The Association forInformation Systems

The Association for Information Systems serves society through the advancement of knowledge and the promotion of excellence in the practice

and study of information systems.

Strategic Objectives• Promote AIS as a global leader for excellence in information

systems research, practice, and education.

• Position information systems as a leading profession in the service of society.

• Lead and promote excellence in information systems education.

• Lead and promote excellence in information systems scholarship.

• Cultivate a community by providing services and products to meet the diverse needs of members and related communities.

The AIS Sphere of Influence

4,000+ members from 100+ countries.

Academics, Ph.D. Candidates, Professionals, & Retired Persons.

2,500+ Student Chapter members.

13 staff members.

18 volunteer leaders serving on Council.

Who is AIS?

AIS is the global association for information systems

AIS has members in more than 100 countries.

AIS Communities:Chapters, SIGs, and Colleges

37 SIGs, which focus on specialized fields of study around research topics.

39 Chapters, which allow IS professionals to come together based on region or country.

3 Colleges, which connect like-mindedmembers in similar professional roles or interests.

AIS serves as a platform for enriching the lives of members over the course of their careers.

Journals AIS and its chapters publish nine journals

Conferences ICIS, AMCIS, PACIS

eLibraryAIS maintains the worlds largest collection of IS research with more than 30,000 articles from 17 journals and 10 different IS conferences.

AIS Activities

• Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS) • Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS)• AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interactions (AIS THCI)• Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems (PAJAIS)• Revista Latinoamericana Y Del Caribe De La Associacion De Sistemas De

Informacion (RELCASI)• Journal of Information Technology

Theory and Application (JITTA)• Scandinavian Journal of

Information Systems (SJIS) • AIS Transactions on Replication

Research (TRR)• Australasian Journal of Information Systems (AJIS)• Journal of the Midwest Association for Information Systems (JMWAIS)

AIS Journals & eLibrary

AIS Professional Resources

Find a job with the AIS Career Center.

Find a colleague through the comprehensive IS Faculty Directory.

Find a reference by searching the eLibrary.

Find an answer on the AIS listserv.

IS Job Index

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Honorary Lifetime Memberships

PACIS as R3 Conf AIS ID / PW Synch with registration

Discounts off list prices to Members w/ AIS Affiliated

Select Phone Calls to recent former members

Post Cards mailed to former members

Better insure Sr. Researchers remain

engaged with community

Wave I

Travel Discounts Program

New Professional Placement Svcs YM Careers

Child Care Programs at Conferences

Renewal Notices beginning 4 weeks out, 3 weeks out, 1 week after, 2 weeks after & so on from YM DB

Red Flag renewal reminders in YM

Multi Year Memberships

Multi Year Discounted Membership

Lifetime Memberships Purchase Options

Build Services / Programs that are… Cumulative additive grown in value over time

AIS Member Services

The Future of AIS