Chapter Meetings & Events Calendar https://members.simnet.org/events/event_list.asp Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:24:52 GMT Wed, 18 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT Copyright © 2026 Society for Information Management SIM Leadership Insight SIG - Leading Across Generations https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2074147 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2074147  

 


 


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]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:30:00 GMT SIM Work 4.0 SIG - The Labor Market is Sending a Signal. Are You Reading It? https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2061274 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2061274  

 

SIM Work 4.0 · July 2026 Session

The Labor Market Is Sending a Signal.

Are You Reading It?

Introducing the Work 4.0 Index — the first composite measure of structural workforce health built specifically for technology leaders.

  • July 2026 · SIM TechLeader Forum ● Live Session + Q&A ● SIM Members

 

40 / 100

Current W4I Score Hidden Stress Zone

25%

of U.S. job cuts now cite AI — a first

61.9%

Labor force participation — lowest since Nov 2021

 

The economy is growing. Unemployment looks manageable. And yet something structural is shifting beneath the surface — entry-level roles contracting, discouraged workers surging, AI-cited layoffs reaching a milestone never seen before. The Work 4.0 Index was built to measure exactly this. Not the headline. The signal underneath it.

 

 

WHAT WE’LL COVER

01

The Index, Explained

Six pillars. Two layers — Baseline and Enhanced. Why the gap between them is the most important number on the page, and what it’s telling us right now.

 

02

Reading the Current Score

A walk through the May 2026 data: what each pillar is measuring, where stress is building, and why the trajectory matters more than any single month.

 

03

The Organizational Mirror

How to place your organization on the same scale as the national index — and what the CIO/CHRO gap in your own scores reveals about hidden risk.

 

04

What Technology Leaders Do With This

Board conversations. Workforce planning. Talent pipeline decisions. Concrete decision frames for using monthly index data in your leadership practice.

 

05

Live Q&A

Bring your numbers. Bring your skepticism. The index is designed to be interrogated.

 

 

THIS SESSION IS FOR YOU IF…

 

✓ You’re walking into board conversations about AI and workforce with more questions than data

✓ You suspect the labor market is changing faster than the headlines suggest

✓ You want a structured way to benchmark your organization’s workforce posture against the macro

✓ You’re a CIO who needs the CHRO in the room — and a framework that bridges both views

 

 

Bill Waas

Co-Chair, SIM Work 4.0 · Architect, Work 4.0 Index

The Work 4.0 Index publishes monthly. This session is the first time the full methodology, current data, and organizational application framework are presented together to the SIM community.

 

 

Society for Information Management  ·  Work 4.0 Initiative  ·  www.simnet.org/work-4-0


]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT SIM Work 4.0 SIG - The Impact of GenAI on IT Professionals: Findings and Insights https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2074220 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2074220  
 
The SIM SIG Work 4.0 Focus Groups on the Impact of GenAI on the IT Workforce were facilitated within SIM Chapters, including SIM New York, SIM Fairfield Westchester, SIM Tampa, SIM Arizona, SIM San Diego, SIM Arizona, and the SIM Re-thinkers group.  These focus groups provided feedback and insights on three questions:
 
  1. How is GenAI transforming IT roles, required skills, and hiring practices across experience levels?
  2. In what ways can IT professionals and programmers use GenAI as work companions to boost productivity and innovation?
  3. What essential competencies remain critical in an AI-driven IT landscape?
This webinar will highlight some of the key take-aways from the focus groups.

 

 

Dan Mazzola

 

Dan Mazzola, Ph.D., is a Clinical Professor at Arizona State University, leading Information Systems and AI programs, with 20+ years in industry, 10+ years in academia, and extensive community leadership.

 

Mary Sumner

 

Mary Sumner is Professor, Division of Management Information Systems, University of Oklahoma.  She serves as the SIM Academic Director and VP for Strategic Partnerships for AIS, the Association for Information Systems.

 

Sean Masterman

 

Sean Masterman, Ed.D has been a technology leader delivering value for over 25 years to organizations like Target, Wells Fargo, Rollerblade,
and UCare, and a higher educator for over 15 years at Concordia University- Saint Paul, the University of Minnesota, and the University of
Sioux Falls. He is passionate about helping prepare youth to thrive in the future workforce alongside AI and robotics.

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT SIM DigiRisk SIG - Risk Programs Roundtable: A Candid Peer Exchange on IT Risk, AI, and the Board https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2075326 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2075326  

 


About the Session:

 

How is your AI risk story landing with your executives and Board? Is your risk program still cyber-and-IT focused, or is it tied into enterprise risk management? And what do you wish you could do better?
Join your SIM peers for an interactive working session — not a webinar, a real conversation. No slides, no vendors, no recording. This session runs under the Chatham House Rule so participants can speak candidly about what's actually working (and what isn't) inside their organizations.
We'll break into small facilitated groups to dig into three areas:
  • Program maturity & scope — Where does your program sit: early stage, digital/cyber-focused, or integrated with ERM? Do you have an ERM function at all?
  • Communicating risk — especially AI risk — to execs and the Board — What messaging is landing? Where does it fall flat?
  • Challenges & aspirations — What's working, what's not, and what's the one capability you wish you had?
Then we'll come back together to compare notes across groups. You'll leave with a candid read on where your program stands relative to your peers — and a few ideas worth stealing.
Who should attend: CIOs, CISOs, IT risk leaders, and anyone responsible for technology or enterprise risk.
Facilitated by: Dan Gorecki, SIM DigiRisk SIG Co-Chair
This session will not be recorded. Come ready to participate — cameras on and voices welcome.

