About JASMIN   The Japan Society for Management Information (JASMIN) was established on April 1, 1992, to promote researches and discussions on the study of Management Information. Purposes of JASMIN   JASMIN promotes researches and applications on various problems related to Management Information; seeks to interchange information between the members and the related academic societies; and aims to contribute the establishment of Management Information and the progress and development of industries. Activities of JASMIN   The following are businesses of JASMIN.   1.   Holding workshops, conferences, symposia, lectures, and panel discussions. 2. Academic researches and studies 3. Publishing journals, research papers, and other publications. 4. Contacting, interchanging, and collaborating with other academic societies both domestic and overseas. 5. Providing research opportunities to up-and-coming researchers such as graduate students. 6. Trusted researches and studies 7. Activities to achieve purposes of other preceding articles Features of JASMIN   1.   Both members of social sciences and those of engineering courses have common research purposes, and perform wide range of research activities in atmospheres of freedom. 2. Both people of business and academia take part in activities impartially, and enlighten each other. 3. JASMIN aims to be a democratic, dynamic, and open society. The Society accepts contributed articles from non-members. 4. Workshops are extremely full of variety, and respond to diverse needs. Developing active interaction with overseas researchers, JASMIN aims at an academic society that is opened to the world and recognized world-wide. Mission and Objectives 2001   Adopted on March 8, 2001 by the Board of Directors   ・ MISSION   The use of Information Technology becomes more important for corporations, organizations, societies, and an individual in the future. However, comparing with the development of Information Technology, it is difficult to say that the theoretical researches about the use of Information Technology are fully performed. The mission of JASMIN is, for researchers, businessperson, and educators interested in common ground among information, communication, and management, to provide places of discussion about the practical uses of corporate, organization, societal, and individual information; and Information Technology.   ・ OBJECTIVES   JASMIN, through performing the following activities, aims to research and to spread the knowledge about the practical uses of information and Information Technology.   1.   Aiming to become the source of knowledge concerning the practical uses of information and Information Technology.   providing places of discussion through SIG(Special Interest Group), symposia, workshops, lectures, and conferences.   sharing information though the JASMIN Journals, circulated magazines, and WWW pages.   Researches and studies about the practical uses of information and Information Technology. 2. Through communication and cooperation with other related academic societies both domestic and overseas, JASMIN performs a central role in Japan for the practical use of information and Information Technology. 3. Through evaluating researches, case studies, and studies about the practical uses of information and Information Technology, JASMIN plans to encourage and to enhance the fields. 4. JASMIN aims to research and to spread methods to bring up the talented people who can promote the practical uses of information and Information Technology.