Sometime in February 2010 we will be closing this website. We have moved to a new site at http://i2s.anu.edu.au. The software underpinning this new site makes it significantly easier to keep up-to-date. The new website has a ‘forums’ function, in the first instance to allow group discussion about dialogue methods.

We have thought long and hard about the best use of our financial and time resources; consequently we will – for the time being – discontinue the I2S network and we will no longer provide information about journals, associations and other useful resources.

We look forward to interacting with you on the new website.

I2S Team, 26/Jan/2010.

Welcome to the Integration and Implementation Sciences website!

The aim of this site is to provide a range of information and resources, including being the hub of the Integration and Implementation Sciences Network.

Integration and Implementation Sciences (I2S or IIS) is an emerging discipline concerned with:

1. the synthesis of a range of knowledge, information and perspectives to improve understanding of complex issues;
2. using research knowledge to support decision makers in various domains, including public policy, business, professional practice and community activism; and,
3. using research knowledge to underpin the implementation of decisions in effective social change.

It aims to provide an academic base for largely ignored cross-cutting concepts and methods crucial for tackling complex issues. More detailed information is available in the overview of I2S.

The network aims to bring together a ‘college’ of peers who can support and critically evaluate each other’s work. There are a number of undertakings currently supported by this website and you can:

• join the I2S Network;
• find network members, by surname, country, integration approach or area of work;
• find resources relevant to Integration and Implementation Sciences, covering associations, journals, readings and online articles; and,
• join I2S Network activities.

For further information about Integration and Implementation Sciences please contact:

Professor Gabriele Bammer,
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health,
ANU College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
The Australian National University,
Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia.
Phone: +61 2 6125 0716.
Fax: +61 2 6125 0740.
E-mail: iisn@anu.edu.au.

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