Background
Orr, Joel Nathaniel was born on June 19, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Martin J. and Esther B. Filler.
Orr, Joel Nathaniel was born on June 19, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Martin J. and Esther B. Filler.
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, State University of New York, 1972.
Editor, translator, Israel Program Science Translations, Jerusalem, 1967-1968; technical writer, editor then analyst, Compat, Westbury, New York, 1969-1972; system manager, Metropolitan Nashville, 1973-1974; president, Jerusalem Systems public, Computer Graphics newsletter president, principal consultant, Orr Associations Inc., Great Falls, Virginia, since 1975; member seminar faculty, laboratory computer graphics and spatial analysis, Harvard University, since 1979; director, Computer-aided Design-The Communications Advertising and Marketing Institute, since 1982.
Executive director Virtual Worlds Society, since 1992. Chairman board Xanadu Operating Company, 1992-1994. Board directors Macscitech, Virtus Corporation, Ithaca Software Corporation, COB Agorics, Inc., since 1993.
With Israeli Army, 1964-1967. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association Computing Machinery, National Computer Graphics Association (president 1988-1989, directory editor, interim president 1990), Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, American Congress Surveying and Mapping Land Information Institute (president), Institute Modernization Land Data System, League for Engineering Automation Productivity (founder), Society Manufacturing Engineers, Society Manufacturing Engineers/Computers and Automated Systems Association.
Married Gail Naomi Smith, June 15, 1973. Children– David, Anne, John, Thomas, Stephen, Shir.