Association for Information Systems
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AIS Technology Awards
Three awards are given annually to those in the IS community who have made significant contributions to the development of AISNet. These three awards include: VISION , ATLAS, and the Challenge Awards. Information about each of these awards is below.
About the Awards
A candidate considered for the Technology Award should make an extraordinary contribution in two or more of the following areas:
- Contributed to the technology vision for the association.
- Individuals who have made the most significant contributions toward the intellectual infrastructure of the association.
- Contribution to teaching and learning Contribution to research.
- Contribution to serve or other professional activities.
- Innovation In design and presentation.
- Contribution to creating an IS community of scholars.
Vision Award
This award is given to those who have contributed to the technology vision for the association. Whereas the ATLAS and the Challenge Awards represent those that have contributed by developing a resource, the VISION award is given to those that have articulated a strategic thrust for the association.
Atlas Award
This award is given to those individuals who have made the most significant contributions toward the intellectual infrastructure of the association. The ATLAS stands for the AIS Technology Legacy Award and recognizes those who have, through their lifetime, served the community in a significant way.
Technology Challenge Award
This award is given to the most significant contributions to the continued development of a community of IS Scholars on AISNet (including AISWorld) in the preceding year. The AIS community is appreciative of the resource contributions of the individuals, their academic units, and their universities, without whose support there would be no global community of IS scholars. All AISNet / AISWorld sites, except those that have received the award in the past, are eligible to participate.
Qualifications for the Award
A site considered for the award should make an extraordinary contribution in two or more of the following areas
- Contribution to teaching and learning
- Contribution to research
- Contribution to service or other professional activities
- Innovation in design and presentation
- Contribution to creating an IS community of scholars
Technology Award Committee
After making their decision, the committee will disband and nominate new members of the committee. The new committee members will be prior winners of the ISWorld Challenge Award and others involved in the development of the ISWorld site.
