Forum for Information Science professions in the East African region. Our mandate is to establish the Infomation Science identity within the African context so that it is perceived as the cornerstone for democracy, education and regional development Our Vision is to have a knowledgeable Information driven society at organisation/departmental, community, national and regional level. Our Mission is to coontribute to National and Regional development through generation, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information to users and reduce the information gap, increase awareness and acheive a knowledgeable society.