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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Call for Participation: CONFENIS 2012
Doctoral Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Ghent, 17-19 September 2012 --
<a href="http://www.managementinformatics.ugent.be/confenis2012">http://www.managementinformatics.ugent.be/confenis2012</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Doctoral consortium of the 6th
International Conference on Research and Practical Issues in Enterprise
Information Systems (CONFENIS 2012), Ghent, 19-21 September 2012 –
<a href="http://www.confenis2012.be">http://www.confenis2012.be</a></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">CONFENIS is the annual international
academic conference of the IFIP (International Federation for Information
Processing – <a href="http://www.ifip.org">http://www.ifip.org</a>) devoted to enterprise information systems.
Enterprise information systems refer to a wide array of applications of IT
systems that ranges from cross-departmental to cross-organisational systems.
Such systems provide the information and controls required for directing,
planning, running, measuring, and monitoring the activities of single or
multiple (i.e., chains or networks of) enterprises. Typical examples of
enterprise information systems are Accounting Information Systems (AIS),
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Supply Chain Management (SCM)
systems, Business Intelligence (BI) systems, and Business Process Management
Systems (BPMS).</span> </p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Following last year’s CONFENIS doctoral
consortium, Design Science in Enterprise Information Systems Research is the
central theme of the doctoral consortium. The aim is to explore the Design
Science approach to Information Systems research, integrating conceptual design
thinking with information systems engineering research.</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">All PhD students interested in learning
more about Design Science research are welcome to apply for admission to the
CONFENIS 2012 Doctoral Consortium. Participation is limited to 20 students. In
case more than 20 candidates have applied for admission at the deadline (June
15, 2012) then participants will be selected based on the quality (i.e.,
relevance, soundness, clarity and maturity) of their research proposals (see
admission procedure) and the potential benefit of participation to the
student’s doctoral research. Participants in the consortium should currently be
enrolled as a PhD student at a university and conduct research in the area of
Information Systems. It is not a prerequisite that students use or intend to
use Design Science as part of their PhD project.</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">We are in the process of having the
Doctoral Consortium approved as a 3 ECTS PhD course (to be confirmed).
Participation in all activities (see program) is required for receiving the
course certificate.</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">All participants are required to
register for the CONFENIS 2012 conference. PhD students can register at a
strongly reduced tariff of 295 Euros (see <a href="http://www.confenis2012.be">http://www.confenis2012.be</a>). The
Doctoral Consortium itself is free for PhD students enrolled at Flemish
Universities (as the cost for these students is covered by their doctoral
schools). Other PhD students pay an additional 100 Euros for participation in
the Doctoral Consortium. This fee covers all distributed materials, lunches
(2), welcome reception and social event, and the doctoral consortium diner.</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">The doctoral consortium sessions will be
held at the premises of the faculty of Economics and Business Administration,
Ghent University (see <a href="http://www.feb.ugent.be">http://www.feb.ugent.be</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">I. Format and program</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">The doctoral consortium consists of a
mix of lecturing and tutoring sessions. The doctoral consortium staff will
teach a number of topics with respect to Design Science fundamentals ranging
from the philosophical underpinning of the paradigm (e.g., ontology,
epistemology, …) to the concretisation of the methodology (e.g., research
design, research process, …) and experiences in applying it to Information
Systems research (e.g., good practices, lessons learned, …). Staff includes
recognized Design Science research experts like Professor Robert Winter
(University of St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Professor Guido Geerts (University
of Delaware, USA). A reader with Design Science research in Information Systems
must-reads will be compiled and used as background material for these lectures.</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">During the tutoring sessions, the
doctoral research proposals of participants are presented, analysed and
discussed with the aim of providing feedback and suggestions from experts and
peers. Students will be allocated to groups of each maximally 7 students and 2
– 3 doctoral consortium staff members (i.e., tutors). All tutors are professors
having experience in supervising Design Science type of doctoral research in
enterprise information systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Monday 17 September 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 6.00 PM – 7.30 PM: Opening session by
the doctoral consortium organizers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Welcome and presentation of
participants and staff members<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Objectives and organization of the
course<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Introduction to the theme and basic
concepts/terminology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 7.30 PM – 9.30 PM Reception and social
activity in Ghent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Tuesday 18 September 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 9.00 AM – 12.00 AM: Lectures on Design
Science research in Information Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 12.00 AM – 1.30 PM: Lunch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 1.30 PM – 6.00 PM: Tutoring sessions –
presentation and discussion of research proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 7.30 PM – 10.30 PM: Doctoral
Consortium Diner in Ghent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Wednesday 19 September 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 9.00 AM – 12.00 AM: tutoring sessions
– presentation and discussion of research proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 12.00 AM – 1.30 PM: Lunch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 1.30 PM – 3.00 PM: Tutoring sessions –
