EVERYTHING I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SERVSIG, BUT WAS AFRAID TO ASK*

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EVERYTHING I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SERVSIG, BUT
WAS AFRAID TO ASK

• Or Who Are Those Guys and Why Wont They Leave
  Me Alone??

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The History of SERVSIG

• One of the first special interest groups (1993)
• Founder
• Current Membership 160

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Our Officers

• Chair Stephen Grove (Clemson U)
• Chair Elect Eileen Bridges (Kent St)
• Past Chair Kevin Gwinner (Kansas St)
• Mentoring Officer Eileen Bridges (Kent St)
• Mentoring Off Elect Sylvia Long-Tolbert (Drexel
  U)
• Communication Officer Clay Vorhees (FSU)
• Programs Officer Mike Bowers (Rollins Col)

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Key Activities Events

• Co-Sponsor of Frontiers In Services Conference
• SERVSIG Doctoral Consortium
• In its 11th Year
• Supported by Arizona State Universitys W. P.
  Carey School of Business and its Center for
  Services Leadership

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Key Activities Events (cont.)

• Sponsor Sessions at AMA Summer and Winter
  Conference
• SERVSIG Services Research Conference
• 4th one is approaching June 2-4, 2004 in
  Singapore
• Previous locations New Orleans, Sydney, Reims
• Attracts 100 to 120 Services Scholars

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Other Features

• Liam Glynn Award
• Best Services Article Award
• Career Contributions to the Services Discipline
  Award
• Website www.servsig.org

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Our ChallengeIncrease Membership

• Budget is Now Linked to Membership
• "Money is better than poverty, if only for
  financial reasons. --Woody Allen.
• More Members Larger Budget

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Final Remarks

• Opportunities to Network.
• and Participate