Abstract :
HICSS (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences) has come a long way in the past four decades. During the first nine years the conference organizers were all University of Hawai´i faculty. It was not until 1977 that faculty members Udo W. Pooch of Texas A&M University, C.V. Ramamoorthy of the University of California at Berkeley, R. Yeh of the University of Texas at Austin, Bruce Shriver of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, and Ted Lewis of the University of Oregon joined HICSS, giving it a broader perspective. HICSS now has organizers from all over the world and solicits papers from an extensive global community. Many conferences focus on a specific discipline or subject. Specialization is important; yet HICSS has chosen to become one of the few general-purpose conferences ??? addressing issues in the areas of computer science, computer engineering, and information systems. The fundamental purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, research results, development activities, and applications. HICSS brings together qualified interdisciplinary professionals in a highly interactive environment. Information on the topics listed below is provided in this review: 1. An Encapsulated History (1967-1997) of HICSS by Bruce Shriver and Ralph Sprague; 2. Distinguished Lecturer Series; 3. Plenary Speakers and Special Speakers; and 4. Conference Chairs and Track Chairs
