-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Call-for-Papers: FREE MENACIS 2021 Conference - November 11-14, Agadir, Morocco (Hybrid Format) Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 13:42:05 +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

As the president of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA-AIS) and on behalf of the MENA members, I invite you all to submit papers for our annual conference, held between November 11-14, 2021, in Agadir, Morocco (hybrid format). This conference is FREE of charge to all. For more information, please visit www.menacis2021.comhttp://www.menacis2021.com

We welcome submissions – either as full or short research papers – 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:

* 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

In addition to paper sessions, the conference will include panels that address navigating an IT career, women in IS, how to publish, practitioners and IS, among other topics. The panels will be followed by round-table discussions with senior scholars.

Accepted papers will need to show both relevance and methodological rigor. The best contributions will be published in a Springer volume “Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization” series, indexed on Scopus. Top-quality papers will be invited to a fast-track to the DATA Base for Advances in Information Systems Journal (Q1, ranked A on the ABDC list). Another option for journal publication will be IBIMA Business Review (Q3). Other papers will have the option to be published in the AIS Library. At least one author for each accepted paper should attend the conference, presenting her/his contribution. Important Dates

* Paper submission deadline: August 4th2021 by midnight Morocco time (GMT+1) * Acceptance notification: October 3rd 2021 by midnight Morocco time (GMT+1) * Camera-ready submission: October 17th 2021 by midnight Morocco time (GMT+1) * MENACIS conference: November 11-14, 2021 by midnight Morocco time (GMT+1)

Registration will open on October 4th

Scholarships are available to doctoral students whose papers are accepted to the doctoral consortium. For further information, please contact me sam.zaza@mtsu.edu

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-AIS 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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