[AISWorld] REMINDER: Last places available on Pre ICIS Workshop: How to be an effective reviewer: A workshop for PhD students and junior faculty. Register by 23 November 2016

[Whitley,EA]

Please forward this announcement to PhD students and junior faculty as appropriate

AIS and Emerald, the publishers of Information Technology and People (www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/itp.htm), are pleased to announce a half-day workshop on "How to be an effective reviewer" that will be held on the afternoon of Sunday 11 December 2016, in association with ICIS 2016 in Dublin.  

The purpose of the workshop is to introduce PhD students (and junior academic staff) to the practices associated with being an accomplished, constructive and respected reviewer for the information systems field.  Effective reviewers learn from the review process and, as a result, can see how to improve their own publications.  Good reviewers are also recognized by the community and are often offered opportunities that enhance their academic profile, including journal editorial positions and conference track positions.

Attendees who successfully complete the workshop will receive a certificate of completion from AIS.

Workshop attendees will:
* develop an understanding of the life cycle of a review from a journal's perspective by following a paper through the review process; 
* recognize the range of ethical issues that can be faced by reviewers; 
* appreciate how reviews can help develop papers at different stages of the review process; and 
* understand the differences in review process across journals.

Thanks to the support of the sponsors, there is only a nominal registration fee for the workshop.  Attendees are required to be AIS members and are encouraged to combine the workshop with their participation in the main ICIS conference.

The organisers are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and encourage participation with respect to qualified individuals from underrepresented groups. In this regard, they believe greater representation from women and members of ethnic minority groups would benefit the community therefore they welcome registrations from these groups.

Registration for the workshop can be found as part of the registration for Ancillary Meetings and Workshops of the main ICIS registration process (http://icis2016.aisnet.org/registration/) and will end on 23 November 2016.

The workshop will take place in Dublin on 11 December 2016 between 14.00 and 17.00.


Edgar Whitley and Kevin Crowston, Workshop Organisers