ISD History
The International Conference on Information Systems Development is an academic conference hosted annually across different locations worldwide, where scientists and practitioners are welcome to participate and share their knowledge and expertise in the field of information systems development. During its history, the conference has focused on different aspects – ranging from methodological, infrastructural, or educational challenges in the ISD field, to bridging the gaps between industry, academia, and society. However, the mission of the conference has remained the same throughout its time: to research, share, and discuss developments and trends in Information Systems and Information Systems Development.
Demanding high-quality standards, the organizers and reviewers put the quality of submitted papers over quantity, which has kept the conference size at an intimate level with an average of 100 papers, and where each researcher receives a significant audience.
As an Affiliated Conference of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), the ISD conference has strong connections within the international information systems community.
ISD evolved from the first Polish-Scandinavian Seminar on Current Trends in Information Systems Development Methodologies, held in Gdańsk, Poland in 1988. Since 1997 it has been held as an annual international conference and is now a highly regarded specialist IS conference. The list below offers essential information on the various conference editions.
Hosting Future Conferences
The International Steering Committee welcomes proposals for hosting future ISD conferences. For further information, please contact the International Steering Committee.
These are the various editions that make up the history of the ISD conference.
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(Forthcoming) ISD2025 – Belgrade, Serbia
Empowering the Interdisciplinary Role of ISD in Addressing Contemporary Issues of Systems Engineering: How Data Science and Generative AI Can Benefit?
University of Belgrade, Serbia, September 3–5, 2025
ISD2024 – Gdańsk, Poland
Harnessing Opportunities: Reshaping ISD in the post-COVID-19 and Generative AI Era
University of Gdańsk (Sopot Campus), Poland, August 26–28, 2024
ISD2023 – Lisbon, Portugal
Information systems development, organizational aspects and societal trends
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, August 30–September 1, 2023
ISD2022 – Cluj-Napoca, Romania
A.I. for IS development and operations
Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, August 31–September 2, 2022
ISD2021 – Valencia, Spain
Crossing boundaries between Development and Operations in Information Systems (DevOps)
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain, September 8–10, 2021
ISD2019 – Toulon, France
Information Systems Beyond 2020
Higher Institute for Electronics and Digital Training (ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée), Toulon, France, August 28–30, 2019
ISD2018 – Lund, Sweden
Designing Digitalization
Lund University, Sweden, August 22–24, 2018
ISD2017 – Larnaca, Cyprus
Advances in Methods, Tools and Management
UCLan Cyprus, School of Sciences, Larnaca, Cyprus, September 6–8, 2017
ISD2016 – Katowice, Poland
Complexity in Information Systems Development
University of Economics in Katowice, Poland, August 24–26, 2016
ISD2015 – Harbin, China
Transforming Healthcare through Information Systems
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, August 25–27, 2015
ISD2014 – Varazdin, Croatia
Transforming Organisations and Society through Information Systems
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varazdin, Croatia, September 2–4, 2014
ISD2013 – Seville, Spain
Improving Enterprise Communication
University of Seville, Spain, September 2–4, 2013
ISD2012 – Prato, Italy
Building Sustainable Information Systems
Monash University, Prato, Italy, August 29–30, 2012
ISD2011 – Edinburgh, Scotland
Reflections, Challenges and New Directions
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 24–26, 2010
ISD2010 – Prague, Czech Republic
Business Systems and Services: Modelling and Development
Charles University Prague, Czech Republic, August 25–27, 2010
ISD2009 – Nanchang, China
Challenge of Practice and Theory in Web-based Information Services
Jiangxi University of Finance & Economics, Nanchang, China, September 16–19, 2009
ISD2008 – Paphos, Cyprus
Towards a Service-Provision Society
Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus, August 25–27, 2008
ISD2007 – Galway, Ireland
Challenges in Practice, Theory and Education
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, August 29–31, 2007
ISD2006 – Budapest, Hungary
New Methods and Practices for the Networked Society
Budapest, Hungary, August 31–September 2, 2006
ISD2005 – Karlstad, Sweden
Bridging the Gap between Academia and Industry
Karlstad University, Sweden, August 14–17, 2005
ISD2004 – Vilnius, Lithuania
Advances in Theory, Practice and Education
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania, September 9–11, 2004
ISD2003 – Melbourne, Australia
Constructing the Infrastructure for the Knowledge Economy: Methods and Tools, Theory and Practice
Monash University and Swinburn University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, August 29–31, 2003
ISD2002 – Riga, Latvia
Advances in Methodologies, Components, and Management
Riga Technical University, Latvia, September 12–14, 2002
ISD2001 – London, UK
New Perspectives on Information Systems Development
Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom, September 5–7, 2001
ISD2000 – Kristiansand, Norway
Contemporary Trends in Systems Development
Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway, August 14–16, 2000
ISD1999 – Boise, Idaho, USA
Systems Development Methods for Databases, Enterprise Modelling, and Workflow Management
Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA, August 11–13, 1999
ISD1998 – Bled, Slovenia
Evolution and Challenges in System Development
University of Maribor, Bled, Slovenia, September 21–23, 1998
ISD1997 – Boise, Idaho, USA
Systems Development Methods for the Next Century
Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA, August 11–14, 1997
ISD1996 – Gdańsk, Poland
University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland, September 24–26, 1996
ISD1994 – Bled, Slovenia
University of Maribor, Bled, Slovenia, September 20–22, 1994
ISD1992 – Sopot, Poland
University of Gdańsk, Sopot Campus, Poland, September, 1992
ISD1990 – Bled, Slovenia
University of Maribor, Bled, Slovenia, 1990
1988 – Gdańsk, Poland
Polish-Scandinavian Seminar on Current Trends in ISD
University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland, 1988