Stephen Ruth Presentations

Additional Invited Lectures and Presentations

“Prayer in America— an important part of our history, or a distraction?” Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI), Spring 2021 (four lectures)

“A Dozen Big Policy Ideas-Let’s Discuss Them”; Encore Learning, Arlington Adult Education, Spring 2021  (four lectures)

“Speaking Truth to Power — The Thunderous Messages of the Hebrew Prophets”; Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI), Spring 2020 (four lectures)

“Familiar Apocalyptic Themes: Modern Speculations about Famous Biblical Threats and Curses”; Encore Learning, Arlington Adult Education , Spring 2020

“Civil Rights in Biblical Times: What Was It Like Then and Does Anything from That Era Apply Today?” Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI), Spring 2019 (four lectures)

“Things That Keep Me Up at Night: Technology’s Severest Challenges” Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI), Fall 2018 (four lectures)

“Artificial Intelligence (AI) Nightmare Scenarios: Summoning the Demons?” Encore Learning, Arlington Adult Education Fall, 2018 (four lectures)

“Technology problems that keep me awake at night”, Encore Learning, four lectures Spring 2018, (four lectures)

“Bible Heroes and Villains: A Closer Look at Good and Evil”, Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI), Spring 2018

“Great Women of the Hebrew Bible” Temple Beth El, Herndon, VA, February, 2018

“Technology problems that keep me awake at night”, three lectures Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI) January 2018,

“Is that in the Bible? Familiar themes you may not know about” Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI) January 2018,

“Problems in technology that every city should worry about”, City of Alexandria Management Council October 17, 2017

“Bible Heroes and Villains: A Closer Look at Good and Evil”, Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI), Summer 2017

“Mass Media Today”, Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI),Spring 2017

“Great Women of the Hebrew Bible” Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA, three lectures January 2017

“Blogs and Social Media” (Three lectures), Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI), Winter 2017

“Women of the Bible: Saints, Vamps and Vixens Three lectures, Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI), Fall 2016

“Distance Learning: Pros and Cons”, Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI), Summer 2016

“What Would Jesus Tweet?” Three lectures, Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI), Summer 2016

“A Dozen Big Ideas: Let’s Discuss Them” Three lectures, Spring 2016 Osher Lifelong Learning Center (OLLI)

“Technology and Religion” four lectures Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU) Winter 2014

“Is there a MOOC in your future?” Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute (ALRI) Fall 2013, four lectures

“Technology and Religion” Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute (ALRI) Spring 2013, four lectures

“Technology and Religion—a Marriage Made in Heaven?” Fall 2012 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), four lectures

“Great Women of the Bible” Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute (ALRI) Spring 2011 four lectures

“Technology Update” Fall 2011 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), four lectures

“Internet and Information Technology” Winter 2010 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), four lectures

“Green IT and Broadband Deployment Strategies: Good Partners?”, Guest Panelist on Broadband Breakfast Club, Washington DC, December 10th , 2009

“Daniel – Powerful Role Model in Stressful Times ”, invited presentation at adult education series, Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, Virginia, November 22nd 2009.

“Internet and Information Technology” Winter 2009 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU),four lectures

“Connecting with the World” Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute, Fall 2009, five lectures

“Kings and Prophets” Winter 2008 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), four lectures

“Kings and Prophets” Fall 2008, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), eight lectures

“Israel’s Kings and Prophets”, Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute, Spring 2008, five lectures

“Is America a Christian Nation”, Spring 2008, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU) eight lectures

“The Bible and Public Policy”, Winter 2007  Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), four lectures

“The Bible and Public Policy”,Fall 2006  Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), eight lectures

“The Bible and Public Policy”, Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute, Spring, 2006, five lectures

“Great Heroes and Villains of the Hebrew Bible”, invited presentation at adult education series, Temple Rodef Shalom, Mc Lean, Virginia, January 22nd 2006.

“Is that From the Bible?”, Winter 2005, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), four lectures

“The Bible and Public Policy”, Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute, Fall, 2005, five lectures

“New Teamwork Approaches for Dispersed Teams” US Post Office Department Executive Development Series May 23rd, 2005, Washington, DC.

