[AISWorld] MWAIS 2011 (May 20-21): Call for Participation

[Stacie C Petter]

6th Annual Conference of the Midwest Association of Information Systems 
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
http://mwais.ist.unomaha.edu

May 20 – 21, 2011
Omaha, Nebraska

Conference Theme: The Multi-Disciplinary Nature of IT Research & Practice

The sixth annual MWAIS conference has an exciting program that will 
feature:
 - Completed research and research in progress on topics in a variety of 
information systems domains such as pedagogy, healthcare, virtual teams, 
human-computer interaction, and much more
 - An industry panel will include CIOs from Conagra and Werner Enterprises 
as well as a program manager from Google
 - An academic panel will share strategies for conducting research and 
publishing in universities with a balanced approach to research and 
teaching. 
 - Dr. Moez Limayem, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs 
from the University of Arkansas is the academic keynote. His research 
interests include IT adoption and usage, CRM, Knowledge Management, and 
electronic commerce.   His work has been published in journals such as 
Management Science, Information Systems Research, Communications of the 
ACM, and IEEE Transactions. 
 - An industry keynote speaker by Bob Beck, Managing Director of IT at TD 
Ameritrade.  Prior to TD Ameritrade, Bob spent nearly twenty years as a 
senior executive in firms ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500's in 
multiple industries. 
 - A social event at the Durham Museum, a former train station that now 
features exhibits including restored train cars and other artifacts 
related to the history of Omaha and the Midwest.

Details on the keynote speakers, the conference schedule with a listing of 
papers to be presented, and conference information are available on the 
conference website (http://mwais.ist.unomaha.edu).

Omaha, Nebraska is in the heart of the Midwest and is home to many 
attractions, such as a world-class zoo, historical sites, and museums. 
There are many activities to discover ranging from nature trails to 
cultural activities to excellent restaurants.  The conference hotel is the 
Courtyard Marriott at Aksarben Village, which is across the street from 
the conference venues at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.  

Please reserve your room at the conference hotel rate by May 2nd at 5pm 
for the $99/night room rate.  Reservations can be made either by calling 
the hotel directly at 402-951-4300 (Code: MWAIS Group) or booking a room 
online using the following link http://cwp.marriott.com/omawt/mwais.

Early registration for MWAIS 2011 ends on May 1st, so plan to register 
soon (http://mwais.ist.unomaha.edu/index.php?p=registration).

We look forward to seeing you in the Big O this May!

Workshop Committee
Conference Co-Chairs: 
GJ de Vreede (gdevreede at unomaha.edu)
Fred Niederman (niederfa at slu.edu)

Program Co-Chairs: 
Stacie Petter (spetter at unomaha.edu) 
Fiona Nah (fnah2 at unl.edu)

Local Arrangements Chair: 
Martina Greiner (mgreiner at unomaha.edu)

Sponsorship Chair: 
Deepak Khazanchi (khazanchi at unomaha.edu)

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