[AISWorld] AISWorld Digest, Vol 27, Issue 11

Fri Jan 13 12:19:10 EST 2012

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH [IJBIR] 

Call for Papers: 
The Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR) would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for inclusion in this scholarly journal. The following describes the mission, the coverage, and directions for submission to IJBIR. 

Mission: The mission of the journal is to advance research in the field of business intelligence and analytics and to identify ways that BI creates value for organizations. The journal publishes original academic research/case studies, as well as selective thought provoking papers on issues, strategies, practices, techniques, and technologies from both academics and practitioners that advance the understanding and practice of Business Intelligence. The focus of this journal is to identify innovative Business Intelligence strategies and to assess the application of theoretical concepts to real-world situations. IJBIR takes a multidisciplinary approach to the examination of business intelligence. 

Submitting to IJBIR: 
Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS MUST CONSULT THE JOURNAL'S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guidelines submission.pdf prior to submission. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 2 members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically to patrica.rafferty at sju.edu. 

Publisher: 
The International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR) is published by IGI For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. 

All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: 
patricia.rafferty at sju.edu 

Patricia D. Rafferty, Ed.D. 
Erivan K. Haub School of Business 
Saint Joseph's University 

Director 
Master of Science in Business Intelligence Program 
Master of Science in Human Resource Management Program 
Managing Editor 
International Journal of Business Intelligence Research 
http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=1168&detailstype=description 

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Today's Topics: 

1. Call for Chapter Proposals Human-Centered System Design for 
Electronic Governance (Chris Reddick) 
2. FW: Journal of Community Informatics Special Issue: Research 
in Action: Linking Communities and Universities (michael gurstein) 
3. CFP: Drake Management Review (Troy J Strader) 
4. CFP AMCIS 2012 Mini-Track: Gender Diversity in the IT 
Workforce (Haiyan Huang) 
5. Business Use of Social Media -- MISRC Workshop -- Feb 17-18, 
2012 (Ravi Bapna) 
6. CFP: AMCIS 2012 Minitrack: Agile Project Management 
(Meghann Drury) 
7. ECIS 2013 2nd CALL FOR CONFERENCE TRACK PROPOSALS 
(j.vanhillegersberg at utwente.nl) 
8. Open PhD Positions at Rotterdam School of Management (Wolf Ketter) 
9. CFP: AMCIS mini-track: ICT in emerging markets (SIG GlobDev) 
* SUBMISSION OPEN * (Shana Ponelis) 

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Message: 1 
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:35:54 -0600 
From: Chris Reddick <Chris.Reddick at utsa.edu> 
To: <aisworld at lists.aisnet.org> 
Subject: [AISWorld] Call for Chapter Proposals Human-Centered System 
Design for Electronic Governance 
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CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTER PROPOSALS 

Proposal Submission Deadline: January 30, 2012 Human-Centered System Design for Electronic Governance A book edited by 1Saqib Saeed, 2Christopher G. Reddick 1University of Siegen, Germany, 2 University of Texas at San Antonio, USA 

To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/authoreditorresources/callforbookchapters/callforchapterdetails.aspx?callforcontentid=0b637cc6-4876-4fbc-b718-957fa6037be0 <https://ruby1604.utsa.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/authoreditorresources/callforbookchapters/callforchapterdetails.aspx?callforcontentid=0b637cc6-4876-4fbc-b718-957fa6037be0> 

Introduction 
E-Government projects are a huge undertaking and require serious political commitment, clear vision and robust long-term strategy. The successful realization of such projects in practice requires appropriately design technology infrastructure. Higher failure rate in technology adoption has highlighted that human factors are an important aspect when designing and implementing e-government projects. In order to foster successful usage, technologies need to be consistent with human practices. Failure to design e-government technologies properly can lead to project failure, which can represent a substantial cost for governments and loss of confidence by users in these systems. 

Objective of the Book 
The objectives of the proposed book are twofold: (i) to invite ideas, suggestions and recommendations and publish high quality contributions examining the inherent issues, technology design implications, user experiences and guidelines for technology appropriation and (ii) to invite case studies to publish and disseminate best practices employed by organizations, project managers and practitioners in the field of e-government. The aim is to provide opportunities for discussion of implications and dissemination of best practices that will be useful or of interest to academics from a range of fields including information systems, human computer interaction, computer supported cooperative work, organizational science, public administration, and political science as well as for government officials and governmental organizations. 

