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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:36.0pt;
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style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Bauhaus 93";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>AIS Special Interest Group on
Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>DIGIT 2011 Call for Papers <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The Special Interest Group on
the Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology will again host a pre-ICIS
workshop for people interested in information technology adoption and diffusion
(DIGIT). DIGIT will be held in the morning of Sunday, December 4, 2011 in
Shanghai, China. The theme this year is </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Adoption and Diffusion of Information
Technology in a Globally Connected World</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The workshop will include paper
roundtables, panel discussions and tutorials. Faculty members and doctoral
students are encouraged to attend and submit papers for roundtable discussion.
Doctoral students submitting papers to the conference will be eligible for a
workshop scholarship that covers the DIGIT registration fee**. The deadline for
submission of papers is Friday, <b>September 9, 2011</b>. Notification of
acceptance or rejection will be made in early November. See the Call for Papers
below for more details. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>In order to foster the workshop
atmosphere that has developed in previous meetings, registration will again be
limited to about 40 people. Refreshments will be provided to attendees. You can
register for DIGIT during the regular ICIS registration process. For
information on SIGADIT and past DIGIT workshops, please go to </span><a
href="http://www.sigadit.org" title="http://www.sigadit.org"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://www.sigadit.org</span></a>
<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>or
contact the 2011 workshop organizers: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>SIGADIT Chair <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Elizabeth White Baker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Wake Forest University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><a href="mailto:bakerew@wfu.edu"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>bakerew@wfu.edu</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Workshop Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Marcus
Rothenberger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>University
of Nevada Las Vegas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:marcus.rothenberger@unlv.edu"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>marcus.rothenberger@unlv.edu</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Program Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>JJ Hsieh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Hong Kong Polytechnic
University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><a
href="mailto:JJ.Hsieh@inet.polyu.edu.hk"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>JJ.Hsieh@inet.polyu.edu.hk</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>** Up to 3 doctoral student
authors will receive a full scholarship to cover their DIGIT 2011 workshop fee.
Depending upon remaining funds, full or partial scholarships will be offered to
all other doctoral students who submit papers for workshop consideration. There
may also be funds available to assist doctoral students who did not submit a
paper, but are interested in attending the DIGIT workshop. Please contact JJ
Hsieh (</span><a href="mailto:JJ.Hsieh@inet.polyu.edu.hk"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>JJ.Hsieh@inet.polyu.edu.hk</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>) for
additional information. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br
clear=all style='page-break-before:always'>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>DIGIT 2011 Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Adoption and Diffusion of Information
Technology in a Globally Connected World<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>In a changing world with
increasing connectivity, adoption of Information Technology increasingly spans
national and regional boundaries. This may raise new issues and introduce
additional potential inhibitors to adoption, such as cultural issues and
concerns about security and privacy, among others. Studies on the adoption and
diffusion of information technologies may take on those new challenges and
investigate adoption in a globally connected context.<a name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>While papers adhering to the
theme are encouraged, research in other IT adoption and diffusion research
domains will be considered. Potential topic areas include (but are not
exclusive to): <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Identifying
technologies: enterprise systems, inter-organization systems, personal
systems<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Conceptualizing
innovations: feature-centric vs. innovation-centric<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Determining
stages: initiation, adoption, use, assimilation, adaptation, infusion<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Choosing
environments: private vs. public sectors, voluntary vs. captive vs.
mandatory settings<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Selecting
units of analysis: individual, group/team, organization, industry, society<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Identifying
antecedent categories: technology, individual, group/network, organization<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Crafting
empirical designs: cross-sectional, longitudinal, panel<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Collecting
data: case studies, experiments, surveys, simulations, mixed methods<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Analyzing
data: structural equations, latent growth models, event history, event
sequence<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>In the interest of discussing
the most current research in this area, working papers are encouraged as well
as more complete papers. Papers dealing with any stage of the IT diffusion
process (e.g., initiation, adoption, adaptation, use, and/or infusion) at the
individual, work group, organization, or societal level(s) are invited.
Submitted research can be conceptual, analytical, design-oriented, or empirical
in nature. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>All submissions will be blind
reviewed. Papers should not have been published previously in a proceedings or
journal, nor be under review elsewhere, but may be submitted elsewhere after
the DIGIT meeting. At least one author must register and attend the workshop to
present the paper if the work is accepted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Instructions for Contributors <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>All papers should be
double-spaced and submitted in Microsoft Word format. Working papers or
research in process are limited to ten double-spaced pages. Research papers are
limited to twenty double-spaced pages. Both types of submissions should include
an abstract. Page counts exclude references. The title page (exclusive of the
page counts) should include the paper title and the authors' names,
affiliations, and e-mail addresses. The main body of the paper should have a
title, but no author identification. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>This year, all paper
submissions should be sent electronically as a Microsoft Word attachment to </span><a
href="mailto:digit.workshop@gmail.com" title="mailto:digit.workshop@gmail.com"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>digit.workshop@gmail.com</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>.
Questions regarding paper submissions should be directed to the program chair
JJ Hsieh (</span><a href="mailto:JJ.Hsieh@inet.polyu.edu.hk"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>JJ.Hsieh@inet.polyu.edu.hk</span></a><span
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