[AISWorld] NEW DEADLINE for papers Sept 5th: Join us in Auckland for SIG Education/IAIM Annual Meeting (pre-ICIS)!!

[Elizabeth White Baker]

CALL FOR PAPERS - NEW Paper submission deadline:  September 5, 2014!!!

Do you teach Information Systems/Technologies?

Attend the Special Interest Group for Education (SIGED: IAIM) Conference to
focus on IS in Educational Research, and then stay for ICIS in Auckland!

AIS SIGED: IAIM will hold its annual International Conference on Informatics
Education and Research on
December 13 - 14, 2014 - Auckland, New Zealand

The AIS Special Interest Group for Education: International Academy for
Information Management (SIGED: IAIM) is dedicated to promoting excellence in
Information Systems education, practice, and research. The objective of
SIGED is to provide a forum in which interdisciplinary researchers and
educators in information systems can exchange ideas, techniques, and
applications. SIGED sponsors an international conference in December at
which competitively selected peer-reviewed papers, tutorials and panel
discussions are presented. A Best Paper Award is selected and announced at
the conference.

All papers accepted after a double-blind peer review process will be
published in the conference proceedings CD-ROM. Other papers, extended
abstracts, panel discussions and tutorials will also be published in the
on-line proceedings. Authors of accepted papers will have the opportunity to
make revisions prior to submitting a final version. Best papers will be
fast-tracked for possible publication in the Journal of Information Systems
Education (JISE).

You are invited to submit theoretical, empirical, or descriptive papers
(case studies), tutorials, and panel proposals related to the education
theme of SIGED's conference. Suggested topics include, but are not limited
to:

* Pedagogical Issues                                * Educational Technology
* Curriculum Issues                                 * Ethical, Social,
Enrollment & Administrative Issues, etc.

Important dates :
Paper submissions date: 5 September 2014
Author notification date: 30 September 2014
Author revisions due date: 12 October 2014
Author registration due date: 24 October 2014
 

Submissions may be in the form of one or more of the following: completed
research paper, research in progress, descriptive case study, extended
abstract, or proposal for panel discussion or tutorial. All papers are to be
submitted via the Submission System according to the required Submission
Style and Guidelines, available in the file below.

Research papers must be original, unpublished elsewhere, in the style of
CAIS/JAIS, and should be no longer than 6000 words and must include an
abstract (120 word max) along with the body of the full paper.

Research in progress submissions must be at least 2500 words in length, be
substantially near completion, and include a one-page abstract.

Descriptive case studies may report specific pedagogical or curricular
strategies being employed or under development, and should be no longer than
6000 words.

Extended abstracts must be at least 1000 words in length and identify the
primary research question, a preliminary literature review and overview of
the planned research methodology.

Panel and tutorial proposals must include the names and affiliations of
panelists who have agreed to participate, a 1-2 page summary of the topic
and a structure of how the session will be presented.

Papers judged by the review process to be candidates for 'Best Paper'
consideration will be forwarded for an additional Best Paper Candidate
review process. The top ranked papers will be recognized during the
conference 'best paper' award presentation.  Please note, the papers which
exceed the word limit will not be considered for the Best Paper Award.

Notification of accepted papers, abstracts and panels will be emailed to the
contact author. For inclusion in the Journal or Proceedings, publication
ready papers (with changes suggested by the reviewers) must be submitted
online by the Publication Ready Revision Deadline and must adhered to
required formatting style and guidelines. At least one author and all
members of the panels and tutorials must register for the conference by the
Author Registration Deadline. Otherwise, papers and/or panel
discussion/tutorials will not appear in the proceedings CD. Papers from
previous years may be viewed on-line from the IAIM web site
(http://ais-siged.org/).


Conference Committee:

Elizabeth White Baker, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, (President
Elect), efrwhite at aol.com
Riana Steyn, University of Pretoria, (President), riana.steyn at up.ac.za
Sumarie Roodt, University of Cape Town, Past President,
sumarie.roodt at uct.co.za
Jan Seruga, Australian Catholic University, Research Chair,
Jan.Seruga at acu.edu.au
Craig Tyran, Western Washington University, Program Chair,
Craig.Tyran at wwu.edu