[AISWorld] IT Academic Researchers: A Call for Participation in an Academic-Industry Workshop

[Aretha Wright]

IT Academic Researchers: A Call for Participation in an Academic-Industry Workshop

The Theme:  Optimizing the Digital Workforce:  Trends that Impact the Future of Digital Work  April 11 - 13, 2018, Dallas, TX

You are invited to attend the premier national professional meeting in IT at the significantly discounted registration fee of $395 for academic professionals.  This joint practitioner-academic workshop is at SIM Connect LIVE in Dallas, TX on April 11-13, 2018. SIM Connect LIVE is the annual conference of the Society for Information Management (SIM). SIM is the leading professional organization for IT leaders; it has 40 Chapters, over 5,000 members, and Special Interest Groups in Enterprise Architecture, STEM, Procurement, Cyber-Security, and the Academic Community.

     The goals of this SIM Academic-Practitioner Workshop at SIM Connect LIVE are:

  *   Unite practitioners and researchers in a debate on the future of digital work.
  *   Share cutting-edge research that impacts future digital practice, while gaining feedback from practitioners to guide new research directions and opportunities.
  *   Provide opportunities to engage IT industry leaders and academic professionals in ongoing dialogue to bridge the future skills gap.

  We urge your participation and contribution to this workshop program at SIM Connect LIVE.  The program will include:

  *   Looking Back, Acting Forward: Presentations by leading researchers, with discussants from the SIM IT leadership community.
  *   "The Future Skills Debate":  Academic leaders and IT industry leaders look to the future, with a focus on a proposed Global Competency Model.
  *   "Optimizing the Digital Workforce":  Presentations and dialogue on emerging research.
  *   Integrated Practitioner-Academic Dialogue Table Topics:  Bridging the gap between IT workforce needs and organizational and academic training programs.

You can register for this Academic Workshop at SIM Connect LIVE at http://simconnectlive.com and http://simconnectlive/workshops.  For questions, reach out to: Steve Hufford, SIM Chief Executive at steve.hufford at simnet.org<mailto:steve.hufford at simnet.org>; Mary Sumner, SIM Academic Liaison at msumner at siue.edu<mailto:msumner at siue.edu>; or Dorothy Leidner, MISQE Senior Editor at Dorothy_leidner at baylor.edu<mailto:Dorothy_leidner at baylor.edu>.