About Us
Conference Co-Chairs
Sulin Ba
Dean & Professor of Information Systems, DePaul University
Alok Gupta
Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Information Management, University of Minnesota
Local Chair and Contact
Wen Wen
Associate Professor of Information, Risk & Operations Management, The University of Texas at Austin
Email: wen.wen@mccombs.utexas.edu
Christian Nixon
Administrative Associate
Email: christian.nixon@mccombs.utexas.edu
Program
Download a copy of the Conference Program
- Conference session: Crum Auditorium
- Breakfast & lunch: RRH Special Events Room
Program Committee
Huaxia Rui
Xerox Professor of Information Systems and Technology
Wen Wen
Associate Professor of Information, Risk & Operations Management, UT Austin
Conference Schedule
8:00 – 9:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 am
Welcome and Introduction by McCombs & IROM
9:15 – 10:00 am
Keynote address by Dr. Andy Whinston: IS research over the last 50 years
10:00 – 10:15 am
Coffee break
10:15 – 11:45 am
History Panel: History of IS and Impact on Current Research
Panelists:
- Avi Seidmann (moderator)
- Anitesh Barua
- Amitava Dutta
- Karl Reiner Lang
- Raghu Santanam
- Jan Stallaert
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Dean’s Panel: Roles of IS in Business School Research and Education
Panelists:
- Bin Gu (moderator)
- Sulin Ba
- Alok Gupta
- Varghese Jacob
- Prabhudev Konana
- Deepa Mani
- Han Zhang
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Coffee break
2:45 – 4:30 pm
Reflection: IS research, teaching & mentoring
Speakers:
- Jianqing Chen
- Ming Fan
- Fang Fang
- Xianjun Geng
- Zhiling Guo
- Shu He
- Wen-Ling Hsu
- Guy Jacobson
- Beomsoo Kim
- Gene Lee
- Shun-Yang Lee
- Xiaofan Li
- De Liu
- Haoyuan Liu
- Ju Long
- Dandan Qiao
- Liangfei Qiu
- Huaxia Rui
- Zhan (Michael) Shi
- Qian Tang
- Mu Xia
- Hong Xu
- Lizhen Xu
- Ling Xue
- Cenying Tracy Yang
- Yingda Zhai
- Xia Zhao
Registration Information
- Registration deadline: Thursday, May 15th
- General member registration: $200
- Platinum member registration: $1500
Reception
The Impact of Information Systems Research conference reception will be held on Friday, May 23, 6:30 pm (CST) at Hula Hut in Austin, TX.
Hula Hut address:
3825 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
A shuttle service will be provided for guests, transporting them between the AT&T Hotel and Hula Hut. The shuttle pickup & drop off will occur at the AT&T Hotel’s main entrance on University Ave.
Scheduled departure times:
- 6:15 pm: Shuttle departs from the AT&T Hotel to Hula Hut
- 9:15 pm: Shuttle departs from Hula Hut to AT&T Hotel
Hotel Information
Conference Hotel Accommodations
AT&T Hotel & Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin
1900 University Ave.
Austin, TX 78705
First block: for 5/23/2025 only
Second block: for 5/23/-5/24/2025
Additional Area Hotels
AC Hotel Austin-University
1901 San Antonio Street, Austin TX 78705
The Otis Hotel Austin
1901 San Antonio Street, Austin TX 78705
Hampton Inn & Suites Austin at The University/Capitol
1701 Lavaca Street, Austin TX 78701
