First Scandinavian Conference on IS & The 33rd IRIS Seminar

Working group members
All IRIS participants are assigned to one of the following working groups. Paper authors are assigned to a specific working group based primarily on the theme of their paper. Participants without papers are likewise asked to participate in a working group.
All these working group participants (with and without papers) are expected to stay with the assigned working group through out the working group sessions and contribute to the discussions of the working group papers (and the IRIS games).

The working group sessions
The first and short working group meeting is dedicated socialising and organising.
All participants present themselves briefly and discuss the practical set up of the rest of the meetings. The purpose is to ensure sufficient time for the discussion of each paper.  Approximately 1 hour per paper.

Following working group meetings – discussing papers
The author is asked to present briefly, his/her aspirations with the paper, what types of input is wished for, etc.  Authors are not supposed to present the content of the papers as all working group participants are expected to have read the papers in advance. Hence, PowerPoint presentations will not be catered for.

The first discussant(s) give his/her constructive comments to the paper regarding research questions, analysis, discussion, conclusions, structure, argumentation, flow, theory, methodology, references, etc. Provide positive and negative feedback and if possible follow this with a discussion of how to meet these challenges. After the first discussant has finished the rest of the participants are expected, on turn to further comment and discuss the paper.

The first discussant is the one in the group list following the paper being discussed. Meaning the first in the list is first opponent of the last paper. For an example see below.

The working group leader is responsible for the active participation of all working group participants as well as sound and constructive discussions.

Working Groups

Information on how to prepare for the IRIS working groups will be available on Monday 8th August.

Updated 12th August

The SCIS+IRIS features the following distinguished scholars as keynote speakers.

Brian Fitzgerald, professor, Limerick University

Title: Lost in Translation: The Academe-Industry Gap

Abstract: The communication difficulties inherent in academic industry collaboration are well known. The situation is exacerbated as the need for industry engagement with research is becoming even more pressing as governments and funding agencies seek to demonstrate a tangible and visible return on their research investment – the quest for the so called ‘research with consequences’. The stereotypes customarily presented do not capture the nuances and complexities of the industry academic relationship. Drawing on personal experience of trying to bride this gap, the issue is characterised and some strategies for mitigating proposed.

Suprateek Sarker, professor, Copenhagen Business School

Title: Co-Creating Value By Engaging with Practice: Some Models and Implications for IS Academics

Abstract: The need to engage with practice has long been recognized in the IS academic community. Yet many would argue that when confronted with the issue of having inadequate collaborative linkages with practice, we tend to revert back to our familiar rigor-relevance arguments, rather than focus on a way forward. Perhaps, this explains why we have not seen much progress in conceptualizing ways in which IS academic-practitioner engagement may be enabled. In the presentation, using real examples, I will attempt to outline three different modes through which IS academics may co-create value with their partners in the industry. I will also highlight the some of the challenges and potential pitfalls associated with the different modes of engagement.

Jan Pries-Heje, professor, Roskilde University

Title: Engaged Research in Process Improvement

Abstract: This keynote initiates from an example of engaged research; a Danish software house that made it from maturity level 1 to 5 in eight years. The organizational change implied at each step is discussed and a design theory of process improvement and change derived.

The registration for SCIS & IRIS is now open.

Online registration.

The fee for attending the IRIS seminar only (IRIS – Sunday afternoon to Tuesday noon), single room, 5000 DKK and 4500 DKK in a shared room (early-bird registration ends on 14th July). This includes:

• Keynote addresses by Jan Pries-Heje (Sunday afternoon)
• Participation in IRIS “Engaged Scandinavian IS Research” with discussion of papers in working groups
• Proceedings CD of IRIS
• All meals starting Sunday afternoon coffee to Tuesday lunch
• Social events
• Accommodation in single/shared room for 2 nights
• Membership fee to the IRIS Association

The SCIS 2010 conference features the following papers. The papers will be presented and discussed in a single-track format during the conference and are all included in the LNBIP proceedings published by Springer Verlag.

The programme for ICIS & IRIS. The conference will start on Friday 20th August and end on Tuesday 24th August.

The IRIS 33 paper submission system is now open. The deadline for IRIS is 1st April 2010.

All authors should submit their papers in the format provided in the IRIS33 Template. The IRIS33 seminar will solicit papers submitted in Word or Open Office with the extension “.doc” and in PDF with the extension “.pdf”.

Papers should not exceed 6000 words. Papers should not reveal the identify of the author(s) and in particular the author name(s) should be removed from the title page before submitting.

The online submission system is now open and can be accessed at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iris2010.

The 33rd Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia on “Engaged Scandinavian IS Research”
- In conjunction with the First Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems

As the eldest IS seminar in the world dating back to 1978 IRIS provides a well-established community where you can build and sustain your Nordic IS network. The seminar offers an informal atmosphere with a number of different activities such as workshops and keynote speeches. IRIS also offers thorough feedback on your work and deep insight into other researchers work through working groups where papers are presented and discussed. In addition paper authors also act as reviewers in the review process.

We welcome papers within the theme “Engaged Scandinavian IS Research” as well as papers on other subjects within IS from both junior researchers and senior researchers.

In order to attract more seniors the first Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems is launched in conjunction with IRIS. The two conferences are seen as a full package to stimulate the Nordic IS research community. We thus encourage senior researchers and junior researchers to take part in the full programme of the conferences.

Paper submission: Papers are not to exceed 6000 words. Check the page for instructions on format and online submission.

Important dates:

• 1^st April, 2010: Paper submission for IRIS
• 1^st May, 2010: Reviewers’ deadline for IRIS
• 15^th May, 2010: Notification of acceptance for IRIS
• ^20th June, 2010: Final “camera-ready” paper submission
• ^30th June, 2010: Final day to register for SCIS/IRIS
• 20^th-24^th August 2010: SCIS/IRIS, Rebild, North Jutland, Denmark
  • 20^th-22^ndAugust 2010: SCIS, Rebild, North Jutland, Denmark
  • 22^nd-24^th August 2010: IRIS, Rebild, North Jutland, Denmark

Organizing comittee:

• Karlheinz Kautz, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
• Peter Axel Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Hanne Westh Nicolajsen, Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark
• John S. Persson, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Lise Heeager, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Gitte Tjørnehøj, Aarhus Business School, Denmark

The conference is taking place at Comwell Rebild Bakker a fully modern 4-star hotel and conference centre. The hotel is located in the middle of Denmark’s most scenic national park 30 km south of Aalborg.

Ferry connections from Norway and Sweden to either Hirtshals or Frederikshavn approximately 90 km from the conference centre.

Shuttle bus service between the hotel and Aalborg Airport.

Due to many requests we have decided to extend the deadline for submitting papers to the conference. The new deadline is 30th November 2009. Submissions should be uploaded through the Online Service.