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<p class="MsoPlainText">Track Title: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of AMCIS: Examining IS History<o:p></o:p></p>
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20th Americas Conference on Information Systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Smart Sustainability: The Information Systems Opportunity<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Savannah, GA, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">August 7-10, 2014.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Deadline for paper submissions: March 1, 2014.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Instructions for authors at AMCIS website: <a href="http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/">
http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Description<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This year marks the 20th anniversary of AMCIS. This anniversary presents an opportunity for us to reflect upon the evolution of our field and to document the key events that have shaped our community. We invite historical analyses of our
field that examines the creation of our field and the impact of our field on people, organizations, society, and the world, including an analysis of the people and institutions involved. Potential topics to examine include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>What should be represented in the field’s history and how do we effectively disseminate this history so it becomes part of the fabric of the field?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>What were the key events that shaped the evolution of the field? And what was the impact of those events?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>What were the key intellectual debates that altered the field? And how did these debates influence our intellectual underpinnings?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>What has been the institutional role/position of IS within business schools and where should it be in the future?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>What can we learn from our success (or failure) that will shape our discipline in the future? What can we learn to benefit our discipline's future?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>What have been the origins and development of global IS communities and infrastructure?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>What have been the intellectual challenges and advances in different regions? Have we missed some sections or topics that should be part of the IS domain?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We invite submission that embraces all appropriate historical methods. We hope to organize 1-2 sessions of the best papers for this track.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Track Chairs:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Varun Grover, Clemson University, <a href="mailto:vgrover@clemson.edu">
vgrover@clemson.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Andy Schwarz, Louisiana State University, <a href="mailto:aschwarz@lsu.edu">
aschwarz@lsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Andrew Schwarz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Professor, Information Systems <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Milton J. Womack Developing Scholar<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Francis M. Coates MBA Professor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Louisiana State University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E. J. Ourso College of Business<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Editor-in-Chief, The Data Base for ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (<a href="http://www.sigmis.org/DataBase.html"><span style="color:blue">http://www.sigmis.org/DataBase.html</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Academic Coordinator for Online Graduate Programs (MBA)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Linked In: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/drandrewschwarz">
<span style="color:blue">http://www.linkedin.com/in/drandrewschwarz</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Skype: andyhsphd<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Text: 225.267.7216<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 225.578.9075<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: 225.578.2511<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:aschwarz@lsu.edu"><span style="color:blue">aschwarz@lsu.edu</span></a>
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