The Information Systems Research Center has been keeping Houston area businesses on the leading edge of information technology management for more than twenty years. ISRC, through it’s membership base, brings information systems professionals together to network, study current issues through seminars and roundtables, while giving members an edge in student recruiting.

Joining the ISRC

ISRC Membership is $7,500 per year. This entitles your firm to participate in all ISRC events. This includes sending your choice of participants to the seminar and roundtable series, student receptions, and technology briefing series. Member firms also help set the ISRC agenda at the annual planning meeting held each May. Find out more

CPE Certificates

The ISRC belongs to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy and offer a CPE certificate (Continuing Professional Education) to any session participant from a member organization who requests them.

ISRC To Go

Do you need us to come to you? Take advantage of our ISRC "to go" service and we will provide a discussion of interest to your company, facilitate a planning session, provide a half day of training.

From September to May the ISRC offers a series of seminars that bring ISRC members together with internationally recognized IS experts to discuss important management and technology issues. At the ISRC roundtable sessions ideas are exchanged, common experiences shared, and the group identifies new approaches to IS problems. Each session is guaranteed to provide information that is valuable and immediately relevant to members.

September Meeting

September 20, 2007: "The Law of eCommerce"

Speaker: Peter S. Vogel from Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP

Location: University Hilton Room 261 Shamrock

Personnel from ISRC member companies and invited guests are welcome on a space available basis. Please email [email protected] or call 713-743-4691 to reserve a seat (Does not apply for the May Meeting)

Upcoming Event Dates

October 25, 2007: Jane Linder

November 15, 2007: TBA

January 17, 2008: "The Future of Data Networking" present by John King

February 21, 2008: "Architecting of Agility" present by Jeanne Ross

March 27, 2008: TBA

April 17, 2008: Bob Johananen

May 15, 2008: Dinner Meeting

ISRC members have access to cutting-edge Information Technology Management (ITM) research including a free online subscription to MISQ Executive. Technology briefings keep members aware of emerging technologies that will impact ITM. Members may optionally work with faculty and doctoral students as they pursue projects in critical areas of ITM.

MISQ Executive

ISRC membership includes free access to MISQ Executive. MISQE is the premier IS research journal targeting IS practitioners. Like the ISRC, MISQE stimulates discussions at the intersection of research and practice.

Tech Briefings

What technologies are over the horizon. ISRC technology briefings help you to know and to see the implications for your firm.

2006-2007 Briefings

Oct: Business Intelligence: [ slides |

Nov: Silicon Photonic: [ slides |]

2005-2006 Briefings

Sept: Wireless Communication: [ slides | briefing ]
Oct: Semantic Web: [ slides | briefing ]

2004-2005 Briefings

Nov: RFID: [ slides | briefing ]
Feb: Wiki: [ slides | briefing ]
Mar: Smart Dust: [ slides | briefing ]

2003-2004 Briefings

Sep: RFID: [ slides | briefing ]
Oct: P2P: [ slides | briefing ]
Jan: Grid: [ slides | briefing ]

2002-2003 Briefings

Sept: Extreme Programming
Oct: Encryption: [ slides | briefing ]
Nov: Biological Computing [ slides | briefing ]
Jan: Autonomic Computing [ slides | briefing ]
Mar: Storage Area Networks[ slides | briefing ]