The Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) is an annual conference for
Information Systems
An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, information storage, store, and information distribution, distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems a ...
and
Information Technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...
academics and professionals and is affiliated with the
Association for Information Systems. Its purpose is to provide a high quality forum for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to exchange research findings and ideas on the adoption of leading information-related technologies and practices.
PACIS is considered the premier information systems event in the Asia Pacific region and provides a platform for panel discussions and the presentation of
peer-reviewed
Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...
information systems research papers.
The conference attracts several hundred submissions each year, and those that are selected for presentation appear in the 'PACIS Proceedings’, which are archived online a
https://web.archive.org/web/20061212041256/http://www.pacis-net.org/
The first PACIS conference took place in 1993 at National Sun Yat-Sen University in
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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. The 1993 and 1995 conferences carried the title of Pan Pacific Conference on Information Systems. In 1997 the name was changed to the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems. From 1993 it was a biannual event until 2000. Since 2000, PACIS has been held annually in different cities throughout the Asia Pacific, generally within East Asia and Australasia. The conference has attracts an increasing number of registered delegates from around 150-200 in early years to around 400-600 in recent years. More than 250 papers were presented either as full papers or poster papers in recent conferences.
The PACIS logo consists of a globe positioned on a map of the Asia Pacific.
PACIS Venues
See also
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Information Systems
An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, information storage, store, and information distribution, distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems a ...
*
Management Information Systems
External links
PACIS E-Library of ProceedingsAssociation for Information Systems
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Information systems conferences
Academic conferences
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