<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Call For Papers: AMCIS 2011</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">August 4 - 7, 2011, Detroit Marriott Hotel<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Track:<span style="">
</span>Diffusion of Information Technology</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mini Track:<span style=""> </span>SIG
Social Inclusion: Intersectionality of Identities in Information Technology
Usage, Participation, and Behavior</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Description:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">With the full integration of
technology into many aspects of daily life- personal, professional, and social-
it is of importance to evaluate the usefulness of this technology from a
multitude of perspectives.<span style=""> </span>Increased
focus on factors such as globalization, innovation, and diversity are escalating
the need for these valuable perspectives.<span style="">
</span>Therefore, it is important to not only investigate how technology is
being used, but to understand more deeply who the users of the technology
are.<span style=""> </span>In an effort to do so, studies of
IT users, workers, and behaviors must expand their examination beyond single-category
analyses.<span style=""> </span>Rather than looking at human differences
through a single lens (such as race or gender alone), utilizing an
intersectional perspective of multiple identities may uncover meaningful realizations
about those interacting with technology.<span style="">
</span>Intersectionality, in this context, reflects the position that the experiences
of an individual are influenced by a myriad of factors including race, gender,
age, socio-economic status, sexuality, geographic location, and education
level, among others.<span style=""> </span>These factors may
interact in ways which provide a person with added opportunities or obstacles
in their interaction with technology. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The notion of intersectionality
of individuals with respect to IT is a developing research area which examines
the complexity of how individual differences may interplay and interact.<span style=""> </span>Studies on the topic have noted that the use
of this perspective is critical understanding the ability to attract and retain
minority talent in the IT workforce (Yakura, 2006; Kvasny, 2003); Kvasny et
al., 2009; Trauth et al., 2008, Gurrier et al., 2009), the experiences of users
of health-care IT systems (Warren, 2010; Morgan, 2009), and political
participation (Lettis, 2006).<span style=""> </span>In
particular, the use of intersectional analyses will help to further the
discourse around social inclusion and Information technology by developing an
added breadth of knowledge around technology users. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">This track invites papers that
focus on the intersection of identity characteristics and/or human differences
with respect to the use of, participation in, or behavior with information
technology.<span style=""> </span>I am interested in including
papers that are both conceptually and empirically based. The topics of interest
include but are not limited to the following:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">*SUGGESTED TOPICS*</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The influence of the <span style=""> </span>intersection of race, gender, and culture
on adoption and use of <span style=""> </span>information
and communication technologies (ICT) </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Analysis of the digital divide from a multilayered demographic
perspective</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Demographic analyses of Information Technology workers and/or the
underrepresentation of minority groups in technical work</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The role of intersectionality in health–care IT use and behavior</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">How human differences improve or affect the use of or
participation with ICT among socially inclusive communities</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The role of multiple user characteristics in information searching,
retrieval, or <span style=""> </span>human information behavior</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The analysis of multiple identities in cyberspace or social
networking communities</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Use of technology for health, education and economic development
for greater social inclusion of individuals and/or organizations</span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">*IMPORTANT DATES*<br>
* Feb 17, 2010: Full paper submission deadline<br>
* Mar 24, 2011: Authors notified of paper acceptance decision<br>
* April 21, 2011: Camera-ready papers due<br>
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*PAPER SUBMISSION*<br>
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Paper can be submitted using the online submission system at<br>
<a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011" target="_blank">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011</a>.<br>
Additional information regarding the submission process will be made<br>
available on the AMCIS 2011 primary website: <a href="http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/" target="_blank">http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/</a><br>
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*MINITRACK CHAIR'S CONTACT INFORMATION*<b><span></span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Allison Morgan, Ph.D.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Email: </span><a href="mailto:aj_morgan@howard.edu"><span>aj_morgan@howard.edu</span></a><span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Department of Information
Systems and Decision Sciences</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>School of Business</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Howard University</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Washington, DC 20059</span></font></p>
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