A Special Interest Group (SIG) is a community within a larger organization with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to affect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences. The term originated on CompuServe, an early online service provider, where SIGs were a section of the service devoted to particular interests.[1][2][3]
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Technical SIGs 1
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Non-technical SIGs 2
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See also 3
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Notes 4
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External links 5
Technical SIGs
The Mathematical Association of America[4] and the Association for Computing Machinery include several SIGs.
Non-technical SIGs
Organizations which are not technical may also have Special Interest Groups which are normally focused on a mutual interest or shared characteristic of a subset of members of the organization.[6] An important example for this are trade unions. For identity-based advocacy groups, see identity politics. JALT, the Japan Association for Language Teaching, has several SIGs. Together they organize a Pan-SIG conference each year.
See also
Notes
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^ CompuServe. Trs-80.org (1980-07-01). Retrieved on 2014-06-16.
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^ SIGs. Gsbrown.org (2010-04-08). Retrieved on 2014-06-16.
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^ Modems - The Secret Guide to Computers. Computercraft.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-16.
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^ "SIGMAA: Special Interest Groups of the MAA". Mathematical Association of America. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
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^ Friends General Conference Summer Gathering Adult Young Friends Program, a young adult-focused SIG in a Quaker organization.
External links
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ACM: Special Interest Groups
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CHI Bangalore Group of HCI professionals, practitioners and students in Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India
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