The Profession and the Big Picture

Holmes, Neville (2005) The Profession and the Big Picture. Computer, 38 (2). 104, 102-103. ISSN 0018-9162

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MC.2005.73

Abstract

The computing profession must tackle social challenges, the biggest of which is human society's continued survival. This essay reviews the nature of climate change and the importance of the computing industry and profession in understanding and mitigating its effects.

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Additional Information:	A more formal version of this essay has been published as essay 6.4 in the author's book "Computers and People" (Wiley, 2006). This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. Copyright 2005 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.
Keywords:	climate change, climate modeling, climate change mitigation
Subjects:	290000 Engineering and Technology > 291100 Environmental Engineering 360000 Policy and Political Science > 360200 Policy and Administration > 360203 Research, Science and Technology Policy 260000 Earth Sciences > 260600 Atmospheric Sciences > 260602 Climatology (incl. Palaeoclimatology)
ID Code:	1401
Deposited By:	Mr Neville Holmes
Deposited On:	18 Jul 2007
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2008 02:30
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