European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)

The annual European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) is viewed as one of the leading conferences on information systems and the only AIS conference dedicated to the European Region. ECIS is the newest regional conference endorsed by the AIS Council and governed by the AIS Region 2 Board. Full proceedings of all past ECIS can be downloaded from the AIS eLibrary .

Upcoming Conference

ECIS 2026

Location: Milan, Italy
Dates: June 15-17, 2026
Conference Co-Chairs: Jan vom Brocke, Wendy Currie, Ferdinando Pennarola

2024 ECIS
Composition AIS Region 2 Board

The AIS Region 2 Board is composed of the conference chairs, program chairs and doctoral consortium chairs of the past, current and future ECIS conference. Furthermore, a secretary (chair) and the AIS Region 2 representative complete the Region 2 board.

Currently, the board consists of the individuals listed below.

Pär Ågerfalk, Chairman, Sweden         
Gustaf Juell-Skielse, Secretary-elect, Sweden

Dorothy Leidner, Conference Co-chairs, US
Maha Shaikh, Conference Co-chairs, Spain
Gilbert Fridgen, Conference Co-chairs, Luxembourg
Jan Recker, Program Chairs, Germany
Amber Young, Program Chairs, US
Leona Chandra Kruse, Program Chairs, Norway
Remko Helms, Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Open University
Nick Berente, Doctoral Consortium Chairs, US

Jan vom Brocke, Conference Co-chairs, Germany
Wendy Currie, Conference Co-chairs, France
Ferdinando Pennarola, Conference Co-chairs, Italy
Andrea Carugati, Programme Chairs, Denmark
Saonee Sarker, Programme Chairs, USA
Stefano Za, Programme Chairs, Italy
Efpraxia Zamani, Programme Chairs, UK
Michel Avital, Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Denmark
Alessandra Lazazzara, Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Italy

Ahmad Ghazawneh, Conference Co-chairs, Sweden
Omar El Sawy, Conference Co-chairs, USA
Sirkka Järvenpää, Conference Co-chairs, USA
Rikard Lindgren, Programme Chairs, Sweden
Johann Kranz, Programme Chairs, Germany
Hanna Krasnova, Programme Chairs, Germany
Oliver Müller, Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Germany
Pär Ågerfalk, Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Sweden

Michel Avital, Conference Co-chairs
Elena Karahanna, Conference Co-chairs
Marinos Themistocleous, Conference Co-chairs
Brian Fitzgerald, Programme Chairs
Stefan Seidel, Programme Chairs
Ioanna Constantiou, Programme Chairs
Ulrike Schultze, Doctoral Consortium Chairs
Jan Marco Leimeister, Doctoral Consortium Chairs

Margunn Anestad, Conference Co-chairs, Norway
Stefan Klein, Conference Co-chairs, Germany
Monideepa Tarafdar, Conference Co-chairs, USA
Shengnan Han, Programme Chairs, Sweden
Sven Laumer, Programme Chairs, Germany
Isabel Ramos, Programme Chairs, Portugal
Amany Elbanna, Doctoral Consortium Chairs, UK
Dragos Vieru, Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Canada
Devinder Thapa, Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Norway

Future Conferences

ECIS 2027
Luxembourg
May 24-26, 2027

ECIS 2028
Dublin, Ireland
June (dates TBD)

Useful Links

Upcoming Region 2 Board meetings

TBD

Before the formation of the Region 2 board, the ECIS conference was governed by the ECIS Standing Committee since its inception in 1993.

If you have any questions about ECIS, please contact the AIS Region 2 Vice President or the AIS Chief Conference Officer.