Association for Information Systems
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AIS Chapters
With members in over 90 countries, AIS regional chapters foster local networking and collaboration.
Connect Where You Live and Work
With members in over 90 countries, AIS Chapters provide the local foundation for our global society. As a benefit of your AIS membership, joining a chapter allows you to find colleagues in your immediate region, attend local conferences, and discover career opportunities nearby. Whether you are looking for mentorship in your own language or a networking event in your city, our chapters bring the AIS community to your doorstep. Find your local chapter below.
Each Chapter is led by a local leadership group, typically structured around the standard roles of President, President-Elect/Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, though individual chapters may vary. Once you’ve joined, your chapter’s leadership group is your best point of contact for news, events, and activities.
Find your local Chapter below.
Questions? Please contact the AIS Vice President of Membership and Chapters or the AIS Membership Director.
- Important Note on Local Dues: While you can add a Chapter to your AIS profile at any time, many Chapters manage their own local activities and may collect dues in their local currency. We recommend visiting the specific Chapter website in the list below to confirm their local requirements and finalize your involvement.
Region 1: The Americas
Brazil (BRAIS)
The Brazilian Association for Information Systems (BRAIS) is a Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving Brazil members of AIS. The goal is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals in Brazil engaged in the development, management, and use of information and communications systems and technology.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Canada (CANAIS)
CANAIS exists to to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals in Canada – and Canadian scholars and professionals employed in other countries – engaged in the development, management, and use of information systems and technology.
Latin America and Caribbean (LACAIS)
Our goal is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals engaged in the development, management and use of information and communication systems and technology with an interest in our region. We also work as a welcoming group for new Latin American and Caribbean researchers and students when they first connect to AIS.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Midwest USA (MWAIS)
The Midwest USA (MWAIS) chapter of AIS serves Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Chapter aims to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals in the Midwest US engaged in the development, management, and use of information and communications systems and technology.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
New England USA Chapter (NEAIS)
The New England region Association for Information Systems (NEAIS) is a Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving the New England region of U.S. members of AIS. The states served by this Chapter include Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, and Maine.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Southern USA (SAIS)
Southern AIS is an official chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). Since 1998, we’ve hosted an annual conference as an intimate gathering of fewer than one hundred participants in southeastern locations in the US. In 2013, we launched the Journal of the Southern Association for Information Systems (JSAIS), an annual publication covering all aspects of information systems.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Region 3: Asia and the Pacific
Australasian (AAIS)
The Australasian Association for Information Systems (AAIS) is a Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. The purpose of the Chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals engaged in the development, management, and use of information systems and technology in these geographic regions.
Region: 3
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Bangladesh (AISB)
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Region: 3
China Mainland (CNAIS)
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Region: 3
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024
Hong Kong (HKAIS)
The Hong Kong Association for Information Systems (HKAIS) is a Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving Hong Kong members of AIS. The goal of the Chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals in Hong Kong engaged in the development, management, and use of information and communications systems and technology.
Region: 3
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2021
India (INAIS)
The purpose of the AIS India Chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals in India engaged in the development, management, and use of information systems and technology.
Region: 3
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Indonesia (AISINDO)
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Region: 3
Japan (JPAIS)
Japan Chapter of AIS (JPAIS) provides a forum for members to exchange ideas related to research, practice and education in Information Systems especially from an international point of view. This chapter also aims to promote the role of IS in Japanese society.
Region: 3
Korea (KRAIS)
The Korean Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (KrAIS), an outstanding AIS community, aims to promote the scholarship by facilitating its members to share ideas, research, and experiences. Any scholars and professionals with Korean heritage are welcome. Key initiatives of KrAIS include an annual research workshop at ICIS, KrAIS sessions at KMIS conferences, newsletters, and members’ website.
Region: 3
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Malaysia (MYAIS)
Malaysia Chapter AIS (MyAIS) aims to foster professional networking and social affiliation among the Information Systems (IS) community and aspires to raise the presence of the IS community in Malaysia to the global arena. MyAIS will provide consultancy on IS services/products as well as to lead and promote excellence in education, research, scholarship and practice in the IS discipline.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Pakistan
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Taiwan (TWAIS)
TWAIS is a Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) (http://www.aisnet.org) serving Taiwan members of AIS. The goal of the Chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among IS scholars and professionals in Taiwan.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2014, 2015, 2017
Thailand (THAIS)
The Chapter promotes IS research community and activities in Thailand. It provides opportunity for IS scholars to enhance research collaboration, teaching pedagogies, and industry-research nexus.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2022, 2023
Vietnam
The Vietnam Association for Information Systems (VAIS) is a Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving Vietnamese members of AIS. The goal of the Chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals in Vietnam engaged in the development, management, and use of information and communications systems and technology.
Transnational/Scholar Groups
Chinese Scholars
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Iranian Scholars
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IRAIS serves as a platform for Iranian scholars across the globe to connect, collaborate, discuss research ideas, receive friendly feedback, and share knowledge in different areas such as research and teaching methods. The chapter also seeks to promote engaged scholarship in our community through inviting Iranians IT practitioners to share their expertise in managerial and technical areas.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2022, 2023, 2024
Region 2: Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Benelux (BENAIS)
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Bulgaria (BULAIS)
The mission of BulAIS is to create a medium for exchange of information, knowledge and competence in the area of information systems. This can be accomplished with longterm hardwork of all BulAIS members.
