<div dir="ltr">GIS will enable you to visualize your research and analyze it new ways. 
 If you've been applying spatial analysis to your data, consider 
submitting  to the <span class="">SIGGIS</span> <span>Mini</span>-<span>track</span> at <span><span>AMCIS</span></span> <span>2015</span> on Spatial Business Intelligence.  <br><br>If
 you have questions on how to visualize and analyze your data using GIS,
 contact one of the mini-track chairs and/or join SIGGIS (AIS Special 
Interest Group on Geographic Information Systems). <br><br>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><u><b><font size="4"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">CALL FOR PAPERS</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> FOR MINI-TRACK ON </span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></font></b></u><br><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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</span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Spatial Business
Intelligence, Analytics, and Knowledge Management</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span><br><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">in the Track on Business Analytics, Big Data, and
Knowledge Management,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<b><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"><span>AMCIS</span> <span>2015</span> Conference in Puerto Rico, August
13-15, <span>2015</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">The mini-track on Spatial Business Intelligence,
Analytics, and Knowledge Management seeks to provide a forum for research on
varied aspects of geographic information systems (<span class="">GIS</span>) for business
intelligence, analytics, knowledge management, and spatial data management.
This area is becoming an essential aspect for governments and has been growing
rapidly over the past decade in business. The mini-track encourages manuscript
submission on theory, methodology, applications, behavioral studies, and
emerging areas in <span class="">GIS</span>. Current areas of interest include spatial big data,
spatial knowledge management, theory development, cloud-based <span class="">GIS</span>, spatial
crowdsourcing, spatial workforce, behavioral research, geo-design, privacy and
security aspects, mobile location-based applications, and new and emerging areas
of <span class="">GIS</span>. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
<span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">In concert with the <span>AMCIS</span> <span>2015</span> theme, submissions
are encouraged in the blue ocean aspects of spatial science and technologies.
This mini-track is supported by <span class="">SIGGIS</span> of AIS.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96)">A complete description and Call for Papers can be found at <a href="http://siggis.wikispaces.com/AMCIS+2015+-+CFP+-+Mini-track+on+Spatial+Business+Intelligence%2C+Analytics%2C+and+Knowledge+Management" target="_blank"><span class="">SIGGIS</span> Call For Papers</a></span></span></p><br>

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<b><span style="color:rgb(15,36,62)">Potential topics </span></b><span style="color:rgb(15,36,62)">(suggestions, but not limited to those listed):</span></span></p>

<ul><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Spatial
analytics </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Spatial
decision support</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Spatial
knowledge management</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Big
Data and <span class="">GIS</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Management
decision-making using <span class="">GIS</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Spatial
data mining and knowledge discovery</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Web-based
<span class="">GIS</span> concepts and applications</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)"><span class="">GIS</span>
and the cloud</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Mobile-based
<span class="">GIS</span> concepts and applications</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Security
and privacy of spatial information</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Geo-Design</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Theoretical
studies</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Methodological
papers</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Case
studies </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Investment
in and benefits of <span class="">GIS</span>, spatial BI, or spatial analytics</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Managerial
concerns in spatial systems</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Ethical
aspects of <span class="">GIS</span> and spatial decision-making</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)"><span class="">GIS</span>
workforce, training, and education</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Quality
measures and evaluation of spatial systems</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Systems
and software development of <span class="">GIS</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Crowdsourcing
and public domain sources of spatial information</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Emerging
and Blue Ocean areas in spatial science and technologies</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li></ul>

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<span style="color:red">DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:</span>February 25, <span>2015</span><br>
Submission information at <a href="http://amcis2015.aisnet.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://<span>amcis2015</span>.aisnet.org</span></a><div style="width:16px;height:16px;display:inline-block"> </div><div style="width:16px;min-height:16px;display:inline-block"> </div> <br>
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<b><u>Mini-track chair contact for information</u></b><br>
James B. Pick<br>
E-mail: james_<a href="mailto:pick@redlands.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">pick@redlands.edu</span></a><br>
School of Business, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373-0999</span><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Dan Farkas, PhD<br>Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems<br>Pace University<br>Pleasantville, NY,  10570 USA</div></div>
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