AIS Conference Committee Roles

AIS Conference Chair
AIS Conference Chairs are responsible for developing an innovative and inspiring conference theme, recruiting a diverse and engaged committee and overseeing the progress of the committee’s work over the years. Potential Conference Chairs must submit a bid for consideration and agree to adhere to standardized association practices. Read an overview of the AMCIS bid process here. The ICIS Selection Procedures can be found here.

To express interest in serving on a Conference Committee, please complete the form at the end of this page.

Below are examples of conference committee roles and responsibilities. These are specific to AMCIS, however similar in nature to ICIS committee roles. ICIS committee roles will be further outlined in the near future. Please check back often for more information and opportunities.

Program Chair
A Program Chair ensures that a well-balanced, high-quality program (paper sessions, panels, TREO, paper-a-thon etc.) is organized and presented at the conference.

Doctoral Consortium Chair
The Early Stage and Later Stage Doctoral Consortia are designed as a continuing source for faculty development, starting with doctoral students who have been in their program for at least a year. Given that there are two tracks for the doctoral consortium, there is a need to have at least four Doctoral Consortium Chairs in total (two per track) to ensure adequate coverage of each track.

Early Career Faculty Consortium Chair
The design of the workshop program, recruitment of faculty mentors for the program, and assistance with recruiting attendees are all responsibilities of Early Career Faculty Consortium Chairs.

Mid-Career Meetup Chair
The Mid-Career Meetup Chairs should be mid-career faculty or those with very recent promotions to professor. The intent is for this to be a peer-led event and activity to support mid-career faculty.

Technology, Research, Education, and Opinion (TREO) Talk Chair
The TREO Chair(s) coordinate activities with the Program Chairs including the Call for TREOs, the acceptance and notification of TREOs, scheduling, and on-site presenter preparation.

Panel Chair
The Panel Chair(s) coordinate activities with the Program Chairs including the Call for Panels, the acceptance and notification of panels, scheduling, and on-site presenter preparation.

Workshop Chair
The Workshop Chair ensures a well-balanced array of workshops, with relevance to the IS discipline. The responsibilities for the role include creating a call for workshops, review and acceptance of proposals, and on-site presenter preparation.

Professional Development Symposia (PDS) Chair
The PDS Chair coordinate activities with the Program Chairs including the Call for PDSs, the acceptance and notification of presentations, scheduling, and on-site presenter preparation.

Emergent Research Forum (ERF) Chair
ERF Chair(s) are selected by the Program Chairs should ERFs be presented as posters. All activities are coordinated with the Program Chairs. ERFs usually have a poster slam devoted to ensure that each author has a scheduled time on the program.

Review Coordinators
Review coordinators are assigned tracks to monitor during review process. Tracks are monitored and reminders are sent to ensure a timely review process, including assignment of papers to minitracks and reviewers, timely completion of reviews, and timely decisions by minitrack and track chairs.

Doctoral Student Corner Chair
The Doctoral Student Corner Chair is the President of the Doctoral Student College. The President then selects a team to develop the program for the Doctoral Student Corner. In order to establish continuity, it is recommended team members serve at least 2 years in their position.

Sponsorship Chair
The Sponsorship Chair is responsible for fundraising for the conference. This role is often performed by the conference chairs; however, some conference chairs may choose to recruit someone to help with sponsorship efforts.

Local Advisor Chair
The Local Advisor, previously known as Local Arrangements Chair, must be someone who is local to the conference destination. This position is optional and the decision of the Conference Chairs.

*The European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) and the Pacific Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) may have slightly different committee roles and expectations. Please contact Conference Chairs for more information.