Presentation proposals are being accepted for concurrent session presentations at SIMposium 2012 (October 28-30, 2012), the annual conference of the Society for Information Management (www.simnet.org). The conference will be held at the Gaylord Texan Hotel, minutes from Dallas /Fort Worth Airport.  This is an open call, presenters do not need to be a SIM member.   

 

Submissions open on Friday, February 3, 2012

Submissions close on Friday, March 2, 2012

 

The SIMposium is built on the benefits of peer-to-peer interaction of CIOs and senior level IT executives.   The program committee has developed four categories for concurrent sessions at SIMposium 2012.

 

• IT for the Business (Looking Outward from the IT Department) - IT Used for Competitive Advantage (e.g. strategic, ROI/VOI, enterprise architecture, innovation, emerging technologies, mobile technologies, virtualized environment, social media, and analytics)

 

• IT as a Business (Looking Inward into the IT Department) - IT used to directly Drive Revenue (e.g. actually charging for a service, making money for the company) or for operational efficiency (better, faster, cheaper) (e.g. delivery of technology, implementation of technology, use of technology, change management/change agent, process improvement, vendor management and analytics)

 

• Business of IT Leadership (e.g. leadership management, succession planning, mentoring, coaching, changing role of the CIO, career development of IT professionals and helping IT employees understand growing the business)

 

• Other - Considerations will be made for other topics which do not fit into the three categories above.

 

Submit your abstract online by clicking this link <https://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=SIMP27E&OID=130>.  The Programs team will review all submissions and contact potential presenters by March 30, 2012.  Additional information may be requested from the Programs Committee by responding to this email.

 

An overview of our audience shows that presentations should be targeted to senior level information technology executives.  Last year's attendees included but were not limited to the following industries: Manufacturing, information, finance and insurance, health care, and education.

 

To register for SIMposium 2012 click the following link http://www.simposium2012.org/index.html.

 

Block October 28-30, 2012 on your calendar and book your hotel room at the Gaylord Texan.

 

Best regards,

The SIMposium 2012 Program Committee