Information Systems Division: Questions of Identity and Future Directions

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

It’s been 18 years since the important defining article on Information Systems Division was published in Communication Yearbook (Shapiro, Hamilton, Lang, and Contractor, 2000). The leading senior and junior members of the division will discuss how the identity of the division evolved over the last 20 years. In addition we will consider how our division compares to other divisions of ICA. Do the changes within the division reflect changes in the field in general? What are some evolving trends within the division? What are the opportunities, challenges, and future directions for our division? All members are invited to join our conversation at the round table and continuously after the meeting.

Sub Unit

• Information Systems

Participants

• Narine S. Yegiyan, U of California, Davis

• Prabu David, The Ohio State U

Individual Presentations

• Information Systems Division: Questions of Identity and Future Directions - Zheng (Joyce) Wang, The Ohio State U; Narine S. Yegiyan, U of California, Davis