On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 4:51 PM, David Lang <da...@lang.hm> wrote: > > This being said, other than the nebulous "no longer being looked down on" > criteria, what do you think needs to happen (and what could any > organization of practitioners do to achieve these goals, ignoring for the > sake of discussion the small size and budget of LOPSA)?
IMHO, it comes down to training/education. Profession: a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification. ( https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=what%27s+a+profession ) A profession arises when any trade or occupation transforms itself through *"the development of formal qualifications based upon education, apprenticeship, and examinations, the emergence of regulatory bodies with powers to admit and discipline members, and some degree of monopoly <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly> rights."*[7] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profession#cite_note-7> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profession#Formation Education is the key to professionalization. JESA submissions are due August 15th: https://www.usenix.org/jesa/call-for-articles
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