Workshops and Tutorials

AMCIS 2017 Workshops and Tutorials Call for Proposals

We invite you to propose a workshop or tutorial at AMCIS 2017. Consistent with the AMCIS 2017 theme of A Tradition of Innovation, proposals can be directed toward any topic that may be of interest to conference attendees or Boston-area IS practitioners.

Workshops and tutorials are typically conducted as half-day or full-day sessions.

Important Dates:

• April 3, 2017:           Deadline for proposal submission
• April 21, 2017:         Notification of acceptance

Some Example Topics:

• Cutting edge IS technologies, methods, education programs, and concepts
• Grant writing in IS research
• Analysis of environmental or sustainability data for IS
• Cyber-human systems
• Smart energy, smart grid, and smart consumer solutions
• Big data research and analysis
• Business analytics
• Ubiquitous computing
• Internet of things
• IS strategy
• Writing, editing, and reviewing for IS-related journals
• Theory building in IS research
• Diffusing IS research to practitioner audiences
• Active learning in the IS classroom
• Blended and online learning in IS education
• Information security and information security management
• Gamification of work, commerce, and education
• Enterprise architectures

Submission Instructions:

• Download the Workshop/Tutorial Proposal Form
• Use the form to provide requested information describing your proposal
• No later than 11:59 pm April 3, 2017, submit the completed form as an email attachment addressed to the co-chairs (vwilson@wpi.edu and harry_zhu@uml.edu)
• Receipt of your proposal will be confirmed within 24 hours
• Notification of accepted proposals: April 21, 2017