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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">We
invite the submission of manuscripts to the Research Track in <span style="color:black">Business Intelligence (BI), Decision Support (DS), and Analytics
organized by SIG Decision Support and</span> Analytics (SIGDSA) at the Pre-ICIS Conference to be held on Sunday
December 14, 2014 at the University of Auckland Business School, Auckland, New
Zealand.<br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Building
a Better World through Information Systems <br>
SIGDSA Pre-ICIS Conference<br>
Sunday December 14, 2014<br>
The University of Auckland Business School, Auckland, New Zealand<br style>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Research Track CFP <span style="color:black">Description </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><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></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Keeping with the </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Building a Better World through
Information Systems</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
theme of the ICIS conference, the Pre-ICIS SIGDSA workshop seeks
forward-thinking <span style>research<b> </b></span>in
the areas of analytics, collaboration and decision support with special focus
on business intelligence and social media. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Business Intelligence (BI)/ Decision Support (DS)/ Analytics
have become core to many businesses. The social media scape has come to
modify and redefine not only businesses but also societal behavior and
practices. Although addressed by research in the past few years, these
domains are still evolving. For instance, the explosive growth in big data
and social media analytics requires examination of the impact of these
technologies and applications on business and society. Similarly, traditional
approaches to collaboration and decision support are experiencing evolution
and growth from BI and social media technologies and trends. As organizations
in various sectors formulate IT strategies and investments, it is imperative
to understand how various emerging technologies under the BI/DS umbrella such
as big data, mobile and wireless technologies, cloud computing, and recent
collaboration tools can be used effectively for decision making in these
organizations. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">This research track aims to promote theoretical, design science,
behavioral research and emerging applications in innovative areas of
analytics, collaboration and decision support. <b>We seek comprehensive completed
research and research-in-process (RIP) papers</b> in topics including but not
limited to:<br></span><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Design
and Development of Decision Support Models and Tools</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">,
such as</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><i style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">---
Data-driven Decision Support</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">: reporting analytics; data
modeling and database design; data warehousing; OLAP and executive support; big
data and large scale data storage; in-memory analytics; </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">data
visualization and analytics.<span style="color:black"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><i style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">---
Knowledge-driven Decision Support</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">: data mining and management
expert systems applications; </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Application of knowledge management technologies such
as text mining, data mining, rule-based systems, semantic web technologies to
address specific decision support needs; mobile technologies.<span style="color:black"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><i style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">--- Model-driven Decision
Support and Predictive Analytics</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">: model formulation, “what
if?” analysis, model versioning and maintenance, model management in cloud
computing and mobile technology environments.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><i style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">---
Document-driven Decision Support</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">: knowledge coding,
analysis, search and retrieval for decision support for a variety of devices
(e.g., tablets, smartphones). </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><i style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">--- Communications</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">-<i style>driven and Group Decision Support:</i> impact of computer,
collaboration and communication technologies in supporting group tasks
including decision making; impact of social media on group decision making; </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">socio-technical
gaps in decision support systems.<span style="color:black"></span></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 1.25in;line-height:normal;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:6pt 0in;line-height:normal;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Decision
Outcomes and Performance Evaluation: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">effects of using decision
technologies, designing for improved decision performance; metrics for data
warehousing, BI, and analytics.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:6pt 0in;line-height:normal;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Decision
Support User Interface Design: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">standards, features of
decision support user interface; impact of tablets and smart phones on usage.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Decision
Support Applications</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">: Impacts of computerized decision
support in businesses and organizations; real-time decision support;
context-aware decision support; SaaS and BI (cloud computing); social media,
Web 2.0 and BI; inter-organizational BI.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Paper Guidelines: Please use the </span><a href="http://icis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/submissions/paper-submission"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">ICIS
formatting guidelines</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> for your paper submission.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
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* <span style="color:black">Topic is relevant to track's theme and will draw
an audience.<br>
* Objectives are clear and well-described.<br>
* Paper is clearly written.<br>
* Paper is well organized and flows logically.<br>
* Literature review is appropriate.<br>
* Methodology (or proposed methodology) is appropriate.<br>
* Analyses are appropriate.<br>
* Evidence supports authors' arguments.<br>
* Paper makes contributions to the field, or has potential for contributions.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Page Limit Requirements: Full research papers must not exceed 14
pages -- and research-in-progress papers must not exceed 7 pages. All
submissions must conform to the ICIS 2014 submission template (available at </span><a href="http://icis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/submissions/paper-submission"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://icis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/submissions/paper-submission</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">) and
follow the instructions document. The page limit must include all text,
figures, and tables. The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are
excluded from this page count. Please use the template provided on the
workshop website.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">During the conference, select research-in-progress papers will
be discussed in a round table format to help shape the research for future
publication success and strong impact.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">All accepted papers will
be published in the Pre-ICIS SIGDSA workshop proceedings. Authors will retain
copyright ownership. Quality papers will be selected for publication in the<b>
Information Systems Frontiers </b>in a <b>Special Issue on </b></span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"</span><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Building
a Better World through Information Systems</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"</span><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
(Springer); however, they will be subject to further review and editing as
determined by the book editors.</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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Important Dates:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Monday,
September 1, 2014 -------- Deadline for manuscript submission: by midnight
PST</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Monday,
September 29, 2014<span style> </span>------- Communication
of Accepted Papers <br>
Friday, October 25, 2014 ------------- Early Registration Deadline</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Monday,
October 27, 2017 ---------- Camera ready papers for workshop due by midnight
PST</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sunday,
December 14, 2014 --------- SIGDSA Pre-ICIS workshop from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Monday,
February 9, 2015 ------------ Selected manuscripts, camera ready version due
for final editorial review for publication in special issue of Information
Systems Frontiers<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Submission Process:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
<span style="color:black">Prepare Manuscript using </span></span><a href="http://icis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/submissions/paper-submission"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">ICIS
paper formatting guidelines</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">.<br>
Submit papers to: Babita Gupta (<a href="mailto:bgupta@csumb.edu">bgupta@csumb.edu</a>) and Sagnika Sen (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:sagnika.sen@psu.edu">sagnika.sen@psu.edu</a><span style="color:black">).</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Research Track Chairs:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Babita Gupta, California State University Monterey Bay,
<a href="mailto:bgupta@csumb.edu">bgupta@csumb.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Sagnika Sen, Pennsylvania State University- Great Valley, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:sagnika.sen@psu.edu">sagnika.sen@psu.edu</a></span></p>
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</div><div><div dir="ltr">-------------------------------------------------------<br>Dr. Babita Gupta<br>Interim Chair, Business Administration<br>Director of AACSB Accreditation<br>Professor of Information Systems<br>College of Business<br>
California State University Monterey Bay<br>Seaside, CA 93955<br></div></div>
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