[AISWorld] AIS-SIGSITI Call for Mini-Track proposals for AMCIS 2016...

[Lakshmi Iyer]

Dear Colleagues:

SIG *Social Technical Issues and Social Inclusion (SIGSTISI) *is in the
process of soliciting mini-track proposals for AMCIS 2016. If you are
interested, please let us know. The track description and deadlines are
given below.

Description
<http://amcis2016.aisnet.org/index.php/papers-and-posters/track-list#SIGSTISIanchor>
The *Social-Technical Issues and Social Inclusion* track focuses on
information systems research areas impacting the intersection of humans and
technology. It provides a venue for scholars of multiple Information
Systems research areas to present research related to a broad range of
social-technical issues as well as social inclusion issues. This track
creates an area for interested researchers to establish platforms for
future research leading to comprehensive research streams dealing with
information systems and social, ethical, political, and cultural aspects
from the individual, organizational, or societal focus. Once an emerging
topics research stream has been started for a few years with ongoing
research, the emerging topics often spin-off to become new tracks.

This track also partners with the related Special Interest Group (SIG)
– *Social
Inclusion*, which focuses on issues relating to diversity and social
exclusion within an Information Society. The track also addresses
under-represented groups within the IT field whether producers or consumers
of information systems and technology. This partnership provides a greater
awareness and an opportunity to focus related research into a more
comprehensive research stream.

The *Social-Technical Issues and Social Inclusion* track solicits research
papers (conceptual, theoretical, and empirical) as well as case studies,
research-in-progress, and best practices / lessons learned. It provides a
venue for scholars of multiple Information Systems research areas to
present research related to a broad range of social-technical issues as
well as social inclusion issues. This track creates an area for interested
researchers to establish platforms for future research leading to
comprehensive research streams dealing with information systems and social,
ethical, political, and cultural aspects from the individual,
organizational, or societal focus. Once an emerging topics research stream
has been started for a few years with ongoing research, the emerging topics
often spin-off to become new tracks.

This track also partners with the related Special Interest Group (SIG)
– *Social
Inclusion*, which focuses on issues relating to diversity and social
exclusion within an Information Society. The track also addresses
under-represented groups within the IT field whether producers or consumers
of information systems and technology. This partnership provides a greater
awareness and an opportunity to focus related research into a more
comprehensive research stream.

The *Social-Technical Issues and Social Inclusion* track solicits research
papers (conceptual, theoretical, and empirical) as well as case studies,
research-in-progress, and best practices / lessons learned.

*Timeline:*

*September 22, 2015:* Manuscript Central opens for Minitrack submissions

*October 19, 2015: *Minitrack submissions are due

*October 28, 2015: *Minitrack decisions are complete

*Track Chairs*
Karen Patten, University of South Carolina, pattenk at sc.edu
<pattenk at sc.edu?Subject=AMCIS%202016>
Lakshmi Iyer, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Lsiyer at uncg.edu
<Lsiyer at uncg.edu>