[AISWorld] 12th Annual International Smart Sourcing Conference in Toronto on June 26-27, 2014

[Raisinghani, Michael]

Shailendra, the list of topics in the CFP is fairly comprehensive. I had suggested that we add the following contemporary topics (see below) if possible (after approval by Anita and yourself).  I will get the word out to all in my network and encourage them to submit. Thank you for posting it on the various listservers. Have a safe trip to India and Happy New Year!

P.S. Congratulations to Anupam and bhabhiji.

May I suggest that we add the following topics to our conference in 2014:

Leadership Smartsourcing Strategies for the Future


Industry Shifts, Customer Demands, Shrinking Resources—How can Smartsourcing Help?


Cloud & Next Generation Apps in Smartsourcing / Transforming and Simplifying IT: the Journey into the Cloud

Crowdsourcing: Lessons Learned and Next Steps in Smartsourcing

Industry Perspective Presentation (I have reached out to Mr. Jason Dorsey's office--He is the Gen Y speaker based in Austin, TX)

Academic Perspective Presentation (I am reaching out to U of Toronto Business School)

Panel Discussion: (chaired by Dr. Raisinghani)
Your IT/Project Management Career Roadmap: Success Strategies to Build Your Personal Brand and Advance Your Career

Sincerely,
Mahesh (Michael) S. Raisinghani, Ph.D, MBA, MS, PMP, CEC, CISM
Associate Professor, Executive MBA Program, TWU School of Management
Editor in Chief, International Journal of Web based Learning and Teaching Technologies
Member of the Board, Global Information Technology Management Association
Advisory Board Member for Ability Connection Texas, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Coscend Communications, CRMG, and World Affairs Council
Email: mraisinghani at twu.edu
Phone: (940) 898-2930
Fax: (940) 898-2120


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From: Shailendra Palvia [Shailendra.Palvia at liu.edu]
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 7:07 PM
To: AISWorld at lists.aisnet.org
Cc: Raisinghani, Michael; adhir at medhira.com
Subject: 12th Annual International Smart Sourcing Conference in Toronto on June 26-27, 2014


Dear Academia and Industry Professionals:

·       The deadline for submission of all papers is February 28, 2014.

·       For academic researchers, full paper should not exceed 20 pages double spaced.

·       For industry practitioners, paper length should not exceed 5 pages double spaced.

·       Proposals should be submitted as soft copies, using MS-Word.

We invite researchers, industry practitioners and policy makers to submit proposals for papers, panel discussions and workshops related to global outsourcing of IT and ITES for the Twelfth Annual International Smart sourcing Conference, (ISSC-2014) to be held in the city of Toronto, Canada on June 26-27, 2014. Previous eleven conferences have been held in different cities of USA, except the seventh conference that was held in India in the 2200 acres campus of the University of Hyderabad on August 9-10, 2008; the ninth conference that was held at the 320 acre campus of IIT, Delhi on January 5-6, 2011; and the tenth conference that was held at the SolBridge International Business School, Daejeon, Sout Korea on June 28-29, 2012.



The focus of the 12th conference will be: GLOBAL SOURCING OF SERVICES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CLOUD SOURCING



 Please submit papers or any questions regarding the papers to the World Conference Chairperson Professor Shailendra Palvia at spalvia at liu.edu<mailto:spalvia at liu.edu> . You must indicate the track for which you want the paper to be considered. If you are not sure about the track, please say OTHER. Papers from academia should also be copied to Academic Program Chairperson Dr. Mahesh Raisinghani at MRaisinghani at mail.twu.edu<mailto:MRaisinghani at mail.twu.edu>. Papers from industry should also be copied to the Industry Program Chairperson Ms. Anita Dhir adhir at medhira.com<mailto:adhir at medhira.com>. The two program chairpersons will be soon sending a list of Tracks and their track chairpersons.


 While submitting a paper to the World Conference Chairperson – Dr. Shailendra Palvia, spalvia at liu.edu<mailto:spalvia at liu.edu> and copying to relevant Program Chairperson, please note the following.


·         The deadline for submission of all papers is February 28, 2014.

·         For academic researchers, full paper should not exceed 20 pages double spaced.

·         For industry practitioners, paper length should not exceed 5 pages double spaced.

·         Proposals should be submitted as soft copies, using MS-Word.

Blind review comments/recommendation will be provided by March 31, 2014. At that time, authors of the few outstanding papers will be invited to submit full blown papers for publication consideration in the well regarded double blind refereed journal called Journal of IT Case and Application Research (JITCAR) or Strategic Outsourcing International Journal (SOIJ) or Journal of Global IT Management (JGITM).  Early bird registration deadline is May 15, 2014.



·         Final conference papers are due by May 15, 2014.

·         All accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the conference.

·         All accepted papers must be presented at the conference.

