Greetings!I am pleased to report that the ACM-SIGMIS CPR (Computer Personnel Research) 2004 Conference held at the Tucson Marriott University Park in Tucson, Arizona, April 22-24, 2004, was a great success! This year's conference was co-sponsored by the Arizona Center for Information Science and Technology (ACIST) and the University of Arizona's MIS Department. Please join me in extending our sincere appreciation to the members of the Conference Committee for all their efforts: Conference Chair, Mohan Tanniru, University of Arizona; Program Chair, Suzanne Weisband, University of Arizona; Conference Treasurer, Laurie Schatzberg, University of New Mexico; Publicity Chair, Sue Brown, Indiana University; and Arrangements Chair: Sherry Thatcher, University of Arizona.The first recipients of the "Magid Igbaria Outstanding Conference Paper of the Year Award" are Dr. Maren Simonsen, University of Bergen, and Dr. Maung Sein, University of Bergen and Agder University College, Norway, for their paper, "Conceptual Frameworks in Practice: Evaluating EU Training Strategy in Organizations." Congratulations to you both!The annual SIGMIS Business Meeting was held by Laurie Schatzberg, SIGMIS Vice Chair, directly after the close of the conference. A report on the improved status of our financial position, due in large part to proceeds from ACM's Digital Library, was presented. Please continue to consider Data Base and the ACM-SIGMIS CPR Conference as an outlet for your research and a source of information.A Preliminary Outcome Report for the CPR 2004 Conference was presented by Mohan Tanniru, CPR 2004 Conference Chair. A Progress Report for the CPR 2005 Conference was given by Mike Gallivan and Eph McLean, both of Georgia State University. Plans for next year's CPR 2005 Conference, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, are underway. All members are welcome. Please contact Mike Gallivan, mgalliva@gsu.edu, or Eph McLean, emclean@gsu.edu, for more information.Finally, please join me in extending a warm welcome to our new Information Director: Susan Vowels, Washington College, svowels2@washcoll.eduIn response to a call for volunteers sent to the SIGMIS email distribution list (SIGMIS-members@acm.org), we received expressions of interest from eight members. After careful consideration by the SIGMIS Executive Committee, Susan was appointed, mid-term, to this 2 year position (July 2003 to July 2005). She replaces Diane Lending of James Madison University, who has graciously agreed to serve as the next CPR (Computer Personnel Research) Committee Chair. We would like to thank to Diane for her superior service as Information Director. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Fred Niederman of Saint Louis University for his outstanding contributions as the first CPR Committee Chair.As always, we encourage and welcome your suggestions. Please feel free to contact any one of us with your input or ideas. Have a nice summer!