[2][3] The association publishes journals, organizes conferences, and provides a forum for information systems professors and managers.

[3] The association is led by a president who is annually elected from one of three world regions—the Americas, Europe and Africa and Asia-Pacific—on a rotating basis.

[4] ECIS is considered to be one of the premier information systems event in the European region ,[5][6] and provides a platform for panel discussions and the presentation of peer-reviewed information systems research papers.

[5] The electronic version of the conference proceedings (1993-2008-excluding 1995 and 1998) and full citations (1993-2008) are available publicly.

[10] Since 1999 the AIS annually grants the Leo Award to one or more persons, who have made exceptional contributions to the research and practice of Information Systems.