 

Facilitator:

Dan Gorecki

LinkedIn

 

 

 

COST TO ATTEND:

Free for SIM Members.
$30 for Non-Members.
Employees of SIM Members are welcome to attend for free - please email digirisk@simnet.org for a promo code to register. 

 

Please sign in to receive member pricing for you and your staff. 



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]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT ReThinkers Discussion Session: Rethinking the Practitioner/Academic Divide https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2075379 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2075379   


 

 

About the Session:

 

The gap between academic and IS practitioners is real and has steadily gotten more pronounced over the years. We all want the best for our students and employees and to help with the successful transition from one to the other. Many academics and practitioners see their counterparts in stereotypical and unhelpful ways. Many of these criticisms are valid, but understandable in the context of the strengths and pressures that each is under. As a result, it takes some rethinking to find a middle ground of mutual understanding and searching for effective solutions to move us forward.
 
Join us for this ReThinkers session to explore how we can bridge the gap between academia and industry.
The success of the future workforce is predicated on this bridge.
 


Fred Niederman has been a professor of IS and management for nearly 35 years and an active member
of SIM for most of that time. He took on leadership roles in SIM St. Louis chapter including managing its
program for a period of time.
 
 
 
Sean Masterman has been a technology leader delivering value for over 25 years to organizations like
Target, Wells Fargo, Rollerblade, and UCare, and a higher educator for over 17 years at Concordia
University- Saint Paul, the University of Minnesota, Purdue Global, and the University of Sioux Falls. He is
passionate about helping prepare youth to thrive in the future workforce alongside AI and robotics.

Our discussion will explore:
 What challenges and constraints are organizations facing today that inhibit the seamless
transition from students to employees?
 How can academia help organizations and organization help academia surmount these
challenges?
 How can industry and academia partner to foster more seamless transitions from students to
employees?
 What solutions might industry practitioners and academics collaboratively provide to build
significant channels for improving the overall learning systems available to individuals and firms?

 



Join the Conversation


ReThinkers sessions are designed for open, respectful exploration of difficult ideas.


Expect thoughtful disagreement.


Expect new perspectives.


Expect to leave with more questions than answers.


Because the future will not be shaped by those who assume certainty.


It will be shaped by those willing to think differently.

 


SPACE IS LIMITED: This session caps at 25 participants to ensure
quality discussion. Register early to secure your spot.

 

Since seats are limited, please do not sign up and not show up!
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About SIM ReThinkers

SIM ReThinkers brings together forward-thinking IT leaders to explore emerging technologies, strategic challenges, and leadership practices. Our sessions foster peer learning, strategic dialogue, and actionable insights for navigating digital transformation.


 

 

 

COST TO ATTEND:

Free for SIM Members.
Employees of SIM Members are welcome to attend for free



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]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT SIM St Louis - Securing your Business in the Age of AI https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2039046 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2039046 ]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:30:00 GMT SIM St Louis - Leadership Book Club - How Big Things Get Done/ How To Know A Person https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2039047 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2039047 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT ReThink Everything! SIG - https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2075564 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2075564

 

The tech supply chain (aka, the channel) wasn't built for you. It was built by providers, for providers, to achieve wide distribution and maximum profit, at the buyer's expense.

 

This seminar and Q&A uncovers the provider's playbook from an insider's perspective, giving buyers the information they need to lower technology spend across the channel.

 

Join Bob Schubert, founder of TechTrust, and Luke Rehage, Head of Buyer's Advocacy at TechTrust, as they discuss:

 

  • What deal registration is, why it's so widespread, and why it benefits sellers at the buyer's expense
  • Why transparency is the ultimate tool to level the playing field
  • How to avoid the games being played, and get to the best price effortlessly

 

Bob Schubert

  

Luke Rehage

 

COST TO ATTEND:

Free for SIM Members.
Employees of SIM Members are welcome to attend for free



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]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT Copy of SIM Enclave | St. Louis - Midwest County https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2074476 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2074476

 

RSVP Today for the SIM Enclave® - St. Louis - Midwest County

 

About the Enclave:

You are invited to join the SIM Enclave | St. Louis - Midwest County dinner on Thursday, September 17. Enjoy an incredible meal at Annie Gunn's with your fellow executive technology leaders in the area while you socialize, discuss common technology leadership issues, develop trust-based relationships…and have a great time.


We are capping reservations at 16, so please register early or send us your decline. Late registrants will be put on a waiting list. This event is possible because of our sponsors, IUPath and TEK Systems.  There will be representatives in the room who will participate respectfully in the discussions. 

 

Thank you to our host:

 

 

 

 

Saeed Akbani
SIM Enclave Leader
SVP & COO, Data Dynamics, Inc. 
LinkedIn Profile

 

Thank you to our Sponsors!

 

 

]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT SIM St Louis - Golf https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2039049 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2039049 Thu, 1 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT SIM Work 4.0 SIG - Being Human in the AI Age https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2075358 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2075358  

 

About The Session:

 

As chatbots, humanoids, and other customer-facing AI mature, the human role in customer service doesn't disappear — it relocates. Humans become the ones who occupy and close the Yet Factor: the ingestion- period gap between what AI can technically do and what the organization has actually governed, redesigned, and absorbed.

About The Speaker:

Jean Mork Bredeson

Jean is President of SERVICE 800, and has led the organization for over 36 years, focusing on delivering customer experience (CX) solutions for a global client base. Leveraging expertise in customer experience, metrics, and benchmarking, SERVICE 800 has pioneered systems like CX, CLI, NPS, and CES to provide real-time customer feedback and actionable intelligence in 30 languages worldwide.

 

Moderator:

Bill Waas

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT SIM St Louis - CIO Forum https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2039050 https://members.simnet.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2039050 Wed, 18 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT