[AISWorld] CFP: 8th pre-ICIS SIG Social Inclusion (SIGSI) Research Workshop on December 9th 2023

[Ibtissam Zaza]

Please consider submitting to our Pre-ICIS Research Workshop taking place on December 9th, 2023. The complete CFP is below.



8th ICIS SIG Social Inclusion (SIGSI) Research Workshop 2023



Submission deadline Sunday, October 1st, 2023, by midnight ET, with notification of acceptance or rejection by Sunday, October 15, 2023, by midnight ET.



SOCIAL INCLUSION: Using technology for a sustainable development and humanitarian world.



SIG Social Inclusion invites all submission types (abstract, short paper, full paper) related to the workshop theme of sustainable development and humanitarian outcomes. While the pandemic showcased how our processes were disrupted, other marginalized societies (e.g., immigrants, refugees, low-income, digital illiterate) were severely affected. We welcome all relevant theoretical, empirical, debate, case studies, and intervention submissions associated with our mission and the Grand Challenges facing human development. In addition, we want to highlight the impact of emergent technologies (e.g., AI and metaverse) and the possible DEI and ethical issues that come with it. Also, we are interested in the gender gap in the IS field, gender minorities, inclusion of the differently-abled, inclusion of neurodiversity in IT, intersectionality of identities (such as ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic class), socioeconomic divisions that impact access to or use of technology, digital inclusion, under-served groups, and a range of topics related to human diversity, and the “haves” and “have nots” in interconnected digital environments.



We invite submissions of research ideas, extended abstracts, research-in-progress, and full papers related to the workshop theme of social inclusion concerns regarding using technology for a sustainable development and humanitarian world. In addition, we welcome relevant theoretical, empirical, case studies, and intervention submissions related to the mission of the AIS Special Interest Group on Social Inclusion (SIGSI). SIGSI promotes research, pedagogy, and outreach on all aspects of social inclusion in Information Systems (IS). Such efforts aim to stimulate greater diversity of thoughts and people in AIS and the IS field and participation of all our members in a more socially aware and inclusive discipline.





Submitted research can be conceptual, analytical, design-oriented, case study, or empirical. The workshop will include discussions of submitted work.



*** Instructions for Contributors ***



We welcome:



* Completed research papers (10 pages)

* Research-in-progress papers (5 pages)

* Extended abstracts (2 pages)

* Research ideas (1 page)



All submissions will be reviewed. Papers should not have been published previously in proceedings or journals or concurrently under review elsewhere; however, the workshop's general aim is that accepted papers will subsequently be submitted to high-quality outlets.



*** Important Dates ***

Submissions Deadline: Sunday, October 1st, 2023 Notification of acceptance or rejection: Sunday, October 15th, 2023



Author registration deadline: November 20, 2023 (At least one author must register and attend the workshop to present if the work is accepted).



***Instructions for Submissions***

Papers should be submitted electronically to:  sam.zaza at mtsu.edu<mailto:sam.zaza at mtsu.edu> with a subject line: Submission to ICIS 2023 SIGSI.



The submission filename should include the first author’s last name, e.g., Zaza-SIGSI2023.PDF. In the case of multiple submissions, add a number to the last name, e.g., Zaza2-SIGSI2023.PDF. Questions regarding submissions should be directed to Sam Zaza at sam.zaza at mtsu.edu<mailto:sam.zaza at mtsu.edu>.



Papers should be formatted following the ICIS 2023 template and submitted in MS Word format. All submissions should have a cover page that includes the paper title, submission type, authors’ names, affiliations, and email addresses. The main body of the paper should have a title but no author names. Completed research and research-in-progress papers should include abstracts of no more than 150 words in the main body of the paper.

Page limitations include title, text, tables, figures, and appendices. Page limitations do not have the cover page, abstract, and references.



***Registration***

Register for the workshop through the ICIS website:



Workshop Registration Fees (in US Dollars) – Might change to align with ICIS timeframe.





Regular (Until November 27)

On site (November 28 and onward)

AIS Member

100

150

AIS Student

75

100

AIS Professional

150

200



The Workshop Committee encourages a paperless event. In line with this, the presentation files, abstracts of papers, and research papers shared by the author(s) will be compiled and shared with registrants via a shared Google folder. Author(s) retain copyright. The registration fee is inclusive of lunch and coffee/tea.

The committee is also planning a get-together dinner and activities after the workshop. Stay tuned!



***Workshop Committee***

For information on SIGSI and the SIGSI research workshop, please contact the Sam Zaza sam.zaza at mtsu.edu<mailto:sam.zaza at mtsu.edu>; Amy Connolly conno3aj at jmu.edu<mailto:conno3aj at jmu.edu>; Hala Annabi, hpannabi at uw.edu<mailto:hpannabi at uw.edu>





Sam Zaza, Ph.D.

Information Systems and Analytics, Middle Tennessee State University, USA

AIS SIG Social Inclusion - President