Forwarded message from [NSutcliffe@cs.depaul.edu (Norma Sutcliffe)] sent originally on Wed, 19 Jan 2000 00:23:14 -0600: : AMCIS 2000 : Americas Conference on Information Systems : Long Beach, California : August 10th - 13th, 2000 : : Call for Papers (and Mini-Panel) for the Mini Track : "The Changing Skills Portfolio - Managing Organizational Needs for IT : Professionals" : : (CFP is also available at http://www.depaul.edu/~nsutcli1/AMCIS2000) : : Faced with the dramatic growth of new technologies, the IT skills portfolio : is rapidly changing and evolving. Both firms and IT professionals have : difficult choices in meeting the needs for IT skills. : : Shortages of IT professionals are in both established and emerging : technologies. How do firms then determine the priority for filling their : needs in both short and long terms? What are the appropriate hiring : strategies to identify and attract personnel with the right skill sets? : Under what circumstances, do firms want to use the "re-tooling" strategy for : their internal IT professionals? What are the "best practices" for : retaining highly skilled IT professionals? Firms also face conflicting : pressures; they need slack resources so they can respond to competitive : challenges, and they also need to contain labor costs. : : On the individual level, what is available to an IT professional for : determining and establishing a skills portfolio that fits well with career : goals? What strategies and tactics do IT professionals use to meet their : personal needs and to succeed under changing economic conditions? : : How can education respond to meeting the needs of the individual and the : organization? What role do educational institutions play in meeting these : needs at the societal level? How is the role influenced by international : economic forces? : : Sample (but not exclusive) topics include: : : - Trends of needed IT skill compositions in the short and long term : - The implications of current trends for firms, IT professionals and : education : - Determining and managing appropriate skill portfolios at the firm level : - Hiring/outsourcing considerations given a firm's current and desired skill : portfolio : - Strategies for retaining highly skilled IT professionals : - Compensation and career path strategies for IT professionals in the 21st : century : - Outsourcing strategies given rapid growth and market uncertainty : -IT education needs at the global level in the 21st century : - Roles, opportunities and challenges for IT/IS education : : This mini-track also calls for a mini-panel proposal. It should include: : (1) panel topic(s), (2) key issues to be discussed, (3) panel discussion : questions, and (4) panel members. A topic addressing industry issues is : particularly welcomed. : : Mini Track Co-Chairs : : Makoto Nakayama (MNakayama@cti.depaul.edu) : School of Computer Science, Telecommunications : and Information Systems (CTI) : DePaul University : 243 S. Wabash Avenue : Chicago, IL 60604 : Phone: 312-362-5088, Fax: 312-362-6116 : : Norma Sutcliffe (NSutcliffe@cti.depaul.edu) : School of Computer Science, Telecommunications : and Information Systems (CTI) : DePaul University : 243 S. Wabash Avenue : Chicago, IL 60604 : Phone: 312-362-5084, Fax: 312-362-6116 : : Important Dates : : Submission of Material : March 15, 2000 : Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2000 : Camera-Ready Copy: May 5, 2000 : Conference Registration: June 1, 2000 : : Submission Guidelines : : All submissions and inquiries are to be made to Norma Sutcliffe at : NSutcliffe@cti.depaul.edu. Submissions must be in English, and should : represent the original work of the authors. Each submission is limited to : SEVEN pages (approximately 3500 words) in length for a full complete : research paper and THREE pages (approximately 1500 words) for a : research-in-progress paper. All submissions should be made electronically : and sent as an attachment in MS Word, WordPerfect, PDF, or HTML format. : Please indicate "AMCIS 2000 Mini Track Submission" in the subject line of : the e-mail to which your submissions are attached. Best papers will be : recognized and receive awards at the conference. : : Submissions should include the following: : : - Name, e-mail, mailing address, university/organization affiliation, : phone/fax numbers of the contact person and all co-authors. : - Title of the submission, Keywords (five words), Abstract , and Main body : of the submission. : - References and/or bibliography (in MIS Quarterly format). : : Americas Conference on Information Systems covers the latest and important : issues in Information Systems and to serve the research and teaching : interests of the IS community. For more details about AMCIS 2000, see : http://www.csulb.edu/conference/ais2000. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- : Norma Sutcliffe (NSutcliffe@cti.depaul.edu) : School of Computer Science, Telecommunications : and Information Systems (CTI) : DePaul University : 243 S. 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