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SUMMARY:ISSIP Live!
DESCRIPTION:ISSIP Live! is where service science comes alive.\nCreator & Host: Kevin Clark\nSponsor Content Evolution / Platform UX \nThe International Society of Service Innovation Professionals (ISSIP) is pleased to announce that Don Norman\, CEO of Don Norman Design Award (DNDA)\, which earlier this year won ISSIP’s Excellence in Service Innovation for Impact to Society\, will be the featured guest on ISSIP Live! June 19th\, at 10am EST. Click here to register for the Don Norman event. \nA bit about Don Norman:\nDon Norman is now busily engaged in his 5th retirement\, busy helping run his charity\, the Don Norman Design Award and Summit (@DNDA). The goal of DNDA is to promote Humanity-Centered Design (HCD+) among early career professionals\, educational groups\, and the world. See https://dnda.design. Don was the founding Director of The Design Lab at the University of California\, San Diego\, is co-founder of the Nielsen Norman Group\, retired but an active board member\, a member of the National Academy of Engineering\, and former VP of Apple. His latest work expands the notion of being human centered to consider the impact upon the environment\, upon all cultures\, and upon quality of life: Humanity centered. This is explained in his latest book “Design for a Better world: Meaningful\, sustainable\, humanity centered.” https://jnd.org/books/design-for-a-better-world/ \nEvery month\, the International Society of Service Innovation Professionals\, or ISSIP as it is known\, brings together leading practitioners\, authors\, innovators\, and thought leaders for a live\, interactive conversation focused on service science and the future of service innovation. The first half of each session features expert guests sharing insights and real-world experience; the second half opens the floor to questions and discussion from the ISSIP community itself. \nWhether you’re a researcher\, practitioner\, executive\, entrepreneur\, or student\, ISSIP Live! offers a unique opportunity to learn from the people shaping the field\, engage directly with experts\, and stay current on emerging ideas and next practices in service science. \nEven if you can’t attend live\, the episode replays on the ISSIP You Tube channel to provide an ongoing library of thought leadership and practical insight you can access anytime. \nFor organizations and patrons\, sponsoring ISSIP Live! is an opportunity to align your brand with a global community of innovators\, demonstrate leadership in service science\, and gain visibility among professionals who are actively shaping the future of services\, technology\, and human-centered interaction innovation. ISSIP Live! isn’t just a livecast—it’s a growing knowledge exchange and community platform for advancing the discipline of service innovation. \nREGISTER HERE > \nUPCOMING EVENTS\nJune 19:  Don Norman – Don Norman Design Award (2026 ISSIP Impact to Society Awardee)\nJuly 17\, 2026: Tentative\, Markus Warg – Translational Service Research and Design Methodology (TSRDM)\nAugust: Break\nSeptember: Haluk Demirkan Perspectives TBD (2026 ISSIP Inaugural Founders Mentoring Medal Awardee)\nOctober: TBD\nNovember: Yassi Moghaddam TBD\nDecember: Break \nPAST EVENTS\nMay 29: Jim Spohrer  (recording) (presentation) \nREGISTER HERE >
URL:https://issip.org/event/issip-live-2/
CATEGORIES:ISSIP Live!
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SUMMARY:ISSIP Progress Update with Board: All Welcome!
