Upcoming gathering with CM West, UC Berkeley

This should be a fascinating, thought-provoking gathering: On April 30, Carnegie Mellon West’s computer science department, and UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and SSME programs are putting on a conference with a m0dest goal: to forecast the future of the software industry.

According to the sponsors,

“The consensus is that software, backed by commodity hardware, will shape the future of business. However, predicting and designing its course over the next ten years is a challenge requiring deep understanding and imagination. The build-out of the Internet and mobile technology are giving rise to new service delivery models, while open source and globalization are changing how software is created. What kind of software to produce, how to produce it, and how to deliver its value will be very different tomorrow than it has been in the past.

“The New Software Industry is the brain child of Carnegie Mellon West; The Fisher IT Center at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; and the Services: Science, Management and Engineering program at UC Berkeley. The universities have attracted industry executives, such as Ray Lane, and academics, such as Michael Cusumano, who will lead interactive discussions on the issues and trends that will significantly alter the way technologists do business. Software customers, investors, and developers will gain a framework for the future of the software industry and pointers on where the best opportunities will be found.”

“The New Software Industry” should be a fascinating program; I’m looking forward to attending. If you want to come too, you can register online.