“Bible Heroes and Villains”, Arlington Learning in Retirement Institute, Spring, 2005, five lectures

“Great Heroes and Villains of the Old Testament”, Winter 2004  Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), seven lectures

“Great Heroes and Villains of the Old Testament”,Spring 2004 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), seven lectures

“Great Bible Stories and Quotations”, Fall 2003 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (GMU), six lectures

“Teamwork in Cyberspace—a Business Perspective”, Management Training Seminar, Dyncorp, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, August 29th 2005

“Technology in Governance: A Low Bandwidth Perspective”, invited presentation to Innovations in Technology and Governance (ITG) Workshop, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, October 31st, 2003

“A New Perspective on Assessing the Yield of Distance Learning”, Annual Meeting of the Association of University Public Health Administrators (AUPHA), Washington, DC, June 21st 2002

“Cyberterrorism: a Threat Assessment”, Northern Virginia Telecommunications Society meeting, George Mason University, May 7th 2002

“Knowledge Management : Buzzword or New Frontier?” Insights 2002, Gateway Marriott, Crystal City Virginia, May 1st, 2002

“Knowledge Management and the Work of Dispersed Teams”, seminar for US Department of Commerce, Brookings Institution, June 8th, 2001

“Higher Yields on Distance Learning: A South American Perspective”, International Conference on Research and Education in Defense and Security Studies  Washington DC  May 24th, 2001

With Ted Tschudy, “Virtual Management for Virtual Teams” Workshop at ”  First World Conference on Systemic Management, Vienna, Austria, May 5-6, 2001

“Teamwork in Cyberspace”  First World Conference on Systemic Management, Vienna, Austria, May 3rd, 2001

With J. Milam “Extracting the Potential of Distance Learning—a Developing Nation Perspective”  World Bank, April 19th, 2001

“Knowledge Management and Risk Assessment”, U. S. Army Seminar Series, Pentagon, January 25th, 2001

“Teamwork in Cyberspace”, Litton/TASC Seminar , Reston, Virginia, January 11th, 2001

“Measuring the Yield of ICT Investments in Developing Nations:  Three Models”,  Andrew W. Mellon Foundation  Conference on Distance Learning Strategies to Advance Population Research in LDC’s”, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, December 1st, 2000

“Knowledge Management—an Executive View”, one day  ITIC seminar for managers Richmond Virginia, October 20th, 2000

“E Government and Knowledge Management: a Public Policy Perspective” presentation to Ph D students and faculty, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, October 6th, 2000

“Leveraging Knowledge Management : An Accountants’s Perspective”, Virginia Society of CPA’s, Fairfax, Virginia, February 15th, 2000

“Leveraging Information Technology in Poor Countries: Some New Lessons”, managers and staff of Johns Hopkins  JHPIEGO Corporation, Baltimore, January 5th, 2000

“Practice of Knowledge Management in a Small Technology Enterprise”  Technical Entrepreneurs Intrapreneurs Network (TIEN) meeting, Rosslyn Virginia, November 18th 1999

“Leveraging the Knowledge Assets of the Firm”,  AFCEA seminar,co- hosted by American Management Systems, Inc., Washington, DC, October 19, 1999

“Leveraging Knowledge Management Resources”, Business Seminar, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, September 15th, 1999.  (Part of Virginia Internet Week sponsored by Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology)

“Teaming in Cyberspace–Management of Dispersed Teams”, Business Seminar, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, September 15th, 1999.  (Part of Virginia Internet Week sponsored by Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology)

“Intellectual Capital and Knowledge Management”, panel chair and presenter, Society for Information Management, Washington Chapter, DC Convention Center, September 2, 1999

“Predictor Variables for Distance Learning Effectiveness in Developing Nations”, University of Natal Kwa-Zulu, South Africa, March 16, 1999 (Part of meeting sponsored by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health)

“Knowledge Management: An Executive Overview for Virginia Center for Innovative Technology”, presentation for President, Virginia Center for Innovative Technology and CIT staff, November 26, 1998

“Distance Learning In Maternal Health Care Training—the medium is not the Message”, American Society of Public Health Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 18th, 1998.  invited panel on technology management, chaired by Dr. Pierre Beukens, University of  North Carolina.

