International Association for Computer Information Systems

The Society for Automation in Business Education was formed in 1960, to promote the use of computers in the education of business students. In 1969 it was incorporated as the Society of Data Educators, and changed its name again to the Association for Computer Educators in 1987. In 1990 it adopted the name International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS).^[1]

IACIS is a nonprofit association "dedicated to the improvement of information systems and the education of information systems and computer professionals".^[2]

The board of IACIS is headed by a president, as of February 2026^[update] Kevin Floyd, who is associate dean at the School of Computing at Middle Georgia State University.^[3]

Former presidents include Susan Haugen-Behling (1951—2023), who was twice elected president of the organization, and also served as treasurer for 30 years.^[4]

IACIS holds an annual conference each autumn,^[5] typically in Florida in October.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

IACIS awards a set of awards each year, which are presented at the annual conference.^{[5][11][12][13]} As of 2026^[update] these include:^[5]

• Computer Educator of the Year Award
• Ben Bauman Award for Excellence
• Doctoral Research Award
• Best Paper Awards
• Past Student Award Recipients

IACIS manages the production of two academic journals:

• Journal of Computer Information Systems (JCIS), published by Taylor & Francis^[14] six times a year^[2]
• Issues in Information Systems (IIS), published inhouse at IACIS^[15] four times a year^[2]