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for Tutorials, Workshops and Panels</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></b></div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt">24^th
Australasian Conference on Information Systems</span></b></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt">December 4-6, 2013, Melbourne, Australia</span></b><b style><span style="font-size:16pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></b></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:16pt">Submission Details</span></b></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The language of the conference is English. All submissions
must therefore be in English. </font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">ACIS 2013 invites proposals for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>workshops, panels and tutorial sessions
</em>that bring together experts from industry and/or academia with
complementary or conflicting perspectives to: generate further opportunities to
work on publishable output; discuss a current research topic; demonstrate new
ideas and/or approaches; or otherwise highlight issues of importance to the information
systems (IS) field.</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><h3 style="background:white;margin:12pt 0cm 3pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">Tutorial Proposals</span></h3><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Tutorials can cover any aspect of IS research, education or
practice that is relevant to the IS community. Typically, these are hands-on
sessions that may demonstrate or explain a new development in the field.</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><em><span style="color:black"><font size="3">Tutorials </font></span></em><span style="color:black"><font size="3">will be
organised as 1 or ˝ day sessions and be scheduled following the normal
conference program i.e. Friday 6</font><font>^th</font><font size="3"> December 2013. Depending on the
resource requirements, i.e. rooms etc. some tutorials may incur an additional
fee. Each tutorial proposal must include:</font></span></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Name, affiliation and contact
     details for the presenter</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Qualifications of the speaker (for
     running the tutorial)</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Tutorial title, a 750-word abstract,
     and a brief outline</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Duration of the tutorial (e.g. ˝
     day or full-day)</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Planned activities during the
     tutorial</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Special requirements (e.g. Internet
     access, software etc)</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Target audience and maximum number
     of tutorial participants (if limited)</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><h3 style="background:white;margin:12pt 0cm 3pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">Workshop Proposals</span></h3><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><em><span style="color:black">Workshops</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">should be designed
to highlight an area of high priority to the IS community as well as having a
balance of academic and industry focus (we suggest an academic chair and an industry
chair for the workshop). It is also suggested that workshop organisers contact
potential attendees in their research and/or practitioner communities to
evaluate the level of interest and potential attendance at the workshop.</span></font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Workshops will be organised during a “block” session of
time during the regular conference program i.e. a 1˝ hour session (with up to
seven available workshop timeslots). A workshop proposal should include up to
10 key participants and also must include:</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Name, affiliation and contact
     details for the workshop chairs</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Qualifications of the chairs (for
     running the workshop)</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Names and affiliation of up to 10
     key participants who will assist in driving the workshop agenda and
     outputs. (Note: Key participants must commit to the workshop<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>prior</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to the submission. Please also
     note that workshops can, of course, have more than 10 key attendees)</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Title of the Workshop, a 750-word
     abstract, and a brief outline</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Planned activities during the
     workshop</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Planned activities after the
     workshop i.e. possible publication and research grant strategies</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Planned target outlets for the
     workshop output</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Target audience</span></li>
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</font><h3 style="background:white;margin:12pt 0cm 3pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt">Panel Proposals</span></h3><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><em><span style="color:black">Panels</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">should be designed
to articulate and debate an issue of significant importance to the IS
community. They may take the form of multiple viewpoint presentations with
audience participation, right through to a debate-style controversy.</span></font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;text-align:justify;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Panels will be organised during a “block” session of time
during the regular conference program i.e. a 1˝ hour session (with up to seven
available panel timeslots). A panel should include 3-5 panellists and also must
include:</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Name,
     affiliation and contact details for the panel chair</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Names
     and affiliation of the panellists. (Note: Panellists must commit to
     participating in the panel<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>prior</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to the submission.)</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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     of the panellists (for running the panel)</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Title
     of the Panel, a 750-word abstract and a brief outline</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Panel
     structure and activities</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
 </font><li style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;color:black;line-height:15.75pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Target
     audience</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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Dates</span></h2><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Workshop, Panels and Tutorial initial proposals: 6</font><font>^th</font><font size="3">
April 2013</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Workshop, Panels and Tutorial submission deadline: 20</font><font>^th</font><font size="3">
September 2013</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Notification of acceptance of submission:</font><span class="apple-converted-space"><font size="3"> 4</font><font>^th</font><font size="3"> October 2013</font></span></font></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Email
your submission to: <a href="mailto:acis2013@rmit.edu.au"><font color="#0000ff">acis2013@rmit.edu.au</font></a>.
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><strong>Conference Organization</strong></font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">General Chair:
Professor Caroline Chan<span style>   </span></font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Program
Co-Chairs</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Professor Hepu
Deng and Professor Craig Standing</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style>   </span></font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Organization
Co-Chairs</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Dr Martin Dick
and Dr Vince Bruno</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Doctoral
Consortium Co-Chairs</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Professor Brian
Corbitt, Professor Frada Burstein and Associate Professor Deborah Bunker</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Conference
Organizers</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Dr John
Pastoriza-Pinol, Ms. Lise Lateenmaa and Ms. Catarina Von Hertzen</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Conference URL:
<a href="http://www.rmit.edu.au/acis2013">http://www.rmit.edu.au/acis2013</a> </font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Email:
<a href="mailto:acis2013@rmit.edu.au">acis2013@rmit.edu.au</a> </font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font></div><div><br>-- <br>


</div><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>