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Request for Comments

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series The State of Chatbots

I am requesting for comments on my research, please email me rwhetsel AT ravensong DOT com, for user rights if you are interested in helping me.

FYI: I will be posting my references and bibTex files for my literature review when I finish my thesis.

Chatbot Literature Review: The State of Chatbots
“Do Chatbots Dream of Electric Sheep?”


Submitting Your Article

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Members write most of the articles published in RobertWhetsel.com, although we encourage non-members to submit their ideas for publication. Articles should concern some aspect of Information Technology, the Executive leadership and/or applied Executive management profession, whether at the level of a beginner or that of an advanced practitioner.

Note: The magazine has a three-month lead-time for any given issue.

Article Submission Guidelines

  • The manuscript should be submitted in plain text with no formatting.
  • E-mail the manuscript to the managing editor, Robert Whetsel, at rwhetsel@ravensong.com
    Include your contact information in the e-mail (full name, mailing address, phone number, fax number, preferred e-mail address).
  • Include a 2–3 sentence “abstract” describing what the article is about and how it will benefit the reader.
  • Use illustrative charts, graphs, figures, and tables when appropriate.
  • Use endnotes, footnotes and give references when needed.
  • Include a brief biography of the author(s) at the end. This should include job title, employer name and location, and RobertWhetsel.com affiliation.

Evaluation and Acceptance

You will receive an acknowledgment e-mail reply, but we cannot guarantee when or if an article will be published. Articles are evaluated based on readability, soundness of content, timeliness, and interest to our readers. We also consider whether you support you ideas with concrete examples.

Articles that essentially only promote a particular company, product, and service are not considered publishable.

We may accept your article outright or accept it contingent on your revision. If an article is accepted, an editor will contact the author to advise him/her of the issue of publication. All accepted articles are subject to editing for style, clarity, language, and length.

Once the article has been accepted and edited, you will be asked to publish your article under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. If you have questions or concerns about copyright transfer, please contact Robert Whetsel, managing editor, at rwhetsel@ravensong.com or 240-215-3944.

How to contribute to My Blog

Monday, July 7th, 2008

IT Mentoring Blog for Executives and its Audience:
RobertWhetsel.com is the flagship publication for Executives. It is a Blog written and edited specifically for executives as applied to effective Information Technology Mentoring.

Potential Readers:
Readers are usually RobertWhetsel.com’s executive clients, typically with more than 15 years of management experience and varying degrees of IT knowledge and skill sets.

Accepted Articles:
Common article topics should be related to Information Technology; including but are not limited to: alternative disputes resolution, commercial contracting, construction contract management, environmental contracting, information technology, e-commerce, e-business, education, grants management, health care contracting, international acquisition, program management, small business, state and local government contracting, and professional development.
Before You Write:
RobertWhetsel.com seeks original and useful articles dealing with contract management problems, insights, applications, and opinions. As a management professional, your personal experiences in the field can become valuable to readers. Apply your practical insights, solutions, and encountered problems to their situations. Focus on the lessons learned, rather than chronology of events. Before you begin to write an article for RobertWhetsel.com…

you should ask yourself these questions:

  • Is this topic practical to the reader?
  • Do I have specific examples of lessons learned?
  • How can other professionals adapt what I have done?
  • What kinds of pitfalls might they run into?
  • What are the costs involved?

Avoiding the Pitfalls
Articles are not accepted in RobertWhetsel.com Blog if the article:

  • Topic is not related to Information Technology, Executive leadership or applied Executive management
  • Is poorly organized
  • Lacks valuable insight
  • Offers too few examples
  • Is overly promotional and self-serving.

In order to avoid these pitfalls, we recommend that you send an inquiry including a brief summary (150 words) of the proposed article to the managing editor before you write the article. Please send your inquiry to:

Robert Whetsel,  Managing Editor
RobertWhetsel.com
rwhetsel@ravensong.com

I help you Solve Complex Problems

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Using the Design Science Planning Process to Solve Complex Problems

I present new ways of looking at the process of problem solving by treating each problem as a distinct knowledge bit with its own set of useful requirements, aptitudes and relationships. This approach details relationships with integrated interactions rather than discrete actions, clearly defines what makes problem solving complex, and explores strategies for analyzing, modeling, and designing for exploratory inquiries.

I have adapted R. Buckminister Fuller’s Design Science Planning Process for Complex Problem Solving. I walk with you in self discovery, help you understand problem solving methodologies, and, assist you in applying these techniques to a real world problem.

Beta Site Released

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

RobertWhetsel.com has launched the new content management system (CMS) and Blog. This new site provides a location for the promotion of my services and for my clients to leverage their time. This dynamic website is planed use is as the companion site to my Effective Executive IT Mentoring Process.

Any commment abput the website please directed to me rwhetsel@ravensong.com

FUDCon in Boston

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Fedora, FUD, and The Answers to Everything

Frederick, MD April 7, 2006 – This author took a two hour plane ride to Boston International Airport and a 15 min cab ride to the Buckminster Fuller Hotel – the Hotel was named after the late R. Buckminster Fuller; inventor, architect, engineer, mathematician, poet and cosmologist. I was in town and ready for Fedora’s FUDCon Boston 2006. (more…)

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