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Name change

At Friday’s all staff meeting we voted to change the name of our organization from the “office of information services” to “technology services.” Other candidates were “office of technology support,” “office of technology services,” “the magic box,” “technology solutions group,” “technology support,” “technology wizards,” and “support for the human interface with technology.” The latter was my personal contribution… we voted using personal response systems aka “clickers.”

I mentioned the name change to the President’s Cabinet this morning. They think “technology services” is too narrowly defined, preferring “information services.” I noted that my title is “cto” and not “cio.” An interesting silence … Continue Reading