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AIS Newsletter |
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IS SECTION / AMERICAN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION. |
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Call for Nominations |
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2008 Notable Contributions to the Accounting Information Systems Literature Award
The Information Systems Section of the American Accounting Association is pleased to announce its 2008 Notable Contributions to the Accounting Information Systems Literature Award competition. The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding contributions of exceptional merit that make a direct contribution to AIS research. The winner of this award will be honored with a plaque presented at the Information Systems Section Business Meeting to be held at the 2008 AAA Annual Meeting.
Criteria for the award · Impact the work has had on theoretical or applied accounting information systems research. · Relevance to the larger IS research community. · Originality and innovation of the ideas presented in the work. · Development of an appropriate theoretical foundation. · Contribution to knowledge in the area of accounting information systems.
Soundness of methodology and analysis (where appropriate). Nominations should be made to the Chair of the Notable Contributions to the IS Literature Award Committee:
Kathy Hurtt
Deadline for nominations is March 31, 2008.
Selection Process · Consideration shall be given to peer-reviewed books, monographs, and journal articles on research topics and methods in the field of accounting information systems. For journal articles, nominations are not limited to any particular journal, but should be publications recognized as having made a significant contribution to the literature in accounting information systems. · The work must have been published prior to December 31, 2004. · To be eligible for consideration, at least one of the authors of the work must be a current member of the AAA. · Nominations should be made to the chair of the Notable Contributions to the IS Literature Award Committee. · The work must be nominated by an IS Section member. · The nominating letter should include statements that assess the importance of the work and its current or potential impact on the accounting information systems literature. · Electronic or physical submissions are accepted. Four copies are required of physical submissions. · The committee is not required to accept one of the nominated papers for the award. · Selection of the award winner will be made by the Notable Contributions to the IS Literature Award Committee. Current members of the committee and the Executive Committee are ineligible for the award. |
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2008 Outstanding Accounting Information Systems Dissertation Award The Information Systems Section of the American Accounting Association is pleased to announce its 2008 Outstanding Dissertation Award Competition. The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding dissertations in the field of accounting information systems. Submitted dissertations shall be judged by the IS Section Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee: Georgia Smedley (Chair), Carlin Dowling, and Dwayne McSwain. The winner will be honored with a plaque presented at the IS Section Business Meeting at the 2008 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA. An abstract of the winning dissertation will appear in the Section Newsletter. Entries may be nominated by either the student who wrote the dissertation or by one or more members of the dissertation committee. The entry should not be under simultaneous consideration by other sections of the AAA.
The submission requirements are as follows: 1. Dissertation topic dealing with information systems. 2. Dissertation completed between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007. 3. A letter signed by the dissertation chair stating the dissertation was completed and accepted by the degree granting institution during the above period. 4. A nominating letter stating why the dissertation should be recognized as outstanding. 5. A paper from the dissertation that meets the criteria for papers submitted to the Journal of Information Systems* or a 15 page abstract (the paper format is strongly encouraged).
Please submit four hard copies or one electronic copy (electronic submission is encouraged) to: Georgia Smedley
All submissions must be postmarked by March 31, 2008. The award committee may request finalists to submit a copy of their completed dissertation.
* Please refer to the latest issue for requirements related to length, format and other matters such as inclusion of experimental instruments. |