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he Association for Information Systems (AIS), is the premier global organization for academics specializing in information systems. Founded in 1994,  AIS is an international professional society of 4,000 members from 90 countries and a key player in the advancement of the IS academic community.

The need for such an organization was first spelled out in an editorial authored by five past Editor's-in-Chief of the Management Information Systems Quarterly in March of 1993. Bill King, of the University of Pittsburgh, was first among many to play key leadership roles in bringing the association into existence. He served as the first president.