[AISWorld] Call-for-Papers: FREE MENACIS 2021 Conference - November 11-14, Agadir, Morocco (Hybrid Format)

[Ibtissam Zaza]

As the president of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA-AIS) and on behalf of the MENA members, I invite you all to submit papers for our annual conference, held between November 11-14, 2021, in Agadir, Morocco (hybrid format). This conference is FREE of charge to all. For more information, please visit www.menacis2021.com<http://www.menacis2021.com>


We welcome submissions – either as full or short research papers – that analyze the equalizing role digital technologies play in different aspects of contemporary life.

While the theme of this conference reflects research in the MENA Region; all research topics are welcomed.



Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  *   Information systems solutions during COVID-19
  *   The impact of COVID-19 on education, industry, individual, and society
  *   IS/ IT in the period of crisis: issues and value creation
  *   Opportunities and challenges of innovative information systems
  *   Digital learning and online learning platforms during pandemics
  *   Digital transformation and the future of work
  *   Digital and social aspects in the digital era
  *   Ethics and Information Technology
  *   AI and Soul machines
  *   IS healthcare


In addition to paper sessions, the conference will include panels that address navigating an IT career, women in IS, how to publish, practitioners and IS, among other topics. The panels will be followed by round-table discussions with senior scholars.

Accepted papers will need to show both relevance and methodological rigor. The best contributions will be published in a Springer volume “Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization” series, indexed on Scopus. Top-quality papers will be invited to a fast-track to the DATA Base for Advances in Information Systems Journal (Q1, ranked A on the ABDC list). Another option for journal publication will be IBIMA Business Review (Q3). Other papers will have the option to be published in the AIS Library. At least one author for each accepted paper should attend the conference, presenting her/his contribution.
Important Dates

  *   Paper submissions ARE OPEN
  *   Paper submission deadline: August 4th2021 by midnight Morocco time (GMT+1)
  *   Acceptance notification:  October 3rd 2021 by midnight Morocco time (GMT+1)
  *   Camera-ready submission: October 17th 2021 by midnight Morocco time (GMT+1)
  *   MENACIS conference: November 11-14, 2021



Scholarships are available to doctoral students whose papers are accepted to the doctoral consortium. For further information, please contact me sam.zaza at mtsu.edu


Conference Co-Chairs:

Sam ZaZa, Middle Tennessee State University, USA, sam.zaza at mtsu.edu<mailto:sam.zaza at mtsu.edu>

Rachid Oumlil, ENCG Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco, r.oumlil at uiz.ac.ma<mailto:r.oumlil at uiz.ac.ma>

Safa’a AbuJarour, University of Potsdam, Germany, safaa.abujarour at uni-potsdam.de<mailto:safaa.abujarour at uni-potsdam.de>


If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the president of the MENA-AIS at sam.zaza at mtsu.edu

Best,

Sam Zaza
Sam Zaza, PhD
College of Business
Florida State University
126 Rovetta Business Building
821 Academic Way
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110