Target Audience 
The book will be helpful for students and researchers working in the domain of Information systems. Furthermore government officials working to devise IT strategy and solutions for e- governance are also potential readers. This book will also be helpful for those that want to learn about the design of information systems in the context of e-government, from a human centric approach. University libraries will be especially interested in purchasing this textbook, since it will provide cutting edge research on the design of e-government systems for a user-centric perspective. 

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: 
* Case studies and user experiences with e-government infrastructures * Technology infrastructure and citizen engagement * ICTs and community empowerment * Digital divide and e-government adoption * E- government project management approaches * Best practices and opportunities for technology design * ICTs and e-democracy * Impact of ICT in governmental, nongovernmental and public communication * Technology management practices in government, nongovernmental and community settings * Limitations, challenges and barriers to ICT adoption for government * Enabling technologies for e-government implementation * Mobile technology and e-government * Web 2.0 (Blogs, wikis, social networking websites) and e-government * Digital divide and e- government adoption * Metrics and Benchmarking to measure e-government success * Economic, ethical, security, privacy and legal issues 

Submission Procedure 
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before January, 30, 2012, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by February 15, 2012 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 15, 2012. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. 

Publisher 
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2013. 

Important Dates 
January 30, 2012: Proposal Submission Deadline 
February 15, 2012: Notification of Acceptance 
May 15, 2012: Full Chapter Submission 
June 30, 2012: Review Results Returned 
July 30, 2012: Final Chapter Submission 
September 30, 2012: Final Deadline 

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: 
Saqib Saeed 
Department of Information Studies and New Media University of Siegen, Germany 
Tel.: +492713877006 
E-mail: saqib.saeed at uni-siegen.de 

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Message: 2 
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:41:48 -0800 
From: "michael gurstein" <gurstein at gmail.com> 
To: <aisworld at lists.aisnet.org> 
Subject: [AISWorld] FW: Journal of Community Informatics Special 
Issue: Research in Action: Linking Communities and Universities 
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The Journal of Community Informatics has just published its latest issue at 
http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej. We invite you to review the Table of 
Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of 
interest. 

Thanks for the continuing interest in our work, 
Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. 
Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics 
Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development and Training 
Vancouver CANADA Phone 604-602-0624 gurstein at gmail.com 

The Journal of Community Informatics 
Special Issue: Research in Action: Linking Communities and Universities 
Table of Contents http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/38 

Editorial 
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Research in Action for Community Informatics: A matter for conversation 
Matthew Allen, Marcus Foth 

Evolving Relationships: Universities, Researchers and Communities 
Michael Gurstein 

Articles 
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Rhetoric and the Digital Humanities: Imagining The Michigan State University 
Israelite Samaritan Collection as the Foundation for a Thriving Social 
Network 
Jim Ridolfo, William Hart-Davidson, Michael McLeod 

Visions, Participation and Engagement in New Community Information 
Infrastructures 
John M Carroll, Michael A. Horning, Blaine Hoffman, Craig H 
Ganoe, Harold 
R. Robinson, Mary Beth Rosson 

Research informing practice: Toward effective engagement in community ICT in 
New Zealand 
Barbara Craig, Jocelyn E. Williams 

Community-based learning: A model for higher education and community 
partnerships 
Peter Day 

DigiPopEd: Popular Education and Digital Culture 
Dan O'Reilly-Rowe 

Conducting ICT Research in Community Networks: Reflections from a Long Term 
Study of the European Social Forum 
Saqib Saeed, Markus Rohde, Volker Wulf 

Towards Participatory Action Design Research: Adapting Action Research and 
Design Science Research Methods for Urban Informatics 
Mark Bilandzic, John Venable 

Participant-Making: bridging the gulf between community knowledge and 
academic research 
Ann Light, Paul Egglestone, Tom Wakeford, Jon Rogers 

Notes from the field 
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Networking for Communications Challenged Communities: Report from a European 
project targeting conditions of poor or lacking ICT coverage 
Maria Kristina Ud?n 

________________________________________________________________________ The 
Journal of Community Informatics http://www.ci-journal.net 

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Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:03:51 +0000 
From: Troy J Strader <troy.strader at drake.edu> 
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Subject: [AISWorld] CFP: Drake Management Review 
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Drake Management Review 
Call for Papers 

http://www.cbpa.drake.edu/dmr/ 

The Drake Management Review (DMR) is an online publication of the Drake University College of Business and Public Administration. 

