<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We invite you to submit your manuscripts to ACM SIGMIS
Computers & People Research Conference which will be held in Cincinnati,
Ohio. We welcome research and practice submissions that address issues related to
the conference theme of economic renewal and sustainability as it relates to
information technology work. We also welcome submissions about the IT workforce
and human impact topics. (See <a href="http://www.sigmis.org/SIGCPR2013/cpr.html">http://www.sigmis.org/SIGCPR2013/cpr.html</a> for
more details.)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">One new feature of the conference that began with SIGMIS CPR
2012 is the addition of pre-conference professional development panels on Thursday
afternoon, May 30 immediately preceding the opening reception. One panel will
feature editors of IS journals, the other will feature representatives from
industry. Both will discuss topics of research importance in the IS field, but
each from their respective viewpoints.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CONFERENCE THEME</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">As societies everywhere work to recover from a global
economic recession, cities and regions that are particularly challenged are
those whose economies have historically depended on 19th and 20th century
models of work. Now the economic sustainability of these societies requires
that they reinvent themselves for a 21st century economy that increasingly
depends upon innovation and creative uses of information technology. Of concern
to the SIGMIS CPR community are the implications for IT workforce career paths
in this new economy, the skills and knowledge that will be needed, and human
resource strategies in these economically difficult times.<span style> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">IMPORTANT DATES</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Conference Dates</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 30th – June 1st, 2013</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Manuscript Review System Begin Accepting Submissions</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">September 1, 2012</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paper & Panel Submissions</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">October 15, 2012</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Notification of acceptance</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">January 21, 2013</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Camera-ready papers due</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">April 1, 2013</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LIST OF RELEVANT TOPICS </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">ACM SIGMIS CPR 2013 welcomes research and practice
submissions that address issues related to the conference theme of economic
renewal and sustainability through information technology work. It also
welcomes papers about the IT workforce topics that have traditionally been
presented at this conference. These topics include but are not limited to:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Career development practices of IT professionals </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Motivations of computer personnel, professional or
occupational commitment in IT </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the 21st
century workplace<span style> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT job roles and<span style>
</span>profiles </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT work satisfaction and staff turnover<span style> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Outsourcing and offshoring IT work<span style> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Impact of IT consumerization and mobilization on the IT
workforce and user skills </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The roles of culture (organizational, occupational or
societal) in IT and IT work </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Diversity issues in the development, attraction and
retention of IT professionals </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Impact of the global recession on new models for the
recruitment and retention of the IT labor force </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IS curriculum issues and trends </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ethical and security issues in IT use</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT workforce staffing models</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mainframe skills shortage </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Responses to the baby boomer retirement and transition </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Replication of prior SIGMIS CPR studies</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">A doctoral consortium will take place on the day prior to
the conference. The consortium is targeted at students in early stages of
dissertation proposal-writing on topics pertaining to CPR to: 1) provide
feedback and guidance on proposals in stages where feedback can be beneficial
for future dissertation work; and 2) provide mentoring and networking opportunities
to students. Doctoral students must be nominated to the consortium by the PhD
advisor. Nominated students should submit a 10-page research proposal
(including all text, figures, and references) to be reviewed by a panel of
highly qualified senior faculty mentors. The 3 to 5 students selected to
participate in the doctoral consortium will receive two rounds of written
feedback on their proposal. Each student will have 40-60 minutes to present his
or her research ideas and receive feedback in-person from 6 to 8 experienced
CPR researchers. The due date for consortium submissions is the same as for
papers. A limited number of travel grants are available, requests for which
must be submitted to Doctoral Consortium Chairs. Non-presenting doctoral
students are highly encouraged to participate. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">ACM SIGMIS 2013 welcomes completed research papers, research-in-progress
papers, industry case studies, and proposals for panels. All papers must be
original, unpublished elsewhere, and formatted in the style of MIS Quarterly.
All submissions will be blind reviewed. To facilitate this process, please
ensure that all author information is removed from the manuscript before
uploading.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Papers should be submitted at: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sigmis2013">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sigmis2013</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The review system will open on September 1, 2012.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Completed research papers must not exceed 5000 words or 28 double-spaced
pages including all text, figures, and tables. The cover page, abstract,
keywords, and references are excluded from this page count.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Research-in-progress and replication papers must not exceed
2000 words or 14 double-spaced pages including all text, figures, and tables.
The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are excluded from this page
count.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Panel proposals must include the names and affiliations of
panelists who have agreed to participate and a 1-2 page summary of the topic, including
a description of how the session will be structured.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Industry case studies may report specific strategies being
employed or under development to address CPR issues and should be no longer
than 3500 words.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Details on types of submissions, and the submission and
review processes can be found at: <a href="http://www.sigmis.org">http://www.sigmis.org</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">PROCEEDINGS</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Accepted papers will be published by ACM in the refereed
conference proceedings which will be distributed at the conference. Full papers
will be published in their entirety. Extended abstracts will be published for
panel discussions and research-in-progress papers. All presented papers will be
considered for the Magid Igbaria Outstanding Conference Paper of the Year
Award. Exemplar papers may also be recommended for submission to the DATA BASE
for Advances in Information Systems – the quarterly journal publication of ACM SIG-MIS.
Proceedings of all previous CPR conferences are available in the ACM Digital
Library at <a href="http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm">http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to receiving your manuscripts.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">K.D. Joshi (<a href="mailto:joshi@wsu.edu">joshi@wsu.edu</a>) and Allison Morgan
(<a href="mailto:aj_morgan@howard.edu">aj_morgan@howard.edu</a>)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Program Co-Chairs, ACM SIGMIS 2013</p>