From the chair

I am excited to have been reelected to serve as Chair of SIGMIS for July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2007! I look forward to serving the members of SIGMIS in the best way that I can. I would like to thank all of you for your support.Before announcing our newly elected officers, I wish to thank our two departing officers for their past service: Laurie Schatzberg, University of New Mexico, served as the Vice Chair since July 1, 2001. As Conrad Shayo, CPR'06 Conference Chair, said so well, "Laurie is so kind, she nudges me along saying nicely: 'you better ha...'" I wholeheartedly agree. Laurie has a gentle way of keeping things on track. She is an invaluable source of inspiration, ideas, and follow-through in her service to SIGMIS. I know I will miss her dearly as she pursues greater responsibilities at the University of New Mexico.Dorothy Leidner, Texas Christian University, served as Secretary/Treasurer since July 1, 2001. I am happy that she will continue as a Co-Editor of Data Base with Wynne Chin, University of Houston. Her outstanding dedication and service to SIGMIS is greatly appreciated.I would like to welcome our new officers, whom I look forward to working with:

• Diane Lending, James Madison University, ACM-SIGMIS Vice Chair

• Don Amoroso, Appalachian State University, ACM-SIGMIS Secretary/Treasurer

To be announced, ACM-SIGMIS CPR (Computer Personnel Research) Committee Chair Susan Vowels, Washington College, ACM-SIGMIS Information DirectorAnd now, on to our upcoming activities. Please consider sending a submission to the SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research 2006 Conference: When & Where: April 13-15, 2006, Claremont, California, USATheme:"Forty Four Years of Computer Personnel Research: Achievements, Challenges and the Future". The submission deadline is October 15, 2005. Your participation is encouraged! For more information, please contact the SIGMIS CPR Conference Committee:

• Conference Chair: Conrad Shayo, California State University, San Bernardino

• Program Co-Chairs: Kate M. Kaiser, Marquette University & Terry Ryan, Claremont Graduate University

• Local Arrangements: Seta Whitby, University of La Verne

• Treasurer: Laurie Schatzberg, University of New Mexico

• Publicity: Tony Coulson, California State University, San Bernardino

• Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs: Andrea Tapia & Lynette Kvasny, Penn State University

Or, check our website at: http://www.acm.org/sigmisPlease help make the SIGMIS CPR Conference a continuing success. Consider hosting a future SIGMIS CPR Conference!Finally, please mark your calendar now for the Fifth Annual ACM-SIGMIS Reception:

• Where: International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS2005) The Venetian Hotel, Casanova Room 606, Las Vegas, NV USA

• When: Saturday, December 10, 2005, 5:30 to 7:00 pm

• Who: All ACM-SIGMIS members and their invited guests are welcome!

On behalf of all of the new officers, thank you for your continued support of SIGMIS. Please feel free to contact any one of us with suggestions or ideas.