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Sourcemap
eco-design, sustainable supply chains, and radical transparency
Industry and consumers need tools to help make decisions that are good for communities and for the environment.
Sourcemap
eco-design, sustainable supply chains, and radical transparency
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Pointers
ACM is made up of thousands of chapters worldwide, which includes student or university chapters
http://www.acm.org/chapters/students
TOCHI covers the software, hardware and human aspects of interaction with computers
http://tochi.acm.org
SIGHIT is concerned with the application of computer science principles, information science principles, information technology, and communication technology to address issues in healthcare and the delivery of healthcare services as well as the related social and ethical issues. SIGHIT emphasizes the computing and information science-related aspects of health informatics and provides a forum for the creation, sharing, and management of knowledge and techniques as a strategic resource for improving the field of health informatics and its impact on people’s lives.
http://www.sighit.org
The focus of SIGBioinformatics is to bridge computer science, mathematics, and statistics, with biology and biomedicine, sharing research interests in the management of data related to life sciences. http://www.sigbioinformatics.org
Jargon
Aware Living Interface System: A computer system integrated into Green homes that helps residents make smart choices about resource use without the need for detailed technological understanding
Forest Stewardship Council/Marine Stewardship Council: Organizations that certify products with Green labels intended to be more informative and trustworthy than marketing terms like “allnatural.”