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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Information Systems Education Conference<br>ISECON 2015</span></b><span style='color:black'><br>November 5-7, 2015<br>Orlando, Florida<br>Paper submission deadline: May 31, 2015 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Please consider submitting a paper to ISECON 2015 this year. The ISECON conference has provided a wonderful opportunity for CIS, MIS, IT, and CS faculty members from a wide variety of institutions – including international attendees – to gather, share experiences, and learn from each other since 1982. We continue that legacy of delivering a collegial environment for intellectual and professional growth this year in sunny Orlando, Florida, at the “B Resort and Spa”, an official Walt Disney World property.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>More information about the conference, including the Call for Papers and the online paper submission facility, can be found at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.isecon.org/">http://www.isecon.org</a></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>The conference theme for 2015 is “Billions and Trillions: Devices, Data, and Demand for Information Systems in a Connected World”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>It's clear that the pace of growth of the globally-connected marketplace — now filled with billions of smartphone-slinging, tablet-toting, and laptop-lugging business professionals, consumers, and students generating and consuming trillions of bytes of data every day — will only accelerate the demand for skilled information systems professionals. How will our traditional courses of instruction change to meet this evolving reality? What techniques will bolster faculty success in IS courses as we prepare the IS workforce for the challenges they are likely to face in 2025? What are some of the significant IS operations-related questions that will confront IS professionals in 2025? These and other compelling questions are open for discussion at ISECON 2015!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Papers are invited on the following topics and other issues related to expected changes in IS education between now and 2025:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Mobile Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• HTML5 and Web Application Development<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Cloud-based Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Scalable Architectures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Data Warehouse Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Big Data and Analytical Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• NoSQL and Other Emerging Database Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Classical and In-Memory Database Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Networking Concepts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Agile Development<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Online Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Teaching Tools<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• IS Cases and Case-Based Teaching<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Effective Pedagogy for IS Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Research in Progress<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Student Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• On-Demand Training, Education, and Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Accreditation, Assessment, and Curriculum for IS Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Ethics, Privacy, and Intellectual Property in a Connected World<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Globalization and Information Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Intelligent Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Knowledge Management Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Internet of Things<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Electronic Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• IT Security and Digital Forensics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>• Emerging Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Each year, ISECON benefits from the involvement of a number of repeat attendees as well as new participants. We encourage you to please share the news about this year’s conference with anyone you know who might be interested in this long-standing and welcoming academic conference, especially given this year’s great location!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Thanks and hope to see you in Orlando,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Brian Reithel<br>ISECON 2015 Program Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Brian J. Reithel, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Professor of MIS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>The University of Mississippi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>