-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] GITMA 2018 CFP - July 8-10, 2018 in Mexico City Datum: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 13:31:35 -0600 Von: Tim Jacks tjacks@siue.edu An: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

The 18th Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA) world conference will be on July 8-10, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico! You can find more info at www.gitma.org as well as a link for paper submissions.

*** Please note that the submission deadline is December 15, 2017. ***

Our academic keynote speaker will be Dr. Suprateek Sarker. Dr. Sarker is the Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Commerce Professor at the University of Virginia and the Editor in Chief of the Journal of AIS and a Senior Editor for Decision Sciences. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals including Journal of MIS and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. He is also a past editor-in-chief of Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research.

We are also pleased to announce that ten research grants are available for graduate students to attend the GITMA 2018 conference and present their work. The grant amount is US $200. The grants will be awarded on a first come first serve basis to one graduate student author of an accepted full paper. In order to receive the grant, the student must register and attend the conference. After submitting a full paper, the graduate student must send an email to the program chairs requesting the grant. The program chairs are: Hajer Kefi (h.kefi@psbedu.paris) and Prashant Palvia ( pcpalvia@uncg.edu).

GITMA aims to bring together researchers from around the world to advance research that explores the use of ICT (Information and Communications Technology). A unique conference, GITMA is acknowledged by past attendees for its friendly setting that encourages, nurtures and enhances a culture of knowledge co-creation. This conference provides a unique opportunity to all IT educators, researchers, and practitioners from all countries to get together to network, develop lasting relationships, and exchange ideas. The clear strength is the international participation and the following people should attend:

- Educators, researchers, and practitioners from North America (including US, Mexico, and Canada) - Educators, researchers, and practitioners from all other parts of the world, including developed, developing, and under-developed nations. - Educators, researchers, and practitioners doing work in all areas of Global IT Management

Conference tracks will include: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security and Privacy, Digital Transformation, Electronic Commerce, Emerging Issues, Global IT, Healthcare IT. Internet of Things, IT Management, Diverse Issues in IS, Mobile Computing, Outsourcing and Offshoring, Societal and Cultural Issues, and Social Media.

Papers judged as high quality by the reviewers will be considered for publication on an expedited basis in the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM), Journal of Information Technology Cases & Applications Research (JITCAR), and Journal of Information Privacy and Security (JIPS).

For questions, please contact: Conference Chair: Dr. Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, pcpalvia@uncg.edu Program Co-Chairs: Dr. Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, pcpalvia@uncg.edu, and Dr. Hajer Kefi, Paris School of Business, h.kefi@psbedu.paris Local Chair: Mr. Gustavo Pares, Partner Nearshore Delivery Solutions, gustavo@nearshoremx.com _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org