AIS President's Report: 2001-2002

AIS President's Report: 2000-2001

This report presents the work of AIS from January 1, 2000 to April 30, 2001. It summarizes the highlights during the author’s term as president. THE MERGER OF AIS AND ICIS Much of the focus of the officers of the AIS in the first half of 2000 was on the amalgamation of AIS and the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). ICIS is the premiere research conference in information sys...

AIS President's Report: 2002-2003

It is customary for the outgoing President of AIS to publish a report in CAIS on the activities during his or her tenure and on future directions for the organization. This is such a report. On becoming President I was fortunate in finding an organization in good shape thanks to the excellent work of my predecessors. Consequently, AIS faced no immediate crises and it was possible to focus on so...

AIS President's Report - 1998

Dental school vacant budgeted faculty positions: academic year 2000 - 2001.

The 1999 Report of the AADS President's Task Force on the Future of Dental School Faculty (1) drew attention to the situation dental schools are experiencing in attracting and retaining faculty. A year 2000 ADEA Association Report on faculty shortages indicated the number of vacant budgeted positions was approaching 400 (2). The year 2000 - 2001 ADEA survey of vacant budgeted positions indicate...

GAO-02-893T Homeland Security: New Department Could Improve Coordination but May Complicate Priority Setting

I appreciate the opportunity to be here today to discuss the proposed creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent anthrax incidents, there has been concern about the ability of the federal government to prepare for and coordinate an effective public health response to such events, given the broad distribution of responsi...