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IRC to Host ICISO2010 Conference

The 12th International Conference on Informatics and Semiotics in Organisations, ICISO 2010, previously named International Conference on Organisational Semiotics (ICOS), is the twelfth in a series of international events devoted to the latest research in informatics and applications of Organisational Semiotics in organisations. The main theme on this occasion is: Pervasive Informatics in the Digital Economy.

Website: http://www.orgsem.org/2010/index.html

Call for Papers: http://www.orgsem.org/2010/CallForPapers.html

IRC to support £6 million new Centre

The University of Reading has won over £6 million in funding for a new Centre that will generate the engineers needed for Britain's future, announced by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council – the UK funding body for science and engineering.

The funding will establish the Centre for Technologies for Sustainable Built Environments (TSBE) at the University of Reading, based on the University's leading expertise. The TSBE draws on expertise across the range of fields at the University of Reading, including construction management, engineering, meteorology and the University's Informatics Research Centre.

The University plans to train 50 Research Engineers on a four-year Engineering Doctorate (EngD) course over eight years, with students spending 75% of their time working with industry partners.

Professor Hazim Awbi, Director of the new Centre for Technologies for Sustainable Built Environments, said: 'We will be training highly skilled research engineers who are prepared to challenge deep-rooted traditions. Such training requires a close collaboration between industry, particularly at a regional level and academic expertise.'