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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">20<sup>th</sup> Americas Conference on Information Systems</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Call for Minitrack Proposals <u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The AIS Special Interest Group on Organizational Systems Research (SIGOSRA) invites the submission of minitrack proposals to the End-user Information Systems, Innovation, and Organizational Change track
<a href="http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/track-list/77-amcis-2014/92" target="_blank">http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/track-list/77-amcis-2014/92</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Track Description<u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This track focuses on advancing research and application of information and communication technologies in the end-user environment to support work processes, improve employee performance, and enhance overall organizational effectiveness
in direct support of goals and strategies.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We invite research papers on topics related to integrating information and communication technologies in the workplace including end-user innovation, business process management, project management, technology training and support, industry
specific applications, collaborative and work group technologies, knowledge management as an end-user technology, and technology adoption, assimilation and use. Papers related to curriculum issues, service learning, and other pedagogical topics—including
teaching cases—are also invited.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The track is open to all types of research. Best papers from the mini-tracks will be considered for submission to the Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal (ITLPJ).<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Contributions may deal with, but are not limited to, the following topics:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>End-user adoption of Web 2.0 and virtual technologies (with a focus on social media and collaborative value creation in the work place)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>End-users and business process management/transformation<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>End-user initiated customization of ICTs<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>End-user innovation<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>End-user training, support, and knowledge management in organizational systems<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>Understanding and managing end-user IS innovations in complex organizational networks and ecosystems<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>Integrating and engaging end-users beyond organization boundaries (with a focus on crowdsourcing and open innovation)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>Integrating technology into the workplace (with a focus on managing “bring your own device,” “bring your own software,” integrating mobile devices, organizational routines, work processes, and improving process and employee performance)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Minitrack Chairs<u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Minitrack chairs will be responsible for a) promoting their minitrack to generate manuscript submissions to AMCIS 2014; b) soliciting and assigning reviewers for manuscripts submitted to the minitrack; and c) making recommendations to track
chairs about each manuscript submitted to the minitrack. Each of these important dates and activities are identified on the AMCIS 2014 website.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Those interested in submitting a minitrack need to identify a related track for their topic. The AMCIS 2014 program is comprised of several tracks. For a full list of tracks and descriptions, visit:
<a href="http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/track-list" target="_blank">http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/track-list</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To submit a minitrack proposal, you must submit a) minitrack chairs (names, emails, affiliation); b) minitrack title; c) short description of minitrack for the AMCIS 2014 website (up to 150 words); d) call for papers for your minitrack.
To submit a minitrack proposal, visit: <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2014" target="_blank">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2014</a>, login and select the appropriate track.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Important Dates<u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">November 4, 2013: Submit minitrack proposals via the online submission system.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">January 4, 2014: Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2014 begin<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Track Co-Chairs<u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Frank Ulbrich, University of the Fraser Valley, <a href="mailto:frank.ulbrich@ufv.ca" target="_blank">
frank.ulbrich@ufv.ca</a> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Joao Porto de Albuquerque, University of Sao Paulo, <a href="mailto:jporto@icmc.usp.br" target="_blank">
jporto@icmc.usp.br</a><u></u><u></u></p><br></div></div></div></div>