<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">AMCIS 2012 Call
for Mini-Tracks for SIGGreen Track</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">*** apologies
for cross posting ***</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You are invited
to submit an AMCIS 2012 mini-track for “Green IS: Building Research Programs
and Designing Curricula,” sponsored by SIGGreen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The deadline for proposal
submissions is <b>November 16, 2011</b> (12 midnight EST)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Proposals should be a maximum of 2
pages long. Proposals should provide a brief one or two paragraph description
of the main theme, its importance and relevance to information systems research
and practice. You should also list some potential topics for your mini-track.
Each proposal must list names and contact information of mini-track chair(s).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Submit your mini-track proposal
using the manuscript central system at – <a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012"><b><span style="color:blue">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012</span></b></a><b>
</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SIGGreen Track Co-Chairs:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Cathy Dwyer,
Pace University, <a href="mailto:cdwyer@pace.edu">cdwyer@pace.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Shu Schiller,
Wright State University, <a href="mailto:shu.schiller@wright.edu">shu.schiller@wright.edu</a><span class="go"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Jeff Merhout,
Miami University, <a href="mailto:JMerhout@muohio.edu">JMerhout@muohio.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Description:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Green IS applies
the transformative power of information systems to support environmental
sustainability. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It addresses the world’s
greatest challenge: shrinking access to non-renewable resources, increased
energy and food costs, and environmental degradation due to climate change. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This track is open to any type of research
related to defining the scope of Green IS research, as well as adapting
research into teaching cases, modules, and courses in order to prepare Green IS
professionals.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Environmental
sustainability and climate change is a global issue, with many cultural,
organizational, technical, social, regulatory, and individual factors. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>IS research has historically taken a cross
functional view of organizational information, a perspective that greatly
increased the efficiency of the modern enterprise. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>IS research can re-apply this perspective to
model global consumption patterns, and with the use of energy informatics,
increase the efficiency of global consumption and support environmental
sustainability.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Topics of
interest include (but are not limited to):</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The
use of IS to change human behaviors towards sustainable business practices</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Energy
Informatics</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Green
HCI: Interface design for display and simulation of consumption patterns</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The
role of social software to encourage sustainable practices</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Interdisciplinary
sustainability curricula</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Critical
competencies for Green IS professionals</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Defining
a course of study to prepare Green IS professionals</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The
use of social media in Green IS curricula</span><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">IS
in support of environmental sustainability<a name="_GoBack"></a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">IS
to support carbon management, accounting and reporting</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">IS
in support of social sustainability</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">IS
to support global competitiveness </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">IS
to promote sustainability and competitiveness </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The
emergence of regional and global sustainability IS standards </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The
design, implementation, and use of IS to reduce organizations’
environmental impact</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The
design, implementation, and use of IS to improve organizations’ social
impact</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The
design, implementation, and use of IS to improve global competitiveness </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Issues
surrounding the assessment and measurement of information systems
sustainability</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Issues
surrounding the assessment and measurement of information systems'
contribution to global competitiveness </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sustainable
development in transitional and developing countries</span></li></ul>
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minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin"> </span></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Catherine Dwyer, Ph.D.<br> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/ProfCDwyer" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ProfCDwyer</a><br>Associate Professor<br>Seidenberg School of CS & IS <br>
Pace University <br>163 William Street #225 <br>New York, NY 10038<br>212-346-1728<br>Chair of AIS <a href="http://siggreen.wikispaces.com/home" target="_blank">SIGGreen</a><br><br>