%0 Conference Paper %1 umapathy2009factors %A Umapathy, K. %A Jamba, L. %A Ritzhaupt, A. D. %B The Proceedings of the Conference on Information Systems Applied Research %C Washington DC %D 2009 %K 2009 myown proceeding tech_professional %P 1 - 8 %T Factors that Persuade and Deter Membership in Professional Computing Associations %U http://proc.conisar.org/2009/2363/index.html %V 2 %X thumb Refereed 8 pages Karthikeyan Umapathy a1 a2 School of Computing University of North Florida u1 u2 Jacksonville, Florida, USA c1 c2 Lisa Jamba a1 a2 School of Computing University of North Florida u1 u2 Jacksonville, Florida, USA c1 c2 Albert D. Ritzhaupt a1 a2 University of Florida u1 u2 Gainesville, Florida, USA c1 c2 A decision to join a professional computing association is, generally, considered a decision to affiliate with a group. The value of a professional association can be measured in terms of services it offers. Professional computing associations play a critical role in advancing professional growth of its members by offering a variety of services such as career development, networking opportunities, and dissemination on current advancements in the profession. In particular, the computing discipline consists of several sub-disciplines each having substantial differences among them, which creates considerable differences among computing professionals. Due to differences among computing professionals, it is important for computing professional associations to identify services that are valuable for its members and help in retaining their membership. Towards that, in this paper, we identify factors that persuade and deter membership in professional computing associations. We present results of a survey conducted with the Association of Information Technology Professionals’ members, with primary focus on qualitative analysis of responses to open-ended questions. Persuading factors identified are networking opportunities, dissemination of technical information and advancement in the field, professional development programs, advocacy opportunities, leadership and community service opportunities, and reputation of the association. Deterring factors are solicitation and unwarranted emails, timing and location constraints of events, lack of a local chapter, and behavior and characteristics of peer members in the association.

@inproceedings{umapathy2009factors, abstract = {thumb Refereed 8 pages Karthikeyan Umapathy [a1] [a2] School of Computing University of North Florida [u1] [u2] Jacksonville, Florida, USA [c1] [c2] Lisa Jamba [a1] [a2] School of Computing University of North Florida [u1] [u2] Jacksonville, Florida, USA [c1] [c2] Albert D. Ritzhaupt [a1] [a2] University of Florida [u1] [u2] Gainesville, Florida, USA [c1] [c2] A decision to join a professional computing association is, generally, considered a decision to affiliate with a group. The value of a professional association can be measured in terms of services it offers. Professional computing associations play a critical role in advancing professional growth of its members by offering a variety of services such as career development, networking opportunities, and dissemination on current advancements in the profession. In particular, the computing discipline consists of several sub-disciplines each having substantial differences among them, which creates considerable differences among computing professionals. Due to differences among computing professionals, it is important for computing professional associations to identify services that are valuable for its members and help in retaining their membership. Towards that, in this paper, we identify factors that persuade and deter membership in professional computing associations. We present results of a survey conducted with the Association of Information Technology Professionals’ members, with primary focus on qualitative analysis of responses to open-ended questions. Persuading factors identified are networking opportunities, dissemination of technical information and advancement in the field, professional development programs, advocacy opportunities, leadership and community service opportunities, and reputation of the association. Deterring factors are solicitation and unwarranted emails, timing and location constraints of events, lack of a local chapter, and behavior and characteristics of peer members in the association.}, added-at = {2017-03-12T19:43:57.000+0100}, address = {Washington DC}, author = {Umapathy, K. and Jamba, L. and Ritzhaupt, A. D.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/28058feca4ecdb37785f310b562f774c9/aritzhaupt}, booktitle = {The Proceedings of the Conference on Information Systems Applied Research }, interhash = {4f0a013d54eef5b24f6eaaffc408dd52}, intrahash = {8058feca4ecdb37785f310b562f774c9}, keywords = {2009 myown proceeding tech_professional}, pages = {1 - 8}, timestamp = {2017-03-14T20:48:22.000+0100}, title = {Factors that Persuade and Deter Membership in Professional Computing Associations}, url = {http://proc.conisar.org/2009/2363/index.html}, volume = 2, year = 2009 }