Hello everyone,
With the annual meeting coming up there is no better time to
update your member profile and description of research interests at http://www.sigcis.org/?q=profile.
As we will have 40 people or more at the lunch there won’t be time for
everyone to make a public introduction. We will stick with the practice of recent
years and pull together the online statements from attendees for precirculation.
You’ll then know who at the conference has relevant interests and can
keep an eye out for them.
I will be distributing the directory of SHOT attendees by
email on Thursday, so if your entry is updated then please
Of the two hundred or so SIGCIS members only about 70 have
directory entries, and about 20 of those are blank. Populating or creating your
directory entry is a great way of introducing yourself to the community. It may
be particularly useful for graduate students. This is the community hub for people
with a scholarly interest in the history of information technology.
We still don’t have a new secretary, so I am handling
the reminder myself this year.
Here’s how to create or update your directory entry:
1.
Login to SIGCIS here: http://www.sigcis.org/?q=user. You
should have received an email with your password when you registered. If you’ve
forgotten your password, then go here http://www.sigcis.org/?q=user/password,
enter your email address, and it will send you a new one. If you were on the
listserv prior to our move to SIGCIS.org then you may not have a SIGCIS
account, but creating one is easy. http://www.sigcis.org/?q=user/register
2.
The system will then take you directly to the screen
where you view your member profile.
3.
To edit the member profile click the “edit”
tab toward the top of the screen.
4.
Then to get to the screen with your affiliation and
statement of interests click the “Member Information” tab which
will have appeared just below the “Edit” tab.
5.
Make changes, or paste in an updated statement. Then
click “Submit.”
I just did mine – it really only takes a minute. While
you’re logged in, you can change your password to something more
memorable.
Best wishes,
Tom Haigh