ACM SIGMIS 2010 - 2010 ACM SIGMIS CPR: 48th ACM SIGMIS International Conference on Computer Personnel Research

2010 ACM SIGMIS CPR CONFERENCE

& DOCTORAL STUDENT CONSORTIUM

Conference: May 20-22, 2010

Doctoral Consortium: May 20, 2010

Vancouver, Canada

Preparing and Sustaining IT Professionals for Turbulent Careers in IT


CALL FOR PAPERS

Important Conference Dates:

Paper submission - date extended: 6 November 2009
Notification of acceptance: 22 January 2010
Camera-ready papers: 19 February 2010

Important Doctoral Consortium Dates:

Submission deadline: 16 November 2009
Decision to authors: 22 January 2010
Camera-ready copy of extended abstract: 19 February 2010
Updated paper: 15 March 2010
Additional feedback to authors: 3 May 2010

Conference Information
Conference Theme
Current approaches to attracting and retaining IT professionals have met with limited success. The same is true for strategies to increase IT enrolments. The turbulence in the global economy is leading to a drain of IT professionals towards lower labor cost centers while at the same time changing the nature of IT work. These trends and concerns have implications on pedagogy, IT professional development, the supply and demand for IT professionals and, ultimately, on their career progression

List of Relevant Topics
SIGMIS CPR 2010 welcomes research and practice submissions that address issues congruent with the conference theme. SIGMIS CPR 2010 also welcomes submissions on traditional topics within Computer Personnel Research. These topics include, but are not limited to:

The roles of culture (organization, occupational, or societal) in IT and IT work

Professional or occupational commitment in IT

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the coming decade

Career development practices of IT professionals

Diversity issues in the development, attraction, and retention of IT professionals

Role profiles and job profiles

Motivations of computer personnel

Work satisfaction and staff turnover in IT

Increasing IT enrollments, especially of females into IT programs

IS curriculum for the next decade: More of the same?

Ethical and security issues.

Doctoral Consortium
A special doctoral consortium will take place on Thursday, May 20. This doctoral consortium is targeted at students who are at the stage of dissertation proposal-writing or data collection, and who are conducting research on a computer personnel research topic. During fall 2009 and winter 2010, each student who submits to the doctoral consortium will have an opportunity to have their research proposal reviewed by a panel of qualified faculty mentors. In Vancouver, each student will have a full 30 minutes to present their research ideas and to receive feedback in-person from six-to-eight experienced personnel researchers. Doctoral students should be nominated to the consortium by an email message from a faculty sponsor, indicating that they are at an appropriate stage of their PhD program (normally in the 3rd or 4th year, but basically at the stage of dissertation proposal-writing). Students nominated for the consortium should submit a research proposal to be reviewed by the consortium mentors. At most, three students per PhD program may be nominated to the consortium. Click for additional information on the doctoral consortium.

Format of Submission
ACM SIGMIS 2010 welcomes completed research papers as well as researches-in-progress.

Completed research papers must not exceed 28 double-spaced pages and must conform to the established formats of MIS Quarterly. The 28 pages must include all text, figures, and tables. The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are excluded from this page count.

Research-in-progress papers must not exceed 14 double-spaced pages and must conform to the established formats of MIS Quarterly. The 14 pages must include all text, figures, and tables. The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are excluded from this page count.
Paper Submission

Good news from the program chairs. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday, November 6th!!!
Please upload your paper to

https://www.easychair.org/login.cgi?conf=2010acmsi...

If you do not already have an account, you will need to create one in order to submit your paper. If you have difficulties, please let us know. We are looking forward to your contributions.

Accepted papers will be published by ACM in the refereed conference proceedings which will be distributed at the conference. Full papers will be published in their entirety. Extended abstracts will be published for panel discussions and research-in-progress papers. Proceedings of all previous CPR conferences are available in the ACM Digital Library at http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm.

Conference Location
The conference will be held in scenic Vancouver in a location close to downtown amenities.

Conference Organization

Conference Chair: Mike Gallivan, Georgia State University, Atlanta (mgallivan-AT-gsu.edu)

Program Co-Chairs:
Jack Downey, University of Limerick, Ireland (jack.downey-AT-lero.ie)
Damien Joseph, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (adjoseph-AT-ntu.edu.sg)

Local Arrangements Chair: Gaetan Mourmant, Georgia State University & Paris-Dauphine University (gmourmant-AT-gmail.com)

Treasurer: Indira Guzman de Galvez, TUI University, California (iguzman-AT-tuiu.edu)

Publicity: Sandra Newton, Sonoma State University, California (newtonsa-AT-sonoma.edu)

Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs:
Deborah Armstrong, Florida State University (djarmstrong-AT-cob.fsu.edu)
Pamela Carter, North Carolina A&T State University (pecarter-AT-ncat.edu)


For any further information, please contact:
Mike Gallivan
Department of Computer Information Systems
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia-30302
Office: (404) 651-3773
Email: mgallivan-AT-gsu.edu