DESCRIPTION:The final Wednesday of  the month of January and June are always reserved for the twice annual ISSIP Presidents’ Progress Update with Board of Directors: Everyone Welcome! update zoom meeting.  All ISSIP participants are welcome to join in\, and Board members provide their perspectives and priorities at the end of the one hour online meeting. \nWhat: ISSIP Progress & Board of Directors Update\nDate: Wednesday\, June 24\, 2026\nTime:  12noon PT\, 3pm ET\, 20:00 CET\, 04:00 Tokyo\nWho can attend: All ISSIP community participants are welcome to attend. \nRegister here >
URL:https://issip.org/event/issip-progress-update-with-board-all-welcome-2/
CATEGORIES:Governance
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260703
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SUMMARY:2026 Frontiers In Service
DESCRIPTION:The Frontiers in Service Conference is the world’s leading annual event for service research. In 2026\, the conference will be hosted by the Hanken School of Economics in the heart of Helsinki from June 29 to July 2\, bringing together top scholars and thought leaders to explore the future of service. \nFrontiers in Service – Helsinki\n\nThe Frontiers in Service Conference is widely regarded as the world’s premier international gathering for advancing service research and innovation. Since its founding in 1992 by Roland Rust—a Distinguished University Professor and David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing at the University of Maryland—the conference has grown into a vibrant\, multidisciplinary forum that attracts scholars\, practitioners\, and industry leaders from over 40 countries. \nIt provides a dynamic platform for sharing cutting-edge insights and fostering collaboration across a broad spectrum of service-related fields\, including technology-enabled service\, customer experience\, service management\, and sustainability. The event emphasizes both academic rigor and practical relevance\, encouraging the exchange of ideas that drive innovation and enhance the impact of service research on business and society. In addition to its extensive program of presentations and discussions\, the conference offers specialized workshops and doctoral consortia designed to support emerging researchers\, nurturing the next generation of thought leaders in service science. \nThe Frontiers in Service Conference is proudly sponsored by INFORMS\, the American Marketing Association’s Service Special Interest Group (SERVSIG)\, and the Center for Excellence in Service at the University of Maryland\, reflecting its strong institutional foundations and global reach. \nConference theme\n\nThe 2026 conference theme will be “Serving with SISU: Sustainability\, Inclusion\, and Societal Uplift” \nSISU is the Finnish ethos of steady determination\, resilient spirit\, and the courage to move forward with heart in the face of complex challenges and uncertainty. It invites attendees to reflect on how service can meet the challenges of our time — and shape more sustainable\, inclusive\, and human-centered futures. \nKey dates\n\n\nPaper submission opens: November 1\, 2025\nSubmission deadline: December 1\, 2025\nNotification of acceptance: TBC\nEarly-bird registration deadline: TBC\nConference dates: June 29 – July 2\nDoctoral Consortium June 28 – 29
URL:https://issip.org/event/2026-frontiers-in-service/
LOCATION:Helsinki\, Finland
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Quarterly Welcome of New Participants
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday July 8th\, new ISSIP participants are invited to join a zoom meetings to introduce themselves to each others. All ISSIP participants are also welcome to join to meet new participants.  Everyone is welcome to share their give-get-grow professional development plans\, whether its to give as a volunteer service role\, get new skills or knowledge\, or grow a larger network of colleagues.  The host will be Vaishali Mane\, ISSIP Quarterly Welcome Event Leader\, along with Jim Spohrer\, ISSIP Co-founding Board Director and Michele Carroll\, ISSIP Executive Director. \nWhen: Wednesday\, July 8\, 2026\nTime A: 5am PT\, 7am CT\, 8am ET\,  14:00 CET\, 21:00 Singapore\nTime B: 5:30pm PT\, 7:30pm CT\, 8:30pm PT\, 2:00 CET\, +1day 9:00 Singapore \nAll who register will be sent recording link after the event.\nZoom link will be emailed out 30 minutes before event. \nRegister here >
URL:https://issip.org/event/quarterly-welcome-of-new-participants-4/
CATEGORIES:Governance
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SUMMARY:MyTShape Series
DESCRIPTION:The second Wednesday of the Month at 9am PT “3. MyTShape Series” also known as “T-Shape Development – ISSIP Speaker Series” (register)   \nCo-Chairs:  Lou Freund and Jim Spohrer \nDesigned as a forum for the global T-shaped research and publishing community for sharing their activities\, and learning about the MyTShape.com platform in the process. Each event will feature expert speakers\, with moderator\, allow discussion and last one hour.
URL:https://issip.org/event/mytshape-series-2/
CATEGORIES:MyTShape Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260717T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260717T080000
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SUMMARY:ISSIP Live!
