[SIGCIS-Members] #SIGCIS2021 Post-Conference Thank You!

Brian Berg brianberg at gmail.com
Thu Sep 30 13:38:36 PDT 2021


I'm glad it went well.  I didn't see any notices about this since a Sept. 9
posting, which included this link:
 http://meetings.sigcis.org/conference-schedule.html
and this email included no links at all.  Is there any plan to post
materials from the conference?

Brian Berg

On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 9:41 AM Laine Nooney <laine.nooney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear SIGCIS Community,
>
> Just sending a brief note of heartfelt thanks and appreciation to everyone
> who was able to drop in to the conference (and to those of you watching the
> videos!). Feedback on the event has been tremendously positive, and
> extended the sense that we are a thriving, generous international
> community.
>
> And to pass on an important announcement: given the unprecedented success
> of this event--including the geographic and disciplinary range of
> individuals able to participate, as a fundraising vehicle, and the
> sincerely felt intellectual camaraderie--the SIGCIS Meetings team is making
> it our recommendation that our conference move to an online format every
> other year. We still believe in the fundamental value of meeting in person,
> but we also want to offer a routine way of convening that is financially
> and geographically accessible to the whole community. If you have thoughts
> on this, feel free to send them to me, or to our Exec Co-Chairs, Melanie
> Swalwell and Andy Russell.
>
> Obviously this conference is more than the sum of its parts, but each of
> you who participated, shared generously, engaged sincerely, and held space
> for one another, are part of the equation that made this conference such a
> success. Thank you.
>
> Warmly,
>
> -Laine, Stephanie, Xiaochang, and Morgan
>
>
> Laine Nooney <http://www.lainenooney.com/>
>
> Assistant Professor |  MCC <http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/> @ NYU
> <http://www.nyu.edu/>  | she/they
>
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> -Probably typed by voice recognition, so please cherish typos
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