[AISWorld] Seeking Conference Chairs for ICIS 2018 by June 1, 2014

[Shu Schiller]

DATE: April 25, 2014
FROM: Cynthia Beath, Chair, ICIS 2018 Site Advisory Committee

The Site Advisory Committee (SAC) of the ICIS Executive Committee 
solicits expressions of interest to submit preliminary bids to chair 
ICIS 2018, in AIS Region 1 (the Americas).  Bid procedures can be found 
at https://ais.site-ym.com/?ICISSiteSelection.

Listed below are locations already selected for the next several years:

2014 - Region 3 - Asia/Pacific (Auckland, New Zealand)
2015 - Region 1 - The Americas (Ft. Worth, Texas)
2016 - Region 2 -- Europe, Middle East, Africa (Dublin, Ireland)
2017 - Region 3 - Asia/Pacific (Seoul, Korea)

Locations in Region 1 that were frequently nominated in a recent survey 
of AIS members include:  New York City, San Francisco, Vancouver, Miami, 
San Diego, Los Angeles, and Boston.  In general, survey respondents 
nominated big cities that have many cultural attractions, good dining 
and shopping opportunities, and with nice weather in December.  For a 
global conference, it is also desirable that the location be easy to 
reach.  Please do not feel that you can only chair ICIS if it is held in 
your town.  Today, the bulk of the local arrangements for ICIS are taken 
care of by AIS staff, and so conference chairs do not have to be local.

Individuals interested in bidding to chair ICIS 2018 are requested to 
complete the AIS Notice of Intent to Bid (NIB) form 
https://ais.site-ym.com/?ICISIntenttoBid and submit it no later than 
June 1, 2014.  Completion of this form will confirm your intentions to 
bid.  Once the form is received, you will be contacted by Lise 
Fitzpatrick, AIS Conference Director, who will answer any questions you 
have about preparing your preliminary bid and next steps in the 
process.  PLEASE NOTE:  Do not contact any hotel/venue or convention and 
visitors bureaus about your interest in bidding.  Lise Fitzpatrick will 
handle initial communication with local contacts.

Hosting a major conference of AIS can be a rich and rewarding 
experience.  If you have any questions about bidding and potentially 
hosting such an event in general, I welcome your inquiry, as do the 
other members of the Site Advisory Committee.

Cynthia Beath (cbeath at mail.utexas.edu)
Chair, Site Advisory Committee for ICIS 2018
SAC members:  Joey George (jfgeorge at iastate.edu), Dorothy Leidner 
(Dorothy_Leidner at baylor.edu), Michael Chau (mchau at business.hku.hk), Pete 
Tinsley (pete at aisnet.org)


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