2001: A Digital OdysseyExploring How Information Technology Is Transforming Our Lives And Our Organizations |
| Submission Deadline (Submissions are now closed) | 1 May 2001 |
| Notification to Authors | 17 August 2001 |
| Deadline for Final Papers | 11 September 2001 |
The theme for ICIS 2001 is “2001: A Digital Odyssey Exploring how Information Technology is Transforming our Lives and our Organizations”. With a new century upon us, we will examine the impact of information technology now and in the future. A special track will be dedicated to the presentation of research centered directly on the theme. In addition, we encourage all types of submissions that aid in furthering our knowledge of information technologies and its impact on individuals, organizations, and society. Research utilizing established or emerging research methodologies is welcome. Both mainstream IS research and interdisciplinary research, connecting IS with other fields of study, are appropriate for the conference.
The program will be organized
into four major tracks: Theme-related Research, Completed Research,
Research-in-Progress,
and Panels and Debates. All persons seekingclarification or guidance
for submissions to any of these tracks are encouraged to contact the appropriate
track co-chair prior to actual submission. Pre-submission communication
with track co-chairs may prove particularly beneficial for prospective
contributors to the theme-related research and the panels and debates tracks.
General questions about the program should be directed to either of the
program co-chairs
| Sumit
Sarkar
University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas, USA 75083-0688 |
Veda
C. Storey
Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30302-4015 |
Recent advances in information technology are transforming our lives and our organizations. The emergence of Internet technologies has enabled massive growth in electronic commerce, in turn leading to the evolution of the digital economy and the information society. These are characterized by transformations in organizational processes, industry and firm boundaries, and individual work and social lives. Information technology and particularly the various technologies of the Internet are significantly shifting the boundaries of many industries. For example, the music publishing industry and its ancillary industries are facing a major restructuring. Similar transformations are found in brokerage houses, book distribution, banking, travel services, and health services. Other transformations are emerging in education, publishing, insurance, and many other businesses. We seek completed research papers that analyze the current and anticipated transformation of our economic and social organizations.
Examples of the types of research in this track include: studies of a particular industry that analyze new business models; methodologies and tools for developing systems that support new business initiatives; an analysis of the impact on supply chain management; case studies of the nature, use, and implications of transformational information technologies; and analyses of process transformations in business and societal contexts and the consequences for work and personal lives. Researchers could also assess the risks and opportunities presented to current players and potential start-ups as well as the transformations emerging in products and services, distribution channels, and strategic alliances. Researchers could attempt to make inferences about the anticipated transformations in technology, emergence of standards, likely government regulations, power of the key players in the industry, and the requirements of consumers. A research manuscript could provide a well-reasoned assessment of the potential outcomes over the next few years in a particular industry. We are particularly interested in creative theoretical and/or empirical perspectives on these issues. Author predictions can be bold, leaving it to discussants to counter their arguments. Authors of accepted papers may choose to have either their entire paper or an extended abstract (not exceeding 1000 words) published in the conference proceedings.
| Anitesh
Barua
University of Texas, Austin Austin, Texas, USA 78712-1175 |
Malcolm
Munro
University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N IN4 |
This track is intended for research (other than theme-related) that has already been conducted, the relevant analyses completed, and appropriate findings properly documented. Papers on any aspect of information systems research and using any type of research methodology are invited. All submitted papers must represent completed and original work. Typically, the following aspects will be covered: research objectives, research questions addressed, theoretical grounding, research methodology including techniques of data collection and analyses as appropriate, and implications or contributions of the research. Authors of accepted papers may choose to have either their entire paper or an extended abstract (not exceeding 1000 words) published in the conference proceedings.
Track co-chairs:
| Debabrata
Dey
University of Washington at Seattle Seattle, Washington, USA 98195-3200 |
Lars
Mathiassen
Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7E 9220 Aalborg, Denmark |
This track is designed to support promising research that may not yet be completed, but is already well under way. Submissions to this track do not require complete analyses of results. They must represent original work. All research paradigms, research topics, and research methods appropriate for the information systems field are welcome. Submissions should include an abstract (not exceeding 150 words) and the following sections: research objectives and questions, theoretical foundations of the study, research methodology being used, current status of the project, and a description of what the authors propose to present at the conference.
Track co-chairs:
| Roger
H. L. Chiang
University
of Cincinnati
Cincinnati,
Ohio, USA 45221-0211
|
Christina
Soh
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore 639798
|
The panels and debates track is designed to attract multi-disciplinary, controversial, and/or illuminating perspectives on emerging, enduring, or topical issues within or about the IS field.
