Forwarded message from [jaana@UH.EDU (Jaana Porra)] sent originally on Mon, 24 Jan 2000 13:08:04 -0800: : AMCIS 2000 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Long Beach, : California, August 10th - 13th, 2000 : : <bigger><bigger>Call for Papers for the Mini Track : : "Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems" : : </bigger></bigger>This mini track is a continuation of a very successful : line of mini-tracks that originated with the 1996 AIS conference in : Phoenix, Arizona. Many leading scholars have participated in the : mini-track, including West Churchman, Dick Mason, Rudy Hirschheim, Murray : Turoff, and Kristo Ivanov. We expect an equally impressive list this : year, if the mini-track is approved. Papers, panels and/or workshops : dealing with any aspect of philosophy and its relationship to IS : research, teaching or practice are solicited. Philosophy is an : established and vast field, as compared to our fledgling area of : information systems. Yet the roots of IS literature extend from : philosophy going back to Churchman's work on Inquiring Systems, and Mason : and Mitroff's "MIS research program" article in 1973. Over the years a : host of others have relied on philosophy as a reference discipline. This : mini-track is founded on the belief that we have hardly begun to tap the : potential of philosophy in our work, especially in developing a more : robust foundation for what we do. The objective is to explore how : philosophy has been used as a reference discipline in the past, and to : foster the development of a "philosophy of information technology." The : continuing explosion of information technology in forms such as the World : Wide Web and commercial information services is leading to an intrusion : of information technology into our personal and business lives at a scope : only imagined just a few years ago. Understanding and managing the : implications of this technology seems to be a vital issue, not only for : scholars of IS, but for human kind as a whole. It seems appropriate that : we turn to philosophy as away of understanding these issues. ….(general : description of the mini track in one paragraph). : : Possible Topics include, but are not limited to: : : Ethical issues in IS : : Philosophy of science and its relationship to IS research and : methodologies : : Roles that philosophy might play in relation to IS issues : : The philosophy of information technology : : IS epistemology : : General systems theory applied to IS issues : : Churchman's Inquiring Systems and IS issues : : Information technology and its impact on society : : Mini Track Co-Chairs : : James F. Courtney : : Tenneco Professor of Business Administration : : Information and Operations Management Dept. (MS 4217) : : 322 Wehner Building : : Mays College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Business : : Texas A&M University : : College Station, Texas 77843-4217 : : Phone: 409-845-9541 : : Fax: 409-845-5653 : : e-mail: j-courtney@tamu.edu : : Jaana Porra : : Assistant Professor : : University of Houston : : College of Business Administration : : Department of Decision and Information Sciences : : Management Information Systems : : 280G Melcher Hall : : Houston, Texas 77204-6283 : : Phone: 713-743 4583 : : Fax: 713-743 4940 : : e-mail: jaana@uh.edu : : 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 (James F. Courtney: : j-courtney@tamu.edu or Jaana Porra : jaana@uh.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: : : i)Name, e-mail, mailing address, university/organization affiliation, : phone/fax numbers of the contact person and all co-authors. : : ii)Title of the submission, Keywords (five words), Abstract , and Main : body of the submission. : : iii) 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 www.csulb.edu/conference/ais2000. : : Jaana Porra, Ph.D. : : University of Houston : : College of Business Administration : : Department of Decision and Information Sciences : : Management Information Systems : : Houston, TEXAS 77204-6282 : : Tel. (713) - 743 4583 : : Fax. 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