Thanks for your work. It is easy to forget how such activities are time consuming, yet so essential for our general welfare. Jim Cortada On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM Elizabeth Petrick via Members < members@lists.sigcis.org> wrote:
Hello SIGCIS!
A lot has happened in 2025. Here is a recap:
- Melanie Swalwell stepped down as Co-Chair of SIGCIS after 5 years of service, and has been replaced by Morgan Ames.
- In September we held our 2025 SIGCIS Virtual Meeting: Power Surge. Our keynote speaker was Lily Geismer, who spoke on "Democrats and Tech: Past, Present, and Future."
- The 2025 Computer History Museum Prize was awarded to Avery Dame Griff for *The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet* (NYU Press, 2023).
- The 2025 Mahoney Prize was awarded to Theodora Dryer for "Settler Computing: Water Algorithms and the Equitable Apportionment Doctrine on the Colorado River, 1950–1990" *Osiris *38 (2023): 265-285.
- In October, SIGCIS met together in person at the SHOT meeting in Luxembourg. The following link takes you to a collection of photos taken during the lunch by Troy Astarte: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6wd840ojdqpxuoehautz2/AKgTN0cV4Ci7QPqlqAjI6j0?rlkey=4j2010x3vlq86xn4kd0l6jr1e&st=qfv1g5su&dl=0
Troy adds “I did my best to get a photo of everyone who introduced themselves and a few group photos too. There’s two of Kevin because I liked the silhouette effect! Please let me know on t.k.astarte@swansea.ac.uk if you would not like your image to be included in this collection. Licensing is CC BY (more info in a document in that folder if needed).” [Thank you, Troy!]
- We're about to start a revamp of the SIGCIS website, where hopefully we'll be able to include photos like this more easily in the future. If you would like to join our volunteer team to help with this process, please let us know.
- Mark your calendars: on June 17-18 2026, SIGCIS will host a hybrid meeting at the School of Information at U.C. Berkeley and online. The CFP will be available soon. See more information here: https://meetings.sigcis.org/
All the best, Liz Petrick and Morgan Ames _________________ Elizabeth Petrick Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies Department of History Rice University _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org
-- James W. Cortada Senior Research Fellow Charles Babbage Institute University of Minnesota jcortada@umn.edu 608-274-6382