For panel sessions, we seek proposals that bring together panelists with diverse yet complementary perspectives on issues of importance to the field.Of particular interest are panels that might serve to bring new insight and impetus to the scholarly activities of the IS community.Panel proposals should make clear the points of convergence and divergence of opinion among the panelists.Each proposal should also identify the panel’s likely audience from among the conference participants.Innovative session designs are encouraged, including formats that involve audience participation.
For debates, we are interested in proposals that address research or professional issues of critical importance to the field for which there are differences of opinion between the debaters.Debates will typically include opening and closing statements by both sides, and may allow for structured rebuttals or questions periods.Proposal for debates should include a statement of the thesis or proposition to be debated, assumptions or facts with which the audience should be familiar, and descriptions of the credentials of the moderator, proponent(s), and opponent(s).Again, innovative designs are encouraged.
The
program committee reserves the right to modify panel and debate proposals
in order to complement other parts of the overall program. Brief descriptions
(not exceeding 500 words) of accepted proposals will be published in the
conference proceedings.
Additional guidelines for submissions to
this track are available at: http://commerce.queensu.ca/icis/icis.nsf/main
Track co-chairs:
|
Yolande
Chan
Queen’s
University
Kingston,
Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
|
John
Mooney
University
College Dublin
Belfield,
Dublin 4, Ireland
|
| Submission Deadline (Submissions are now closed) | 1 May 2001 |
| Notification to Authors | 17 August 2001 |
| Deadline for Final Papers | 11 September 2001 |
The submission system is available at: http://tprm.temple.edu/icis. All questions pertaining to the submission system should be directed to the Submission and Review coordinator:
| Munir Mandviwala |
| Temple University |
| tprmhelp@sbm.temple.edu |
Questions regarding submission and review policies should be directed to the program co-chairs.
Submissions to ICIS 2001 must not already have been published in a journal or conference proceeding, nor presented at another conference. Further, they must not be currently under consideration for publication or presentation elsewhere. Submissions to the Theme-related Research, Completed Research, and Research-in-Progress tracks will be blind reviewed. Panel proposals are not blind reviewed.
Any submission that is received after the submission deadline, or exceeds the appropriate length requirements, or does not adhere to the specified format (see Submission Format and Instructions to Authors below) will be rejected without review. All other submissions will be considered for the conference. Submissions will be reviewed by the program committee, consisting of individuals drawn from diverse segments of the IS research community, as well as by selected reviewers. For papers, the evaluation criteria will be similar to those typically used by major research journals, e.g., importance of topic, quality of research, and quality of presentation. Results of the review will be communicated to the authors by the date specified. If revisions are recommended, the authors will be responsible for making those revisions. They will also be responsible for submitting the final version of their work by the appropriate deadline (see Guidelines for Accepted Submissions below).
Submission Format and Instructions to Authors
The language of the conference and for all submissions is English. Submissions must be sent in electronic form by using the ICIS 2001 electronic submission system. Submissions must be prepared in PDF, RTF, or Word (version 97 or higher).
All authors are required to provide the following information as part of the submission process:
The submission file for Theme-related Research, Completed Research, and Research-in-Progress submissions.For all such submissions, the first page of the actual submission file should contain ONLY the title, abstract, name of the track for which the paper is being submitted, and the word count for the submission. The remaining pages should include the main body of the submission, reference, tables, figures, etc. These ICIS submissions are blind reviewed, so the files should not identify the author(s) in any manner.Theme-related Research and Completed Research submissions are restricted to 5000 words including all figures, tables, references, etc (not including the title page). Additionally, they must be double-spaced, prepared using at least an 11-point font, formatted for 8½ inch × 11 inch paper, and be no more than 20 pages in length.
Research-in-Progress submissions are restricted to 2500 words including all figures, tables, references, etc (not including the title page). Additionally, they must be double-spaced, prepared using at least an 11-point font, formatted for 8½ inch × 11 inch paper, and be no more than 10 pages in length.Note the change from previous years. Authors are required to state the word count on the title page of their submissions. The above requirements will be strictly enforced.-a statement to the effect that all participants have made a commitment to serve on the panel or debate, if it is accepted
-a brief description of each participant's background, including his/her expertise related to the panel or debate topic
-for panels, a description of each participant's views on the topic
-for debates, a statement as to whether each participant will be a proponent or opponent of the proposition
-a description of the format of interaction of the panel or debate
-references as appropriate.
Guidelines for Accepted Submissions
Authors of accepted submissions must revise their work following the suggestions (if any) of the reviewers, and submit an electronic copy of the final version of the work by the specified deadline. Failure to do so will be tantamount to withdrawing this work from further consideration—it will neither be included on the final program for the conference nor in the proceedings. Authors must also adhere to the guidelines for submitting the final copy; these guidelines will be available at the conference web site later.