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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>17th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Accounting Information Systems Track (and associated mini-tracks)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>August 4-7, 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Detroit, Michigan, USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Accounting Information Systems Track<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Track Chair: Dr. Carlos Ferran (Governors State University) <a href="mailto:cferran@govst.edu">cferran@govst.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>TRACK INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Special Interest Group on Accounting Information Systems (SIGASYS) is pleased to announce a track on Accounting Information Systems at the upcoming 17th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2011) to be held in Detroit, Michigan. The Accounting Information Systems track will highlight research that focuses on the link between accounting and information systems, including topics that range from IT governance to interorganizational information systems and draws from a variety of disciplines such as accounting, psychology, sociology, cognitive science, behavioral science, economics, politics, computer science, and information technology. We invite you to submit your original research to one of the following Accounting Information Systems mini-tracks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Mini-track One: General Accounting Information Systems<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mini-track Chair: Dr. Jamey Worrell (University of Alabama at Birmingham) <a href="mailto:worrellj@uab.edu">worrellj@uab.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This mini-track includes any topics in the field of accounting information systems that are not included in the other specialized mini-tracks described below. Appropriate topics for this mini-track include (but are not limited to) system integration, IT governance, risk assessment and management, value of information systems, information assurance seals, global AIS, and case studies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Mini-track Two: IS Control, Audit and Reporting<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mini-track Co-chairs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Dr. Jane Fedorowicz (Bentley University) <a href="mailto:jfedorowicz@bentley.edu">jfedorowicz@bentley.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Sonia Gantman (Bentley University) <a href="mailto:svilvovsky@bentley.edu">svilvovsky@bentley.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This mini-track is focused on the role that AIS plays in capturing and storing transaction, ensuring their accuracy, timeliness, and validity, and satisfying the organization's legal and regulatory requirements. AIS provides the vast majority of data required for operational, tactical, and strategic decision making, as well as the basis for interorganizational information sharing and external reporting to various stakeholder groups. Appropriate topics for this mini-track include (but are not limited to) continuous auditing, auditing end user systems, internal audit, COSO, CobiT, AS5, forensic auditing, data mining/business intelligence, querying, ebXML, XBRL, AIS use and data ambiguity.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Mini-track Three: Accounting Information Systems Models, Design and Implementation<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mini-track Co-chairs:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Dr. Vicky Arnold (University of Central Florida) <a href="mailto:varnold@bus.ucf.edu">varnold@bus.ucf.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Dr. Andreas I. Nicolaou (Bowling Green State University) <a href="mailto:anicol@bgsu.edu">anicol@bgsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This mini-track is focused on the role that AIS plays in creating models to help better store, process and represent the organization's resources, events and agents. This mini-track is intended to promote research on the different data and process models for AIS. Appropriate topics for this mini-track include (but are not limited to) AIS design, Resource-Event-Agent (REA) models, data models, enterprise systems, interorganizational information sharing, and data relevance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Submissions must represent original work that has not been published in a journal or conference proceedings. At least one author for each accepted paper must register for the conference. Submissions will be peer-reviewed using a double-blind system. Submission format and general conference information may be found at <a href="http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/">http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.25in;text-indent:-1.75in'>December 30, 2011 AMCIS 2011 submission system available<br>(http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2011)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.25in;text-indent:-1.75in'>February 28, 2011 Submissions due<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.25in;text-indent:-1.75in'>April 4, 2011 Acceptance notification<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.25in;text-indent:-1.75in'>April 25, 2011: Camera-ready copies of accepted manuscripts due<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.25in;text-indent:-1.75in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have problems with the submission system, please contact review coordinator Dr. Xiaodong Deng at <a href="mailto:deng@oakland.edu">deng@oakland.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please contact the mini-track chairs or the track chair Dr. Carlos Ferran (Governors State University, <a href="mailto:cferran@govst.edu">cferran@govst.edu</a>) with any questions you may have.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>