[AISWorld] SAIS 2011: Final Call for Papers, March 25 – 26, Atlanta, GA

[Ciganek, Andrew P]

The Southern Association for Information Systems (SAIS) is an official chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). The annual SAIS conference is an intimate gathering of information systems academics with fewer than one hundred participants. Past SAIS conferences have attracted doctoral students and faculty, including many recognized scholars, from around the US and around the globe. SAIS 2011 will be held in Atlanta at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center.

SAIS 2011 provides an opportunity for close interaction among presenters and attendees. Both completed research and research-in-progress papers from all areas related to information systems are invited for submission. All papers will be included in the conference proceedings and in the AIS e-Library, a central repository for research papers and journal articles relevant to the information systems academic community.
The Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center is located in Atlanta’s most dynamic cultural and entertainment neighborhood on the beautiful campus of Georgia Tech and is steps from a multitude of restaurants, shops, museums, parks, nightclubs and attractions. The Barnes & Noble campus bookstore and Starbucks is just across the street. The hotel is a mile from downtown Atlanta and exciting diversions such as the Fabulous Fox Theater, High Museum of Art, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta Civic Center, World of Coca-Cola, and Underground Atlanta. Getting to the Georgia Tech Hotel is easy as it is just 15 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Georgia Tech's complimentary shuttle, the Tech Trolley, provides guests transportation arriving and departing from the Midtown MARTA transit station and the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center.

Important Dates
Jan. 10th, 2011: Submission deadline for papers, panels, workshops, and tutorials (Acceptance notifications sent within two weeks of submission)
Feb. 25th, 2011: Early registration rate ends
Feb. 25th, 2011: Hotel reservation at discounted conference rate ends
Feb. 25th, 2011: Deadline for author registration & submission of final versions of accepted papers
Mar. 24th, 2011: Regular registration rate ends
Mar. 25–26th, 2011: Conference, Onsite registration rate in effect

Registration at the conference is open from 2:00pm until 5:00pm on March 24 as well as the morning of March 25. The conference ends with lunch from 12:00pm to 2:00pm on March 26. For more information on the conference, please consult the SAIS Web site or contact the conference chair, Andrew Ciganek, or the program chair, George Schell.

Submission Guidelines
Submissions are accepted online for full papers, research-in-progress, workshops, tutorials. In addition, there is a separate track for papers authored solely by doctoral students. Submissions may not exceed six single-spaced pages (approximately 2,500 words), including all figures, tables, appendices, and references. Previously published work or work under review elsewhere is not eligible for submission. Please use the template posted on the conference Web page to prepare your submission. To facilitate a blind review, please do not include any author or affiliation identification on any page of the document, in headings, footers, or in properties of the submitted file. All authors must adhere to the AIS code of research conduct. Turnitin software will be utilized by the program chair as a tool to avoid issues of plagiarism and ensure academic integrity. Contact the program chair, George Schell, if you are willing to serve as a reviewer to obtain keycode access.

All submissions and reviews will be submitted online at: http://im.fee.uva.nl/sais/openconf.php

Andrew P. Ciganek, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Information Technology and Business Education
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Phone: (262) 472-6946
Email:  ciganeka at uww.edu
Home: http://facstaff.uww.edu/ciganeka/