Participate in AIS Communities to Grow Your Personal and Professional Connections

AIS members enjoy many advantages including access to tens of thousands of articles in the eLibrary, eligiliby to participate in international conferences, and the ability to connect with colleagues from around the world. Collectively known as AIS Communities, special interest groups (SIGs), chapters, and colleges offer a variety of programs including panels, workshops, and conferences worldwide and online. The AIS Communities program introduces members to groups catering to specialized areas of study, geographic location, and similar professional interests.

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
SIGs provide members a way to connect with like-minded individuals to affect or produce solutions within a specific knowledge area. SIGs are dedicated to researching, developing, and disseminating knowledge based on vast experiences of specific topics in the management and organization of IS. With more than 30 different SIGs that each have their own area of interest, there is likely to be a group of individuals with similar interests awaiting your involvement. AIS SIGs include:

• Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology
• Accounting Information Systems
• Advances in Sourcing
• Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Applications
• Big Data Application Process
• Business Process and Services
• Cognitive Research
• Complexity causes, changes and consequences
• Changing Nature of Work
• Cross-Cultural Research in Information Systems
• Culture
• Digital Innovation, Transformation, & Entrepreneurship
• Decision Support and Analytics
• E-Business
• eMedia
• Electronic Government
• ICT and Global Development
• Education
• Enterprise Systems
• Game Design and Research
• Geographic Information Systems
• Green IS
• Grounded Theory Methodology
• Human-Computer Interaction
• IT in Healthcare
• Information Quality
• IS/IT Issues in Asia Pacific
• IT in Project Management
• Leadership in IT
• Ontology Driven Information Systems
• Open Research and Practice
• Organizational Systems Research
• Philosophy in IS
• Pragmatist IS Research
• Systems Analysis and Design
• Security
• Services
• Social Inclusion

Chapters
Regional and national AIS chapters facilitate additional networking and support for members in nearly 100 countries worldwide. While each chapter offers a variety of services, many host conferences and workshops, publish journals, and open positions. Visit the chapter section of the AIS website to see if there is a chapter in your area!

Colleges
AIS colleges are communities of colleagues with similar professional interests or roles. Colleges are dedicated to connecting like-minded AIS members to help them excel in their professional endeavors related to the topic of the college. There are currently four AIS colleges:

• College of Academic Leadership
• College of Senior Scholars
• Doctoral Student College
• AIS Women's Network

AIS Communities serve as a direct connection to your peers and are a wonderful way to contribute to the field of Information Systems while strengthening your personal and professional networks. To join a SIG, Chapter, or College, visit http://aisnet.org/page/GetInvolved and find the group that is right for you.

Thirty-seven AIS Communities earned the Outstanding SIG, Outstanding College, or Outstanding Chapter designation for the 2019 reporting year in recognition of their contributions toward supporting the advancement of knowledge and the promotion of excellence in the practice and study of information systems. To earn this recognition, communities must meet all required criteria and demonstrate excellence by exceeding additional benchmarks. If you lead a community, be sure to submit your group’s Annual Report by March 1, 2021 to be considered for this honor.