Americas Conference on Information Systems

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Americas Conference on Information Systems
AbbreviationAMCIS
Discipline Information systems
Publication details
Publisher Association for Information Systems
History1995–present
Frequencyannual

The Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) is an annual conference for information systems and information technology academics and professionals sponsored by the Association for Information Systems. AMCIS is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious conferences for IS/IT in the Western Hemisphere, and provides a platform for panel discussions and the presentation of peer-reviewed information systems research papers. The conference attracts over 600 submissions each year, and those that are selected for presentation appear in the AMCIS Proceedings, which are distributed to hundreds of libraries throughout the world.

The first AMCIS conference took place in 1995 in Pittsburgh and is notable for being the first IS/IT conference to utilize electronic paper submissions. Since that time, AMCIS has been held every August in different cities and attracts between 800 and 1,200 registered delegates every year. In 2006, AMCIS was held in Acapulco, Mexico, thereby marking a major milestone for the conference insofar as it was the first time AMCIS has been held outside of the United States. In 2008, AMCIS was held in Toronto, Canada, and, in 2012, in Lima, Peru. A Portuguese-language track was added in 2008. This continued in 2009 at the San Francisco conference and was a large component of the 2010 Lima conference.

AMCIS venues

YearVenueCityStateCountry
1995Pittsburgh Hilton (Now the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh)PittsburghPennsylvaniaUnited States
1996Hilton at South MountainPhoenixArizonaUnited States
1997Indiana Convention CenterIndianapolisIndianaUnited States
1998BaltimoreMarylandUnited States
1999MilwaukeeWisconsinUnited States
2000Westin Hotel, Long Beach Long Beach CaliforniaUnited States
2001Westin Hotel, Boston Boston MassachusettsUnited States
2002Hyatt Regency Dallas At Reunion Dallas TexasUnited States
2003Marriott Waterside Tampa FloridaUnited States
2004 New York City New YorkUnited States
2005Hilton Omaha Omaha NebraskaUnited States
2006 Acapulco, Mexico GuerreroMexico
2007Keystone Resort and Conference Center Keystone, Colorado ColoradoUnited States
2008Sheraton Centre Toronto Toronto, Canada OntarioCanada
2009 San Francisco CaliforniaUnited States
2010 Lima, Peru Lima ProvincePeru
2011 Detroit MichiganUnited States
2012Sheraton Seattle Seattle, August 9–12 WashingtonUnited States
2013Hilton Chicago Chicago, August 9–12 IllinoisUnited States
2014Savannah International Trade & Convention Center Savannah, August 7–10 GeorgiaUnited States
2015The El Conquistador Resort and Convention Center Puerto Rico, August 13-15 Puerto RicoUnited States
2016Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina San Diego, August 11–13 CaliforniaUnited States
2017Sheraton Boston Hotel Boston, August 10-12 MassachusettsUnited States
2018Hyatt Regency New Orleans New Orleans, August 16-18 LouisianaUnited States
2019Cancún International Convention Center Cancún, August 15-17 Quintana RooMexico
2020Virtual Salt Lake City, August 13-15 UtahUnited States
2021Virtual Montreal [ permanent dead link ]QuebecCanada
2022TBA Minneapolis, August 10-14 MinnesotaUnited States


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