DESCRIPTION:ISSIP Live! is where service science comes alive.\nCreator & Host: Kevin Clark\nSponsor Content Evolution / Platform UX \nEvery month\, the International Society of Service Innovation Professionals\, or ISSIP as it is known\, brings together leading practitioners\, authors\, innovators\, and thought leaders for a live\, interactive conversation focused on service science and the future of service innovation. The first half of each session features expert guests sharing insights and real-world experience; the second half opens the floor to questions and discussion from the ISSIP community itself. \nWhether you’re a researcher\, practitioner\, executive\, entrepreneur\, or student\, ISSIP Live! offers a unique opportunity to learn from the people shaping the field\, engage directly with experts\, and stay current on emerging ideas and next practices in service science. \nEven if you can’t attend live\, the episode replays on the ISSIP You Tube channel to provide an ongoing library of thought leadership and practical insight you can access anytime. \nFor organizations and patrons\, sponsoring ISSIP Live! is an opportunity to align your brand with a global community of innovators\, demonstrate leadership in service science\, and gain visibility among professionals who are actively shaping the future of services\, technology\, and human-centered interaction innovation. ISSIP Live! isn’t just a livecast—it’s a growing knowledge exchange and community platform for advancing the discipline of service innovation. \nREGISTER HERE > \nUPCOMING EVENTS\nJuly 17\, 2026: Tentative\, Markus Warg – Translational Service Research and Design Methodology (TSRDM)\nAugust: Break\nSeptember: Haluk Demirkan Perspectives TBD (2026 ISSIP Inaugural Founders Mentoring Medal Awardee)\nOctober: TBD\nNovember: Yassi Moghaddam TBD\nDecember: Break \nPAST EVENTS\nMay 29: Jim Spohrer  (recording) (presentation)\nJune 19:  Don Norman – Don Norman Design Award (2026 ISSIP Impact to Society Awardee) \nREGISTER HERE >
URL:https://issip.org/event/issip-live-3/
CATEGORIES:ISSIP Live!
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260725
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SUMMARY:AHFE 2026 International Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Human Side of Service Engineering (HSSE) Conference is organized within the framework of the International Conference  on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) as an Affiliated Conference. \nIIf there is any one element to the engineering of service systems that is unique\, it is the extent to which the suitability of the system for human use\, human service\, and excellent human experience has been and must always be considered. \nHSSE explores the wide range of ways in which Human Factors Engineering\, Ergonomics\, Human Computer Interaction (HCI)\, Usability Testing\, Attitude and Opinion Assessment\, Servicescape Designs and Evaluations\, Cognitive Engineering\, Psychometrics\, Training for Service Delivery\, Co-Production and Co-Creation of Value\, Service Levels and Cost Effectiveness\, Call Center Engineering\, Customer Support Engineering\, and many other possible areas relate to and impact the Engineering and Management of Service Organizations. \nIn 2023\, sessions relating to AI & Digital Transformation\, Health Care & Education\, Culture & Innovation\, Transportation & Communications\, Infrastructure & Energy\, Banking & Finance\, Retail & Hospitality\, Economics & Legal\, and Government & Public Policy\, Sustainability & Quality of Life at all levels\, along with many other fields will be included. \nAreas of Interest include\, but are not limited to those listed here: \n\nMulti-disciplinary approaches in service research\nCognitive Systems modeling of Service Systems (Digital Twins)\nCo-production\, Co-creation of Value\, Social Impact & Engagement\nUX Research Methods for HSSE\nKnowledge Sciences & Service Science in the Age of Artificial Intelligence\nArtificial Intelligence & Smarter\, Wiser Service Systems\nBig Data and Artificial Intelligence for Service Innovation\nAugmenting\, Virtual & Metaverse Reality as Service Systems\nFuture of Work & Digital Transformation of Service Systems\nTalent\, Skills\, T-Shaped Professionals and Life-Long Learning\nAdoption of Health Information Technology (HIT)\nDigital Transformation in Human-Centered Service Systems\nSustainability\, Resilience & Quality of Life\nEmpowering Citizens & Digital Governance Transformation\nDiversity\, Equity & Inclusion in Service System\nEthics\, Privacy & Trust in the Era of Big Data and AI\nAnthropology in Service Science\nContext-related Service: The Human Aspect of Service Systems\nGovernance of Service Systems\nHuman Aspects of Change When Applying Agile and Lean Six Sigma Methods and Tools\nHuman-Centered Intelligence Systems\nHuman Side of Service-Dominant Logic\nService Design & Innovation\nService design in the AI\, AR/VR & Metaverse\nService Management\, Operations & Marketing\nSocial Media\, Gamification and Service Strategy & Marketing\nService System Standards\nOpen Service Communities: Open Source\, Open Innovation\, Online Communities (e.g.\, GitHub\, Wikipedia)\, & Social Sector Innovation
