About SIGS

Special Interest Groups

The Irish Computer Society provides members with an independent means of keeping up-to-date, resources for professional development and a network of contacts in the ICT sector to build and share ideas.
Listed below are a number of Special Interest Groups made up of members from all the societies we support but who share a special interest in a particular area of IT. Each group has it's own member events and networking meetings decided and led by group members.
If you have an idea for a Special Interest Group or would like to make a non-commercial presentation to our members relevant to a group please contact memberservices@ics.ie

Membership of the ICS provides free access to these groups and typically reduces conference attendance and professional development prices by 20%. Joining is easy, find out more.

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IT Asset Management Special Interest Group (ITAM SIG)

The ITAM SIG is a free group for members* to meet and discuss the challenges of IT Asset Management.
The group is led by ITAM specialists who are very familiar with the challenges faced by ITAM managers and administrators.
You can find out more here.

Health Informatics Nursing & Midwifery Special Interest Group (HISI-NM SIG)

The HISI-NM SIG is a free group for members* to meet and discuss the challenges of Nursing Informatics.
HISI NM is made up of nurses and midwives who seek to use health data to improve patient outcomes.
You can find out more here.

Coming soon! - Digital Marketing Special Interest Group (DM SIG)

The DM SIG is a free group for members* to meet and discuss the challenges of Digital Marketing.
The group exists to share and understand best practice and the challenges faced by Digital Marketing managers and executives.
We will post a link to the new page very soon. In the meantime, if you would like to express your interest in this group please mail memebrservices@ics.ie or update your preferences in the 'My Special Interests' section of the members' area.

If you would like to join any of our special interest groups, please sign-up for our newsletter or join the SIG of your choice in the 'My Interest Groups' section of your members profile at the top of the page.

* Any paid members of ICS , itSMF Ireland, Iasa Ireland, the Blockchain Association of Ireland, the Association of Data Protection Officers, the Business Analysts Association of Ireland or the Health Informatics Society of Ireland

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