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AIS Newsletter |
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IS SECTION / AMERICAN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION. |
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President’s Letter |
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As I sit and ponder if Spring Break is here yet it seems like the mid-year meeting was ages ago. But when I think about what a great meeting it was I have to thank KPMG, Marcus Odom, and all of the other volunteers and participants one last time. I am pleasantly surprised every year by the quality of the sessions and people at the meeting. The best part of this job is getting to recognize the folks that do such a good job for this Section. Inside this newsletter you will find a list of awards we handed out at the mid-year meeting. If you are curious, next year’s meeting is going to be held in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina (Where History Lives). That meeting as well as other meetings related to AIS can be found on the Facebook group “Accounting Information Systems.” Please explore this issue of the Newsletter closely; there are a lot of exciting things going on in the Section. For example, I asked the new JIS Editor Paul Steinbart and the Research and Publications Committee to consider a special issue of JIS titled “Reviews of Information Systems Research.” They responded favorably and you will find the Call for Editor(s) in this issue, and expect a related Call for Papers soon. In addition I am happy to announce new cooperation with the IMA, including two $500 best paper awards that they will sponsor at the mid-year meeting in Charleston. Related to that is a new journal that the IMA has started, the Educational Case Journal (www.imanet.org/IECJ). They have specifically requested systems-related cases; within this issue you will find additional information about the journal and the upcoming IMA case conference. On a related note I am excited to announce that Carolyn Norman has been named an Associate Editor at Issues in Accounting Education to handle the AIS manuscripts that I hope you will all start sending her way. Inside you will find a short note from Carolyn asking for your papers - let’s keep her busy! Last year I wasn’t able to attend the annual meeting for more than one night and I really felt cheated. So this year I plan on attending all four days and hope to see you there. The two conference hotels are across the street from one another and within walking distance to Disneyland, Downtown Disney, and Anaheim Garden Walk. This would be a great meeting to bring your family! Once again we will have our IS Section business meeting during breakfast, along with our usual assortment of great concurrent sessions and exciting panel discussions. See you in August!
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