[AISWorld] GITMA 2018 CFP - July 8-10, 2018 - Deadline extended to Jan 15

[Tim Jacks]

​The GITMA Planning Committee would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

*** Please note that the new submission deadline is January 15, 2018. ***

The 18th Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA)
world conference will be on July 8-10, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico!
You can find more info at www.gitma.org as well as a link for paper
submissions.

Our academic keynote speaker will be Dr. Suprateek Sarker.
Dr. Sarker is the Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Commerce Professor at the
University of Virginia and the Editor in Chief of the Journal of AIS and a
Senior Editor for Decision Sciences. He serves on the editorial boards of a
number of journals including Journal of MIS and IEEE Transactions on
Engineering Management. He is also a past editor-in-chief of Journal of
Information Technology Case and Application Research.

We are also pleased to announce that ten research grants are available for
graduate students to attend the GITMA 2018 conference and present their
work.  The grant amount is US $200.  The grants will be awarded on a first
come first serve basis to one graduate student author of an accepted full
paper.  In order to receive the grant, the student must register and attend
the conference. After submitting a full paper, the graduate student must
send an email to the program chairs requesting the grant. The program
chairs are: Hajer Kefi (h.kefi at psbedu.paris) and Prashant Palvia (
pcpalvia at uncg.edu).

GITMA aims to bring together researchers from around the world to advance
research that explores the use of ICT (Information and Communications
Technology). A unique conference, GITMA is acknowledged by past attendees
for its friendly setting that encourages, nurtures and enhances a culture
of knowledge co-creation. This conference provides a unique opportunity to
all IT educators, researchers, and practitioners from all countries to get
together to network, develop lasting relationships, and exchange ideas. The
clear strength is the international participation and the following people
should attend:

- Educators, researchers, and practitioners from North America (including
US, Mexico, and Canada)
- Educators, researchers, and practitioners from all other parts of the
world, including developed, developing, and under-developed nations.
- Educators, researchers, and practitioners doing work in all areas of
Global IT Management

Conference tracks will include: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Data
Analytics, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security and Privacy, Digital
Transformation, Electronic Commerce, Emerging Issues, Global IT, Healthcare
IT. Internet of Things, IT Management, Diverse Issues in IS, Mobile
Computing, Outsourcing and Offshoring, Societal and Cultural Issues, and
Social Media.

Papers judged as high quality by the reviewers will be considered for
publication on an expedited basis in the Journal of Global Information
Technology Management (JGITM), Journal of Information Technology Cases &
Applications Research (JITCAR), and Journal of Information Privacy and
Security (JIPS).

For questions, please contact:
Conference Chair: Dr. Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, pcpalvia at uncg.edu
Program Co-Chairs: Dr. Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, pcpalvia at uncg.edu, and Dr. Hajer Kefi, Paris School of
Business, h.kefi at psbedu.paris
Local Chair: Mr. Gustavo Pares, Partner Nearshore Delivery Solutions,
gustavo at nearshoremx.com
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