[AISWorld] CFP: MWAIS 2013 "Big Data In The Heartland"

[Glen Sagers]

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CALL FOR PAPERS
8th Annual Conference of the Midwest Association for Information Systems
(MWAIS)
Normal, Illinois, USA, May 24-25, 2013
http://it.illinoisstate.edu/mwais2013/

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Deadline for Paper Submissions: Monday March 11, 2013 (11:59 PM Central
Time)

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8th Annual Conference of the
Midwest Association for Information Systems (MWAIS)

May 24-25, 2013, Normal, Illinois

Theme: Big Data in the Heartland

The eighth annual MWAIS conference will accept papers on
state-of-the-art and current topics on pedagogy, research, and service
in IT/IS.  The conference will provide an intimate environment to
facilitate the sharing of ideas and findings.
The conference will have several presentation sessions, workshops,
invited keynote speakers, panel sessions, doctoral & undergraduate
student sessions. There will be speakers from Academia and Industry,
representing Fortune 500 companies throughout the region.
Manuscripts, research in progress, panel, and workshop proposals are
invited from all regions, from both academia and practice.

Best Paper Awards:
The MWAIS program committee will nominate three papers for best paper
awards, sponsored by the Drake Management Review
(http://faculty.cbpa.drake.edu/dmr/). The three best papers will be
recognized at the conference. The first best paper award is $300,
second best paper award is $200, third best paper award is $100. The
awards are given to the authors conditionally upon submission of their
work to the Drake Management Review for an anticipated publishing in
the October 2013 issue.

Important Dates:
- - Submission Deadline for Panels, Workshops, and Tutorial Proposals:
Monday March 4, 2013 (11:59 PM CST)
- - Submission Deadline for Full-Length Papers, and
Research-in-Progress: Monday March 11, 2013 (11:59 PM CST)
- - Notification of Acceptance/Rejection around: Monday April 8, 2013
(11:59 PM CST)
- - Author Registration Deadline around: Monday April 22, 2013 (11:59 PM
CST)
- - Camera-Ready Copy Deadline: Friday April 26, 2013 (11:59 PM CST)

Submitted papers and proposals will undergo a double blind review.

Submission Guidelines:
A paper template for MWAIS 2013 submissions and camera-ready copy can be
found at the conference website
(http://it.illinoisstate.edu/mwais2013/call-for-papers/).  Please do not
include any author or affiliation identification on any page of the
paper, in headings/footers, or in the properties of the submitted file.
Author and affiliation information should be added in the camera ready
version of the paper only. Previously published work or work under
review elsewhere is not eligible for submission.
All submissions should be submitted electronically in MS Word Document
format via Easy Chair -
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mwais2013.

Types of Submissions:
(i) Full Length Submissions
You may submit a full length paper that is not to exceed six
single-spaced pages (approximately up to 2,500 words) including all
figures, tables, appendices, and references. The paper should be
original and previously unpublished. The research may be conceptual,
empirical or applied.
(ii) Research-in-Progress Submissions
You may submit research-in-progress proposals (extended abstracts),
preferably including a summary of tentative results of the study to
date, in 1,000-1,500 words with a maximum of 2 figures/tables for
inclusion in the conference proceedings.
(iii) Panels, Workshops, and Tutorials
Individuals interested in conducting a panel, workshop, or tutorial
dealing with technological, managerial, professional, teaching,
societal, national or international issues of information technology
management are invited to submit a 500-1,000 word proposal covering the
objectives, issues to be covered, and the names/addresses of any and all
other members of the panel, workshop, or tutorial. Computer laboratories
are also available during the workshop if needed for tutorials or other
types of presentations.
All accepted proposals will appear in the conference proceedings. (Note:
All panel, workshop, and tutorial members must register and pay for the
conference.)

We are interested in a variety of topics that include, but are not
limited to:
- - Topics related to the conference theme of “Big Data in the Heartland”
- - Accounting Information Systems
- - Business Process Management
- - Database Management Technologies
- - e-Collaboration in Organizations
- - Human Computer Interaction
- - Information Security Management
- - Information Technology Education
- - IT Management in Healthcare
- - IT Teaching Cases
- - Strategic IT Management

Conference Chair:
Bryan Hosack, Illinois State University (bhosack at IllinoisState.edu)

Conference Co-Chair:
Gabriel Giordano, Ohio University (giordano at ohio.edu

Program Chair:
Glen Sagers, Illinois State University (gsagers at IllinoisState.edu)

Program Co-Chair:
Rosie Hauck, Illinois State University (rosie.hauck at IllinoisState.edu)

Panel Chair:
Matt Nelson, Illinois State University (mlnelson at IllinoisState.edu
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