“The Productivity Paradox of Information Technology”  Washington DC Chapter, Technology Transfer Society, April 23rd, 1998

“Distance Learning—the Link Between Technology and Tuition”, Technology Board of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York, March 16th, 1998

“Information Technology—Dream or Nightmare?” GMU Lecture series, Fairfax City Hall, November 19th 1997

“Making the Right Decisions on International Networking”, Jimmy Carter Center, Atlanta, May 9, 1996

“Using Internet and World Wide Web in Developing Nations” World Bank Technet Presentation, Washington, DC, May 14, 1995

“Leveraging the New Technologies: A Manager’s View”, Fifth Annual Federal Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, February 25, 1995

“New Challenges in International Business: A Technology Perspective”, Institute of Management Accountants, Washington, DC, April 20, 1994

“The New Economics of Telecommunications”, IEEE Computer Society Lecture, Vienna, Virginia, February 12, 1992

“Extracting Value from the New Tools of Information Technology”, Invited seminar for faculty, business leaders and MBA students, Czech Management Center, Prague, January 10, 1992

“Getting Leverage from Expert Systems Productivity Opportunities”, IEEE Computer Society Lecture Series, George Washington University, Washington, DC December 8, 1991

“Research Opportunities in Data Communications” presentation for faculty and PhD students, University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona, October 31, 1991

“Academic Networks and Productivity”,  Technical University, Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, June 23, 1991

“Extracting Value from International Networks”, International Networking Conference, Copenhagen, June 19, 1991

“Using Powerful, Low Cost Academic Networks to Assist Eastern Europe”, Examples of a Value Added Perspective” European Community Studies Association Annual Conference, Fairfax, VA, March 23, 1991

“Future Needs in Knowledge Based Systems”  NIST Symposium on Expert Systems as Design Tools Gaithersburg, MD, March 22, 1991

Panelist “Expert Systems Development in Marketing: Operational Issues”  Seminar sponsored by the American Marketing Association as part of their annual meeting held at Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC, August 4, 1990

“La Nueva Technologia: Poder o Pesadilla” (The New Technology: Capability or Nightmare”) in Spanish, ACHNA, Madrid, May 24, 1990;‑‑reviewed in El Pais, June 6, 1990

“Expert Systems in Business: a New Frontier” American University of Cairo, March 17, 1990

“Expert Systems in Agriculture”  Department of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Expert Systems for Improved Crop Management Project, March 19, 1990

“Integrating Expert Systems into the Organization” University of Cairo, March 20, 1990

“International Networks: a New Kind of Wealth”  American Association for the Advancement of Sciences Annual Meeting, New Orleans, February 19, 1990

“Expert Systems for Competitive Advantage”, panel chair and discussant, International Conference on Information Systems Tenth Annual Meeting, Boston, December 5, 1989

“Seizing the Technological Advantage: A New Opportunity” International Symposium Sponsored by the Chilean Academy of Science, Santiago Chile, November 15, 1989

“The South American Scientific Network: A Low Cost, High Yield Reality” (in Spanish) International Symposium sponsored by Interciencia, Cambios Globales y Nuestro Futuro Comun, (Global Change and Our Common Future), Quito, Ecuador, November 21, 1989

“Practical Expert Shells, Data Bases and Spreadsheets for Everyday Applications” IEEE Computer Society Symposium, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, October 24, 1989

“Expert Systems for Managers”, executive seminar for the International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, September 29, 1989

“Challenges of Low End Expert Systems Development” Quarterly Meeting of the IEEE Task Force on Expert Systems, Arlington, VA, July 25, 1989

Program Chair, “Managing Information Technology: Business Schools’ Role in the 1990’s” Harrisburg, PA July 23‑26, 1989

“The South American Scientific Network Within One Year: A Realistic, Low Cost, High Yield Possibility”  invited paper to South American Conference on Arid Lands sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fortaleza Brazil, July 13, 1989

Moderator, “Telecommunications and Information Services”, panel presentation at the George Mason Conference on the European Community in the 1990’s, Fairfax, VA, May 24, 1989

Seminar, “Using Microcomputers Productively in the University Environment” sponsored by the Puerto Rican Scientific Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science” (in Spanish), San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 5, 1989

Seminar, “Harnessing the Computer for the Scientist” for the Jamaica Society for Science and Technology, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and JSST, Kingston, Jamaica, May 8‑9, 1989

