Foreword
Welcome
to IS World IS
World France is a new venture for us, and we would be very grateful to hear
of criticisms, comments and additional material to improve the site.
Purpose The
mission of IS World Net is to provide information, which is intended to be of universal
interest to all IS researchers. This
IS World site is devoted to the presentation of the French academic community
to the international community of IS academics, and is therefore written in
English. Our
site is restricted to the country of This
web site is based on responses to our proposals to the French IS community as
a whole, but is not exhaustive and you are encouraged to contact us to
improve on the site. Conferences The
Association Information et Management (AIM) has been organising a
conference (now annual) for over ten years. Our next conference will be held in Lausanne.
The
conference is double-blind refereed. The conference publishes formal
proceedings (either in English or French) and has attracted many
international scholars. Proceedings for the previous conferences are available. IS Journals The
main research journal of the French academic community is Systemes d’Information et Management (SIM) which was created in 1996. It publishes in French and English and is
double-blind refereed. The Revue des Systemes de
Decision is also published in French and English. Members of the French
academic community include the joint editor in chief of the Information
Systems Journal (ISJ) and we are
represented in many journal academic boards. Associations ASSOCIATION INFORMATION ET MANAGEMENT (AIM) AIM
was created in 1991. It brings together teachers, researchers and
practitioners in the information systems domain. Its purpose is to promote
debates about IS within the French speaking world and with international
colleagues. It constitutes an exchange hub for all those who teach, evaluate,
design and implement IS. Its
activities include the publishing of an academic
journal (SIM) and a newsletter, and
it organizes many scientific, pedagogic and professional events. Along with
the annual conference, AIM organizes teaching and practitioner workshops that address
problems linked to training, design, implementation or usage of IS. For
example, recent workshops include those on quality and information systems,
management and organizational impacts of IS, and e-learning. AIM also runs an
annual PhD consortium and supports PhD students generally. AIM
also contributes to the CIMRE conference (on corporate networks),
participates in the evaluation of research awards and has a strong
partnership with the journal SIM. La Fondation
Nationale pour l'Enseignement de la Gestion des Entreprises (FNEGE) The
Paris-based “French Foundation for Management Education” offers training to
develop managerial skills in organizations. This includes information
systems. Thanks to its network of business schools and Universities, FNEGE
has access to the most competent French experts in all fields of management. Its
general aim is to make a practical contribution to the development, in CLUB INFORMATIQUE DES GRANDES ENTREPRISES
FRANCAISES (CIGREF) The
association for the French CIO ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DES UTILISATEURS DE
L’INTERNET (AFNET) The
French association for the development of Open Systems and Neteconomics. IS Research Centers There
are many centers of excellence for research in
information systems in
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