-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] AIS-SIGSITI Call for Mini-Track proposals for AMCIS 2016... Datum: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:47:45 -0400 Von: Lakshmi Iyer lsiyer@uncg.edu An: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

Dear Colleagues:

SIG *Social Technical Issues and Social Inclusion (SIGSTISI) *is in the process of soliciting mini-track proposals for AMCIS 2016. If you are interested, please let us know. The track description and deadlines are given below.

Description http://amcis2016.aisnet.org/index.php/papers-and-posters/track-list#SIGSTISIanchor The *Social-Technical Issues and Social Inclusion* track focuses on information systems research areas impacting the intersection of humans and technology. It provides a venue for scholars of multiple Information Systems research areas to present research related to a broad range of social-technical issues as well as social inclusion issues. This track creates an area for interested researchers to establish platforms for future research leading to comprehensive research streams dealing with information systems and social, ethical, political, and cultural aspects from the individual, organizational, or societal focus. Once an emerging topics research stream has been started for a few years with ongoing research, the emerging topics often spin-off to become new tracks.

This track also partners with the related Special Interest Group (SIG) – *Social Inclusion*, which focuses on issues relating to diversity and social exclusion within an Information Society. The track also addresses under-represented groups within the IT field whether producers or consumers of information systems and technology. This partnership provides a greater awareness and an opportunity to focus related research into a more comprehensive research stream.

The *Social-Technical Issues and Social Inclusion* track solicits research papers (conceptual, theoretical, and empirical) as well as case studies, research-in-progress, and best practices / lessons learned. It provides a venue for scholars of multiple Information Systems research areas to present research related to a broad range of social-technical issues as well as social inclusion issues. This track creates an area for interested researchers to establish platforms for future research leading to comprehensive research streams dealing with information systems and social, ethical, political, and cultural aspects from the individual, organizational, or societal focus. Once an emerging topics research stream has been started for a few years with ongoing research, the emerging topics often spin-off to become new tracks.

This track also partners with the related Special Interest Group (SIG) – *Social Inclusion*, which focuses on issues relating to diversity and social exclusion within an Information Society. The track also addresses under-represented groups within the IT field whether producers or consumers of information systems and technology. This partnership provides a greater awareness and an opportunity to focus related research into a more comprehensive research stream.

The *Social-Technical Issues and Social Inclusion* track solicits research papers (conceptual, theoretical, and empirical) as well as case studies, research-in-progress, and best practices / lessons learned.

*Timeline:*

*September 22, 2015:* Manuscript Central opens for Minitrack submissions

*October 19, 2015: *Minitrack submissions are due

*October 28, 2015: *Minitrack decisions are complete

*Track Chairs* Karen Patten, University of South Carolina, pattenk@sc.edu <pattenk@sc.edu?Subject=AMCIS%202016> Lakshmi Iyer, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Lsiyer@uncg.edu Lsiyer@uncg.edu _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org