[AISWorld] AMCIS 2017 Doctoral Consortium Application Deadline Approaching -- May 18, 2017

[Bengisu Tulu]

Call for Participation - 2017 AMERICAS CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
http://amcis2017.aisnet.org/events/doctoral-consortium/


When:  Thursday, August 10, 2017
Time:     7:30 am - 3:00 pm
Where: Sheraton Boston (Conference hotel), Boston, MA

Co-Chairs:
Bengisu Tulu, Worcester Polytechnic University
Stephanie Watts, Boston University
Yang Lee, Northeastern University

The AMCIS Doctoral Consortium seeks to help Information Systems doctoral
students in the middle part of their doctoral studies (i.e., after their
first year of the program) or later part of their doctoral studies (i.e.,
entering the job market within the next year) to develop an effective
career plan based on their personal and professional goals. The consortium
has three primary objectives:
- Provide networking opportunities for students with peers and faculty
- Help students strategize about their research, teaching and career plans
- Prepare students for the job market.

The program includes six faculty panels, three for the Senior Doctoral
Students and three for the Mid-Stage Doctoral Students track. Panels focus
on managing the dissertation and research program, teaching
responsibilities and competencies, and career planning. In breakout
sessions after each panel, small groups of students will discuss the panel
topic with their faculty mentors and fellow students. The intent is for
students to apply the panel topic to their personal and professional goals,
with input from faculty mentors and peers. We will wrap-up with a
discussion of how the lessons might be applied while also achieving an
effective work-life balance.

The doctoral consortium will be held at the conference hotel on Thursday
August 10, 2017. Participation is free for all registered AMCIS attendees.
Students wishing to participate in the AMCIS 2017 Doctoral Consortium
should:
  1.  Be studying Information Systems (or related discipline) and plan to
address an Information Systems-related topic for their dissertation.
  2.  Have completed at least the first year of their doctoral program. The
AMCIS 2017 DC is more inclusive than previous years where the AMCIS
consortium was focused on PhD students entering the job market. PhD
students in the mid-stage of their program (typically after year 1 but
before dissertation) and senior stage (typically during dissertation) of
their doctoral studies are encouraged to apply.

Preliminary Faculty Counselor List:
Samir Chatterjee, Claremont Graduate University
Fay Cobb Payton, North Carolina State University
Wendy Currie, Audencia Business School
Camille Grange, HEC Montreal
Lakshmi Iyer, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Bill Kettinger, University of Memphis
Gondy Leroy, University of Arizona
Lynne Markus, Bentley University (keynote)
Lars Mathiassen, Georgia State University
Juan Gomez Reynoso, Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes
Eileen Trauth, The Pennsylvania State University
Monica Tremblay, Florida International University
Paul Witman, California Lutheran UniversityApplication Criteria


Consortium co-chairs will review each application. The review process
emphasizes applicants’ accomplishments and potential. Students cannot apply
to a track in which they have previously participated—that is, students who
have participated in the mid-stage track cannot apply to this track but can
apply to the senior student track. Multiple students may apply from one
school. Diversity of applicants, institutions and countries will be
considered in selecting the AMCIS 2017 Doctoral Consortium cohort. Priority
will be given to students studying at universities in the AIS Americas
region although students from other AIS regions will be included if space
is available.

Application Process

Collate the following materials in one integrated PDF document:
- Cover sheet (no more than 1 page) with your name, address, email, year in
which you started the program and a brief (1 para) description of your
research interests (mid-stage applicants) or dissertation abstract (senior
stage applicants).
- Letter of recommendation from faculty advisor
- Curriculum vita

Submit the integrated PDF document via email to amcis2017dc at gmail.com by
May 18, 2017.  Indicate in the subject line "Mid-Stage Doctoral Track
Applicant" or "Senior Student Track Applicant."

We look forward to seeing you in Boston!

Bengisu Tulu, Stephanie Watts, Yang Lee
AMCIS 2017 Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs