Table of Contents

Mission Statement

Acknowledgments

Selection Process

Referees

Conference Program

SIGED:IAIM 2007

Proceedings
22nd Annual Conference

December 7 - 9, 2007
Montreal, Quebec, Canada



The International Academy for Information Management

Acknowledgement

The effort of the officers and directors of SIGED: IAIM should also be acknowledged. The following individuals devoted considerable time, effort, and in some cases made personal financial contributions in order to attend board meetings and to maintain and enhance SIGED: IAIM as a professional organization. A considerable amount of program planning and program-related decision making is conducted at the board meetings.

Raymond Papp, President Thomas Schambach, President Elect
Carina De Villiers, Vice President (Webmaster) Diane Fischer, Treasurer
James Buffington, Secretary Craig Van Slyke, Director (Marketing)
A.W. Toon Abcouwer, Director Jan Seruga, Director
James Whitworth, Proceedings Albert L. Harris, Director
Geoffrey Dick, Affiliated Conferences Chair Chelley Vician, Director
David Erbach, Bylaws Chair Roy D. Johnson, AIS VP-Education
Sharlett Gillard, Historian Craig Tyran, Exhibits & Publicity Chair
Tom Case, Managing Editor, Journal Mary Granger, Journal Editor
Marianne D'Onofrio, Newsletter Cindy Randall, Membership
Kathie Wright, Research Chair Mary Brabston, Past President

Finally, thanks also to the many other individuals who played a role, large or small, direct or advisory, in putting together this year’s conference and making it a success! Particular thanks are due to past program chair, Bruce White, who graciously scheduled the conference presentations.