Carrie Battan/Tufts Daily <http://media.www.tuftsdaily.com/>
Faculty and students say Tufts University is one of
the most active universities in its efforts to attract more women to the field
of computer science. Tufts has specific scholarships for women in computer
science, a campus organization called Women in Computer Science, and is one of
the few computer science faculties in the world with an equal number of men and
women on staff. What are the barriers that women and minorities face in
pursuing the field of Computer Science? Learn how Tufts University has overcome
these barriers to encourage more women and men to pursue Computer Science
careers in Carrie BattanÕs article at:
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&uStory_id=6821b363-a28d-4970-8ead-28e9b0c517a7 <http://www.tuftsdaily.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&uStory_id=6821b363-a28d-4970-8ead-28e9b0c517a7>
Virtual Becomes
Reality At Stanford
by Carrie
Sturrock/San Francisco
Chronicle <http://www.sfgate.com/>
Stanford's Virtual Human
Interaction Lab researchers are investigating how new digital technology can
alter human beings and their interactions. Using advanced virtual reality
technology researchers can transport student subjects into incredibly real
environments, technology the researchers say could be used in a variety of
human interactions from police lineups to America's obesity epidemic. Learn
more from Carrie SturrockÕs article on the "virtual police lineup", a
research grant that was funded by a 2002 National Science Foundation grant, at:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/04/29/MNGFPPGVPF1.DTL
CONFERENCES,
WEB CASTS & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Conference on
Information Technology-League for Innovation
Learning College
Summit
June 24-27, 2007 at the
Dallas Hilton Lincoln Center in Dallas, Texas
To register Online, go to: http://www.league.org/ls2007/reg/reg2007.cfm
California Community
College Association for Occupational Education (CCCAOE <http://www.cccaoe.org/> ) Fall 2007 Conference
October 10-12, 2007 at the Doral Desert
Princess Resort in Palm Springs (Cathedral
City). To register, go to:
http://www.cccaoe.org/conference/OnLineRegistration.html
Educause 2007 Annual
Conference
October 23-26, 2007
at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA.
For more information: http://www.educause.edu/e07
InformationWeek 500
Conference and Gala
September 16-18,
2007 in Tucson, Arizona
For more information and
to register, go to:
http://www.informationweek.com/conference/07fall/index.jhtml;jsessionid=AA0MERHKL0Y3OQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN?_requestid=891329
7 Best Practices of
Highly Effective Virtualization Implementations
Wednesday, May 16,
at 12 PM ET/ 9:00 AM PST
Join CRN and InformationWeek for this FREE, live NetSeminar
Whether implementing virtualization or looking for ways to improve the agility
of your current environment, join this net seminar for advice and best
practices from HP and customers. To register, go to:
https://www.cmpnetseminars.com/ars/eventregistration.do?mode=eventreg&F=10071&K=4IK <https://www.cmpnetseminars.com/ars/eventregistration.do?mode=eventreg&F=10071&K=4IK>
Gain Control Over Your Windows Vista
Migration - Reduce Costs, Risks, and Time
Thursday, May 17, 2007, at 12 PM ET/
9:00 AM PST
An InformationWeek and Network Computing Vendor Perspectives TechWebCast
Part 1 of a 3 Part Series. For more information and to register: https://www.cmpnetseminars.com/ars/eventregistration.do?mode=eventreg&F=10081&K=4IK
<https://www.cmpnetseminars.com/ars/eventregistration.do?mode=eventreg&F=10081&K=4IK>
The Future of
Service Desk is Now: The EDS/Sabre Success Story
Wednesday, May 23,
2007, at 12 PM EST/ 9:00 AM PST
An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives TechWebCast
For more information and to register: https://www.cmpnetseminars.com/ars/eventregistration.do?mode=eventreg&F=10090&K=4IK <https://www.cmpnetseminars.com/ars/eventregistration.do?mode=eventreg&F=10090&K=4IK>
State ChancellorÕs
Office Grants
To access grant
opportunities in Academic Affairs, Economic and Workforce Development, and SB
70, go to: http://www.cccco.edu/grants/grants.htm
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