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5. SIG Co-ordinator
5.1. Terms of Reference
The SIG Co-ordinator is reponsible
for special interest groups (SIGs) in any field connected with the
objectives of the London Chapter of ISACA.
The SIG Co-ordinator is elected by
the membership at the Annual General Meeting.
There is no set time limit for the
number of terms a SIG Co-ordinator can serve.
5.2. Main Objectives
- encouraging members to create SIGs;
- assisting the SIG leader to promote
their group;
- advising the SIG leader on running the
Group;
- creation of deliverables by each group;
- assisting the Committee member
responsible for publicity by providing feedback on the activities of
individual SIGs.
5.3. List of Tasks
The SIG Co-ordinator has to carry out the
following tasks:
- encourage the formation of SIGs;
- gear them to producing ‘deliverables’;
- ensure that they follow ISACA thinking;
- meet with SIG leaders regularly;
- keep them going through the hard times;
- find accommodation if they cannot;
- encourage the writing of articles for Datawatch;
- report to Committee;
- coerce articles for Datawatch.
SIG leaders are expected to:
- act as focus for their subject;
- organise meetings;
- organise accommodation;
- prepare plan/timetable for stated
deliverables;
- chair each meeting;
- appoint roles within their
5.4. Contacts List
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Midlands SIG Co-ordinator |
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Individual SIG group leaders |
5.5. Amount of Time Required
The time requirements are:
- three days per year creating SIGs;
- day per SIG to assist in its creation;
- the time spent on each SIG will vary
depending on the number of active SIGs. On average each SIG will
require 0.5 - 1 day per month;
- 0.5 day per month on liaising with other
committee members, writing articles for Datawatch and attending ISACA
committee meetings.
5.6. Positive Aspects
Meeting members whose interests are
perhaps not the monthly meetings. Meeting non-members who attend the
SIGs.
Achieving a new SIG is very
satisfying - if you ignore the commitment that will be required
from then on.
5.7. Challenges
The amount of time can be a problem - with
a SIG activity almost each week. The SIG chairmen can believe that all
your time should be spent on their SIG.
Very poor attendance or commitment from
the other members of the Committee at events they work hard to organise.
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