Please share this CFP will colleagues in any business research area. 

Mission 
The mission of the Drake Management Review is to provide an online, accessible, publication for high-quality, insightful, and thought-provoking viewpoints, commentaries, applied research articles, case studies, student/faculty research reports, and book reviews focusing on issues relevant to today's organizational managers and academic researchers. 

Coverage 

The DMR accepts applied research article and case study submissions on any topic from the following subject areas: 

Accounting Actuarial Science 
Business and Society Business Law 
Economics Electronic Commerce 
Entrepreneurship Finance 
HRM and Org. Behavior International Business 
Information Systems Insurance 
Operations Management Marketing 
Public Administration Strategic Management 

Submission 
We invite submissions that are original, unpublished, and not currently under review at another publication. Submissions are accepted throughout the year and issues are published in October and April. Submission guidelines and format are available at http://www.cbpa.drake.edu/dmr/Submission_Guidelines.pdf. All submissions will be reviewed by at least two editorial review board members including at least one reviewer who is not affiliated with Drake University. Articles are double-blind peer-reviewed and final accept/reject decisions are made based on recommendations from reviewers and the editors. Preference is given to studies that will be of interest to both organizational managers and academic researchers, but studies may use any research methodology including, but not limited to, conceptual, empirical, quantitative, qualitative, or case study. 

Articles should be submitted by e-mail to: 

Dr. Troy Strader, Editor-in-Chief 
Drake Management Review 
Troy.Strader at drake.edu 

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Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:02:23 -0500 (EST) 
From: Haiyan Huang <haiyanh at mtu.edu> 
To: aisworld at lists.aisnet.org 
Subject: [AISWorld] CFP AMCIS 2012 Mini-Track: Gender Diversity in the 
IT Workforce 
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CALL FOR PAPERS 

18th Americas Conference on Information Systems 

Seattle, Washington 

August 9-12, 2012 

Track: Social Issues and Social Inclusion Track 

Mini-Track: Gender Diversity in the IT Workforce 

MINI-TRACK DESCRIPTION: 

The underrepresentation of women in the information technology (IT) workforce is a well-known phenomenon. Research in this area has focused on understanding the ways in which women are marginalized in the information technology educational pipelines and workforce. These studies reveal various factors at individual, organizational and societal levels that are influential in the recruitment and retention of women in the information technology fields. Drawing on the research, many intervention programs have been developed and implemented to address the problems. However, the results of some recent studies show that the participation of women in the information technology fields is still declining. Therefore, there is a need to continue investigating the existing and new challenges associated with the underrepresentation of women in information technology from multiple perspectives. From the theoretical perspective, we need to explore and apply existing theories, and develop alt!

ernative theories and frameworks to facilitate our understanding of this phenomenon. From the empirical perspective, we need to extend the investigations in order to gain additional insights about the variations in relationships between gender and information technology. From the practical perspective, we need to critically assess current diversity strategies, policies, and intervention programs, and focus on developing innovative and sustainable initiatives to increase the participation of women in the information technology fields. Given the premise that diversity of human capital is a critical asset for developing a sustainable information economy, this minitrack aims at furthering our understanding of gender diversity in the IT workforce from theoretical, empirical and practical perspectives. 

TOPICS of INTEREST: 

? Theories and research frameworks for investigating gender and diversity issues in information technology 

? Empirical research on gender and diversity in the global information economy 

? Cultural differences in roles, expectations, and stereotypes regarding women?s involvement with information technology 

? Methodological challenges of examining cultural influences on gender and IT 

? Factors that influence the enrolment and retention of female students in IS/IT majors 

? Initiatives and programs that aim at recruiting and retaining women in IS/IT educational pipelines 

? The role of ICTs to facilitate mentoring of women and other underrepresented groups in information technology 

? Challenges associated with the retention of women in the information technology workforce 

? Work-life balance issues for women in the information technology workforce 

? Strategies and initiatives to counter the opting-out of women in the information technology fields 

? Initiatives and programs to encourage women to seek training and reenter the information technology workforce 

? Initiatives to improve women?s participation in information technology that fit with a specific socio-cultural context 

IMPORTANT DATES: 

January 2, 2012 - Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions 

March 1, 2012 (11:59 PM Pacific time zone) - Deadline for paper submissions 

April 6, 2012 - Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date 

April 25, 2012 (11:59 PM Pacific time zone) - For accepted papers, camera-ready copy due 

SUBMISSION SITE: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012 

MINI-TRACK CO-CHAIRS: Mari Buche, Ph.D. 

