This email is not about perl. (It was inspired by the recent Perl mongers discussion of what it means to be a software architect. I agree with Bill Ricker's assessment. The meaning of this job title has become very fluid in this job market.)
If you are an architect, or want to become an architect, you should know about the organization IASA (International Association of Software Architects). It has an active New England chapter. The next meeting is Tuesday, June 23, 2009 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (ET) at Microsoft Office 201 Jones Road MPR-B, 6th Floor Waltham, MA 02451 It is free. Go to http://iasane.eventbrite.com/ to register. (Look for IASA or IASANE.) Here is the description: Join us on June 23rd for the next IASA Chapter meeting where we will be having a roundtable discussion on Cloud Computing. Be sure to bring your point ot view because everyone gets to share their thoughts about this emerging field. Our roundtable host is Michael Stiefel, principal of Reliable Software. Michael Stiefel is a consultant on software architecture and development and the alignment of information technology with business goals. As a member of an OASIS Technical Committee he helped develop a core SOA Reference Model and related Reference Architectures. He is also a Microsoft Solutions Architect MVP. He was a Lecturer in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where his research and teaching focus was understanding how people build mental models in order to solve problems. As Adjunct faculty, Stiefel has taught graduate and undergraduate software engineering courses at Northeastern University and Framingham State University. Michael Stiefel's education is from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a Interdisciplinary Ph.D degree in Nuclear Engineering, Political Science, and History of Technology; M.S. in Nuclear Engineering; and B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is an active member of the IEEE Consultants Network. Agenda 05:00 - 06:00, Meet, greet and eat 06:00 - 06:15, IASA Chapter Notes 06:15 - 07:30, Vigirous, engaging discussion of Cloud Computing facilitated by MIchael Stiefel 07:30 - 08:00, Denouement P.S. ObPerl - I have never played perl golf or created a Perl obfuscation -- it just gives ammunition to the enemy. Hopefully helpfully yours, Steve Tolkin home: 617-527-2354 cell: 617-291-0249 _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
