-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] AMCIS 2023 CFP - Cloud Computing and Sustainability Minitrack Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 23:30:00 +0900 From: Jiyong Park jiyong.park@uncg.edu To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

*Minitrack: Cloud Computing and Sustainability*

Green IS (SIGGREEN)

AMCIS 2023 (https://amcis2023.aisconferences.org)

Panama City, Panama, August 10-12, 2023

*Call for Papers*

Cloud computing has become one of the top priorities in corporate IT investments, which ranges from Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to Business-Process-as-a-Service (BPaaS). The cloud migration and cloud transformation have been further fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond operational benefits of cloud computing, increasing attention has been paid to the role of cloud computing in sustainable businesses. While prior studies in the Green IT/IS literature have examined the sustainability implications of IT and IS, cloud computing has transformed the way IT resources (both hardware and software) are deployed and utilized in business organizations, calling for research on cloud computing and sustainability to advance the literature on Green IT/IS.

This minitrack provides a forum for presenting and discussing original research highlighting the opportunities and challenges toward sustainability related to designing, deploying, and using cloud computing. We encourage submissions that address broad topics of Green IT and Green IS from the perspectives of not only cloud service providers, but also cloud service users and other stakeholders (across various levels including individuals, organizations, and countries). In particular, we welcome papers focusing on the role of cloud computing in tackling climate change, including (i) mitigation (i.e., reducing emissions and enhancing environmental efficiency) and (ii) adaptation (i.e., adjusting to the current and future impacts of climate change). This minitrack welcomes empirical (qualitative and quantitative) studies as well as design-oriented research and conceptual/theoretical papers that leverage the multiple perspectives of IS toward sustainability in the era of cloud computing.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

· Sustainability implications of outsourced IT and cloud computing

· Adoption and diffusion of cloud computing by organizations and individuals to address sustainability concerns

· Use of cloud computing to support sustainable business processes

· Cloud-enabled sustainability strategies

· Cloud computing for climate change adaptation

· Design of cloud-based services and systems with implications for sustainability

· Sustainability-aware cloud-native application design

· Cloud-based environmental/energy management systems

· Application of cloud computing for sustainability in different sectors, such as smart grids, transportation, agriculture, smart manufacturing, smart cities, and others

· Public policy related to cloud computing with implications for sustainability

· Global and cross-border issues in cloud computing and sustainability

*Important Dates:*

· January 6, 2023: Submission Open at PCS ( https://new.precisionconference.com/submissions)

· March 1, 2023: Submission Deadline (10 am EST)

We look forward to receiving your best work for the minitrack of *Cloud Computing and Sustainability*. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the minitrack co-chairs.

*Minitrack Co-Chairs*:

Jiyong Park (jiyong.park@uncg.edu, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

Kunsoo Han (kunsoo.han@mcgill.ca, McGill University)