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<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt"><span style> </span></span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt">A Special Interest Group on Decision Support and
Analytics (SIGDSA) <i>Workshop </i></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt"><span style> </span></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt">Sunday, December 14, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt"></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:left" align="left">In keeping with the ICIS2014
theme of "Building a Better World through Information Systems", the 2014
SIGDSA (formerly SIGDSS) Workshop aims to bring together academic professionals from around the
world who have a passion for research and education innovation in “Building a
Better World through Analytics and Collaboration". <span style> </span></p>
<p>The <b style>research track</b> seeks research
that promote theoretical, design science, behavioral research and emerging
applications in innovative areas of analytics, collaboration and decision
support. The <b style>teaching track</b> invites
contributions that focus on pedagogical practices addressing acquisition,
application, and continued development of the knowledge and skills required in
the use of analytics, collaboration, and decision support systems. Both
complete and research-in-progress papers are invited. Details on submission
guidelines, template, and registration information can be found on the <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdsa/">website. </a><span style> (<a href="https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdsa/">https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdsa/</a>)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">List of topics can be found at:</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Research - <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdsa/call-for-papers/research-track">https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdsa/call-for-papers/research-track</a>
</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Teaching: <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdsa/call-for-papers/teaching-track">https://sites.google.com/a/uncg.edu/sigdsa/call-for-papers/teaching-track</a>
</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">Those interested in <b style>panels</b> are requested to contact the
Panels Chair. All accepted papers will be published in the Pre-ICIS SIGDSA
workshop proceedings. Authors will retain copyright ownership. <b style>Quality completed research papers will be
selected and fast tracked for a special issue of <i style><u>Information Systems Frontiers</u></i> journal (details forthcoming).
Selected papers will be subject to further review and editing as determined by
the special issue editors.</b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"> </p>
<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">Registration
Fees (online payment through AIS/ICIS links to open late August 2014)</span></h2>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">Early Bird Registration Ends:
October 25, 2014<br>
Regular Registration Ends: December 5, 2014</p>
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<p><b>Workshop/Meeting Registration Fees* (in US Dollars)</b></p>
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<p>AIS Member</p>
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<td style="width:51.35pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in" valign="top" width="68">
<p>Early: 150</p>
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<td style="width:0.75in;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in" valign="top" width="72">
<p>Reg: 175</p>
</td>
<td style="width:67.5pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in" valign="top" width="90">
<p>Onsite: 200 </p>
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<td style="width:285.9pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in" valign="top" width="381">
<p>AIS Student, Retired Academic, <a href="https://ais.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/files/jan13.membrates.pdf" target="_blank">Low and Medium Human Development Nations as designated by AIS</a>
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</td>
<td style="width:51.35pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in" valign="top" width="68">
<p>Early: 75</p>
</td>
<td style="width:0.75in;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in" valign="top" width="72">
<p>Reg: 85</p>
</td>
<td style="width:67.5pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in" valign="top" width="90">
<p>Onsite: 100</p>
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<p>AIS Professional or Non AIS </p>
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<td style="width:51.35pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in" valign="top" width="68">
<p>Early: 175</p>
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<td style="width:0.75in;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in" valign="top" width="72">
<p>Reg: 200</p>
</td>
<td style="width:67.5pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in" valign="top" width="90">
<p>Onsite: 225</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">*The registration
fee will include:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">One year membership to SIGDSA
who are AIS members ($10 fee for AIS Members)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Workshop Program</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Lunch, refreshments during
breaks</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Copy of proceedings - soft
copy in a flash drive</span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">The Workshop Committee encourages a
paper-less conference. In line with this, final version of accepted papers will
be compiled on the workshop website and shared with registrants in a flash
drive.</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b style> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tentative
schedule</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Date</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Event </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Monday</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">, September 1, 2014</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Deadline for manuscript submission: by midnight PST</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Monday, September 29, 2014</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Communication of Accepted Papers </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Friday, October 25, 2014</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Early Registration Deadline </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Monday, October 27, 2014</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Camera ready papers for workshop due by midnight PST</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sunday, December 14, 2014</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SIGDSA Pre-ICIS workshop from 8.30 am to 4.30
