Welcome to the very first issue of the International Society of Service Innovation Professionals (ISSIP) monthly Newsletter!

This is one of the main mediums where we will share highlights of society’s happenings including SIGs, Chapters, Ambassadors program, members’ featured articles, upcoming conferences, events – including ISSIP’s and our affiliates’ -, paper publications, and more….

As members of ISSIP, this is your newsletter, and a very powerful vehicle for all of us to co-create value for the entire community.  Whether you care to contribute content by writing a featured article,  make announcements regarding an upcoming service conferences or event, or call the community for action,  let us know by sending a note to editor@issip.org, and we will include your content in a future issue.

In this month’s issue you will find:  A Featured Article about ISSIP’s definition of Service, an article about active SIGs  in ISSIP with call for members participation, an article to the most recent, and  an article with links to more than three hundred service science reference publications.

We love to hear your suggestions  on how we may improve this newsletter, so please send your feedback to  editor@issip.org.

Yassi Moghaddam
Executive Director