group discussions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 3.00 PM – 4.30 PM: Closing session by
the doctoral consortium organizers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o General impression of the presentations
and discussions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Sharing experiences between the groups<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Lessons learned<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o What to take away from this doctoral
consortium?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Farewell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* 5.00 PM: official start of the
CONFENIS 2012 conference<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> II. </o:p></span>Admission procedure</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span>Prospective participants need to submit
a report describing their doctoral research project in the following format and
structure:</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* Format: single PDF file, font 12
points, 1.5 lines spacing, length between 5 and 10 pages (not including
references). Proposals longer than 10 pages will be rejected!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* Structure (apart from the front page,
the content of the sections is indicative, not normative)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Front page including title of the
doctoral research; candidate’s name, affiliation (department and university)
and full contact details; supervisor’s name, affiliation (department and
university) and full contact details; date of admission into your institute’s
doctoral program; executive summary of the doctoral research on maximum 15
lines.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Context of the research: describe the
broad problem/application area within which to situate your research; identify
the main previous research related to yours; explain how your research relates
to the research and/or expertise of your supervisor(‘s research group).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Problem statement and goal of the research:
describe the specific research problem addressed by your research; motivate its
importance (i.e., significance, relevance) from a scientific and/or practical
point of view; describe how and to what extent your research will provide a
solution to the problem; identify the intended scientific contribution(s) of
your doctoral research and state its/their originality/novelty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Solution approach and related
research: briefly describe the alternative solutions to the problem, including
those contributed by previous research (as well as their limitations); present
in broad lines your solution approach and motivate why this approach is
adequate and/or better than alternative approaches.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Methodology: describe the overall
set-up (including assumptions and constraints), the process, and the research
methods that are required to apply your solution approach to the research
problem; provide for the different steps in your research plan sufficient
details about data sources, data collection and analysis techniques, applicable
theories and research instruments, research procedures, evaluation and
validation activities, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Results so far: if applicable, present
a brief account of the research results so far.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o Planning and timing: provide a
planning (i.e., research plan with steps) and timing for the part of the
doctoral research that is not completed yet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">o References: provide a complete list of
the literature referenced in the research proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">* Send your proposal to
<a href="mailto:geert.poels@confenis2012.be">geert.poels@confenis2012.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Submission deadline: June 15, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Notification of admission decision: July
1, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Upon selection, further details will be
sent to participants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Doctoral Consortium Organizers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">1. Professor Geert Poels, PhD – Dept.
MIS and Operations Management, Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration, Ghent University, Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">CONFENIS 2012 Program Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">e-mail: <a href="mailto:geert.poels@ugent.be">geert.poels@ugent.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">2. Professor Frederik Gailly, PhD –
Dept. Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, and Information Systems,
Faculty of Economic, Social, and Political Sciences & Solvay Business
School, Free University of Brussels, Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">e-mail: <a href="mailto:frederik.gailly@vub.ac.be">frederik.gailly@vub.ac.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">3. Professor Manu De Backer, PhD – Dept.
Management Informatics, Faculty of Applied Economics, University of Antwerp,
Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">e-mail: <a href="mailto:manu.debacker@ua.ac.be">manu.debacker@ua.ac.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Scientific committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">1. Geert Poels (Ghent University) –
chairman and co-organizer UGent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">2. Robert Winter (University of St.
Gallen)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">3. Guido Geerts (University of Delaware)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">4. Hans Weigand (Tilburgh University)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">5. Michael Petit (FUNDP)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">6. Monique Snoeck (Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">7. Jan Verelst (University of Antwerp)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">8. Mieke Jans (Hasselt University)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">9. Steven De Haes (Antwerp Management
School)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">10. Stijn Viaene (Vlerick Leuven Gent
Management School)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">11. Frederik Gailly (Free University of
Brussels) – co-organizer VUB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">12. Manu De Backer (University of
Antwerp / Ghent University) – co-organizer UA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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