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<div>Remember that tonight is day 2 of the SIG Philosophy in Information Systems Workshop, in the Astoria Room, starting at 6pm.</div>
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<div>On the second session will papers presented addressing the workshop theme. <b>
Food and beverages will be provided for participants.</b></div>
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<div><b>If you have not registered for the workshop, you may register at the Registration Desk or registration forms will be available at the workshop.</b></div>
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<div>Workshop theme: Dealing with complexity</div>
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<div>A function of the philosophical method of enquiry involves gaining comprehension of complex systems. The field of Information Systems has long sought to gain understanding (mainly through applied research) by building a body of knowledge about complex
relationships in social organisms, technology, and autopoiesis. This workshop provides a forum for discussion of current issues related to the discovery, interpretation, and presentation of complexity in the Information Systems context. Of key interest to
participants will be issues for managing complexity, strategies and approaches for designing research programmes, arguments for and against modelling and abstractions as representations of reality, and philosophical presentations on the topic of complexity
versus simplicity and how they may be conceived. </div>
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<div>The workshop continues the series of increasingly popular events that have been run at both the AMCIS and ICIS conferences and will soon be run at other IS conferences too. The events are been aimed at promoting philosophical discussion of IS topics and
issues. A principal aim has been to provide a forum for multiple voices to be heard on current subjects.</div>
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<div>As with previous and highly successful workshops, this shall take two parts in which there will be an opportunity for presentations with respondents and open discussion, and a session led by a keynote speaker. The SIG AGM shall also be incorporated into
the even, at which SIG members will have the opportunity to vote on important changes required to be made.</div>
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<div>See you there</div>
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<div>Dr Alan T Litchfield, MIITP</div>
<div>School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences</div>
<div>Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies</div>
<div>Auckland University of Technology</div>
<div>http://www.aut.ac.nz/cms/</div>
<div>Ph +649 921 9999 x5217</div>
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<div>President, AIS SIG on Philosophy in Information Systems</div>
<div>Programme Leader, Master of Service-Oriented Computing</div>
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<div>Director, Service and Cloud Computing Research Lab</div>
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