About SIGCIS - Officers

SIGCIS Officer Positions

• Co-Chairs: Melanie Swalwell, Swinburne University and Andrew Russell, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
• Vice Chair, Communications: Elizabeth Petrick, Rice University
• Vice Chair, Finance: Andrew Meade McGee, Carnegie-Mellon University
• Vice Chair, Operations: Jason Gallo, Congressional Research Service
• Vice Chair, Meetings: Laine Nooney, New York University

These officers together make up the SIGCIS Executive Committee.

Position Responsibilities:

Chair

• Coordinate the activities of the SIG.
• Represent the SIG to SHOT.
• Chair the SIG's annual lunch meeting.
• Organize sessions for the annual SHOT meeting.
• Manage the SIG's finances.

Vice Chair, Operations

• Attend and help to run all SIGCIS events at the SHOT annual meeting, including the business lunch and SIG workshop.
• Administer the SIGCIS email lists (including maintain and enforcing the acceptable use policy).
• Edit material and policy documents on the SIGCIS website dealing with the SIG and its activities.
• Maintain the SIG's online membership directory, reviewing and editing entries as needed and prompting members when entries are in need of update or clarification.
• Welcome new members to the SIG and create accounts as needed.
• Organize Executive Committee meetings.

Shared Duties of All Officers

• Represent and promote the SIG at professional meetings and conferences.
• Seek out new SIG members.
• Post relevant material to the SIG website and email lists on a regular basis.
• Host informal SIG gatherings at conferences where others with an interest in the history of computing are likely to attend.