Central Africa (CACAIS)
The Central Africa Chapter strives to be the premier academic association for individuals and organizations who lead the research, teaching, practice, and study of information systems in the region of Central Africa including Cameroon, The Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe.
Cyprus (CY-AIS)
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Eastern Africa (AISEA)
The AIS Eastern Africa Chapter serves the countries within the Eastern Africa Region which including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and Somalia. The purpose of the Chapter is to strengthen Information Systems research and practice within the region and consolidate the efforts of the growing number of scholars and practitioners within the region to better align with the AIS community.
Egypt (EAIS)
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Ethiopia (ETHAIS)
The goal of the Chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals in Ethiopia engaged in the development, management, and use of information and communications systems and technology.
French (FRAIS)
The goals of the French Chapter of AIS include increasing the visibility of the French-speaking community, creating more relationships between researchers, and increasing chapter membership through various activities like research events, pre-conference workshops and more.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2022, 2023, 2024
Germany (AISD)
The AIS Chapter Germany (AISD) is a Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving Germany. The purpose of the Chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals engaged in the development, management, and use of information systems and technology in Germany.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2020, 2022, 2023
Greece (HEAIS)
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Ireland (IAIS)
The Ireland Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (IAIS) is a Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving the Island of Ireland comprising of Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The purpose of the Chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals in Ireland engaged in the development, management, and use of information systems and technology.
Israel (IL-AIS)
ILAIS is a chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving the State of Israel. The goal of the chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals engaged in the development, management, and use of information and communications systems and technology.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Italy (ITAIS)
The purpose of ItAIS is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals engaged in the development, management, and use of information and communication systems and technology in both private and public Italian organizations.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Lebanon (LAIS)
LAIS is the premier academic association for individuals and organizations who lead the research, teaching, practice, and study of information systems, e-business, e-commerce, and e-Marketing in Lebanon.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Liechtenstein (LCAIS)
The goal of the chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals engaged in the development, management, and use of information and communications systems and technology in the Principality of Liechtenstein and the region of the Rhine Valley.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Middle East and North Africa (MENA-AIS)
The MENA-AIS chapter is a chapter of the premier academic association for individuals and organizations that leads the research, teaching, practice, and study of ICT in the MENA region.
The MENA-AIS objective is to provide a forum for those concerned with a specific area of research within information systems, and give an opportunity to exchange ideas with member counterparts.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Morocco (AISMAROC)
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Poland (PLAIS)
The purpose of PLAIS is promotion of information systems as the academic discipline in Poland. The main PLAIS activities include organization of international conferences like EuroSymposium (eurosymposium.eu), ICTM (ictm2019.edukacja.wroc.pl) and the research projects, accomplished in cooperation with Polish and international scientific institutions, like: Committee on Informatics of the Polish Academy of Sciences and European Research Center for Information Systems (Germany).
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Portugal (PTAIS)
To bring together the community interested in the management and development of information systems. To stimulate research and knowledge sharing in the field of information systems.
To establish links with other related technical-scientific communities, national or international.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Qatar (QRAIS)
The purpose of our chapter is to conduct events related to Information Systems, conduct meetings as IS faculty in Qatar to discuss joint collaboration, and introduce the community (students and professionals) to the field of Management Information Systems.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Romania (RAIS)
The Romania Chapter of AIS (RoAIS) is a chapter of Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving Romania. RoAIS was founded in 2014 with the aim to strengthen the relationship between scholars and professionals such that to further develop the IT&C sector in Romania.
Russia (RUAIS)
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Saudi Arabia (SAUDIAIS)
The SaudiAIS aims to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals interested in said area of research engaged in the development, management, and use of information systems and technology in Saudi Arabia.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2023, 2024
Scandinavia (IRIS)
The IRIS (Information Systems Research in Scandinavia) Association is a non-profit organization aiming to promote research and research education in the use, development, and management of information systems in Scandinavia, and making that research known in the international research community and among practitioners.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Slovenia
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Southern Africa (AISSAC)
The Southern African Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AISSAC) serves the Southern African region. The purpose of the Chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among Southern African scholars and professionals engaged in the development, management, and use of information systems and technology. This is achieved through seminars and community engagement initiatives.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2023
Spain (SPAIS)
For more information please contact the AIS VP of Membership and Chapters (aiscommunities@aisnet.org) or the AIS Membership Director (membership@aisnet.org).
Switzerland (CHAIS)
CHAIS purpose is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars in Switzerland engaged in the development, management, and use of information systems and technology.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Tunisia (TUNAISIA)
The purpose of the Chapter is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals in said country engaged in the development, management, and use of information systems and technology.
Turkey (TRAIS)
The Turkey Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (TRAIS) is a Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving Turkey. The purpose of the TRAIS is to promote the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among scholars and professionals in Turkey engaged in the development, management, and use of information systems and technology.
Outstanding Chapter Award: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
West Africa (WACAIS)
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WACAIS is the premier academic association for individuals and organizations who lead the research, teaching, practice, and study of information systems, e-business, ecommerce, and e-Marketing in West Africa: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Ivory Cost, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.