[AISWorld] ACM SIGMIS CPR 2017: Early registration ends on May 20, 2017.

[Rajiv Kishore]

** Apologies for Cross-Posting **

Dear Colleagues,

Namaste! We would like to invite you to participate in the *ACM SIGMIS CPR
2017 conference* that is being organized during *June 21-23, 2017 at the
iconic campus of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
(http://www.iimb.ernet.in <http://www.iimb.ernet.in/>), Bengaluru, India*.
We have an exciting program lined up on the conference theme of
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*Digital Transformation: The Changing Nature of Organizations, Work and
Societies​."​*

*We want to remind you that the early registration for the conference is
around the corner and ends on May 20, 2017. **To register for the
conference*, please visit http://sigmis.org/sigcpr2017/
attending/registration/.

As a reminder, the *conference program​ *includes
:


   - two keynotes, one by a top industry executive and the other by a
   renowned IS scholar
   - an industry-academia panel discussion with a panel comprising of three
   senior executives from the IT industry and two renowned scholars
   - an industry visit to the campus of Infosys/Wipro
   - papers and posters on the conference theme and on the various topics
   related to computers and people research
   - a doctoral consortium in which students from several countries will be
   participating


The *keynote speakers* are:

   - Kris Gopalakrishnan, former CEO of the iconic Indian IT outsourcing
   company Infosys and the current President of India’s apex industry
   chamber Confederation of Indian Industry; see
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Gopalakrishnan
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Gopalakrishnan>
   - Sunil Mithas, Professor, Decision, Operations & Information
   Technologies at the University of Maryland; see
   https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/directory/sunil-mithas
   <https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/directory/sunil-mithas>


The *industry-academia panel* includes:


   - Pankaj Bagri, Sr. Director, Business Intelligence & Analytics at
   Target; https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankajbagri/
   - Prasad Balkundi, Chair, Organization and Human Resources Department,
   State University of New York at Buffalo (expert on social networks);
   https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tKFWZB8AAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1
   <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tKFWZB8AAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1>
   - Saurabh Chandra, Head - Engineering “Mob / Payments / Digital”
   (Myntra, India) + Advisor “Mobile Apps / Analytics” (FlipKart, India);
   https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-chandra-0439931/
   <https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-chandra-0439931/>
   - Vishal Shah, Vice President - Leadership & People Sciences at Wipro;
   https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vishal-shah-pcc-0893802/
   <https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vishal-shah-pcc-0893802/>
   - Thomas Stafford, Professor and John Ed Barnes Endowed Eminent Scholar
   in Data Analytics, Louisiana Tech University; https://scholar.google.com/
   citations?user=_VvL3q4AAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1
   <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_VvL3q4AAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1>


We look forward to welcoming you to the beautiful campus of Indian
Institute of Management Bangalore, to Bengaluru, the IT capital of the
world, and to India to participate in the ACM SIGMIS CPR 2017 conference,
and to enjoy what Bengaluru and India have to offer.

*More information about the conference* can be found on the conference
homepage http://sigmis.org/sigcpr2017/.

Please feel free to contact the conference co-chairs Raj Bandi (
rbandi at iimb.ernet.in) or Rajiv Kishore (rkishore at buffalo.edu) in case you
need further information about attending the conference.
​

Regards.

Rajiv​

*Rajiv Kishore, PhD*
Associate Professor and PhD Program Faculty Advisor
Associate Editor, Information and Management Journal
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-and-management
Conference Co-Chair, ACM SIGMIS CPR 2017
http://sigmis.org/sigcpr2017/
Track Co-Chair, IT & Healthcare Track, ICIS 2017
http://icis2017.aisnet.org/submissions/tracks/track10/

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