“Expert Systems for Logistics: a Unit Cost Perspective”, Symposium on Artificial Intelligence Applications for Military Logistics,  Williamsburg, VA, March 29, 1989

Chairman and lecturer,  “Understanding AI and Expert Systems” one day seminar for the Federal Computer Conference, Washington, DC, October 25, 1988

“Putting Data Communications Technology to Work for Science” presentation to the Chilean Academy of Science, Santiago, Chile, October 10, 1988 (In Spanish)

“Human Factors in Computer Systems Design : A Software Engineering Perspective”  Association for Computing Machinery Distinguished Lecturer program, William and Mary University, Williamsburg, Virginia, September 30, 1988

“The Computer in the University Community”,  Lecture to Central American Women in Education Conference sponsored by George Mason University, September 9, 1988 (In Spanish)

“Microcomputers in Science: a Hands‑on Perspective” course for Trinidadian scientists sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Psi and the Trinidad and Tobago Science Association.  Port of Spain, Trinidad, July 15, 1988

“Microcomputers in Education”‑developed and introduced three week course for Central American professors June 27‑July 15, 1988. Sponsors: U.S Information Service, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National University of Costa Rica: San Juan, Costa Rica

“An Overview of Microcomputer Applications for Artificial Intelligence”  Lecture for faculty of University of Maryland Animal Sciences Center, June 16, 1988

“Healthier Banking Information Systems: A Prescription” Annual Meeting of Southern Credit Union Directors, Sea Island, Georgia, May 23, 1988

“Using the New Technology Well: A AAAS Report” presentation to The Chilean Academy of Science, Santiago, Chile, May 18, 1988 (In Spanish)

“Expert Systems for Distance Education”  World Bank Symposium of International Educators, Economic Development Institute, Washington, DC April 29, 1988

“International DATACOM: a Bitnet Perspective” Symposium on DATACOM sponsored by the Agency for International Development, Washington, DC April 29, 1988

“Planning for International DATACOM”, Annual meeting of the AAAS Consortium of Affiliates for International Programs, Washington, DC, April 29, 1988

“New Waterfalls in Information Systems Management” 1988 ORSA TIMS meeting Washington, DC April, 26, 1988

“Microcomputers Throughout the University: Are We Missing the Bottom Line in Development?” invited presentation to the Steering Committee of National Research Council Committee on Microcomputers  in Development, Washington, DC, January 19, 1988 (copy available from NRC)

With Manfred Kochen, “Information Technology and Small Business” faculty‑student seminars conducted at George Mason University November 24 and December 10, 1987. ( Summarized in Newsletter of the Washington Chapter of the Computer Society of IEEE November 1987,  1‑6.)

“Expert Systems in the University‑Low in Cost, High in Yield” sponsored by Ministry of Education, October 12, 1987, Buenos Aires, Argentina (In Spanish)

“Seminar in the Practical Use of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems ” Three day seminar for eighty professors, government supervisors and business leaders.  Mendoza, Argentina, October 13‑15, 1987 (In Spanish)

“Appropriate Uses of Expert Systems in University Curricula: a South American Perspective”  Sixth Annual Conference on Comparative Education, Rio de Janiero, Brazil July, 1987

“Teaching Expert Systems in Business Schools‑Lessons Learned” International Business Schools Computer Users Group Annual North American Conference July 27,1987, Flint Michigan

With K. Sprague, “Expert Systems in Graduate IRM Courses : a New Opportunity” , International Business Schools Computer Users Group Annual North American Conference July 27,1987, Flint Michigan

“Human Engineering‑‑the New Software Frontier” TRW lecture series, TRW Headquarters, Mc Lean Virginia, May 27, 1987

“Human Factors in Computer Systems Design: a Scientific Approach” One day ACM Professional Development seminar for tri‑state region.  April 13, 1987 Kalamazoo Michigan

“Human Factors in Computer Systems Design” ACM lecture, Department of Computer and Information Science Colloquium Series, Temple University, Philadelphia,  March 4, 1987.

“Harnessing Expert Systems in Development: An Agricultural Perspective” Invited paper to the Indian Science Congress, December 31, 1986 Bangalore, India (Unable to attend; paper was delivered by Dr. Charles Kidd of AAAS)

“Decision Support Systems‑New Perspectives” (in Spanish), Federal University of Santa Caterina, Florianopolis, Brazil, September 1, 1986.