URL:https://issip.org/event/ahfe-2026-international-conference/
LOCATION:Istanbul\, Turkey
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:MyTShape Series
DESCRIPTION:The second Wednesday of the Month at 9am PT “3. MyTShape Series” also known as “T-Shape Development – ISSIP Speaker Series” (register) \nSeries Topic and Hosts\nOn 2nd Wednesday of each month\, all those interested in T-Shaped Development are invited to this series of interviews\, talks\, and panels. Jim Spohrer and Lou Freund are co-hosts.  The kick-off agenda included a discussion of the purpose of the series\, introduction of attendees\,  review of candidate upcoming talks\, and brief presentation of AI-Powered MyTShape.com development platform\, and exploration of user community growth goals\, and possible open-source developer community growth goals.  Jim and Lou are compiling representative publications of future speakers in the series.  Each speaker will include a brief discussion of past work\, as well as future goals and plans for the community to know about and potential help each with in the spirit of give-get-grow community development. This ISSIP Speaker Series is a platform for all those interested in T-Shaped professional research\, education\, and practice. \nCo-Chairs: Lou Freund and Jim Spohrer \nDesigned as a forum for the global T-shaped research and publishing community for sharing their activities\, and learning about the MyTShape.com platform in the process. Each event will feature expert speakers\, with moderator\, allow discussion and last one hour. \nAugust 12\nSpeaker 1: Juha Saukkonen –  T-shaped Capabilities of the next Generation: Prospecting for an Improved Model\nSpeaker 2: Patrik Prochazka – Concept of Multi-Centroid Graph Traversal for Explainable T-Shaped Curriculum Recommendation
URL:https://issip.org/event/mytshape-series-3/
CATEGORIES:MyTShape Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260909T090000
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SUMMARY:MyTShape Series
DESCRIPTION:The second Wednesday of the Month at 9am PT “3. MyTShape Series” also known as “T-Shape Development – ISSIP Speaker Series” (register) \nSeries Topic and Hosts\nOn 2nd Wednesday of each month\, all those interested in T-Shaped Development are invited to this series of interviews\, talks\, and panels. Jim Spohrer and Lou Freund are co-hosts.  The kick-off agenda included a discussion of the purpose of the series\, introduction of attendees\,  review of candidate upcoming talks\, and brief presentation of AI-Powered MyTShape.com development platform\, and exploration of user community growth goals\, and possible open-source developer community growth goals.  Jim and Lou are compiling representative publications of future speakers in the series.  Each speaker will include a brief discussion of past work\, as well as future goals and plans for the community to know about and potential help each with in the spirit of give-get-grow community development. This ISSIP Speaker Series is a platform for all those interested in T-Shaped professional research\, education\, and practice. \nCo-Chairs: Lou Freund and Jim Spohrer \nDesigned as a forum for the global T-shaped research and publishing community for sharing their activities\, and learning about the MyTShape.com platform in the process. Each event will feature expert speakers\, with moderator\, allow discussion and last one hour. \nSeptember 9\, 2026:\nFrancesco Caputo – A T-Shaped Model for Rethinking Higher Education Programs
URL:https://issip.org/event/mytshape-series-4/
CATEGORIES:MyTShape Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261014T050000
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SUMMARY:Quarterly Welcome of New Participants
