PACIS 2023 Workshops & Panels

Workshops

A description of the workshop, including objectives and planned activities.

Workshop 1 Use and Misuse of SEM in IS field: perspectives from Regression, Process, SEM (CB-SEM and PLS-SEM)
Workshop 2 Digital Transformation and Innovation Ecosystems
Workshop 3 How to Balance between privacy protection and data collection?
Workshop 4 Blockchain in IS: Now and Future
Workshop 5 Ethics and motivational ISs: Exploring the role of gamification in ethics learning

Panels

A description of the topic to be debated or discussed, the panel structure, including the format for interaction between panelists and the audience and a brief position statement and biographies for each panelist. Panel proposals will also be required to include a participation statement stating that all panelists have committed to attending the conference and serving on the panel if the panel is accepted.

Panel Proposal Emerging Research Topics in Information Systems: Navigating the Landscape of Sustainability, Generative AI with ChatGPT, Metaverse & NFTs, and NeuroIS

Call for Workshops & Panel Sessions

The Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2023 aims to offer panel and workshop sessions as part of the annual conference. Information systems (IS) scholars and practitioners are invited to submit panel and workshop session proposals for PACIS 2023.

We invite panels that facilitate debate and discussion of contemporary issues in IS research, practice, and teaching. Panels are expected to engage the panelists and the audience in a debate that stimulates engagement and enhances the learning experience with the aim of advancing the IS community and the topic forward to greater understanding. The topics of panels might vary, but in general, they should refer to new and challenging research questions, novel research challenges, changes to the discipline’s status quo, and technology-driven transitions that give rise to problems worthy of a new research agenda.

In addition, we welcome workshops delivered by researchers and practitioners on specific IS-related topics. The aim of the workshop should be to foster and build communities of interest among scholars. They should provide an opportunity to generate ideas, challenge assumptions, think creatively, inspire action, and forge new partnerships.

We invite submissions on all facets of the conference theme: Navigating Digital Turbulence and Seizing New Possibilities. The panel session will be conducted on Friday, July 8, 2023*. It is scheduled as an in-person meeting from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Beijing time (July 7, 8:30 pm to July 8, 05:30 am US Eastern Time). The scheduling of panels will be determined based on submissions. Workshop sessions will be on July 11 (Tuesday) and July 12 (Wednesday).

Proposal Submissions

  • Proposal submissions for panel or workshop sessions should include the following information:
    • Title of the proposed panel or workshop session
    • A concise justification of how the panel or workshop relates to the conference’s central theme, “Navigating Digital Turbulence and Seizing New Possibilities” in particular and/or to IS more in general
    • List of the organizer(s) and presenter(s) with their short bios
    • A brief description on the primary audience being targeted and the expected number of participants.
  • For panel sessions: A description of the topic to be debated or discussed, the panel structure, including the format for interaction between panelists and the audience and a brief position statement and biographies for each panelist. Panel proposals will also be required to include a participation statement stating that all panelists have committed to attending the conference and serving on the panel if the panel is accepted.
  • For workshops: A description of the workshop, including objectives and planned activities.
  • All the proposals should be submitted to three workshop session co-chairs via email.

Review criteria

  • Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the panel and workshop co-chairs.
  • The review criteria for panels will include the novelty of the topic, the format of the panel, the diversity of opinions within the panel, the implications of the panel for research and practice in IS, and the likelihood of attracting a wide audience.
  • We intend to provide workshop organizers with early feedback on similar workshop proposals, allowing them to consider mergers (or modifications to make workshops more distinct) in advance.

Important Dates

  • Proposal Deadline: March 18, 2023
  • Acceptance Notification: Before May 4, 2023
  • Presentation materials from all presenters: June 18, 2023

Panel and Workshop Session Co-Chairs

Dr. Jian Mou Dr. Hemin Jiang Dr. Satish Krishnan
Pusan National University, South Korea University of Science and Technology of China Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India
jian.mou@pusan.ac.kr hmjiang@ustc.edu.cn satishk@iimk.ac.in

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Academic career and branding
  • Digital transformation of businesses
  • Innovation ecosystems for digital turbulence
  • Digital security, privacy, and ethics
  • Metaverse related issues
  • Post-covid related research topics
  • Artificial intelligence related issues such as governance or its impactions in a specific area
  • Competitive advantage through big data
  • Collaboration with practitioners
  • Curriculum design and pedagogical methods
  • International project collaboration or grant application
  • Journal special issue, submission, review process and revision related issues
  • Research methodology issues in IS
  • IS research in Pacific Asia region or in developing countries
  • Other SIG annual workshops
  • Emerging issues in IS research
  • Chinese language related workshops or forum