“Informatics and Administration‑How Do they Fit?” (in Spanish) Federal University of Santa Caterina, Florianopolis, Brazil, September 1, 1986

“The Challenge of Expert Systems” (in Spanish), Latin American Advanced Software Institute, La Plata, Argentina, August 24, 1986

“Integrating Informatics into University Curricula”(in Spanish), keynote address at inaugural meeting of Argentine‑American Dialogue, Buenos Aires, August 28, 1986

“Software and Ergonomic Issues in Expert Systems”(in Spanish), ACM lecture, University of Madrid, Spain, May 26,1986

“Decision ‑Support Systems and Artificial Intelligence”, (in Spanish), University of Madrid , Spain , May 26,1986

“Information Systems Planning: A View from Tomorrow”, Federal Office Systems Symposium, Washington, DC, April 7, 1986

“DSS and Expert Systems ‑ Matching Strengths” Federal Office Systems Symposium, Washington, DC, April 7,1986

“Computers for Education: Challenge, Dream or Nightmare?” American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Argentine Dialogue (with Dr. Antonio Battro) , April 2,1986

“The New Business of Software Development,” lecture to senior managers sponsored by Ateneo, SA, Buenos Aires, Argentina (in Spanish), September 27, 1985.

“Decision Support Systems,” lecture at ICANA, Buenos Aires, Argentina (in Spanish), September 26, 1985.

“Cybernetics‑‑A Business Perspective,” lecture to the Argentina Society for General Systems (GESI), Buenos Aires, Argentina (in Spanish), September 25, 1985.

“Informatics‑‑A View Toward the Future,” lecture, J. F. Kennedy University, Buenos Aires, Argentina (in Spanish), September 24, 1985.

“Analysis and Design of General Systems,” lecture, University of La Plata, Argentina (in Spanish), September 23, 1985.

“Engineering Curricula in the 1990s,” faculty lecture, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, (in Spanish), August 29, 1985.

“Cybernetics:  The Bottom Line,” Washington, DC  Chapter IEEE,  June 17, 1985.

“Human Factors in Computer Systems Design,” ACM lecture, Boulder, Colorado, February 20, 1985.

“Software Ergonomics‑‑What a Programmer Needs to Know,” ACM lecture, Colorado Springs, February 21, 1985.

“The Economics of Ergonomics,” The American Society for Cybernetics annual meeting, November 1, 1984.

“Getting the Micro Payoff‑‑Now,” ACM lecture, Cincinnati, September 13, 1984.

“Software Ergonomics,” One‑Day ACM Professional Development

Seminar, University of Denver, January 27, 1984.

“Decision Support Systems in Government‑‑A Federal View,” Executive Seminar for Federal Managers, Washington, D.C., December 12, 1983.

“Technical Issues in Software:  A Perspective for the Next Decade,” ACM seminar, University of Wisconsin, February 1983.

“New Problems in Software Development,” ACM seminar, Chicago, February 1983.

“The ABCs of Successful Project Management,” ACM seminar, Des Moines, February 1983.

“The Trouble With Trillions,” Feature on “All Things Considered”, National Public Radio, December 1982.

“The Inventory Manager of the 1980s,” American Production and Inventory Control Society, December 1982.

“Using Cybernetics in Significant, Large Scale Problems: A Deterministic Approach,” American Society for Cybernetics Annual Meeting, Columbus, October 1982.

“New Software Rules for User‑Friendly Systems,” ACM lecture, Kansas City, September 1982.

“EDP Control‑‑The New Bottom Line,” ACM lecture, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, April 20, 1982.

“New Techniques for Software Management,” ACM lecture, Phoenix, Arizona, April 1982.

“New Techniques for Software Management,” ACM lecture, Dallas, Texas, December 7, 1981.

“A Risk Aversion Model of Automation‑Related Decision Behavior,” paper presented to the Atlantic Economic Society International Meeting, London School of Economics, August 16, 1981.

“The New Software Economics,” ACM lecture, Rochester, New York, October 19, 1981.

