A Reflection on ICIS 2010

I've been able to attend ICIS most years since the end of my PhD program in 2004 or so. I always find the pre-ICIS workshops, such as SIGHCI's workshop or the Workshop on Information Technologies & Systems (WITS) as more valuable than ICIS and the some of the other conferences I attend. The pre-ICIS workshops provide a very focused time discussing research ideas with colleagues working in similar areas and methodologies. On the other hand ICIS does provide extremely valuable networking opportunities. Overall, I am always given a boost / inspired, motivated by attending ICIS and the pre-ICIS workshops. Now it's time to go back home and put my ideas into practice.

Wrapping Up the Fall Semester

It's been a unique semester filled with quite a few challenges but many positive opportunities. It's funny how one negative experience or situation has such a strong effect on the soul. I had a great ICIS (and WITS) conference in St. Louis and looking forward to my very busy break, which will include final preparation for my tenure portfolio and a trip to India, along with preparing for my spring semester courses. I love my life as a university professor even with the negatives.

ICIS 2010 Day 2

I made some great connections today with fellow IT Auditing and Security Management faculty I met today. This has been a very interesting conference. I sat in on a panel session on IT Security and Privacy Governance from an industry & academic perspective. I ended the day with a panel on the future of business process management in IT Curriculum and Research.

Workshop on Information Technology and Systems

I'm attending the Workshop on Information Technology and Systems (WITS) in St. Louis. It's one of many workshops and mini-conferences leading up to ICIS which opens Sunday night.