Human factors in IS: symposium report on the Fifth HFIS Symposium, 14–15 Oct. 1993, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

The series of symposia on Human Factors in Information Systems (HFIS) emphasizes research on human issues related to information systems in their organizational context, such as studies of relationships between users, IS professionals and computerized systems. The HFIS symposia were initiated by Jane Carey (Arizona State University) in 1986, and are still held as workshops in which some 40 participants from academia and industry interact intensively for 2--3 days. This year the symposium was organized by Dov Te'eni at the Weatherhead School of Management of Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) and had Group Support Systems (GSS), also known as computer supported cooperative work (CSCW), as a central theme.