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</p><p class="MsoNormal">If your area of research is business intelligence can you afford not to include location based data to inform your research and teaching?? Learn about Spatial Business Intelligence and GIS at the AMCIS 2013 pre-conference workshop on
Geographic Information Systems.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">AMCIS 2013 early registration deadline is coming up (6/19) sign up
for the workshop and well see you in Chicago!</p>
<p></p><u><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tentative
schedule:</span></b></u><i><span style="font-size:32.0pt;color:#0070c0">
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Introduction</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Making a case why are GIS and
spatial analysis relevant for IS academics?</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Introduction to GIS Concepts</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">GIS in Organizations</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Using GIS and spatial analysis.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Building a GIS from basemaps</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Spatial Analysis and web maps</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Demo</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Why and how are GIS and spatial
analysis relevant for IS/IT curricula and teaching?</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Industry speaker (TBA)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Research in GIS from an IS/IT
perspective.<span> </span>Approaches used.<span> </span>Methodologies, Opportunities.<span> </span>Journals.<span>
</span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Conclusion</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">There will
be an interactive breakout session as part of each main topic.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u><b>Flyer:</b></u><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin-left:40px"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://siggis.wikispaces.com/AMCIS%2C+2013+-+GIS+Workshop" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://siggis.wikispaces.com/AMCIS%2C+2013+-+GIS+Workshop</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><u><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Description:</span></b></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">WORKSHOP ON GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
SYSTEMS, AMCIS 2013, Chicago</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Objective</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Introduce IS/IT academics to Geographic Information
Systems (GIS), an emerging area of importance in IS/IT teaching, research, and
curricula. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Provide overview of GIS concepts, methods, applications.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Explore GISs connection with MIS and analytics.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sponsored by SIGGIS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">GIS and
its related phenomena are growing rapidly in this decade, energized by
pervasive cloud and mobile technologies and by competitive advantages.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This
workshop will:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Explain fundamental spatial concepts. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Justify GISs importance in the IS discipline.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Provide examples of use in real estate, logistics,
marketing, insurance, crime analysis, government, and nonprofits.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Explain role of geo-spatial analysis and intelligence for
business & government.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Inform on GIS in business and IS/IT curricula and teaching.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Explore existing research methods, body of published
work, theories, research questions, journal outlets.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Presenters</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">James Pick*, Dan Farkas**, Avijit
Sarkar*, Hindupur
Ramakrisna*, Namchul Shin**</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">*University of Redlands ** Pace University</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Who should attend</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Any faculty interested in exploring
the possibility of incorporating GIS in their research, teaching, or
consulting.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Registration: <a href="http://Amcis2013.aisnet.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Amcis2013.aisnet.org</span></a>.
Under Workshops, click on AMCIS 2013 GIS. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Date/Time: Thurs. August 15, 8:30am-1:00pm.</span></b><span><font color="#888888"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></font></span></p>
<div><div><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><br clear="all"><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