[AISWorld] CAIS PUBLISHES A NEW SPECIAL ISSUE — ON THE FUTURE OF AIS CONFERENCES

[David Cormier]

 CAIS announces the publication of a Special Issue on the Future of AIS
Conferences.

Watch the CAIS interview with the guest editors of the special issue,
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAA72l4BiywdZ788uk4QgfYmWNqOEb9YDp4>Cathy
Urquhart,
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABGZJ0BnE-mmSwIN42IryWiIxHNE2jfsb0>Fred
Niederman, and Arlene Bailey, on the CAIS YouTube channel, please like and
subscribe!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m15jIiyDUU

"The future of AIS conferences, thrown into sharp relief by virtual
innovations during the pandemic and the subsequent return to face-to-face
conferences, is debated in this special issue. This editorial introduces
the seven papers contained in the special issue and provides the context
for the debate on the future of conferences in the AIS Community as well as
pinpointing key contributions made by the papers in the special issue. The
editors debate three questions: Are conferences still a viable means of
academic exchange and community for the future? Given that both virtual and
face-to-face options have opportunities and constraints, what can we do to
have the best of both options? What consequences, intended and unintended,
do new conference formats have for social inclusion and sustainability? We
examine different types of hybrid formats and features and also consider
the vexed question of how pricing may impact inclusion. We conclude with a
call to consider that, for social inclusion, we have an obligation to make
participation as rich as possible - some options should not offer a
diminished experience. As outlined in this editorial and special issue, the
challenges of making participation as rich as possible are manifold - but
in doing so, we help both our community and the planet."

The Special Issue articles on the future of AIS conferences include:

Editorial: What is the Future of AIS Conferences in Our Community?
https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol54/iss1/47/
Cathy Urquhart, Fred Niederman, and Arlene Bailey

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Considerations for AIS Conferences
https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol54/iss1/46/
Manju Ahuja

Should the Future of AIS Conferences be Hybrid?
https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol54/iss1/38/
Traci A. Carte, Matthew L. Nelson, Monica J. Garfield, Athanasia Pouloudi,
Mani R. Subramani, Guillermo Rodríguez-Abitia, and Souren Paul

Are we Concentrating on the Right Issues? A Response to the AIS Taskforce's
Plan for the Future of IS Conferences
https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol54/iss1/17/
Tobias Mettler

Generating Stakeholder Value Through Increasingly Hybridized Conferences:
Insights from 30 Years of ACIS Conferences
https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol54/iss1/27/
Mary Tate, Sander Zwanenburg, and Rodney J. Clarke

An Eco-socio-technical Rethinking of Information Systems Conferences
https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol54/iss1/30/
Richard T. Watson

Designing Incentives for Attracting Peer Reviewers to Information System
Conferences
https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol54/iss1/33/
Arthur Carvalho, Chad Anderson, and Liudmila Zavolokina

The Future of AIS Conferences Involves the Metaverse
https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol54/iss1/40/
Michael J. Cuellar

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