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Important Dates |
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Nominations are invited for the 21st Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2017 Doctoral Consortium. The Consortium will be held on July 16 – 17 at Adya Hotel Langkawi, Kuah, Malaysia, immediately prior to the PACIS 2017 Conference. | ||||
Call for Nominations |
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Universities are invited to nominate candidates for the consortium. Eligible candidates are PhD. students in Information Systems (IS), who have developed a plan for pursuing their dissertation, and would benefit from constructive feedback from senior faculty in the field. The consortium aims to provide doctoral students with an opportunity to share their research ideas and network with peers and experienced scholars serving as faculty advisors. Participating students will receive high quality feedback from faculty advisors, who are eminent researchers in the field, associated with leading institutions around the globe, serving in senior editorial positions in the field’s top journals. This consortium will be a significant event for emerging IS researchers in the Asia Pacific region. | ||||
Nomination Eligibility |
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Nomination Process |
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Consortium Schedule |
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Consortium activities will commence with Registration 8am. A full day parallel session on Sunday, 16th July and half day event is scheduled on the 17th July, which will focus on providing constructive feedback to students on their research. The exact schedule will be posted 3 weeks before the event.
The Consortium will include a balanced mix of students representing diverse research topics, methods, schools, and cultures. The number of attendees will be limited to 20, organized into 4 streams of 5 students. Each student will present his or her research in a designated stream led by 2-3 faculty advisors, who will have carefully reviewed the student submissions. Participants are required to have carefully reviewed all proposals in their stream prior to the Consortium so that they are prepared to contribute to the discussion on each student’s research. |
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Registration and Cost |
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Accepted consortium students are required to register no later than 15th May 2017. The consortium fee is $700 USD. The fee includes access to PACIS 2017 Conference. Thus, each paid DC participant is eligible (with no additional cost) for Daily Lunch Vouchers, PACIS 2017 Opening Ceremony & Welcoming Dinner, PACIS 2017 Gala Dinner and GeoForest Informatics Site Visit.
The students are responsible for their own travel and accommodations (e.g., airfare, transport to Adya Hotel) during DC session and the main PACIS conference (Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi). Nominating institutions are encouraged to provide financial assistance to successful nominees in the form of travel and accommodation aid. More detailed information about the consortium will be provided on acceptance. |
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Submission Contact Information |
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Faculty Mentors: |
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