-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Call-for-Papers: MENACIS 2021 Conference - November 11-14, Agadir, Morocco Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 13:51:42 +0000 From: Ibtissam Zaza iz13@my.fsu.edu To: aisworld-request@lists.aisnet.org aisworld-request@lists.aisnet.org, aisworld@lists.aisnet.org aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Chapter invites you all to submit papers for its annual conference, held between November 11-14, 2021, in Agadir, Morocco (hybrid format). For more information, please visit menacis2021.com

MENA - AIS is a chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). It is the premier academic association for individuals and organizations who lead the research, teaching, practice, and study of different areas of information systems in the MENA region.

Every year, MENA - AIS organizes MENACIS, the Middle East & North Africa Conference for Information System, a regional conference affiliated with AIS.

This year, MENACIS 2021 will be held on 11-14 November 2021 in Agadir, Morocco in a hybrid format. MENACIS 2021 invites academics and researchers from all over the world, but also especially from the MENA region, to reflect on innovative research in information systems, from the point of view of a rapidly changing world.

We welcome submissions – either as full research papers or research in progress – that analyze the equalizing role digital technologies play in different aspects of contemporary life.

While the theme of this conference reflects research in the MENA Region; all research topics are welcomed.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Innovative Information Systems in the MENA Region * Trends of Information Systems and Innovation Ecosystems in the MENA region * IS in the service of innovation ecosystems in the MENA region * Information systems solutions during COVID-19 * The impact of COVID-19 on education, industry, individual, and society * IS/ IT in the period of crisis: issues and value creation * Opportunities and challenges of innovative information systems * Digital learning and online learning platforms during pandemics * Digital transformation and the future of work * Digital and social aspects in the digital era * Ethics and Information Technology * AI and Soul machines * IS healthcare

Our conference offers an opportunity for a fast-track review process at the Data Base for Advances in Information Systems (Q1 journal, A on the ABDC list). Authors of the top 5 quality papers will be invited to attend a workshop (by invitation only) where they will meet with scholars to give them recommendations to improve their paper. In addition, we will Panels on Navigating the IT Career, Women in IS, and Practitioners perspective on the future of IS and its link to IS research Important Dates

* Paper submission deadline: August 15th2021 by midnight Morocco time (GMT+1) * Acceptance notification: October 3rd 2021 * Camera-ready submission: October 17th 2021 * MENACIS conference: November 11-14, 2021

Registration will open on October 5th.

Conference Co-Chairs:

Sam ZaZa, Middle Tennessee State University, USA, sam.zaza@mtsu.edumailto:sam.zaza@mtsu.edu

Rachid Oumlil, ENCG Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco, r.oumlil@uiz.ac.mamailto:r.oumlil@uiz.ac.ma

Safa’a AbuJarour, University of Potsdam, Germany, safaa.abujarour@uni-potsdam.demailto:safaa.abujarour@uni-potsdam.de

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the president of the MENA Chapter sam.zaza@mtsu.edu

Best,

Sam Zaza Sam Zaza, PhD College of Business Florida State University 126 Rovetta Business Building 821 Academic Way Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110

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