<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; ">Colleagues:<br><br>The inaugural AIS Student Competition is planned for the 2011-2012 school year. It will consist of a virtual component late this Fall and an onsite competition in April, 2012. The success of this inaugural student competition is largely dependent upon the support we get from faculty.<br>
<br><b>The purpose of this email is to solicit your help in the following:<br><br> 1) proposing a the format and composition of a competition track, and <br> 2) running and judging a track (although if you can't run a track, consider at least proposing one)<br>
</b><br>The plan is to run 6-8 tracks, and we need proposals from you for the format and compositions of the individual competitions. In short, please consider proposing a track by September 18 (deadline extended). Although we would appreciate your help/expertise in preparing materials and evaluating participants in the proposed track, it is not required. To propose a track please fill out the following survey: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PHLW6XM" title="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PHLW6XM
Ctrl+Click to follow link" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PHLW6XM</a>. Sample proposals can be found at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3qnntvc" title="http://tinyurl.com/3qnntvc
Ctrl+Click to follow link" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://tinyurl.com/3qnntvc</a>.<br><br>Please see below for more information about the competition and certainly let us know if you have any questions.<br>
<br>Regards,<br>Thomas Meservy and Kelly Fadel<br>2011-2012 AIS Student Competition Co-Chairs<br><br> <br><br><b>2011-2012 AIS Student Competition<br>Call for Track Proposals<br></b><br>The AIS student chapter initiative is gaining momentum, and many of you have been actively involved with AIS student chapters. We are excited to announce this year’s inaugural AIS Student Competition, and we request your participation in making it a success for our students.<br>
<br>The student competition is divided into one or more tracks based on submitted and approved track proposals. Competition within each track is divided into two main phases: 1) an initial virtual component that any student/team can participate in and 2) an onsite, face-to-face student competition for the top teams in each track from the virtual competition. The virtual competition will begin November 1st. This year’s onsite competition will be held at BYU in Provo, UT on April 26-28, 2012 and will co-occur with the AIS Student Leadership conference.<br>
<br>With this call, we are requesting proposals for competition tracks from you and your students. Content areas for each track may vary from year to year depending on the interest of the students and the faculty track chairs. <br>
<br></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; "><b>Competition Tracks<br>
</b><br>The AIS student competition seeks to provide competition tracks in a wide variety of content areas related to the Information Systems discipline. The precise format of the competition will likely vary between these tracks. Possible competition content areas may include but are not limited to:<br>
· Foundations of IS<br>· Enterprise Architecture<br>· IS Strategy, Management and Acquisition<br>· Data and Information Management<br>· Systems Analysis and Design<br>· IT Infrastructure<br>· Project Management<br>
· Application Development<br>· Business Process Management<br>· Collaborative Computing<br>· Data Mining/Business Intelligence<br>· Enterprise Systems<br>· Human-Computer Interaction<br>· Information Search and Retrieval<br>
· IT Audit and Controls<br>· IT Security and Risk Management<br>· Knowledge Management<br>· Social Informatics<br><br></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; "><b>Proposals<br>
</b><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; ">Track proposals should consist of the following information:<br>· Topic<br>· General description of your vision of what would be required for the virtual component and also the face to face component (not necessarily the same)<br>
· Suggested track chair (self-nominations preferable)<br>Sample proposals can be found at <a href="https://pod51009.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=ge5rIA2mMk2g6tnI9dnKryMsTz7qRs4IceO3jVX9MHM0sCJqvEpKujXsKIfiFGBlMMs541Qo4B4.&URL=http%3a%2f%2ftinyurl.com%2f3qnntvc" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://tinyurl.com/3qnntvc</a>. Proposals should be submitted by filling out the following survey at <a href="https://pod51009.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=ge5rIA2mMk2g6tnI9dnKryMsTz7qRs4IceO3jVX9MHM0sCJqvEpKujXsKIfiFGBlMMs541Qo4B4.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.surveymonkey.com%2fs%2fPHLW6XM" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PHLW6XM</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; ">or alternatively can be submitted to <a href="mailto:tmeservy@memphis.edu">tmeservy@memphis.edu</a>. Proposals are due by September 18 (deadline extended).<br>
<br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; "><b>Track Chair Responsibilities<br></b><br>We are also seeking track chairs to oversee each content area. Come join us and share with us your expertise. Track chairs are generally responsible for all aspects of the competition for that track. Responsibilities include:<br>
· Creating competition content for the track<br>· Assembling a panel of judges including a representative from industry<br>· Determining judging criteria for submissions<br>· Evaluating track submissions<br><br></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; "><b>General Dates<br></b><br>The following are general dates for the competition.<br>· September 15, 2011 – Deadline for Track Proposals (acceptance notification within a week following deadline)<br>
· October 15 – Track materials due<br>· November 1 – Virtual competition begins<br>· January 1 – Virtual competition materials due; judging begins<br>· First week of February - Notification of results<br>· April 26-28 – Onsite Competition<br>
<br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; "><b>Event Website<br></b><br>For more information about the competition and the leadership conference that will occur April 26-28, 2012, please see the event website:<br>
<a href="https://pod51009.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=ge5rIA2mMk2g6tnI9dnKryMsTz7qRs4IceO3jVX9MHM0sCJqvEpKujXsKIfiFGBlMMs541Qo4B4.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ais2012.com%2f" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.ais2012.com/</a><br>
<br><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; ">___________________________________________________________ <br><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; ">Thomas Meservy<br>
Assistant Professor of MIS and<br>FedEx Institute of Technology STEP Research Fellow<br>University of Memphis<br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; ">Memphis, TN 38152</span></div>
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