Events

SIGMIS hosts several events including:

  • The annual Computers and People Research (CPR) Conference
  • The annual Computers and People Research (CPR) Doctoral Consortium
  • A Journal Editors Panel to assist researchers targeting the journals for publication consideration (held in advance of the annual CPR conference)
  • An Industry Panel to discuss how to extend research for impact & relevancy beyond contributions to academia (held in advance of the annual CPR conference)
  • The annual networking reception for SIGMIS members at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)

SIGMIS sponsors several activities including:

  • The outstanding conference paper award, entitled “Magid Igbaria Outstanding Conference Paper of the Year Award”
  • Attendees to the CPR Doctoral Consortium through our travel grant program
  • In-cooperation with the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) – sponsor the Doctoral Dissertation Paper Award
  • Represent ACM as a member of a select group to develop model curriculum for education in IS, both at the undergraduate and graduate level
  • Fund a representative to the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)