·         In case of multiple authors, at least one of the authors must register and present the paper at the conference.
Three outstanding papers will be recognized at the conference and will be published either in the JITCAR  or in SOIJ or in JGITM.  By submitting the proposals, the authors are granting Center for Global Sourcing, the permission for use of the paper and presentations in any subsequent publication related to this conference in its original or edited form to suit the nature of the publication.

Partial lists of topics you may want to consider are (please note: any paper related to Global Sourcing of Services will be considered).

1.      Case studies in global outsourcing of Medical, Healthcare and E-Commerce solutions.
2.      Future of Medical Tourism in North America.
3.      What's the difference between "Smart-Sourcing" and "Outsourcing?".
4.      What’s the difference between "Off-shoring” and “Near-shoring?".
5.      Developing Patient Safety standards for Medical Tourism.
6.      The Healthcare crisis and possible alternatives.
7.      The electronic Medical Marketplace.
8.      The logistics of Global Medical Tourism.
9.      The 360 degrees of patient care in Medical Tourism.
10.   Issues in socialized healthcare systems (Canada, UK etc.)
11.   Employee Wellness and controlling healthcare costs for employers.
12.   Healthcare informatics and outsourcing.
13.   How executive leadership and vision, combined with outsourcing result in competitive advantage?
14.   HIPPA laws and Medical Tourism.
15.   Outsourcing in radiology and/or medical transcriptions.
16.   JACHO v/s JCI accreditations.
17.   What type of an organizational culture complements outsourcing?
18.   Strategy, selection and outsourcing management systems.
19.   What does and does not work in outsourcing?
20.   PKI’s and executive dashboard for measuring success of an outsourcing project.
21.   Perceived loss of control, privacy and security issues with outsourcing.
22.   Competitive aspects of outsourcing, and limitations posed by a preferred vendor's list.
23.   Capabilities of first, second and third-tier outsourcing vendors.
24.   Critical success factors for GSO and e-Commerce Solutions outsourcing.
25.   How to Manage an Outsourcing Alliance?
26.   Cultural issues related to the selection of outsourcing partners.
27.   Software Outsourcing according to the SDLC stages - what factors and criteria to consider?
28.   Pros and Cons of Onsite versus Off-site Outsourcing.
29.   Role of Application Service Providers (ASP) in outsourcing.
30.   Role of Incubators in outsourcing e-Business Ideas.
31.   Issues in inland outsourcing.
32.   Opportunities in near-shore outsourcing (Latin America and Canada).
33.   Challenges in off-shore outsourcing (India, China and other South East Asian countries).
34.   India and Thailand as a destination for Medical Tourism
35.   Call center outsourcing and Business process outsourcing (BPO) issues.
36.   Issues related to outsourcing newspaper and advertisement related functions.
37.   China as a destination for Outsourcing manufacturing.
38.   Outsourcing and e-Business.
39.   Outsourcing customer support and relationship management on the internet.
40.   Outsourcing vendor selection approach.
41.   Outsourcing logistics function by e-businesses.
42.   CIOs role in IT outsourcing.
43.   Outsourcing of legacy modernization.
44.   Russia as a destination for Outsourcing.
45.   ERP Application support outsourcing.
46.   Legal issues in outsourcing the client perspective.
47.   Legal issues in outsourcing contracts.
48.   Due Diligence in Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
49.   Outsourcing of Hollywood Film projects to Bollywood in Mumbai
50.   Outsourcing online gaming and casino operations.
51.   Case studies related to outsourcing.
52.   Emerging problems associated with outsourcing.
53.   Trends of global outsourcing - India & China.
54. sp;  Trends of global outsourcing - Europe and South America.
55.   Cost-Benefit Analysis of outsourcing.
56.   Vendor management challenges.
57.   Emerging Markets in offshoring.
58.   Captive Centre - Success Factors & Stories.
59.   HR - Key factor to create a sustainable benefit.
60.   Product Research across borders - Innovation through offshoring.
61.   IP issues in offshoring.
62.   Offshoring Opportunities for Europe based organizations.
63.   Outsourcing of downloadable electronic services and its impact on library users.

 Visit http://www.outsourceglobal.org/ for the latest conference details.
26 Berkley Blvd, Iselin, NJ 08830, U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (732) 983-7034
E-mail: spalvia at liu.edu<mailto:spalvia at liu.edu>

 Sincerely

Dr. Shailendra Palvia
Professor of MIS, College of Management
Long Island University Post, Brookville, NY 11801.
http://liu.edu/CWPost/Academics/Faculty/P/Shailendra-Palvia.aspx?rn=Faculty&ru=/CWPost/Academics/Faculty.aspx
World Conference Chairperson, Twelfth Annual International Smart Sourcing Conference
www.outsourceglobal.org<http://www.outsourceglobal.org/> , Toronto, Canada, June 26-27, 2014
2012 LIU Post Nominee for Abraham Krasnoff Lifetime Scholarship Achievement Award
Faculty Advisor for the Indo-American Club
Founding Editor, Journal of IT Case and Applications Research (JITCAR), www.jitacr.org<http://www.jitacr.org/>
Phone #: 732-983-7034