[AISWorld] CFP: 1st International Conference on Innovative Information Systems for Societal Advancement (IISSA2016)

Wed Oct 21 11:04:18 EDT 2015

IISSA 2016 Call for Contributions

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The 1st International Conference on Innovative Information Systems for Societal Advancement (IISSA 2016) will be hosted at Sur University College, Sultanate of Oman, from 23rd to 25th of February 2016.

We look forward to receive your submissions and see you in the Sultanate.

Website: http://iissa2016.com<http://iissa2016.com/>

Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iissa2016

Venue: Sur, Sultanate of Oman

Dates: 23 – 25 February 2016

Submission deadline: November 30, 2015

Notifications to authors: December 20, 2015

Camera-ready Version due: January 10, 2015

Registration Deadline: January 31, 2015

Topics of Interest

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Each of the topic areas is expanded below however the list of sub-topics is not all-inclusive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although topics are not strictly limited to the stated topics.

1.     HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

2.     E-LEARNING.

3.     MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

4.     MISCELLANEOUS.

1.     HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS:

ü  IS & Well-being

ü  Mobile Health Apps

ü  Assistive Technologies

ü  Web-based IS for Healthcare

ü  Wearable Technologies for Healthcare

ü  Web-based Information Systems for Healthcare

ü  Smart Healthcare and Case Studies

ü  Challenges for Health Information Systems

ü  Health Behavior Change

ü  e-Health and Ethical Issues

ü  Impact of IS on Healthcare Industry

2.     E-LEARNING:

ü  Information Systems for advanced Learning

ü  IS & Online Education

ü  E-Learning for “Special Groups”

ü  IS and Knowledge Sharing

ü  IS & Information Seeking Trends

ü  Information Systems for Open Access Education

ü  Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning

ü  IS for Advanced Learning

ü  IS and Online Education

ü  IS and Knowledge Sharing

3.     MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS:

ü  IS Methodologies for Effective Management

ü  Knowledge Management Systems

ü  IS and Decision Making

ü  IS & Business Strategies

ü  Online Business Management

ü  Innovation and IS Management

ü  IS and Organizational Management

ü  IS and Design Science

ü  IS and Business Change

ü  Recommender Systems for Decision Making

ü  Future of MIS

ü  Opportunities and Challenges in MIS

4.     MISCELLANEOUS:

ü  ICT & Society

ü  Emerging Technologies

ü  ICT & Privacy Issues

ü  SW Development

ü  Social Media

ü  Persuasive Information Systems

ü  Strategic Information Systems

ü  Research Methods in IS

ü  IS Research, Opportunities and Challenges

ü  Role of IS in developing countries

ü  Case Studies

ü  Changing nature of IS

Full Research & Research-in-Progress Papers

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Full research and research-in-progress submissions are expected to be theoretical articles, formal analyses and / or papers that report qualitative or quantitative pragmatic research. Research-in-Progress papers are expected to be the same as full research papers however they typically represent research work that is incomplete, yet promising. Please submit your work to the conference track that best fits the topic area. We do appreciate that the list of tracks is not all-inclusive – nonetheless, we would like to request the authors to select the tract that best fits the topic area. Please note that the Program Chair may shift a given submission from one track to another if it is considered to be appropriate.

Workshops & Tutorials

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IISSA 2016 invites proposals for workshops and tutorial sessions. The conference will showcase the contributions in the area of innovative Information Systems. We welcome workshop and tutorial proposals that reflect the said theme or any other topics that would be of interest to the IS scholars and the scientific research community at large.

Language

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The language of the conference is English. Therefore, all submissions must be made in English.

Originality of Research

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Submissions should not have been published previously in a conference or journal proceedings, nor shall they be presented at another conference, nor currently under review for publication elsewhere.

Review Process

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All paper submissions will be evaluated in a double-blind peer review process. These include both full research papers and Work-in-Progress papers. Each track will be chaired by IS academics/researchers with the research expertise in their respective areas. The Program Committee will finalize acceptance and Rejection decisions.

Commitment to participate

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At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference.

Submissions

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Authors are invited to submit their papers in English through Easychair using the URL: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iissa2016

Submissions should be original and should have been published previously.

Proceedings

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It is planned to publish the proceedings in the Springer LNCS series (Final Approval Pending).

Enquiries

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If you have any questions or need further information about the conference or the paper submission process, please feel free to contact Dr. Sitwat Langrial via Dr.Sitwat.Langrial at suc.edu.om<mailto:Dr.Sitwat.Langrial at suc.edu.om>

Or

iissa2016 at easychair.org<mailto:iissa2016 at easychair.org>

Hosted by

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Department of Information Systems and Technology, Sur University College, Sultanate of Oman.

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Sitwat U. Langrial
(Ph. D)