The Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) is an annual conference for Information Systems and Information Technology academics and professionals and is affiliated with the Australasian Association for Information Systems. ACIS is the premier Information Systems conference within Australia and New Zealand, targeting Information Systems academics and researchers.Gable, Guy G. (2008). The Information Systems Academic Discipline in Australia, ANU E Press. . p 371. It covers technical, organisational, business and social issues in the application of Information Technology(IT) to real world problems.Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) 2011 mission statement https://www.acis2011.org/

ACIS provides a platform for panel discussions and the presentation of peer-reviewed information systems research papers.ACIS2012 Paper Submission details http://acis2012.deakin.edu.au/paper-submission

The conference attracts over a hundred submissions each year, and those that are selected for presentation appear in the 'ACIS Proceedings’, which have been archived online since 2001.

The first Australian Conference in Information Systems (ACIS) took place in 1990 at Monash University and was chaired by Ross Jeffery.Clarke, Roger. A Retrospective on the Information Systems Discipline in Australia Appendix 3B: Timeline - Australian. Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd, 2007, Retrieved 11 February 2012 http://www.rogerclarke.com/SOS/AISHistApp3B.htmlHirschheim, R; Klien, H. (2011) "Tracing the History of the Information Systems Field" in Galliers, R; Currie, W. eds (2011) The Oxford Handbook of Management Information Systems: Critical Perspectives and New Directions, Oxford University Press. . p 40. The name was changed to the Australasian Conference on Information Systems in 1994 to reflect the involvement of New Zealand, and attendance stabilised at approximately 250 delegates by 2007,Gable, Guy G. (2008). The Information Systems Academic Discipline in Australia, ANU E Press. . p 56. having reached its peak in 2000.Cheong, F; Corbitt, B. (2009). "A Social Network Analysis of the Co-Authorship Network of the Australasian Conference of Information Systems from 1990 to 2006", in Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2009), Verona, Italy, 8–10 June 2009.

The ACIS logo consists of a digital pixel background pattern with a human hand silhouette and a swooping arrow.

ACIS Venues

The following table displays a list of past and near future ACIS conferences.

# Year Place Host Theme352024, 04 – 06 DecemberCanberra, AustraliaUniversity of CanberraDigital Futures for a Sustainable Society342023, 05 – 08 DecemberWellington, New ZealandVictoria University of WellingtonThriving in an uncertain digitized world // Te huarahi oranga i murimuri i te ao hangarau332022, 04 – 07 DecemberMelbourne, AustraliaUniversity of MelbourneThe changing face of IS322021, 06 –10 DecemberSydney, AustraliaMacquarie UniversityInformation Systems for a Sustainable Future, Connectedness, and Social Good312020, 01 – 04 DecemberWellington, New ZealandVictoria University of WellingtonNavigating the Digital Future302019, 09 – 11 DecemberPerth, AustraliaCurtin UniversityMaking the World a Better Place with Information Systems292018, 03 – 05 DecemberSydney, AustraliaUniversity of Technology SydneyStrategic Positioning282017, 04 – 06 DecemberHobart, Tasmania, AustraliaThe University of TasmaniaData, Knowledge and Decisions272016, 05 – 07 DecemberWollongong, AustraliaUniversity of WollongongOccupying the Sweet Spot: IS at the Intersection262015, 30 – 04 DecemberAdelaide, AustraliaUniversity of South AustraliaInformation Systems in the Age of Big Data252014, 08 – 10 DecemberAuckland, New ZealandAuckland University of TechnologyIntegral IS: The Embedding of Information Systems in Business, Government and Society242013, 03 – 05 DecemberMelbourne, AustraliaRMIT UniversityInformation Systems: Transforming the Future232012, 03 – 05 DecemberGeelong, AustraliaDeakin UniversityLocation, location, location222011, 30 – 02 November/DecemberSydney, AustraliaUniversity of SydneyIdentifying the Information Systems Discipline212010, 01 – 03 DecemberBrisbane, AustraliaQueensland University of TechnologyInformation Systems: Defining and Establishing a High Impact Discipline202009, 02 – 04 DecemberMelbourne, AustraliaMonash UniversityEvolving Boundaries and New Frontiers: Defining the IS Discipline192008, 03 – 05 DecemberChristchurch, New ZealandUniversity of CanterburyCreating the Future: Transforming Research into Practice182007, 05 – 07 DecemberToowoomba QueenslandUniversity of Southern QueenslandThe 3Rs: Research, Relevance and Rigour - Coming of Age172006, 06 – 08 DecemberAdelaide, AustraliaUniversity of South AustraliaThought Leadership in IS162005, 29 November – 02 DecemberSydney, AustraliaUniversity of Technology SydneySocialising IT: Thinking About the People152004, 01 – 03 DecemberHobart, AustraliaUniversity of TasmaniaManaging New Wave Information Systems: Enterprise, Government and Society142003, 26 – 28 NovemberPerth, AustraliaEdith Cowan UniversityDelivering IT and e-Business Value in Networked Environments132002, 03 – 06 DecemberMelbourne, AustraliaVictoria UniversitySystems: Enabling Organisations and Society122001, 05 – 07 DecemberCoffs Harbour, AustraliaSouthern Cross University2001 IS Odyssey: Where are we going in Cyberspace?112000, 06 – 08 DecemberBrisbane, AustraliaQueensland University of Technology101999, 01 – 03 DecemberWellington, New ZealandVictoria University of Wellingtonhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070608222800/http://www.vuw.ac.nz/acis99/91998, 29 September – 02 OctoberSydney, AustraliaUniversity of New South Wales81997, 29 September – 02 OctoberAdelaide, AustraliaUniversity of South Australia71996, 11 – 13 DecemberHobart, AustraliaUniversity of Tasmania61995, 26 – 29 SeptemberPerth, AustraliaCurtin University of Technology51994, 27 – 29 SeptemberMelbourne, AustraliaMonash University41993, 28 – 30 SeptemberBrisbane, AustraliaUniversity of Queensland31992, 05 – 08 OctoberWollongong, AustraliaUniversity of Wollongong21991, 04 – 05 FebruarySydney, AustraliaUniversity of New South Wales11990, 06 FebruaryMelbourne, AustraliaMonash University

See also Association for Information Systems Management Information Systems

References

External links ACIS E-Library of Proceedings Association for Information Systems