The Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) is the premier conference in Australasian for Information Systems academics, covering technical, organisational, industry and social issues in the application of Information Technology (IT) to real world problems. In 2008, the 19th ACIS will be held in Christchurch, hosted by the College of Business and Economics of the University of Canterbury. The conference will be held December 3-5, at The Rydges Christchurch, New Zealand.

Since its emergence in the early 1980s, the discipline of Information systems has faced many challenges. One such challenge is how to make research relevant to practice. In other words, how can the ideas and findings of today's researchers and academics be translated into real world solutions for businesses, government, and society. It is this challenge that provides the impetus for our theme for 2008:

We therefore invite submissions from our colleagues and industry partners across Australia, New Zealand, the Asia-Pacific and beyond to present new ideas, to discuss current issues and trends, and strengthen the links between research and Practice.

Together, let us make ACIS2008 a success. We look forward to your participation and meeting you in Christchurch, the "Garden City" of New Zealand!