School of Business and Economics 

Michigan Technological University 

Email: mwbuche at mtu.edu 

Phone: 906-487-3440 

Haiyan Huang, Ph.D. 

School of Business and Economics 

Michigan Technological University 

Email: haiyanh at mtu.edu 

Phone: 906-487-3081 
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Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:08:02 -0600 
From: Ravi Bapna <rbapna at umn.edu> 
To: aisworld at lists.aisnet.org 
Subject: [AISWorld] Business Use of Social Media -- MISRC Workshop -- 
Feb 17-18, 2012 
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Dear Colleagues, 

We have just introduced special academic registration rates for this 
workshop intended for practitioners, but also applicable to IS faculty 
looking to develop pedagogical expertise in offering leveraging social and 
digital media centric courses. For more details please visit 
http://misrc.umn.edu/socialmedia/ and note that when you click on event 
registration you will see two options and 
the corresponding discounted rates for academics. If you need help with any 
aspect of this please reach out to Donna Sarppo <dsarppo at umn.edu>. 
Accommodation at 
the Holiday Inn near Carlson is walking distance and inexpensive. Look 
forward to seeing some of you here, and yes don't forget your parkas! 

Ravi 

-- 
Ravi Bapna 
Board of Overseers Professor of Information and Decision Sciences 
Carlson School of Management 
University of Minnesota 
Minneapolis, MN 55455 
(w) +1 (612) 625 3698 
Blog: http://www.magicbazaar.org/ 
Twitter: @ravibapna 

and 

Executive Director 
Srini Raju Centre for IT and the Networked Economy (SRITNE) 
Indian School of Business 
Hyderabad, 500 032 
INDIA 
www.isb.edu/sritne 
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Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:08:49 -0500 
From: Meghann Drury <mdrury at fordham.edu> 
To: aisworld at lists.aisnet.org 
Subject: [AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2012 Minitrack: Agile Project 
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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:39:46 +0100 
From: <j.vanhillegersberg at utwente.nl> 
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Subject: [AISWorld] ECIS 2013 2nd CALL FOR CONFERENCE TRACK PROPOSALS 
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ECIS 2013 2nd CALL FOR CONFERENCE TRACK PROPOSALS 
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The 21th European Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2013 - Beyond 
Borders 
June 5-8, 2013, Utrecht, the Netherlands 
www.ecis2013.nl 

In 2013 the European Conference on Information Systems will be held in 
Utrecht, the Netherlands, hosted by Utrecht University. The theme of the 
conference: "Beyond Borders" refers to having an open mind towards new 
ways of doing research and establishing novel partnerships for 
conducting research. It also links to the multi-disciplinary nature of 
the field of Information Systems where we often work outside IS and 
collaborate with researchers in diverse disciplines. Where the Treaty of 
Utrecht of 1713 established borders to create peace, its 300-anniversary 
marks an era where the internet enables information systems to move 
beyond borders. 

As in previous years, the conference will be organized around conference 
tracks, focusing on both established and emergent areas of IS research. 
If you aspire to be a track chair for ECIS 2013, this call is for you. 
We are inviting you to propose a conference track and to submit it to 
the PC chairs at ecis2013 at lists.science.uu.nl. Each proposal will be 
evaluated by the programme and conference chairs. Decisions will be 
based on the overall merit of the proposal, the diversity of the track 
team and the fit with the conference theme. The program chairs will 
select tracks with the objective being to balance the more traditional 
IS topics with emerging topics of interest. If needed, track proposals 
might be merged in order to obtain the best possible coverage of topics 
and the best mix of track chairs. 