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday October 14th\, new ISSIP participants are invited to join a zoom meetings to introduce themselves to each others. All ISSIP participants are also welcome to join to meet new participants.  Everyone is welcome to share their give-get-grow professional development plans\, whether its to give as a volunteer service role\, get new skills or knowledge\, or grow a larger network of colleagues.  The host will be Vaishali Mane\, ISSIP Quarterly Welcome Event Leader\, along with Jim Spohrer\, ISSIP Co-founding Board Director and Michele Carroll\, ISSIP Executive Director. \nWhen: Wednesday\, October 14\, 2026\nTime A: 5am PT\, 7am CT\, 8am ET\,  14:00 CET\, 21:00 Singapore\nTime B: 5:30pm PT\, 7:30pm CT\, 8:30pm PT\, 2:00 CET\, +1day 9:00 Singapore \nAll who register will be sent recording link after the event.\nZoom link will be emailed out 30 minutes before event. \nRegister here >
URL:https://issip.org/event/quarterly-welcome-of-new-participants-5/
CATEGORIES:Governance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
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SUMMARY:AAAI Fall Symposia
DESCRIPTION:The AAAI Fall Symposium series is usually held on the east coast during late October or early November. The series affords participants a smaller\, more intimate setting where they can share ideas and learn from each other’s artificial intelligence research. \nTopics for the symposia change each year\, and the limited seating capacity and relaxed atmosphere allow for workshop like interaction. The Fall Symposium series is usually held on the east coast during late October or early November.
URL:https://issip.org/event/aaai-fall-symposia/
LOCATION:Arlington\, VA
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261115
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SUMMARY:International Conference on Industry of the Future and Smart Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION:About The Event\nThe International Conference on Industry of the Future and Smart Manufacturing (ISM) is a yearly open forum fostering the smart culture and exploring the transformative impact of digital technologies characterizing the 4th industrial revolution across the full breadth of economic sectors. \nThe manufacturing community is leading a series of world-class breakthroughs driven by the convergence of physical and digital spaces\, operational excellence and human-automation symbiosis that are intimately changing the profile and behavior of socio-technical ecosystems at all levels of public and private sectors. \nTo support this transition\, ISM promotes the cross-fertilization of multidisciplinary knowledge bringing together a global community of eminent academics\, research innovators\, professionals\, leaders and policy makers committed to build more efficient\, agile\, safe\, sustainable and ethical systems; encourages the dissemination of the latest scientific advances\, research results and industrial stories to strengthen the theoretical base of Industry 4.0/5.0; and provides a stimulating ground for business-to-science cooperation opportunities.
URL:https://issip.org/event/international-conference-on-industry-of-the-future-and-smart-manufacturing/
LOCATION:Venice\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270310T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270310T100000
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SUMMARY:MyTShape Series
DESCRIPTION:The second Wednesday of the Month at 9am PT “3. MyTShape Series” also known as “T-Shape Development – ISSIP Speaker Series” (register) \nSeries Topic and Hosts\nOn 2nd Wednesday of each month\, all those interested in T-Shaped Development are invited to this series of interviews\, talks\, and panels. Jim Spohrer and Lou Freund are co-hosts.  The kick-off agenda included a discussion of the purpose of the series\, introduction of attendees\,  review of candidate upcoming talks\, and brief presentation of AI-Powered MyTShape.com development platform\, and exploration of user community growth goals\, and possible open-source developer community growth goals.  Jim and Lou are compiling representative publications of future speakers in the series.  Each speaker will include a brief discussion of past work\, as well as future goals and plans for the community to know about and potential help each with in the spirit of give-get-grow community development. This ISSIP Speaker Series is a platform for all those interested in T-Shaped professional research\, education\, and practice. \nCo-Chairs: Lou Freund and Jim Spohrer \nDesigned as a forum for the global T-shaped research and publishing community for sharing their activities\, and learning about the MyTShape.com platform in the process. Each event will feature expert speakers\, with moderator\, allow discussion and last one hour. \nMarch 10\, 2027:\nMarialuisa Saviano – A T-Shaped Model for Rethinking Higher Education Programs
URL:https://issip.org/event/mytshape-series-5/
CATEGORIES:MyTShape Series
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