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<h1>IS Philosophy Track AMCIS 2013</h1>
<h2>Philosophy for a Hyperconnected World</h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The IS Philosophy track at AMCIS has always been a popular
track for attendees. The IS Philosophy track is accepting proposals for
Minitracks. The theme for AMCIS 2013 is <b>Hyperconnected World: Anything
Anywhere Anytime</b>. <span style> </span>Following the
spirit of the theme, it would not be too difficult to imagine the opportunities
and philosophical problems a hyperconnected world presents. To submit a
minitrack proposal,<b> </b>you must send in a) minitrack chairs (names,
emails, affiliation); b) minitrack title; c) short description of minitrack for
the AMCIS 2013 website (up to 150 words); d) call for papers for your minitrack
to: <a href="http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2013_minitracks/">http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2013_minitracks/</a>.
The deadline for proposal submissions is October 18, 2012. THAT'S ONLY TWO
WEEKS AWAY! Information about minitracks is available at <a href="http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=60">http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=60</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The IS Philosophy track description is provided below<br>
<br>
Track Chairs:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nik Hassan, University of Minnesota Duluth,<span style> </span><a href="mailto:nhassan@d.umn.edu">nhassan@d.umn.edu</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alan Litchfield, Auckland University of Technology,<span style> </span><a href="mailto:alan.litchfield@aut.ac.nz">alan.litchfield@aut.ac.nz</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Track Description:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As a field of research, Information Systems (IS) can no
longer be regarded as a fresh poppy in the domain of scientific research, and
the time has passed where IS ought to have built a solid core of theory
(Litchfield, 2012). This stance is supported by Lakatos (1970) who says: in any
field of research, terms must be agreed to from a hardened core around which
theories can be established, providing a buffer against attack and where weak
theories are tested and fail without harming the field itself. For example,
Schneberger and Wade (2010) list some 74 theories that have their roots in
human related activities from sociology, economics, and politics, to computer
science, engineering, mathematics, and physics. Of those, what are the criteria
for determining core theory?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Philosophical Perspectives in IS track provides a forum
for scholars to discuss and reflect on the present state of IS research and its
future prospects. We invite papers that discuss philosophical aspects of the IS
field from all IS domains, and from all angles and levels of inquiry.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style>The
relevance of philosophy to the IS field</li><li class="MsoNormal" style>Reviews
and redefinitions of philosophy in specific domains (e.g. philosophy of IS
education, philosophy of human computer interaction, philosophy of IS
development, philosophy of IS security, etc.)</li><li class="MsoNormal" style>Critical
evaluations of the metaphysical, ontological, epistemological and
axiological foundations of IS research methods</li><li class="MsoNormal" style>Identifying
novel research philosophies and thus research approaches, methods and
perspectives for the IS field</li><li class="MsoNormal" style>In the
age of the global village, hyperconnected, socially-networked society, and
organizations without boundaries, what shape will the IS field take and
how will its status as a reference discipline shift?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style>How
might we approach both information sharing and data protection from a
variety of philosophical approaches? For example, is the disruptive force
of WikiLeaks more beneficial or harmful to societies as a whole?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style>Applications
of specific philosophical theories or methods (such as phenomenology,
hermeneutics, critical realism, and others)</li><li class="MsoNormal" style>Sociomaterial
philosophy and methodology</li><li class="MsoNormal" style>Philosophical
issues in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods</li><li class="MsoNormal" style>Ethical
and normative issues</li><li class="MsoNormal" style>New
approaches to advance IS identity and relevance</li></ul>
<p><b>Important Dates</b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">October
1, 2012:
Submit <span class="il">minitrack</span> proposals to Bepress (submission system)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Gothic"" lang="ZH-CN">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">October
18, 2012:
<span class="il">Minitrack</span> proposals due</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\00ff2d\00ff33 \0030b4\0030b7\0030c3\0030af"" lang="ZH-CN">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">November
19, 2012: Revised <span class="il">Minitrack</span> proposal due</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\00ff2d\00ff33 \0030b4\0030b7\0030c3\0030af"" lang="ZH-CN">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">January
4, 2013:
Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2013 begin</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"\00ff2d\00ff33 \0030b4\0030b7\0030c3\0030af"" lang="ZH-CN">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To view the full schedule of activities for <span class="il">minitrack</span> chairs, visit:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://owa.northumbria.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/index.php?option=com_content%26view=article%26id=53%26Itemid=57">http://amcis2013.aisnet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=57</a></span></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Nik R. Hassan, PhD<br>Assoc. Professor, Finance & MIS Dept.<br>Labovitz School of Business and Economics<br>University of Minnesota Duluth<br>1318 Kirby Drive, LSBE 335Q<br>Duluth MN 55812<br>
Office Phone: (218) 726-7453<br>Fax: (218) 726-7516<br>Home Page: <a href="http://www.d.umn.edu/~nhassan" target="_blank">www.d.umn.edu/~nhassan</a><br>Email: <a href="mailto:nhassan@d.umn.edu" target="_blank">nhassan@d.umn.edu</a><br>
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