The IRIS (Information Systems Research in Scandinavia) Association is a non-profit organization aiming to promote research and research education in the use, development, and management of information systems (IS) in the Nordic region, and making sure that research known in the international research community and among practitioners.[1] The Association was formed around the annual IRIS conference which has run since 1978. The IRIS Association was formally registered in 1997.[2] The IRIS Association also represents the Scandinavian chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) serving AIS members in the Nordic region.
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| Abbreviation | IRIS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1978 |
| Type | Nonprofit |
Region | Nordics |
President | Miria Grisot |
Main organ | IRIS Executive Board |
| Affiliations | Association for Information Systems |
| Website | https://communities.aisnet.org/scandinavia/home |
The IRIS Association manages the Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems (SJIS) and organizes the IRIS Conference as well as the Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems Conference (SCIS). The current president of the association is Miria Grisot (2024-2025).[3]
Governance
editThe IRIS Association is steered by the executive board consisting of four senior members (President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Ordinary member) and two PhD student members. The board members are elected by the members of the association present at the annual business meeting which takes place during the IRIS/SCIS conferences. Senior members are elected for a four-year term, PhD student members are elected for a two-year term. Each senior member represents one of the four IRIS countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark). PhD members represent two alternating IRIS countries.
The executive board is responsible for ensuring the purpose of the association as defined by its bylaws, overseeing the IRIS/SCIS conference arrangements, appointing editorial board members of the Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, and running the daily operations of the association.
IRIS and SCIS Conferences
editIn 1978, the IRIS Association started holding annual conferences, and it is the oldest consecutive IS conference in the world.[4] The initiative came from a group of Finnish computer science professors including Pentti Kerola (University of Oulu), Pertti Järvinen (Tampere University), and Eero Peltola (University of Jyväskylä), who organized the first conference in Tampere.[5] The purpose of the conference was to create a space for Nordic scholars to discuss developments in the research on systems analysis and design. The first nine editions of the conference were known as the Scandinavian Research Seminar on Systemeering. The current name, IRIS, was adopted in 1987.[6] The conference is organized as an annual working seminar for Nordic researchers and PhD students. After the first few meetings in Finland, the locations now alternate between four Nordic countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Among the subjects discussed at the IRIS conferences are Information and Communications Technology, Business Process Management[7] and Participatory Design.[8]
In 2006, Judith Molka-Danielsen and her associates published a paper that identified the most prolific authors who had successfully submitted papers to IRIS. The top ten researchers were: Lars Mathiassen, Markku Nurminen, Pertti Järvinen, Carsten Sørensen, Per Flensburg, Karl Heinz Kautz, Peter Axel Nielsen, Lars Svensson, Urban Nuldén, and Ole Hanseth.[9]
In 2010, the IRIS Association launched the Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems (SCIS), which is organized in conjunction with the IRIS conference. SCIS format resembles other major information systems conferences, focusing on a selection of more complete and rigorously reviewed research papers presented during the conference sessions. The conference proceedings are published by the electronic library of the Association for Information Systems.[10]
In 2020-2021, two conferences IRIS43/SCIS11 (Sundsvall) and IRIS44/SCIS12 (Orkanger) were organized online due to restrictions and safety considerations brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The next IRIS/SCIS conference will be held in Oslo, Norway in August 2025.
