<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">(Apologies if
you receive multiple copies of this email)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">24th
Australasian Conference on Information Systems</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">The Australasian
Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) is the premier conference in
Australasia for Information Systems. In 2013, the ACIS Conference will be
hosted by the School of Business Information Technology and Logistics at RMIT
University. The event will take place at the City Campus of the University from
4-6 December 2013. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Conference
Theme: Information Systems: Transforming the Future</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">There are some
initial tracks identified for the conference listed as follows:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Health Information Systems<span>   </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>The Past, Present and Future of the
Information Systems Discipline</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Innovation in the Digital Economy<span>   </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Social Information Systems/Social
Informatics</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Business Analytics<span>   </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Digital Business: E-Business, E-Government,
and E-learning </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Social Media and Social Networks in
Organizations</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Information Systems Education<span>   </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Green Information Systems and
Sustainability</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Knowledge Management and Information
Systems<span>   </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Emerging Technologies: The Cloud, Ubiquity
and Mobility</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Information Logistics and E-Supply Chain
Management<span>   </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Enterprise Systems</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Information Systems Development<span>   </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">•<span>    </span>Information Systems and Theory</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">We are now calling
for expression of interest (EoI) for chairing these tracks and suggesting
additional tracks. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">If you are interested
in chairing one of the above tracks, please submit your name, contact details,
a brief description of your track record and if possible the name and affiliation
of a potential international co-chair. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">If you suggest
additional tracks, please submit a one-page document specifying the title, justification
and a short description of the track as well as the names and track records of potential
track chairs. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">The deadline for
submitting the EoI is <b>March 7, 2013.</b>
</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Email: <a href="mailto:acis2013@rmit.edu.au" target="_blank">acis2013@rmit.edu.au</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Conference Organization</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">General Chair:
Professor Caroline Chan<span>   </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Program
Co-Chairs</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Professor Hepu
Deng and Professor Craig Standing</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span>   </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Organization
Co-Chairs</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Dr Martin Dick
and Dr Vince Bruno</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Doctoral
Consortium Co-Chairs</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Professor Brian
Corbitt, Professor Frada Burstein and Associate Professor Deborah Bunker</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Conference
Organizers</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Dr John
Pastoriza-Pinol, Ms. Lise Lateenmaa and Ms. Catarina Von Hertzen</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Conference URL:
<a href="http://www.rmit.edu.au/acis2013" target="_blank">http://www.rmit.edu.au/acis2013</a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Email:
<a href="mailto:acis2013@rmit.edu.au" target="_blank">acis2013@rmit.edu.au</a></span></p>

<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>


<div>Dr Hepu Deng<br>Professor in Information Systems<br>School of Business Information Technology and Logistics<br>RMIT University<br>GPO Box 2476V<br>Melbourne, 3001 Victoria<br>Australia<br><br>Tel: (03) 9925 5823<br>

Fax: (03) 9925 5624<br>Email: <a href="mailto:hepu.deng@rmit.edu.au" target="_blank">hepu.deng@rmit.edu.au</a><br></div>