Long Beach in Southern California is the Year 2000 destination of the annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, August 10 through 13th.

Blue skies, blue ocean, and a cool, gentle, summer breeze make Long Beach a perfect choice for both a summer vacation and a conference location. Access to the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island, the historic Queen Mary, fine dining, Shoreline Village, the new Aquarium of the Pacific, and the Toyota Grand Prix -- all these highlight Long Beach’s family friendly environment. Major themes parks--Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm -- are just ten miles inland from Long Beach.

Long Beach hotels are served by three airports nearby. Long Beach airport is just minutes away, as are Los Angeles International to the north, and John Wayne Orange County Airport to the south.

Hosted by the California State University, Long Beach, Information Systems Department and the Center for Information Systems Technologies in the College of Business Administration, AIS is proud to bring the focus of information technologies to the digital coast of Long Beach.

Headquarters of the largest public university system in the country, Long Beach is also the home of major shipping companies utilizing state-of-the-art intermodal transportation. Now the busiest container facility in the country, the Port of Long Beach is one of the most significant players in the Pacific Rim trade.

Long Beach also houses a Boeing aircraft manufacturing facility and is in the forefront of mobile oceanic satellite launching technology and network applications.

Think about telecommunications, wireless, multimedia, broadband, electronic data interchange, logistics systems, electronic commerce, graphics, animation. At the same time, think about entertainment, a family vacation, amusement parks, gourmet international dining, and live jazz!

Do you want to experience emerging information technologies? View applications activities in major industries and at CSU-Long Beach? Have fun with your family at world-class attractions? Enjoy the beach? Come to Long Beach!