Positioning
The Special Interest Group on Agent-Based Information Systems (SIGABIS) is advancing knowledge in the use of agent-based IS, which includes complex adaptive systems and simulation experiments, to improve organizational performance. SIGABIS promises to fill an existing gap in the field and, therefore, is more focused on the strategic and business issues with agent technology and less on the artifact itself, such as computational algorithms, which are well investigated by computer science related research groups.

Purpose
The agent metaphor has become popular in mainstream computing and business schools largely due to its suitability for the study of distributed systems, such as the Internet and the Web. Distributed systems are increasingly becoming commonplace in applications such as manufacturing, business networks, channel relationships, ubiquitous information access, and grid computing.

We expect to see the emergence of new distribution channel structures and customer interfaces (e.g., 1-to-1 customization, recommendation 'engines'), supply chain topologies (e.g., virtual business networks), and market-making mechanisms that use new kinds of intelligent, distributed computational processes in the form of agents.

Mission
SIGABIS is a forum to bring together like-minded researchers, teachers, and practitioners to:

• Collaborate in rigorously building agent-based computational theory and practice.
• Promote the advantages of agent-based computational modeling.
• Advance scientific research in areas that can benefit from agent-based techniques.

Introduction to Agent-based IS
Please visit our RESOURCES section for an introduction to agent-based modeling (ABM), multi-agent system (MAS) and complex adaptive system (CAS) modeling as well as discrete event simulation.

Publications
In order to better fulfill its mission SIGABIS facilitates publishing and quick dissemination of research findings in its focal area.

SIGABIS Exchanges: We regularly publish research findings and community updates, as well as one Research Note per issue. Contributors include Al Hevner, Steven Kimbrough and Sal March.

SIGABIS Exchanges Editor-In-Chief: Prof. Chris S. Langdon Published: Bi-annually (electronic and print) SIGABIS Exchanges 4(1) (2006) (scheduled for May) SIGABIS Exchanges 3(2) (2005) SIGABIS Exchanges 3(1) SIGABIS Exchanges 2(2) (2004) SIGABIS Exchanges 2(1) SIGABIS Exchanges 1(1) (2003)

Other Publications: SIGABIS organizes and manages "fast-tracking" arrangements for every SIGABIS EVENT. We are particularly happy about our new relationship with:

International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies http://www.idea-group.com/ijiit; IJIIT Brochure Editor-In-Chief: Prof. Vijayan Sugumaran, Oakland University Published: Quarterly (print and electronic), ISSN: 1548-3657, eISSN: 1548-3665 Associate Editors: Forouzan Golshani, Wright State University, USA Alan R. Hevner, University of South Florida, USA Kenneth Kendall, Rutgers University - Camden, USA Stefan Kirn, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany Salvatore T. March, Vanderbilt University, USA Sudha Ram, University of Arizona, USA Veda Storey, Georgia State University, USA Vijay K. Vaishnavi, Georgia State University, USA