The objectives for the World Representatives are as follows:
1. To expand the international presence of IRMA
Through promotion of membership growth
Through submissions to IRMA Official journals
2. To create a global network that links researchers, instructors and friends
Through web pages by regions and countries linked to IRMA's International Relations home page (which links to IRMA's home page)
By subscribing to IRMA-L listserve
Announcements of upcoming events to the larger IS community
3. To play an active role in the development of IRMA internationally
Through IRMA Official journals and research
Submit manuscripts or cases and encourage the submission of papers by colleagues
Collaborative internationally-based research
In particular, duties of an IRMA World Representatives (WR) include:
Being a current member of IRMA for at least one year
Each WR should run his/her web page.
A link to IRMA should be located on that page.
It is recommended to display IRMA logo as well.
Each WR should establish and keep updated list of major institutions offering Computer Science/Information Systems training and research within the region they are covering.
The list should contain contact details of at least one person per institution who may be interested in the IRMA activities.
The list of each IRMA will be revised during the annual WRs' meeting.
Each WR should use the list to distribute materials relevant to IRMA activities, especially IRMA publications.
Each WR should strongly promote IRMA and IRMA's activities within his./her immediate sphere of activities. This may include (but not limited to):
Sending e-mail to his/her colleagues about forthcoming IRMA events
Distributing "Call for Papers" for various IRMA journals
Encouraging libraries to subscribe to IRMA publications (journals and books)
