Dublin has been selected as the location for the 37th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) in December 2016. The event, which will be attended by 1,500 global delegates, is expected to generate €2m for the local economy.

Running since 1980, ICIS is the main conference for the Association of Information Systems, which has more than 4,000 members in 95 countries and is the leading professional body for information systems academics.

“This is a significant coup for Dublin and reflects Ireland’s growing reputation as a global technology centre,” explained Professor Brian Fitzgerald of Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre.

“Bidding to host the ICIS conference is very competitive and Dublin won out against Munich, Vienna and Istanbul,” Fitzgerald said.

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