<p class="MsoNormal">Learn how to incorporate Geographic Information Systems and
Spatial Intelligence into your Research and Teaching.<span> </span>This workshop will introduce basic GIS and
Spatial Concepts with an emphasis on the importance of GIS to<span> </span>the Business disciplines (see below). <span> </span>You can access the Announcement at:<span> <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br><span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><a href="http://siggis.wikispaces.com/AMCIS%2C+2013+-+GIS+Workshop" target="_blank">http://siggis.wikispaces.com/AMCIS%2C+2013+-+GIS+Workshop</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">WORKSHOP ON GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AMCIS 2013,<span> </span>Chicago</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Objective</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Introduce
IS/IT academics to<span> </span>Geographic
Information Systems (GIS), an emerging area of importance in IS/IT teaching,
research, and curricula.<span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Provide
overview of GIS concepts, methods, applications.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Explore
GISs connection with MIS and analytics.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sponsored by SIGGIS</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">GIS and its related phenomena are
growing rapidly in this decade, energized by pervasive cloud and mobile
technologies and by competitive advantages.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">This workshop will:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Explain
fundamental spatial concepts. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Justify
GISs importance in the IS discipline.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Provide
examples of use in real estate, logistics, marketing, insurance, crime
analysis,<span> </span>government, and nonprofits.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Explain
role of geo-spatial analysis and intelligence for business & government.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Inform
on GIS in business and IS/IT curricula and teaching.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Explore
existing research methods, body of published work,<span> </span>theories, research questions, journal
outlets.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Presenters</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>James<span> </span>Pick*, Dan Farkas**, Avijit Sarkar*,<span> </span>Hindupur Ramakrisna*, Namchul Shin**</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>*University
of Redlands<span> </span>** Pace University</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><i>Who
should attend</i>: </b>Any faculty interested in exploring the possibility of
incorporating GIS in their research, teaching, or consulting.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Registration:<span> </span><a href="http://Amcis2013.aisnet.org" target="_blank">Amcis2013.aisnet.org</a>.<span> </span>Under Workshops, click on<span> </span>AMCIS 2013
GIS.<span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b>Date/Time:
Thurs. August 15, 8:30am-1:00pm.</b></p>
<br>-- <br>Dan Farkas, PhD<br>Chair, Information Technology Department<br>Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems<br>Pace University<br>Pleasantville, NY, 10570 USA