Your responsibilities as a track chair will be to: 
1) Promote the track and take sufficient measures to ensure an 
adequate number of submissions 
2) Organize a peer review cycle for the papers submitted to your 
track assisted by a set of Associate Editors. Track chairs will nominate 
associate editors for the reviewing process. The PC Chairs will support 
for a sufficient and capable set of associate editors to perform the 
high quality reviewing 
3) Propose to the program committee the papers that will eventually 
be accepted for inclusion into the conference program; nominate papers 
for the best paper award 
4) Create an attractive track program and nominate session chairs 
5) Liaise with the research chairs on all other matters that 
concern ECIS 2013 

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR SUBMITTING A TRACK TO ECIS 2013 
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* Email track proposal to ecis2013 at lists.science.uu.nl as soon as 
possible, but no later than February 1st, 2012 
* Notifications of acceptance or rejection of proposed tracks will 
be sent out in early March 2012 

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TRACK PROPOSALS 
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Track proposals should provide a motivation for the track, a brief 
overview of the area, sample topics, types of contributions welcomed, 
and an assessment of overall appeal to conference attendees. 
Specifically, track proposals should include: 
1) A title for the conference track 
2) Names, e-mail and mailing addresses, affiliations, phone 
numbers, urls of website, and short bios of the two to three track 
co-chairs. Please designate one of the co-chairs as the primary contact 
person. 
3) A short description of the track and its focus: define the 
proposed area of research, discuss the topics the track will address, 
and how they align with the ECIS 2013 conference theme. 
4) A discussion on how these topics have recently been covered in 
other conferences and publications, and to substantiate that ECIS 2013 
will be an appropriate and timely forum for the topics. 
5) A discussion on what types of contributions are sought for: full 
research papers, research in progress, and/or teaching cases. 
6) A list of tentative Associate Editors for the proposed track 
(between 5 and 15). Please provide names and affiliations, and the 
extent to which they may already have committed themselves to serve as 
AEs for your track. 
7) Your track record (if any) in organising tracks, or in other 
academic services in the IS community 

When putting together your track team (that is, chairs and AEs), please 
be aware that the Research and Research in Progress chairs will look 
favourably on diversity in gender, experience, and geographical 
background. It is therefore worthwhile to emphasise the diversity of the 
track team in your proposal. 

Track proposals should be e-mailed to ecis2013 at lists.science.uu.nl as 
soon as possible, but no later than 1 February 2012. Please note that in 
order to ensure interesting and sufficiently extensive range of tracks, 
the ECIS2013 Programme Committee might approach you with a suggestion to 
modify your track proposal; or in case there are proposal for same or 
similar topics, the committee might ask you to consider joining forces 
with another proposing group. Track proposals that do not meet the 
criteria can be directly rejected by the program chairs. Notifications 
of acceptance or rejection of proposed tracks will be sent out in early 
March 2012. 

ON BEHALF OF THE ECIS 2013 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 
Ronald Batenburg, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, program co-chair 
Sjaak Brinkkemper, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, general chair 
Regina Conolly, Dublin City University, Ireland, program co-chair 
Eric van Heck, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, program 
co-chair 
Remko Helms, Utrecht University, organizing chair 
Jos van Hillegersberg, University of Twente, The Netherlands, program 
co-chair 
Sarah Spiekermann, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, 
program co-chair 

The call for tracks can be downloaded from the conference website: 
www.ecis2013.nl (under downloads) 

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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:27:43 +0100 
From: "Wolf Ketter" <WKetter at rsm.nl> 
To: <aisworld at lists.aisnet.org> 
Subject: [AISWorld] Open PhD Positions at Rotterdam School of 
Management 
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Dear Colleagues, 

Currently, we have the following open PhD positions at the Rotterdam 
School of Management: 

* Agent-based methods for eliciting customer preferences to 
guide decision-making in complex energy networks 
More info at: 
http://www.erim.eur.nl/ERIM/Doctoral_Programme/PhD_in_Management/phd_pro 
jects/project_details?projectID=940#axzz1jKEGeZrE 

* Intelligent Trading Agents that Facilitate Decision Making in 
Global Trading Marketplaces 
More info at: 
http://www.erim.eur.nl/ERIM/Doctoral_Programme/PhD_in_Management/phd_pro 
jects/project_details?projectID=945#axzz1jKEGeZrE 

* A Behavioral Perspective on Smart Energy Tariff Decision Making 
under Risk 
More info at: 
http://www.erim.eur.nl/ERIM/Doctoral_Programme/PhD_in_Management/phd_pro 
jects/project_details?projectID=946#axzz1jKEGeZrE 

For questions regarding the application process please see: 

http://www.erim.eur.nl/ERIM/Doctoral_Programme/PhD_in_Management/How_to_ 
Apply/Target_Audience#axzz1jKQVVqtD 

or contact our PhD program office. Feel free to contact me if you have 
questions about the specific positions. 

