Call for participation: IFIP Working Group 8.2 Conference: Shaping the Future of ICT Research: Methods and Approaches

Registration is open now for the IFIP Working Group 8.2 Conference

The IFIP WG8.2 conference will take place in Tampa on December 13-14, 2012 immediately prior to ICIS 2012 in Orlando. We invite you to participate in this exciting event that will include a keynote address by Dr. Allen Lee, research paper sessions on exciting directions in ICT research, and engaging panel sessions. Thought leaders in the ICT community are encouraged to participate and help in forming a vision and agenda for the future of relevant and rigorous ICT research methods and approaches for the next decade. Our goal is to broaden this discussion beyond the Information Systems community to include researchers from the many ICT-related disciplines.

Join us in Tampa for an exciting and personally rewarding workshop. Further information and registration are available at the conference website: www.ifip82-2012.usf.edu

The social event will be a “Mingle with the Animals at Lowry Park Zoo” on Thursday December 13th 6:30 - 10:00pm. You will wander through Lowry Park Zoo ablaze with Holiday spirit on your way to a scrumptious four course meal. Expect to meet some “Special Guests” during the evening as zoo personnel will be mingling and circulating with some of the exotic zoo residents, such as a Green Winged Macaw or possibly a Two-toed Sloth.

A popular attraction at the zoo is the manatee exhibit. Manatees are large aquatic mammals that are related to elephants, and according to myth, were the creatures sailors called mermaids. West Indian manatees are found in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, especially in warm shallow waters. This makes the large herbivores vulnerable to injuries from boats and ships. Tampa‘s Lowry Park Zoo rescues these special creatures from the Florida Keys all the way to the State of Texas, making this one of the largest rehabilitation facilities in the world.

General Chairs: Alan Hevner and Michael Myers
Program Chairs: Anol Bhattacherjee and Brian Fitzgerald
Organizing Chairs: Rosann Webb Collins and Joni Jones