Past Conference Locations
edit| Year | Conference | City | Country | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | IRIS47/SCIS15 | Uddevalla | Sweden | Improving Society for ALL with IS |
| 2023 | IRIS46/SCIS14 | Porvoo | Finland | Reflecting on the Nordic Approach to IS Research |
| 2022 | IRIS45/SCIS13 | Helsinge | Denmark | Workforce Leadership in the Age of Digital Transformation |
| 2021 | IRIS44/SCIS12 | Orkanger (Online) | Norway | Living in a Digital World? |
| 2020 | IRIS43/SCIS11 | Sundsvall (Online) | Sweden | Digitalization in Times of Transition |
| 2019 | IRIS42/SCIS10 | Nokia | Finland | Smart Transformation |
| 2018 | IRIS41/SCIS9 | Aarhus | Denmark | Digital Adaption, Disruption and Survival |
| 2017 | IRIS40/SCIS8 | Halden | Norway | Challenging Smart |
| 2016 | IRIS39/SCIS7 | Ljungskile | Sweden | Living in the Cloud |
| 2015 | IRIS38/SCIS6 | Oulu | Finland | System Design for, with and by Users |
| 2014 | IRIS37/SCIS5 | Ringsted | Denmark | Designing Human Technologies |
| 2013 | IRIS36/SCIS4 | Gran | Norway | Digital Living |
| 2012 | IRIS35/SCIS3 | Sigtuna | Sweden | Designing the Interactive Society |
| 2011 | IRIS34/SCIS2 | Turku | Finland | ICT of Culture - Culture of ICT |
| 2010 | IRIS33/SCIS1 | Rebild | Denmark | Engaged Scandinavian IS Research |
| 2009 | IRIS32 | Molde | Norway | Inclusive Design |
| 2008 | IRIS31 | Åre | Sweden | Public Systems in the Future – Possibilities, Challenges and Pitfalls |
| 2007 | IRIS30 | Tampere | Finland | Models, Methods, and New Messages |
| 2006 | IRIS29 | Helsingør | Denmark | Paradigms Politics Paradoxes |
| 2005 | IRIS28 | Kristiansand | Norway | Reaching Out |
| 2004 | IRIS27 | Falkenberg | Sweden | Learn IT, Know IT, Move IT |
| 2003 | IRIS26 | Porvoo | Finland | Scandinavian Approach to IS Research? |
| 2002 | IRIS25 | Bautahøj | Denmark | New Ways of Working |
| 2001 | IRIS24 | Ulvik in Hardanger | Norway | Knowledge Systems |
| 2000 | IRIS23 | Uddevalla | Sweden | Doing IT Together |
| 1999 | IRIS22 | Keuruu | Finland | Enterprise Architectures for Virtual Organisations |
| 1998 | IRIS21 | Sæby | Denmark | No Theme |
| 1997 | IRIS20 | Hankø | Norway | Social Informatics |
| 1996 | IRIS19 | Lökeberg | Sweden | The Future |
| 1995 | IRIS18 | Gjern | Denmark | Design in Context |
| 1994 | IRIS17 | Syöte | Finland | Quality by Diversity in Information Systems Research |
| 1993 | IRIS16 | Copenhagen | Denmark | No Theme |
| 1992 | IRIS15 | Larkollen | Norway | No Theme |
| 1991 | IRIS14 | Umeå-Lövånger | Sweden | What are Our Most Important Research Questions? |
| 1990 | IRIS13 | Turku | Finland | Reconstruction and Destruction of Information Systems |
| 1989 | IRIS12 | Skagen | Denmark | Creativity and Systems Development |
| 1988 | IRIS11 | Røros | Norway | Empirical Research |
| 1987 | IRIS10 | Tampere | Finland | No Theme |
| 1986 | 9th Scandinavian Research Seminar on Systemeering | Lund | Sweden | Quality of Work versus Quality of Information Systems |
| 1985 | 8th Scandinavian Research Seminar on Systemeering | Aarhus | Denmark | No Theme |
| 1984 | 7th Scandinavian Research Seminar on Systemeering | Helsinki | Finland | No Theme |
| 1983 | 6th Scandinavian Research Seminar on Systemeering | Øystese | Norway | Human Perspective in Systemeering |
| 1982 | 5th Scandinavian Research Seminar on Systemeering | Stockholm | Sweden | Information Formalization in Organizational Contexts |
| 1981 | 4th Scandinavian Research Seminar on Systemeering | Oulu | Finland | No Theme |
| 1980 | 3rd Scandinavian Research Seminar on Systemeering | Saarijärvi | Finland | No Theme |
| 1979 | 2nd Scandinavian Research Seminar on Systemeering | Dragsfjärd | Finland | Appraisal of the PSC Model for Systemeering |
| 1978 | 1st Scandinavian Research Seminar on Systemeering | Tampere | Finland | No Theme |
Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems (SJIS)
editThe Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems is a peer-reviewed journal of the IRIS Association and one of the official journals of the Association for Information Systems.[11] Currently, SJIS is published by the electronic library of the Association for Information Systems.[12] The journal historically focused on critical studies of information systems development and use and their impact on society. SJIS also emphasizes research methods traditionally associated with the Nordic region, such as participatory research and design science. However, the journal attracts authors and readers from around the world. Over the years, the journal has published several seminal articles on design science research, critical perspectives on information systems development, and IT strategy by prominent information systems scholars including Alan Hevner,[13] Lucy Suchman,[14] Juhani Iivari,[15] and Claudio Ciborra.[16]
The idea to create a journal connected to the IRIS Association was discussed as early as 1984 during the IRIS conference in Helsinki.[17] The inaugural issue of SJIS was published in 1989.[18] SJIS editorial board consists of four rotating editors representing the four IRIS countries. The editors are appointed by the IRIS executive board. The first Editor-in-Chief of the journal was Lars Mathiassen.[18]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Currie, Wendy & Galliers, Robert (1999), Rethinking management information systems: an interdisciplinary perspective, Oxford University Press US, p. 6, ISBN 978-0-19-158972-0,
Juhani Iivari and Kalle Lyytinen present a comprehensive analysis of information systems research in Scandinavia. These writers argue that the Scandinavian contribution to the IS field has been significant.
