whysel On April 30, 2007, the Committee on Technology in Government will hold an oversight hearing on establishing strong network neutrality principles in order to protect the Internet. The hearing will also examine the issues surrounding the network neutrality debate in the Federal Government and focus on Resolution No. 712, which calls on Congress to create … Read more
InfraGard Annual Geospatial MeetingWednesday March 14, 2007, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Great Hall at The Cooper Union, Foundation Building, 7 East 7th St, NYC
Anders Ramsay, User Experience Designer and a long-time mentor in the IA Institute’s mentoring program, wrote down some great questions to think about before you approach a prospective mentor. See his list here: Questions for Prospective IAs
On November 16, 2006, the Committee on Public Safety, the Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services, and the Committee on Technology in Government, will hold a joint oversight hearing on improvements in communication technology among New York City first responders. This hearing will focus on the progress of radio communications for New York City … Read more
This is a pretty cool NYC Subway/Google Maps mashup… http://www.onnyturf.com/subway/
The Information Architecture Survey for the third edition of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web by Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld has been released. View at http://findability.org/archives/000131.php
From Jack Eichenbaum: Dear GISMO colleagues, At the last GISMO Steering Committee Meeting (in July before the regular meeting) I spoke about withdrawing from much of my leadership role at GISMO. I’ve been doing this for 16 years. I have been retired (from NYC DOF) for more than a year now and I no longer … Read more
On June 12, 2006, at 10 A.M. at 250 Broadway in the 14th Floor hearing room, the Committee on Technology in Government, chaired by Council Member Brewer, will hold an oversight hearing on mobile workforce technology initiatives in New York City.
I am always on the lookout for good articles on taxonomy, because of my interest in the taxonomies of Information Architecture and classic linnean classification of birds. Here are a couple of features from Feb 9 Economist: Names for saleFeb 9th 2006From The Economist print editionThe ancient science of taxonomy might benefit from a little … Read more
The March 2006 issue of Natural History Magazine (the magazine of the American Museum of Natural History) has a cover feature called “Learning to Find Your Way,” studying the biological pathways of spatial memory. Not yet available online, but available at newstands:http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/0306/0306_toc.html
