IIM Bangalore to host ACM SIGMIS Computers & People Research Conference 2017 from June 21-23

Conference will focus on issues related to the transformational nature of IT, including a special theme aiming to consider how theory and research can help understand the role of the changing nature of work and societies through digital transformation

24 April 2017, Bengaluru: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore will host the ACM SIGMIS Computers & People Research (CPR) Conference 2017 on ‘Digital Transformation: The Changing Nature of Organizations, Work & Societies’ from June 21 to June 23, 2017. The conference will focus on issues related to the transformational nature of IT.

In addition to the traditional focus on issues pertaining to the IT workforce, this year’s conference includes a special theme aiming to consider how theory and research can help understand the role of the changing nature of work and societies through digital transformation.

For registration and other details, please visit: http://sigmis.org/sigcpr2017/

Given the interdisciplinary nature of the theme, presentations at this conference draw on a variety of perspectives (business management, information technology, systems, computer science, economics, sociology, psychology, etc.). Some of the themes to be covered include:

• Impact of digital transformation on work and societies

• Influence of individuals, work and societies on digital transformation

• Individual and organizational strategies for coping with the rapidly changing digital landscape

• Ways in which work and personal lives are merging

• Emerging structures of work for organizations, individuals and societies

Other than the traditional paper sessions, the conference will offer panel discussions on current issues relevant to the conference theme. Additionally, the conference will offer a doctoral consortium, poster sessions, as well as panels and keynote presentations involving both renowned practitioners and scholars.

SIGMIS is one of the oldest ACM Special Interest Groups. For over 50 years, ACM SIGMIS CPR has engaged the academic and practitioner communities in understanding issues pertaining to the Information Technology (IT) workforce, including supply of IT professionals, demand for their skills and talent, and their readiness for the workplace.

Digital Transformation – The Changing Nature of Organizations, Work and Societies: The current rapidly changing technological landscape is providing organizations and individuals new tools for working, communication and collaboration. Increasingly, smartphones and mobile commerce are changing our buying and consumer behaviours; wearable fitness trackers are making us more health conscious; social media and social networks are shifting the ways humans interact and collaborate; start-ups are revamping business models by utilizing digital connections to fuel a sharing economy, and digital transformations are being used to address concerns of health, education and civic engagement. IT can empower organizations, communities, and societies to improve the world through positive connection, interaction, and presence. In addition, the way that we engage, understand and communicate around major events in communities, on the national landscape, and in the media has solidified a legitimate role for technology for years to come. Hence, digital technologies are enabling the transformation not only of business and organizations, but also of how people experience work and life. It is an important issue for both research and practice.

Conference Committee

Conference Co-Chairs

Rajendra K. Bandi (rbandi[at]iimb[dot]ernet[dot]in)>

Rajiv Kishore (rkishore[at]buffalo[dot]edu)

Programme Co-Chairs

Daniel Beimborn (d[dot]beimborn[at]fs[dot]de)

Rajeev Sharma (rajeev[dot]sharma[at]waikato[dot]ac[dot]nz)

Shirish C. Srivastava (srivastava[at]hec[dot]fr)

Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs

Benoit Aubert (benoit[dot]aubert[at]vuw[dot]ac[dot]nz)

Genevieve Bassellier (genevieve[dot]bassellier[at]mcgill][dot]ca)

Deepa Mani (deepa_mani[at]isb[dot]edu)