Best wishes, 

Wolf 

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Dr. Wolf Ketter 
Associate Professor of Information Systems 
Director, Learning Agents Research Group at Erasmus (LARGE) 
Director, Erasmus Center for Future Energy Business 
Chair, Association for Trading Agent Research 

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University 
Tel: +31-10-4082624 
Email: wketter at rsm.nl <mailto:wketter at rsm.nl> 
LARGE: http://www.large.rsm.nl <http://www.large.rsm.nl/> 
Power TAC: http://www.powertac.org <http://www.powertac.org/> 
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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:17:33 -0600 (CST) 
From: Shana Ponelis <ponelis at uwm.edu> 
To: aisworld at lists.aisnet.org 
Subject: [AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS mini-track: ICT in emerging markets 
(SIG GlobDev) * SUBMISSION OPEN * 
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AMCIS 2012 
Seattle, Washington 
August 9 -12, 2012 

Track: ICTs in Global Development (SIGGlobDev) 
Mini-track: ICT IN EMERGING MARKETS 

Emerging markets, which include BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Mexico, Argentina, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey, have been long overlooked but are poised for explosive growth and opportunity: although these markets currently account for approximately 20 percent of the world's economy, Van Agtmael (2007) predicts that this figure will grow to 50 percent within 25 years.? These countries are embracing ICT for socio-economic development and yet mainstream IS research remains focused on the issues related to ICT in developed, mature economies in North America and Europe (Roztocki and Weistroffer, 2008).? Increasing our understanding of the possibilities and limitations of ICT and how to promote its adoption and use in emerging markets is therefore of vital interest to information systems researchers and practitioners. ? 

The objective of this mini-track is to encourage reflection and redefinition of emerging market countries? digital future by providing a forum for interested authors to disseminate their research, compare results, and exchange ideas. 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

* Drivers and barriers for ICT adoption in emerging markets 
* E-government, e-health, or e-learning applications in emerging markets 
* Innovative applications of ICTs emerging market countries, including mobile applications 
* Acceptance and use of cloud computing in emerging market contexts 
* User interfaces, information presentation and local language adaptation 
* Research frameworks to study ICT in emerging market countries 
* Impact of emerging markets on the ICT industry 
* ICT for socio-economic development in emerging markets 
* ICT infrastructure in emerging market countries 
* ICT policy in in emerging market countries 
* Strategies for addressing the digital divide and information poverty 
* Information and computer literacy in emerging market countries 
* Indigenous knowledge?systems and ICT in emerging market countries 
* ICT and social entrepreneurship in emerging market countries 
* Ethical aspects of ICTs in emerging markets, including e-waste 
* Country-specific case studies of ICT adoption or use 

IMPORTANT DATES: 
__ January 2, 2012: Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012 
__ March 1, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): Deadline for paper submissions 
__ April 2, 20012: Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date 
__ April 20, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): For accepted papers, camera ready copy due 
__ June 12, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 Early Registration 
__ July 13, 2012: Deadline for making hotel room reservations 
__ July 24, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 Regular Registration 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS: 
All conference submissions will be double-blind, peer reviewed, and must be submitted using the online submission system at 
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012.? 
For complete instructions for authors and information about the conference, visit the AMCIS 2012 conference website at http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/ after January 2, 2012 . ? 

MINI-TRACK CHAIRS: 
Marlene Holmner, University of Pretoria, South Africa, marlene.holmner at up.ac.za 
Neels Kruger, University of Pretoria, South Africa, neels.kruger at up.ac.za 
Shana Ponelis, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, ponelis at uwm.edu 

References: 
Roztocki, N. and Weistroffer, H.R.? 2008.? Information Technology Investments in Emerging Economies, Information Technology for Development, 14(1): 1-10. 
Van Agtmael, Antoine. 2007.? The Emerging Markets Century: How a New Breed of World-Class Companies is Overtaking the World.? New York:? Free Press. 

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