Forwarded message from [Zahir.Irani@brunel.ac.uk] sent originally on Thu, 27 Jan 2000 11:23:10 +0000: : ******************************************* : AMCIS 2000 : Americas Conference on Information Systems : ******************************************* : : Long Beach, California : August 10th - 13th, 2000 : : Call for Papers for the Mini Track : : "Information Systems Evaluation" : : This mini track will focus on Information Systems (IS) : evaluation and in doing so, will offer a forum to raise and : discuss those human and organizational factors associated : with evaluating investments in new technology. IS : expenditure has become a priority within many organizations : and many managers are now questioning in greater detail how : they can maximize their portfolio of IS related business : benefits, while minimizing indirect costs. The complexity : of IS and its multiple stakeholders when combined with the : uncertainty and unpredictability associated with benefit : and cost management, point to the need for improved IS : evaluation metrics. Topics that will be addressed by this : mini track include: : : · Technology Management : · Investment Appraisal Techniques : · Cost/Benefit and Risk Considerations/Realisations : · Social/Human Aspects of Decision Making : · IT/IS Performance Measures : · Post-implementation Evaluation : : Mini Track Co-Chairs : : · Dr Zahir Irani : Center for Strategic Information Systems: IS Evaluation : Group Department of Information Systems and Computing : Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK e-mail: : zahir.irani@brunel.ac.uk : : · Peter E.D. Love : Australian Agile Construction Initiative : School of Architecture and Building : Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3217, Australia : e-mail: pedlove@deakin.edu.au : : · Professor Mohamed Zairi : The European Centre for Total Quality Management : University of Bradford, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK : e-mail: : 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 (One of : Co-Chairs or all Co-Chairs at e-mail address(es)). : 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. : : ---------------------- : Dr Zahir Irani : Lecturer of IS/Industrial Placements Director : Department of Information Systems and Computing : Brunel University Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH : : Tel: +44 1895 274 000 Ext. 2133 : Fax: +44 1895 251 686 : E-mail: Zahir.Irani@brunel.ac.uk : URL: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~csstzni : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====

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