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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">19th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2013)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Chicago Illinois, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">15-17 August 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Mini-Track: The State of Computing Professionals: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Track: Human Capital in Information Systems (SIGLead)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Description: </span><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This minitrack seeks groundbreaking research regarding
</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">emerging issues facing the computing workforce, career streams, professional development, and work-family balance of IS professionals (both technical and managerial), as well as ethical, societal,
and legal issues related to computing professionals</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">. This minitrack covers issues relating to c</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">omputing professionals
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">and human capital </span>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">at all levels of analysis including
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">individual, department or workgroup, and industry, as well as external (e.g., contractor, consultant) versus internal (e.g., in-house) IS professionals. Those studies which develop new theory or extend
extant theory on issues such as the stigma associated with the computing profession</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> or</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> the professional identity of computing professionals are
example papers one might expect in this minitrack. Additionally research on </span>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">attracting students to the computing professions, and developing a more diverse computing workforce</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">are also welcomed.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Furthermore,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">all methodologies and research paradigms that focus on computing-related personnel are appropriate for submission to this minitrack.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Suggested Topics:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Environment and society:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Legal, Societal, and Ethical Issues Related to Human Computing Resources
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Needs, Interests and Abilities of Computing Professionals
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Professional Commitment of Computing Personnel
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Contributors to IS Professional Turnover, Retention, and Refilling the Pipeline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Communication / Interaction (individuals, groups, networks, organizations)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Student Attraction:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Attracting Students to the Computing Professions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Emerging Issues facing the Computing Workforce
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Individual Fit / Alignment with the Work Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">HR Issues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Work-life Balance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Training<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">HRIS / HRMS, Including Designing IS Professional HR and Compensation Schemes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Behavioral Aspects of HCI
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Career Development Practices for Computing Professionals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Diversity in the Computing Field<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">External Issues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Professional Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">IS Consulting
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">User- relations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Co-Chairs contact information:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
Cynthia K. Riemenschneider<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
<a href="mailto:c_riemenschneider@baylor.edu">c_riemenschneider@baylor.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Deborah J. Armstrong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="mailto:djarmstrong@cob.fsu.edu">djarmstrong@cob.fsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Important Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">January 4, 2013: Paper submissions open on Bepress<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">February 22, 2013: Deadline for paper submissions at 11:59 p.m. CST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">April 17, 2013: Notification of paper acceptance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">May 9, 2013: Camera-ready copy due<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Instructions for authors can be found at AMCIS website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://amcis2013.aisnet.org">http://amcis2013.aisnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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