[AISWorld] CfP UKAIS 2017

[Laurence Brooks]

*** Call for Papers - UKAIS 2017 ***

22nd UK Academy for Information Systems International Conference

3rd-5th April 2017, St Catherine's College, Oxford. 

** Ubiquitous Information Systems: Surviving and thriving in a connected society **

In the current Information Systems (IS) context, ubiquitous digital connectivity can be 
seen in the indispensability of the Internet for 'digital natives' and the rapid uptake of 
wearable and nearable devices as well as augmented and virtual realities. 
Transformative technologies have created a rapid impact on almost every aspect of 
our social and working life due to their ubiquity, pervasiveness, and portability.

These technologies can radically alter the nature and scope of social interaction. 
Political, media and product campaigns are now run through multiple digital channels 
with protagonists seeking to interact and engage in conversations with their voters, 
users and customers. For those that are connected, the opportunity to share our 
individual voice has never been greater. But does that mean the voice of the non-
connected is drowned out? That the 2016 UK Brexit referendum was significantly 
swayed by older voters (over 60) provided a timely reminder that ?digital immigrants? 
and the non-connected still exert considerable influence on contemporary society. IS 
researchers are uniquely positioned to understand how to integrate diverse 
technological, social, and managerial issues arising from such ubiquitous IS 
environments. 

The Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society (JICES), published by 
Emerald, aims to promote thoughtful dialogue regarding the wider social and ethical 
issues related to the planning, development, implementation and use of new media 
and information and communication technologies. Selected papers at UKAIS 2017 will 
be considered for inclusion in a special section of a regular issue of JICES. Papers 
addressing the Conference theme are particularly welcome, although submissions 
addressing any area of the IS field will be considered for inclusion. We also 
particularly invite developmental and full papers that debate and reflect on the 
progress and future prospects of the ubiquity of information systems.

Illustrative topics include:

*	Artificial Intelligence systems
*	Bridging the Digital Divide: emancipatory IS
*	Business Intelligence and Decision Support
*	Business Process Management
*	eBusiness and Competitive Strategy
*	Economics and the Value of IS
*	eGovernment Solutions to the Citizen
*	Enterprise Systems
*	European and Cultural Issues in IS
*	Healthcare Information Systems
*	Human-Computer Interaction
*	Information and Enterprise Content Management
*	Innovation in People Supporting Activities (e.g. health care, schooling and 
services)
*	Innovative Applications of IS in Teaching
*	Inter-Organizational Systems
*	IS Artefacts and IS Artefact Design
*	IS Diversity and Diversity in IS
*	IS Governance and Sourcing
*	IS Innovation, Adoption and Diffusion
*	Project Management and IS Development
*	Research Methods and Philosophy
*	Service Engineering and Service Management
*	Social Media
*	Technologies to Promote a Healthy and Secure Society
*	Ubiquitous and Mobile Information Systems

About UKAIS Conference:
The UKAIS conference is the premier academic event in the Information Systems 
calendar within the UK, and attracts leading scholars from the UK and overseas. It is a 
charity, whose aims are to enhance the recognition and knowledge of IS within the UK, 
and to provide a forum for discussing issues in IS teaching and research. UKAIS 
recognises the importance of including practitioners in its work.

Conference Chairs:
Dr Marie Griffiths (University of Salford) and Professor Rachel McLean (Liverpool John 
Moores University) 

Conference Administrator: Abigail Hopkins (UKAIS2017 at gmail.com)

Conference Organising Committee:
Crispin Coombs (Loughborough University), Maria Kutar (University of Salford), 
Laurence Brooks (De Montfort University), David Wainwright (Newcastle Business 
School, Northumbria University), David Wastell (Nottingham University Business School), 
Neil Doherty, (Loughborough University), Savvas Papagiannidis, (Newcastle University), 
Diana Limburg (Oxford Brooks University), Oliver Kayas (Manchester Metropolitan 
University), Ray Paul (Brunel University London), Gelareh Roushan (Bournemouth 
University), Rob Campbell (Bolton University).

Important Dates:
15th January 2017 	- Submissions deadline
20th February 2017 	- Notification of acceptance/rejection
3rd March 2017      	- Deadline for early bird registration
3rd - 5th April 2017 	- Conference Dates	

Paper Submission:

Full papers of 5000-7000 words should document established results and be 
presented according to the highest academic standards. Full papers will be allocated 
30 mins (20 mins presentation, 10 mins discussion).

Developmental papers including concept papers, position papers and research-in-
progress will also be considered and should be between 1500-2000 words. UKAIS 
actively encourages submissions from early researchers and early researcher group 
submissions. The purpose of the short paper category is to enable researchers to 
discuss their work whilst it is in developmental stage, so comments and feedback 
obtained at the event can be incorporated in the final stages of research and writing 
up.

All papers must be formatted using the UKAIS 2017 conference template which is 
available at http://www.ukais.org.uk/UKAIS/Downloads.aspx (available shortly).

All papers must be submitted through EasyChair which can be accessed at: 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ukais2017.

The paper title and authors? names and contact details must appear on a cover sheet 
only, as should a clear indication of the topic areas for which the presenter is aiming. 
To facilitate the blind refereeing process, the body of the paper must be presented 
anonymously, with the title at the head of each page. Each paper will receive a 
double peer review.

All accepted papers will appear in the published proceedings of the conference which 
will be ISBN registered and available internationally through publication in the official 
AIS electronic library. Selected papers will appear in a special section of JICES

All additional information can be found on the UKAIS website at www.ukais.org.