The 2013 Information Systems Section Midyear meeting and 11th annual AIS New Scholar Consortium will be held January 9-12, 2013 at the Bahia Mar Doubletree, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This joint meeting with the SET section will include a plenary speaker, pre-conference workshops, a panel discussion, research paper sessions, education paper sessions, and interactive short paper sessions. Please visit the IS section website for more details (coming in the future).
The deadline for submission of research and education papers for the conference is Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Research (including pedagogical research) papers should follow the style and submission guidelines of the Journal of Information Systems (JIS). Instructional cases should be in a format similar to that used in Issues in Accounting Education.

Papers submitted to the Information Systems section will be reviewed with the intention of identifying promising papers that may be suitable for publication in the Journal of Information Systems.  The editor of the Journal of Information Systems will contact authors of identified papers and invite their submission to the Journal of Information Systems.
 
Conference submissions are eligible for three best paper awards, with $500 prizes for each award: (a) best paper, (b) best education paper (sponsored by the IMA Foundation) and (c) best education paper (sponsored by the IMA Foundation – winning paper must be submitted to the IMA Educational Case Journal (IECJ)). See the Policy and Procedure for Identifying Promising Papers for Publication in the Journal of Information Systems for more information.

New Scholars Consortium
The New Scholars Consortium enables new scholars and Ph.D. students to receive constructive feedback on their research in progress and proposals from successful faculty members in a small group setting. Submissions are now being accepted through September 18, 2012. All stages of research in progress are acceptable. Please direct Word format submissions and questions to: adzuranin@niu.edu (Ann Dzuranin)

Best regards,
Dan Stone