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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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Well, the semester is over and I am ready for a fun and productive summer. Whether you are staying in the office to get your research done, doing some traveling, or just taking some much needed time off, I hope you have a great summer. I’ll be doing a little of all three as I look forward to the annual meeting in August. The annual meeting is a chance to see not only all of my friends in the IS Section, but also my fellow graduates from Colorado, and all of the other young faculty that I met at the Doctoral Consortium and New Faculty Consortium many years ago. Unfortunately we’re not as young as we were then, but at least we’re wiser and better looking. So I hope to see you all in Anaheim and particularly at the IS Section breakfast. If I can also ask one favor, please try to attend the IS Section sponsored panel session on “Developing a better understanding of the relationship between IT and an organization’s value” by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Whales. The session will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, please make your travel plans so that you can attend this valuable session. Panel sessions generally feature experts in their fields that are donating their time to keep us current on the concerns they have in practice and what we can do to either prepare our students for their world or things we can research to help them solve the problems they are faced with every day. The only payment they get is our gratitude, so please attend their sessions and be sure to say thanks if you get a chance. One of the things I enjoy about being President is getting to thank all of the great people that make the Section function so well. On that note I would like to thank Ronny Daigle, our outgoing “In the Literature” editor, for all of his hard work the last few years. For me the ITL Section in the newsletter is a must-read every issue, and Ronny always seemed to find interesting articles that I had overlooked and wanted to know more about. Another great feature of this position is getting to announce when someone steps up to the plate to volunteer and take on a major role in the Section. Therefore, I am pleased to announce that starting with the next issue Juan Manuel Sanchez will be the next “In the Literature” Editor. Manuel joined the faculty at the University of Arkansas in 2006 after graduating with his PhD in accounting from the University of Texas, San Antonio. Previously he worked at Deloitte & Touche LLP and AT&T. Please feel free to contact Manuel or just offer your congratulations at jsanchez@walton.uark.edu. As mentioned in the last newsletter, the Journal of Information Systems is going to have a special issue titled “Reviews of Information Systems Research.” Roger Debreceny has been selected as the editor of this special issue, look for the call for papers inside. Congratulations Roger! So as my year as Section President draws to a close, I would like to thank everyone who trusted me with the Section leadership this past year, particularly the previous Section leaders that brought me into the fold and got me involved in the Section. There is not enough room to list everyone, but I would like to personally thank Chris Wolfe, Stephanie Bryant, and Nancy Bagranoff for giving me the opportunity to get involved in the Section and for always leading by example. Looking forward at the next President and President-Elect, I can see that the Section will continue to be in good hands, and I hope that each of you will try to think of a way to contribute to the Section in the future. Sometimes the most important positions are the ones that do not receive recognition, so whether you are serving on a committee, reviewing a paper, or simply attending a session to support your fellow Section members, thanks for all that you do. Have a nice summer, see you soon!
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