Since the mid-1980s computer assisted educational information systems have been developing in various parts of the world and the knowledge surrounding the development and implementation of these systems has been growing. In 1994 the first international working conference on Information Technology in Educational Management (ITEM) was held in Jerusalem. Two years later a second working conference was held in Hong Kong and following this Working Group (WG) 3.7 of the International Federation for Information Processing was established. WG 3.7 focuses on promoting the effective and efficient use of IT in the management of educational institutions. Subsequently conferences have been held in the US, New Zealand, Finland, Spain, Japan, and Australia. The conferences have engendered a spirit of co-operation amongst people around the world resulting in the publication of six books, three special editions of academic journals, numerous papers, research funding obtained, and research projects carried out.

The Eighth International Working Conference on
Information Technology in Educational Management ( ITEM )
Darwin, Australia, 21- 25h July, 2008 (Pictures - link)

The Seventh International Working Conference on
Information Technology in Educational Management ( ITEM )
Hamamatsu , Japan 23 - 26 July, 2006

The Sixth International Working Conference on
Information Technology in Education Management (ITEM)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 11-15 July 2004
(Pictures from Island Tour - One Two Three)

The Fifth International Working Conference on
Management of Education in the Information Age – The Role of ICT
Helsinki, Finland, August 2002

The Fourth International Working Conference on
Pathways to Institutional Improvement with
Information Technology in Educational Management
Auckland, New Zealand, July 2000

The Third International Working Conference on
The Integration of Information for Educational Management
Maine, USA, July 1998

The Second International Working Conference on
Information Technology in Educational Management
for Schools for the Future
Hong Kong. July 1996

The First International Working Conference on
Information Technology in Educational Management
Jerusalem, Israel, July 1994