The 8th Annual NEAIS Conference, Babson College, Wellesley, MA

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The 8th Annual NEAIS Conference

The 8th Annual NEAIS Conference (NEAIS 2026) will be held at Babson College, Wellesley, MA on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Please click HERE for more details.

The 8th Annual NEAIS Conference

New England Chapter of AIS · 2026

Minds and Machines: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Babson College, Wellesley, MA

Welcome Message

Welcome to the Eighth Annual Conference of the New England Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (NEAIS). The NEAIS Chapter Board extends its gratitude to Babson College for graciously hosting this year's conference on its Wellesley campus. Our appreciation also goes to you, the AIS Council, and our generous sponsors.

The conference theme for NEAIS 2026 is Minds and Machines: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI. Artificial intelligence is transforming how we teach, learn, and produce knowledge, raising questions that span technical, pedagogical, ethical, and societal domains. We invite submissions that engage these questions. Please see the Call for Submissions for more information.

The NEAIS 2026 Conference will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2026 (full-day program; detailed schedule TBD).

Registration
Registration for NEAIS 2026 will open at a later date (TBD). All participants must join the NEAIS chapter before or at the start of the conference; the NEAIS membership fee is $10 annually for AIS members and is waived for doctoral students and Retired/Emeritus faculty. Details will be posted on the Registration page.

Venue, hotel, parking, and driving details: Venue page (TBD).

Conference Committee

G. Shankar

G. Shankar

Conference Chair

Babson College

Email: gshankar@babson.edu

Yang Lee

Yang Lee

Northeastern University

Email: y.lee@northeastern.edu

Pratyush Bharati

Pratyush Bharati

University of Massachusetts Boston

Email: Pratyush.Bharati@umb.edu

Luvai Motiwalla

Luvai Motiwalla

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Email: Luvai_Motiwalla@uml.edu

David Murungi

David Murungi

Bentley University

Email: dmurungi@bentley.edu

Bengisu Tulu

Bengisu Tulu

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Email: bengisu@wpi.edu

Program Committee

Nada Hashmi

Nada Hashmi

Co-Chair

Babson College

Email: nhashmi@babson.edu

Ruben Mancha

Ruben Mancha

Co-Chair

Babson College

Email: rmancha@babson.edu

Kui Du

Kui (Andy) Du

University of Massachusetts Boston

Email: kui.du@umb.edu

Chrisy Yao

Chrisy Yao

Suffolk University

Email: yyao@suffolk.edu

Romilla Syed

Romilla Syed

University of Massachusetts Boston

Email: Romilla.Syed@umb.edu

Nima Kordzadeh

Nima Kordzadeh

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Email: nkordzadeh@wpi.edu

Fundraising and Promotion Committee

Nada Hashmi

Nada Hashmi

Co-Chair

Babson College

Email: nhashmi@babson.edu

Zhi Li

Zhi Li

Co-Chair

Babson College

Email: zli@babson.edu

Yang Lee

Yang Lee

Northeastern University

Email: y.lee@northeastern.edu

Yuzhu Li

Yuzhu (Julia) Li

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Email: yuzhu.li@umassd.edu

David Murungi

David Murungi

Bentley University

Email: dmurungi@bentley.edu

Chrisy Yao

Chrisy Yao

Suffolk University

Email: yyao@suffolk.edu

Organizing Committee

Ruben Mancha

Ruben Mancha

Chair

Babson College

Email: rmancha@babson.edu

Zhi Li

Zhi Li

Webmaster

Babson College

Email: zli@babson.edu

G. Shankar

G. Shankar

Babson College

Email: gshankar@babson.edu

Nada Hashmi

Nada Hashmi

Babson College

Email: nhashmi@babson.edu

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Nathaniel (Nate) Trotman

Babson College

Email: ntrotman@babson.edu