Hiatus on SIG Proposals

We are delighted to see the engagement of our members with Scholarly Interest Group (SIG) development; the number of SIGs has now grown to 31!  We don’t wish to discourage the formation of new SIGs, but because each group is allotted annual SCMS funding we need to research and refine policies regarding SIGs, particularly regarding funding if/as new SIGs continue to be established. For this reason, the Board has set a temporary hiatus in the consideration of new SIG proposals before the October board meeting, to allow time for a subcommittee to make recommendations on future policies regarding SIGs. We hope to be able to accept new proposals shortly after this meeting.