JISAR Sponsors
JISAR exists because of the sponsorship of EDSIG and its relationship to CONISAR. EDSIG exists because of its relationship to AITP. CONISAR exists because of its relationship to EF. Each of these is an important stakeholder in the success of JISAR.EDSIG is the Education Special Interest Group of AITP. EDSIG carries out several important mandates in the world of Information Systems Education. First, they organize and carry out the annual CONISAR conference (mentioned below) held each fall. Second, they publish JISE (mentioned below), the Journal of Information Systems Education. Third, they publish JISAR, the journal whose web site you are reading at this moment. They also carry out other activities, such as the designation and honoring of an IS Educator of the Year.
CONISAR is the Annual Conference for Information Systems practitioners and educators, held each year in November. It is a four-day conference with workshops on Thursday and papers presented on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning. CONISAR has been held since 2008 as a venue for IS practioners and educators to meet, mingle, present papers, attend workshops, get ideas, network with each other, and recharge their professional batteries.
AITP, the Association of Information Technology Professionals, celebrated its 50th year as a professional society in 2003. AITP provides the corporate umbrella under which EDSIG operates.
EF, the Ed Foundation, is more properly known as the Foundation for Information Technology Education. EDSIG has had a long and prosperous relationship with the Ed Foundation. The Ed Foundation has been the key sponsor of ISECON over the years.
