Association of American University Presses names new President - August 11, 2008
Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced that Temple University Press Director, Alex Holzman, will assume leadership of the Association for the year 2008-09. He succeeds Sanford Thatcher, Director of Penn State University Press, who remains on the association's board. The announcement was made at… Read More
BioCentury names Thomas C. Carey as VP Commercial Operations - August 11, 2008
Biopharma industry intelligence provider BioCentury Publications, Inc., US, has announced the appointment of Thomas C. Carey as its Vice President of Commercial Operations. In his new position, Carey will be responsible for leading the sales organisation, product and event marketing, and partner management in addition to… Read More
Professor Timothy O’Shea named new chair of JISC - August 5, 2008
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), on behalf of the UK funding bodies, has announced that Professor Timothy O'Shea, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, has been appointed as the new chair of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), effective January 1,… Read More
Veteran media executive Gordon Crovitz joins ProQuest Board - July 23, 2008
ProQuest, a Cambridge Information Group company, has announced that veteran media executive L. Gordon Crovitz has joined the Company's Board of Directors. Crovitz has more than 25 years of US and global business operations experience at Dow Jones, including his role as publisher of The Wall… Read More
Gulf Publishing Company announces new appointments - July 22, 2008
Energy industry publisher Gulf Publishing Company, US, has announced the appointment of Maggie Seeliger as Vice President of Strategic Business Development effective June 30, 2008. The announcement was made by John D. "Rusty" Meador, President/CEO of Gulf Publishing Company. In her new position, Seeliger will oversee… Read More
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine names new editor-in-chief for Academic Emergency Medicine - July 17, 2008
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) has named Dr. David C. Cone as the next Editor-in-Chief of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), the society's official journal, effective January 2009. Dr. Cone will succeed Dr. Michelle H. Biros, who is completing her second five-year term. Dr. Cone… Read More
Industry expert Mark Dash to lead Really Strategies’ RSuite CMS partner program - July 17, 2008
Content provider Really Strategies, Inc., US, has announced the appointment of information industry expert Mark Dash as Vice President of Partnerships for the RSuite CMS partner program. Dash is a recognised publishing industry professional with expertise in electronic product development and strategy and enterprise content management.… Read More
TechWeb’s Internet Evolution names Mary Jander ThinkerNet editor - July 15, 2008
TechWeb, a division of United Business Media, has announced the appointment of Mary Jander to oversee the ThinkerNet blogosphere of Internet Evolution, a web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet. As ThinkerNet editor, Jander will coordinate Internet Evolution's bloggers that include luminaries… Read More
Dr. Harold J. Burstein named new editor-in-chief of JNCCN - July 14, 2008
The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (JNCCN) has named Dr. Harold J. Burstein as its new editor-in-chief. JNCCN is a peer-reviewed, indexed medical journal providing the latest information about optimal clinical practices, oncology outcomes, and new research initiatives. Dr. Burstein is a medical oncologist specialising in the treatment… Read More
New Editor-in-Chief for Primary Care Diabetes - July 11, 2008
Professor Rhys Williams has been named the new Editor-in-Chief of the journal Primary Care Diabetes, effective July 2008. He will take over from Professor Guy Rutten, who has been the acting Editor-in-Chief since the journal's launch in 2007. Primary Care Diabetes is the official journal… Read More
