Dr. Kuanchin Chen, President

Western Michigan University

kc.chen@wmich.edu

Dr. Kuanchin Chen is Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Department of Business Information Systems, Western Michigan University. He received his Master of Science (MS) degree in Information Systems from the University of Colorado and his Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) in Information Systems from Cleveland State University. Dr. Chen is an active researcher. He currently serves on the editorial, advisory and review boards of several academic journals and grant review panels. He has published many articles in journals and other academic publication outlets, such as Decision Support Systems, Information & Management, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Journal of Database Management, Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS), DATA BASE, Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, IEEE Transactions on Education, and many others. He has also given research lectures and talks at several organizations, including NASA Lewis Research Center, University of South Dakota, Western Michigan University, Center of Excellence - Dakota State University, National Central University, National Cheng Kung University, National Chung Cheng University and several major academic conferences. He is the recipient of several research and teaching awards, including the recent U.S. Fulbright award.

Dr. Jeff Zhang, President-Elect

California State University at Northridge

jeff.zhang@csun.edu

Dr. Yue "Jeff" Zhang is Professor of Information Systems in the College of Business and Economics, California State University, Northridge. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration (MIS) from Oklahoma State University, M.S in Industrial Engineering from Zhejiang University, China, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China. His current research interests include electronic commerce, electronic government, information privacy, and virtual collaborations. He has published articles in refereed journals such as Communications of the ACM, Journal of E-Commerce Research, Journal of Internet Commerce, MIS Review, Journal of International Technology and Information Management, Journal of Database Marketing, and International Journal of Services and Standards. He also serves on the editorial review board of International Journal of Intercultural Information Management, Communications of ICISA, and International Journal of Commerce and Strategy.

Dr. Jim Q. Chen, Treasurer

St. Cloud State University

jchen@stcloudstate.edu

Dr. Jim Q. Chen is Professor of Information Systems in the Herberger Business School at St. Cloud State University. He has served as Chair of Information System Department, President of East Asian Faculty and Staff Association, and Board Member of Shaanxi Folk Association of Minnesota. He is currently the faculty sponsor of a multi-year industry partnership program with an annual budget of $230,000.

Dr. Chen has authored and co-authored over 60 articles and instructional materials. His research work has appeared in journals such as Communications of the ACM, Decision Support Systems, Journal of Global Information Management, Asia Case Research Journal, and Information System Management among others. Dr. Chen is an Editorial Board Member for Journal of Internet Commerce and International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management.

Dr. Chen holds a Ph. D degree in MIS from University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a MBA degree from Northern Illinois University. His previous teaching experience includes three years as Assistant Professor at Texas A&M International University.

Dr. Jerry Cha-Jan Chang, VP – Research Enhancement

University of Nevada – Las Vegas

jchang@unlv.nevada.edu

Dr. Jerry Cha-Jan Chang is an Associate Professor of MIS in the College of Business and Economics, University of Nevada Las Vegas. He holds a B.S. in Oceanography from National Ocean University (Taiwan), an M.S. in Computer Science from Central Michigan University, an MBA from Texas A&M University, and an M.S. in MoIS and Ph.D. in MIS from the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include instrument development, IS performance measurement, self-efficacy, software piracy, use and impact of IT, culture aspects of IS, and management of IS. His work has appeared in MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Information & Management, Educational and Physical Measurements, Decision Support Systems, DATABASE, and Communications of the ACM.

Dr. Ruidong Zhang, currently an associate professor of Information Systems at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, received his Ph.D. from University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 1995, M.A. from People's University of China in 1988, and B.S. from Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications in 1985. His academic areas cover data communications, enterprise network administration, and applications programing.

Dr. She-I Chang received his M.S. and PhD degrees in Computer Science and Information Systems Management from Bond University and Queensland University of Technology (Australia) respectively. He is currently a professor at the Department of Accounting and Information Technology, National Chung Cheng University (Taiwan). Focusing on ERP systems, with a particular emphasis on the issues, challenges and benefits realization associated with ERP life cycle-wide implementation, management and support are his research interests. He also has interest in the application of qualitative research methodology. Currently at CCU, Taiwan, his extended research interest around the arena of information technology governance, information security management and computer auditing. He has presented and published his researches papers and articles at several IS conferences and journals (e.g. ICIS, AMCIS, PACIS, ACIS, AAA, CAIS, JGIM, JGITM, I&M, ISF, ISM, DSS, ESWA, JIM, JEB, IJEBM, IJMED). He has involved more than ten government funded research projects totally over one million US dollars in the last five years. He has also received several students’ thesis and best paper awards from various competitions. There are three ERP related textbooks edited by him. Please see She-I’s website at http://www.ait.ccu.edu.tw/ccu_ait_www/faculty/actsic/ for full details.

As the CEO of Study of Global Languages (SOGL), Ms. Ivy (Fang-Ching) Yeh is responsible for running all facets of the language business. Ivy has a proven executive management track record and over 10 years of experience in the higher education field. She created SOGL to serve as a means of aiding those interested in learning a foreign language by allowing customers to practice conversing over the internet via video chat. SOGL has enabled innumerous Chinese to obtain first hand interaction with someone that is not only fluent with the language, but speaks it as a first language and is accustomed with modern terms and slang. She earned a BS degree in the Business Administration at the Metropolitan State University in Minnesota, USA.

Dr. Charlie C. Chen, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Communications of the ICISA

Appalachian State University

chench@appstate.edu