“The Cybernetics of the Market Place:  Using Computer‑Based MIS to Examine Significant Issues in Organizations,”

International meeting of the American Society for Cybernetics, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1981.

With W. Brooks, “How to Overcome Barriers to MBO Use in Government Organizations:  A Contingency Approach,” invited presentation to the 9th International MBO Conference, Washington, D.C., August 26, 1981.

“Managing to Manage the Computer Resource,” ACM lecture, Buffalo, New York, October 20, 1981.

“Contracting for EDP Services,” Purchasing Management Association, Bethesda, Maryland, September 15, 1981.

“Who’s In Charge, You or the Computer?” address to the Defense Credit Union Council annual meeting, Chicago, September 14, 1981.

“Software Optimization:  Applied Concepts,” ACM lecture, University of Dayton, Ohio, April 1981.

“The $100,000 a Year MIS Manager,” Data Processing Management Association, Washington, D.C. Chapter, April 1981.

“Philosophy for Model MIS Curricula,” panel leader, Business Information Systems Curriculum Development Workshop sponsored by DPMA, Washington, March 1981.

“The $100,000 a Year MIS Manager,” ACM lecture, Baltimore Chapter, March 1980.

“People Problems in Software Design,” ACM lecture, SUNY, Buffalo, March 1981.

“People Problems in Software Design,” ACM lecture, University of New Mexico, Las Cruces, February 1981.

“The Data Processing Manager of the 80s‑‑An Entrepreneurial View,” presentation to the annual meeting of the Data Processing Management Association, Philadelphia, October 28, 1980.

“Critical Assessment of Software Cost Trends in Telecommunications,” panelist, COMPCON, IEEE Computer Society International Conference, Washington, D.C., September 25, 1980.

“Getting More from the Computing Resource,” invited presentation to the Defense Credit Union Council annual meeting, Dallas, Texas, September 16, 1980.

“Problems of Automation,” guest discussion on National Public Radio, July 23, 1980.

“Managing the Computer Resource,” leader, panel discussion, Third Annual Virginia Conference for CPAs in Industry, Education, and Government, Williamsburg, Virginia, April 17, 1980.

With J. Hysom and D. Guy, “An Examination of Research and Statistical Methodology for Analyzing the Effect of BMIR Housing on Property Values,” paper presented to the annual meeting of American Real Estate and Urban Planning Association, Washington, D.C., April, 1980.

“Managing to Manage Very Large Systems Projects,” ACM lecture, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, May 1980.

“The Software Manager of the 80s,” ACM lecture, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, April 1980.

“Managing to Manage Very Large Systems Projects,” ACM lecture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, April 1980.

“Managing to Manage Very Large Systems Projects,” ACM lecture, University of Nebraska, Omaha, April 1980.

“Managing to Manage Very Large Systems Projects,” ACM lecture, Randolph Macon College, Virginia, March 1980.

“The Software Manager of the 80s,” ACM lecture, Winthrop College, North Carolina, January 1980.

“The New Systems Manager,” invited presentation to the Association for System Management, Washington, D.C. Chapter, January 1980.

“Managing to Manage Very Large Systems Projects,” ACM lecture, University of Alabama, Birmingham, December 1979.

“System Control Techniques,” ACM lecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, December 1979.

“Managing Automation in the 80s‑‑New Rules, New Skills,” keynote address to the Sperry‑Univac International ADP User Conference, Toronto, October 1979.

“Less Mess in MIS:  A Diet Plan That Works,” presentation to Data Processing Management Association Annual International Meeting, San Diego, October 1979.  Appears as feature article in Computer Decisions, February 1980.

“ADP Career Paths,” ACM lecture, Clemson University, March 1979.

“System Design‑‑Art Not Science,” ACM lecture, University of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 1979.

“Using Business Techniques to Manage MIS,” ACM lecture, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, February 1979.

“Getting the Most From DOD Computer Systems,” ACM lecture, Navy Post Graduate School, Monterey, California, December 1978.

“Managing to Manage Very Large Systems Projects,” ACM lecture, Irvine, California, December 1978.

“Taking Charge of the MIS,” ACM lecture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, November 1978.

“MBO and EDP‑‑Applied Synergism,” presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Data Processing Management Association, New Orleans, November 1978.