AMCIS 2021 - Global, International, and Cross Cultural Issues Track (GICCI) - Call for minitrack proposals: We invite the submission of mini-track proposals to the Global, International, and Cross Cultural Issues track at AMCIS 2021, which will be held on August 5-7 in Montreal, Canada. https://amcis2021.aisconferences.org/ Globalization has historically been tied to technological innovation, and the present era of a networked information society is no different. Information systems (IS) have provided the infrastructure for multinational businesses, created new cultural connections irrespective of geographic boundaries and distances, and allowed an increasingly mobile global population to be connected to their friends, families, and cultures no matter where they are, forming global online communities. Of particular interest to the track this year are the socio-cultural features of the intended and unintended consequences of global IS; this includes, for example, disinformation, fake news, hate speech, rumors, conspiracy theories, cyberbullying, racist algorithms, fraud, and trolling. The track welcomes submissions that relate to all aspects of global IS, or IS research situated in a global, international or cross-cultural context. The track is open to all methodological approaches and perspectives. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Research that considers the impacts of cultural values on information systems use, adoption or development * Research that consider the global spread of disinformation, trolling, fake news, fraud and conspiracy theories * Research on global IT sourcing strategies * Cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons of IS adoption, use and development * Effects of global social computing on organizational work organization and practices * Issues relating to globally distributed teams * Issues relating to IT adoption at the national level * Issues relating to global knowledge management * Issues relating to cross-national legislation and regulation * Issues relating to global information governance * Use and impacts of IT in the context of multinational organizations * Issues relating to security in information systems that span multiple countries * Single country studies showing implications for other locations or results different from other contexts * Multi-country studies of IS adoption, use, and development Track Chairs: Pnina Fichman, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA Edward W.N. Bernroider, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria Barbara Krumay, Johannes Kepler University, Austria If you are interested in submitting a mini-track proposal, please notice the following important information: - Mini-tracks will be managed under tracks. Please visit the descriptions of AMCIS 2021 tracks at https://amcis2021.aisconferences.org/track-descriptions/ and identify a related track for your submission. Proposals must be submitted through the PCS system. Instructions are available on the same web page. - Each mini-track should have 1-5 mini-track chairs (2-3 preferred). An individual can chair at most two mini-tracks. - An individual must hold only one role within a track. A person should not be both a track chair and mini-track chair within the same track. - Mini-track proposals are due by October 16, 2020. If accepted, mini-track chairs are expected to: - Promote their mini-track to generate manuscript submissions to the conference - Solicit and assign reviewers for manuscripts submitted to the mini-track - Provide a summary report to authors based on reviews - Make recommendations to track chairs about each manuscript submitted to the mini-track - Nominate best papers and reviewers Below is the AMCIS 2021 tentative timeline: September 21, 2020: PCS opens for mini-track proposals October 16, 2020: Mini-track proposals due October 23, 2020: Track chairs make recommendations on mini-tracks October 30, 2020: Mini-track decisions announced January 6, 2021: System opens for general paper submissions March 26, 2021: Reviews are due April 8, 2021: Mini-track chair recommendations are due We look forward to receiving your mini-track proposals. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pnina Fichman Professor of Information Science Director, Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering Indiana University, Bloomington https://luddy.indiana.edu/contact/profile/?Pnina_Fichman