Organizations and Society in Information Systems (OASIS) 2010 Pre-ICIS Workshop

Information Systems play an increasingly transformative role in organizations and society. The fluidity of IT over time has afforded and facilitated many new opportunities for organizing, conducting business, and collaborating. The 2010 OASIS workshop promotes understanding of the implications of these opportunities and the challenges they present to organizations.

We invite you to present your research-in-progress at OASIS, the IFIP Working Group 8.2 research workshop. The IFIP 8.2 working group focuses on the development and use of information technologies in organizational contexts, both broadly defined. The group seeks to generate and disseminate knowledge about and improve understand of the role and impact of information technology, and to improve the design and application of information technologies that are both useful and effective for individuals, groups, organizations and society at large.The OASIS workshop is open to all interested scholars and professionals who are researching in the area of organizations, information systems, and society. The unique and collegial character of the IFIP Working Group 8.2 ensures constructive, helpful and high-quality feedback. This is a great opportunity for you to share your research, meet IFIP WG 8.2 members and learn about and their research in a relaxed and supportive setting.

For more information about the Working Group, see http://ifipwg82.org/. Information on IFIP, the International Federation for Information Processing, can be found at http://www.ifip.org/.

Submissions:

To present, please submit a 500-word abstract by October 1 2010. Abstracts will be reviewed and authors will be notified of acceptance by October 21 2010. Abstracts will be made available online prior to the meeting. Authors submitting abstracts must grant the IFIP WG 8.2 the right to publish them online, but will retain all other copyrights.

To submit your abstract to the workshop, upload an electronic copy of your abstract (including 3-4 key words on the abstract page) to Sprouts:
Working Papers on Information Systems. See information here:
http://sprouts.aisnet.org/home.html

Please note: once you register and set a "user" account, login and go to "manage deposits" to upload your paper as "new item". In the submission form, make sure that you designate the paper to "Proceedings of IFIP8.2/OASIS" and select "Hala Annabi" as the Reviewer of your submission.

Prior to submission, please read carefully the authors guide here http://sprouts.aisnet.org/authors-guide.html

If you have technical questions about the submission, please direct them to admin@sprouts.aisnet.org

Registration:

The registration fee for the workshop is $80 for the cost of refreshments, audio-visual equipment, and duplication and other administrative costs. All attendees and presenters will be required to register. Online pre-registration for the workshop through the ICIS website will become available in September. In addition we will provide registration at the door on a cash-only basis. Details will be provided on the IFIP WG 8.2 Website (http://ifipwg82.org).

Time and Place:

The workshop will be held from 9 AM - 4 PM on Sunday 12 December 2010, immediately prior to ICIS 2010, at the Conference Hotel, The Hyatt Regency, Saint Louis, MO. Details will be provided on the IFIP WG 8.2 Website and via email. We anticipate that submitters will be given about 10 minutes to present their work to the assembled group, followed by 5-10 minutes for questions from the audience.

IFIP WG 8.2 Business Meeting:

All workshop attendees and anyone interested in IFIP WG 8.2 are encouraged to attend the WG business meeting that will follow the workshop at 4:10 PM. At the business meeting, we will discuss future workshops and working conferences, elect new members to the working group, and conduct other business.

Questions:

If you have any questions regarding the workshop or the business meeting please contact the co-chairs at annabi@ohio.edu or mcgann@ohio.edu.

We look forward to seeing you in Saint Louis.

Sincerely,

Hala Annabi, Workshop Co-Chair
annabi@ohio.edu

Sean McGann, Workshop Co-Chair
mcgann@ohio.edu