Call For Papers

NINTH WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS (WITS'99)

DECEMBER 11-12, 1999, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

Final Program

Sponsors:

School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas

DuPree College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology

Belk College of Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

INFORMS

The 9th Workshop On Information Technologies And Systems (WITS'99) will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, during December 11-12, 1999, just prior to the International Conference on Information Systems. The purpose of the workshop is to promote discussion and interaction among members of the Information Systems community with research interests in cutting-edge information technologies and systems. We are particularly interested in exchanging research ideas and results that will not only contribute to academic areas, but will also benefit the business community in the foreseeable future. The theme for the workshop is “IT Challenges for the New Millennium: Research, Development, and Deployment Issues.”

SUGGESTED TOPICS
We solicit condensed research papers describing original ideas, new results, novel applications, or experience reports describing lessons learned in the development, operations, and maintenance of actual systems. The research should address issues concerning the theory, development, management and application of advanced information technologies and systems. Since it is a workshop, WITS actively solicits papers describing novel research ideas that may be at a relatively early stage of development. We also encourage proposals for panels that examine emerging, innovative, or otherwise provocative issues. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The length of submitted papers is limited to 10 double-spaced, 12-point font 8.5" by 11" pages (including tables, figures, and references). Panel proposals are limited to 5 pages, and should include a summary of the topics to be covered, names and affiliations of 3-4 panelists who have made a commitment to participate, a summary of their position statements, and a brief biography of each. A mix of industry and academic panel members is encouraged. All submissions, excluding panel proposals, will be reviewed double blind. Selection for presentation at the workshop and publication in the proceedings will be based on originality, contribution to the field, and workshop interest. Authors of selected research papers will be invited to submit complete versions of their work for possible journal publication after the workshop.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

Submissions must be sent electronically using the WITS'99 Submission system. The submissions should preferably be prepared in PDF or Word (version 6 or higher). The submission system will go live on June 28, 1999.

For research paper submissions, the cover page of the actual submission file should contain the title and abstract only. The remaining pages (upto 10 at most) should include the main body of the submission, references, tables, figures, etc. This file must not identify the author(s) in any manner.
Detailed electronic submission instructions are provided at http://pc29112.utdallas.edu/WITSSubmission/DetailInstruction.asp.

IMPORTANT DATES (Deadlines)
Deadline for paper submissions: .......................................... July 16, 1999
Notification of acceptance: ................................................... September 17, 1999
Camera-ready copy due: ...................................................... October 15, 1999

WORKSHOP & PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CO-CHAIR

Ram Kumar, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA

PROGRAM LIAISONS

• Asia/Pacific: Roger H. L. Chiang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Europe: Manfred Jeusfeld, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

• Latin America: Paulo B. Goes, University of Connecticut

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Last Updated: Decemver 4, 1999