pm </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sunday, December 14, 2014</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SIGDSA Reception from 4.45 pm to 5.45 pm </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b style><u><span style="color:black"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b style><u><span style="color:black">SIGDSA Workshop
Co-Chairs</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b>Lakshmi Iyer</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal">University of North Carolina Greensboro;
<a href="mailto:Lsiyer@uncg.edu">Lsiyer@uncg.edu</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b>Thilini Ariyachandra</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Xavier University; </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:ariyachandrat@xavier.edu">ariyachandrat@xavier.edu</a></span><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b>Olivera Marjanovic</b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size:10pt">University of Sydney; </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="mailto:olivera.marjanovic@sydney.edu.au">olivera.marjanovic@sydney.edu.au</a></span><b><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></b></p>
<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182,215,168)"><span style="font-size:12pt">Research Track
Co-Chairs</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal"></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b>Babita Gupta, </b>California State University
Monterey Bay; <a href="mailto:bgupta@csumb.edu">bgupta@csumb.edu</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b>Sagnika Sen, </b><span style="font-size:10pt">Pennsylvania
State University</span>; <a href="mailto:sagnika.sen@psu.edu" target="_blank"><span class="">sagnika</span>.sen@psu.edu</a> (</p>
<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182,215,168)"><a name="TOC-Teaching-Track-Co-Chairs"></a><span style="font-size:12pt">Teaching Track Co-Chairs</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b>Amit Deokar, </b>Pennsylvania State University; <a href="mailto:amit.deokar@psu.edu">amit.deokar@psu.edu</a><br>
<b>Joseph Clark, </b>Arizona State University; <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="mailto:joseph.w.clark@asu.edu">joseph.w.clark@asu.edu</a></span>
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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182,215,168)"><a name="TOC-Panel-Workshops-Tutorials-Co-Chairs"></a><span style="font-size:12pt">Panel/Workshops/Tutorials Co-Chairs</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b>David Douglas</b>, University of Arkansas,
<a href="mailto:DDouglas@walton.uark.edu">DDouglas@walton.uark.edu</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b>Ashish Gupta, </b>University of Tennessee
Chattanooga, <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="mailto:Gupta@utc.edu">Gupta@utc.edu</a></span></p>
<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182,215,168)"><a name="TOC-Program-Committee"></a><span style="font-size:12pt">Program Committee</span></h2>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Abdelkader
Adla; University of Oran</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Agugua
Augustine ; University of Lagos</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Henning
Baars, University of Stuttgart, Germany</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Peter
Bednar; Lund University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Frada
Burstein; Monash University </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Elsa
Cardoso, University Institute of Lisbon</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Michael
Chau, The University of Hong Kong</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Cheng
Siong Chin; Newcastle University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Mihaela
Dinsoreanu; Technical University of Cluj-Napoca</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Sean
Eom; Southeast Missouri State University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dianne
Hall; Auburn University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">A.I.
Hamid-Mosaku; University of Lagos, Nigeria</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Flávio
Horita; University of São Paulo</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Uday
Kulkarni; Arizona State University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Prabin
Panigrahi, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore, India</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Jason
Papathanasiou; University of Macedonia </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">David
Paradice, Florida State University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Souren
Paul, Nova Southeastern University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Daniel
Power, University of Northern Iowa</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Gloria
Phillips-Wren; Loyola University Maryland</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">João
Porto de Albuquerque; University of Sao Paulo</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ana
Respicio; Universidade de Lisboa</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Vicki
Sauter, University of Missouri - St. Louis</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ramesh
Sharda; Oklahoma State University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">S.
Sankara-Subramanian, Idaho State University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ian
Sims; Griffith University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Geordie
Tait, SAS Australia</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Rafael
Timoteo de Sousa Junior, University of Brasilia</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ozgur
Turetken; Ryerson University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ieva
Zeltmate; Riga Technical University</span></p>
<br><br><div><div dir="ltr">------<br>Lakshmi S. Iyer, Ph.D.<br>Associate Professor and Information Systems Graduate Programs Director<br>The University of North Carolina at Greensboro<br>Email: <a href="mailto:Lsiyer@uncg.edu" target="_blank">Lsiyer@uncg.edu</a>; Phone: 336/334-4984; Fax: 336/334-5580<br>
URL: <a href="http://lsiyer.wp.uncg.edu/" target="_blank">http://lsiyer.wp.uncg.edu/</a><br><b>Women in IT - <a href="http://wiit.uncg.edu" target="_blank">http://wiit.uncg.edu</a></b>, <span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/wemakeit" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/wemakeIT</a></span><br>
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