<p class="style1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<font><b><i><span>"Reshaping Society through
Analytics, Collaboration, and Decision Support: Role of BI and Social
Media"</span></i></b></font></p>
<p class="style1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt"></span></i></b></p><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style> </span></span></i></b><font><b><span>A Special Interest Group on Decision Support,
Knowledge, and Data Management Systems (SIGDSS) <i>Workshop on </i></span><i><span>Sunday, December 15, 2013 in Milan, Italy</span></i></b></font><span style="font-size:14.0pt"></span>
<p class="style1" style="text-align:left" align="left">In keeping with the ICIS2013
theme of "Reshaping Society", the 2013 SIGDSS Workshop aims to bring
together academic professionals from around the world who have a passion for
research and education innovation in “Reshaping Society through Analytics,
Collaboration, and Decision Support: Role of BI and Social Media". <span style> </span></p>
<p>The <b style>research track</b> seeks papers
that promote theoretical, design science, behavioral research and emerging
applications in innovative areas of analytics, collaboration and decision
support with specific attention to business intelligence (BI) and social media.
The <b style>teaching track</b> invites
contributions that focus on pedagogical practices addressing acquisition,
application, and continued development of the knowledge and skills required in
the use of analytics, collaboration, and decision support systems with special
focus on BI and social media. Both complete and research-in-progress papers are
invited. Details on submission guidelines, template, and registration
information can be found on the <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdss/">website. </a><span style> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">List of topics can be found at:</p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Research - <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdss/call-for-papers/research-track">https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdss/call-for-papers/research-track</a></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Teaching: <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdss/call-for-papers/teaching-track">https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdss/call-for-papers/teaching-track</a></p>
<p>Those interested in <b style>panels</b> are
requested to contact the Panels Chair.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">All accepted papers will be published in the Pre-ICIS SIGDSS
workshop proceedings. Authors will retain copyright ownership. Quality papers
will be selected for publication in the <i style>Annals
of Information Systems</i> in a Special Issue on “Reshaping Society through
Analytics, Collaboration, and Decision Support: Role of BI and Social Media”
(Springer); however, they will be subject to further review and editing as
determined by the book editors.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:normal"><b style><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tentative
schedule</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">:</span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody><tr style="height:15.0pt">
<td style="width:144.75pt;border:inset #888888 1.0pt;background:#ffd966;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:15.0pt" width="193">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Date</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:324.75pt;border:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#ffd966;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:15.0pt" width="433">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Event </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:19.5pt">
<td style="width:144.75pt;border:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:19.5pt" width="193">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Monday, August 29, 2013</span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:324.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-right:inset #888888 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:19.5pt" width="433">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Deadline for manuscript
submission: by midnight PST</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:14.25pt">
<td style="width:144.75pt;border:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:14.25pt" width="193">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Monday, October 7, 2013</span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:324.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-right:inset #888888 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:14.25pt" width="433">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Communication of Accepted Papers </span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style>
<td style="width:144.75pt;border:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt" width="193">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Wednesday, October 23, 2013</span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:324.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-right:inset #888888 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt" width="433">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Early Registration Deadline </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:14.25pt">
<td style="width:144.75pt;border:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:14.25pt" width="193">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Monday, October 28, 2013</span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:324.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-right:inset #888888 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:14.25pt" width="433">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Camera ready papers for workshop
due by midnight PST</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:14.25pt">
<td style="width:144.75pt;border:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:14.25pt" width="193">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sunday, December 15, 2013</span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:324.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-right:inset #888888 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:14.25pt" width="433">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SIGDSS Pre-ICIS workshop from 8.30
am to 4.30 pm</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:14.25pt">
<td style="width:144.75pt;border:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:14.25pt" width="193">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">February 10, 2014</span></p>
</td>
<td style="width:324.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:inset #888888 1.0pt;border-right:inset #888888 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:14.25pt" width="433">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Selected manuscripts, camera ready
version due for final editorial review<span style>
</span>for inclusion in the special issue of the <i style>Annals of Information Systems</i></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style>
<td style="width:144.75pt;border:none;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt" width="193"><br></td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" width="433"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></h2>
<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Registration
Fees (online payment through AIS/ICIS links to open August 6, 2013)</span></h2>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Early Bird Registration Ends:
October 23, 2013<br>
Regular Registration Ends: December 4, 2013</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Details
on registration can be found at: </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdss/registration"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdss/registration</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">. </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">The Workshop Committee encourages a
paper-less conference. In line with this, final version of accepted papers will
be compiled on the workshop website and shared with registrants in a flash
drive.</p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SIGDSS Workshop Co-Chairs</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lakshmi
Iyer, University of North Carolina Greensboro; <a href="mailto:Lsiyer@uncg.edu">Lsiyer@uncg.edu</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Daniel
Power, University of Northern Iowa; <a href="mailto:daniel.power@uni.edu">daniel.power@uni.edu</a> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Research Track Co-Chairs</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thilini
Ariyachandra, Xavier University; <a href="mailto:ariyachandrat@xavier.edu">ariyachandrat@xavier.edu</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Amit
Deokar, Dakota State University; </span><a href="mailto:amit.deokar@dsu.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">amit.deokar@dsu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Teaching Track Co-Chairs</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Babita
Gupta, California State University Monterey Bay; <a href="mailto:bgupta@csumb.edu">bgupta@csumb.edu</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Uzma
Raja, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; <a href="mailto:uraja@cba.ua.edu">uraja@cba.ua.edu</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Panels Chair</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Barbara
Dinter, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland; <a href="mailto:barbara.dinter@unisg.ch">barbara.dinter@unisg.ch</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Program Committee</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Abdelkader
Adla; University of Oran</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Agugua
Augustine ; University of Lagos</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Peter
Bednar; Lund University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Frada
Burstein; Monash University </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cheng
Siong Chin; Newcastle University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mihaela
Dinsoreanu; Technical University of Cluj-Napoca</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sean
Eom; Southeast Missouri State University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dianne
Hall; Auburn University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A.I.
Hamid-Mosaku; University of Lagos, Nigeria</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Flávio
Horita; University of São Paulo</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Uday
Kulkarni; Arizona State University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jason
Papathanasiou; University of Macedonia</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Gloria
Phillips-Wren; Loyola University Maryland</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">João
Porto de Albuquerque; University of Sao Paulo</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ana
Respicio; Universidade de Lisboa</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ramesh
Sharda; Oklahoma State University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ian
Sims; Griffith University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Rafael
Timoteo de Sousa Junior, University of Brasilia</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ozgur
Turetken; Ryerson University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ieva
Zeltmate; Riga Technical University<span style> </span></span></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Lakshmi S. Iyer, Ph.D.<br>Associate Professor and Information Systems Graduate Programs Director<br>The University of North Carolina at Greensboro<br>Email: <a href="mailto:Lsiyer@uncg.edu" target="_blank">Lsiyer@uncg.edu</a>; Phone: 336/334-4984; Fax: 336/334-5580<br>
URL: <a href="http://www.uncg.edu/bae/people/lsiyer" target="_blank">http://www.uncg.edu/bae/people/lsiyer</a><br><b>Women in IT - <a href="http://wiit.uncg.edu" target="_blank">http://wiit.uncg.edu</a></b>, <span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/wemakeit" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/wemakeIT</a></span><br>
Global IT conference: <a href="http://www.gitma.org" target="_blank">www.gitma.org</a><br>