- ^ "IRIS-1997". 2010-01-23. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ "Executive Board for the IRIS Association". IRIS. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
President: Magnus Rotvit Perlt Hansen, Roskilde University, Denmark
- ^ "Previous IRIS Conferences". IRIS. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
1978: IRIS1 Tampere, Finland
- ^ Kerola, Pentti; Klemola, Mikko; Kämäräinen, Heikki; Lyytinen, Kalle (1978). Seminar Report of The Systemeering Research Seminar of Tampere. Tampere, Finland: Finnish Data Processing Association.
- ^ Järvinen, Pertti (1987). "Report of the 10th IRIS, Part 1 and 2, (Vaskivesi, Finland, August 10-12, 1987) University of Tampere, ser B vol 27, 1987". IRIS History. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Flensburg, Per (2003), Against System – Towards Content (PDF), Turku, Finland: Turku Centre for Computer Science, p. 187, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-31, retrieved 2011-06-09,
Business processes, fetched from a repository, will in the network society be spread over a lot of small and independent actors.
- ^ Jacko, Julie A. (2009), Human-Computer Interaction: Development Process, Reeves & Turner, p. 167, ISBN 9781420088892,
The annual IRIS conference series, often include sessions and individual contributions on participatory topics.
- ^ Molka-Danielsen, Judith; Trier, Matthias; Shlyk, Vadim; Bobrik, Annette & Nurminen, Markku I. (2006), IRIS (1978-2006)Historical Reflection through Visual Analysis, IRIS, p. 13, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.78.8864,
Table 4 shows the top ten authors that have contributed the most articles to IRIS. We will display the egocentric network of some of these top authors to give an impression of the interconnection of researchers that they have supported.
- ^ "Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems | Association for Information Systems Research | AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)". aisel.aisnet.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ "About SJIS - IRIS, The Scandinavian Chapter of AIS". communities.aisnet.org. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems | AIS Journals | Association for Information Systems". aisel.aisnet.org. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ Henver, Alan (2007). "A three cycle view of design science research" (PDF). Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 19 (2): 87–92.
- ^ Suchman, Lucy (2002). "Located accountabilities in technology production". Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 14 (2): 91–105.
- ^ Iivari, Juhani (2007). "A Paradigmatic Analysis of Information Systems Asa Design Science". Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 19 (2): 39–64.
- ^ Ciborra, Claudio U. (1997). "De profundis? Deconstructing the concept of strategic alignment". Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 9 (1): 67–82.
- ^ Sääksjärvi, Markku (1984). Report of The seventh Scandinavian Research Seminar ons Systemeering, Part I and II. Helsinki, Finland: Helsinki School of Economics.
- ^ a b Müller, Sune D; Jonsson, Katrin; Pirkkalainen, Henri; Parmiggiani, Elena; Tona, Olgerta (6 June 2023). "The Anatomy of Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems". Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 35 (1): 3–40 – via AISeL.
External links
edit- "Community Site of IRIS, the Scandinavian Chapter of AIS". IRIS. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
The IRIS (Information Systems Research in Scandinavia) Association is a non-profit organization aiming to promote research and research education in the use, development and management of information systems in Scandinavia, and making that research known in the international research community and among practitioners.