Information Systems Research in Scandinavia

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 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.

Information Systems Research in Scandinavia
AbbreviationIRIS
Formation1978
TypeNonprofit
Region
Nordics
President
Magnus Rotvit Perlt Hansen
Main organ
IRIS Executive Board
AffiliationsAssociation for Information Systems
Websitehttps://communities.aisnet.org/scandinavia/home
IRIS Association logo from the 1990s

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 Magnus Rotvit Perlt Hansen (2023-2024).[3]

Governance

The 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

In 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 Iceland in August 2024. This will mark the first occasion of the IRIS/SCIS conference held outside of either Finland, Sweden, Norway, or Denmark.

Past Conference Locations

Year Conference City Country Theme
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)

The 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

References

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  16. Ciborra, Claudio U. (1997). "De profundis? Deconstructing the concept of strategic alignment". Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 9 (1): 67–82.
  17. Sääksjärvi, Markku (1984). Report of The seventh Scandinavian Research Seminar ons Systemeering, Part I and II. Helsinki, Finland: Helsinki School of Economics.
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