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International Conference on Business and Sustainability: Designing Sustainability
Date: October 15-17, 2008 Location: Portland State University, Center for Design and Innovation for Business & Sustainability Submission Deadline: July 1, 2008 The Center for Design and Innovation for Business & Sustainability at the School of Business Administration in Portland State University is pleased to announce its second annual International Conference on Business & Sustainability. This year’s conference will be held October 15-17, 2008 in Portland, Oregon, USA and will focus on Designing Sustainability. As in the prior year, the conference will include both academic and practitioner forums. It will begin on Wednesday evening with registration and a reception at the Vintage Plaza Hotel in downtown Portland. Thursday’s program will be at the Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center with breakfast followed by a full day of keynote speakers and practitioner panels. Practitioner speakers include innovative business leaders in sustainability from a broad cross-section of industries. Friday, October 17th, is devoted to academic paper presentations and speakers at the Vintage Plaza Hotel. The Vintage Plaza is the official conference hotel. The conference theme is Designing Sustainability. The four focal topic areas within this theme include: Product and Service Innovations, Supply Chain Management, Community Engagement, and Marketing. Papers relating to these four topic areas are invited from academia, industry, and non-profit organizations. All disciplinary perspectives, especially multidisciplinary approaches, and research methods are welcome. A wide range of papers will be considered, including but not limited to conceptual, empirical, experimental, and case studies. A partial list of possible topics includes: Product and Service Innovations Design Processes Information Systems for Sustainable Design Employee Creativity for Sustainable Design Can Corporate Leadership Inspire Sustainable Innovation? How Do Businesses and Consumers Co-Create Sustainable Innovation? The Economics of Sustainable Design Regulation to Promote Sustainable Design: Fact or Fancy? Lifecycle Costing for Integrated Sustainable Design The Role of Corporate Culture in Developing Sustainable Innovation Measuring the Footprint of Products and Services Supply Chain Management Sustainable Procurement Practices Market Structures and Supply Chain Signaling Logistics Planning for Environmental Stewardship Metrics and Measurement for Sustainable Supply Chain Management Supplier Engagement in Social and Environmental Initiatives Certifications and Eco-Labels as Part of the Sustainable Supply Chain Converting Supply Chains to Sustainable Value Chains Product Take-Back: Challenges, Opportunities and Methods Trends and Impacts of Regulation on Sustainable Supply Chains The Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations in Sustainable Supply Chains Community Engagement Initiatives Social Enterprise as Community Engagement Community Members as Stakeholders in Strategy Beyond Philanthropy: Corporate Community Engagement Strategies Employees as Participants in Community Engagement Initiatives Community Engagement: A Necessary Cost or a Smart Investment? Cross-Sector Partnerships to Deliver Social and Economic Value Resistant Participant: To What Degree Do Community Members want to be Engaged? Measuring Impacts: Are Community Engagement Initiatives Leading to the Desired Solutions? Technology as a Platform for Community Engagement Initiatives Community Engagement Programs: Unique Efforts or Everday Business? Marketing Programs Do Consumers Care about Sustainable Design? Certification Systems for Sustainable Design Greenwashing: Determining Who’s Washing and Who’s Real Is There Really a “Green” Consumer? ‘Cultural Creatives’ as Consumers The Impact on Employees of Social and/or Environmental Marketing Programs When Is There Too Much Consumption? Overcoming the Critics: Effective Approaches to Engaging the Conscious Consumer Reconciling Opposing Forces: Marketing in the ‘Age of Globalization v. Localization’ Non-Governmental Organizations as Partners in Marketing Initiatives
Information for Contributors Individuals from academia, business and government are invited to submit research papers, research abstracts, and proposals for workshops, panels, and symposia and that contribute to advancing sustainability through design practices. All submissions should have a clear sustainability focus. We encourage papers that are cross-disciplinary in nature; that is, they could involve more than a single traditional discipline. We also encourage submissions in which academic researchers collaborate with design practitioners to inform theory and methods with the latest real-world applications. Authors may submit either 1) a research paper that will undergo a blind review by at least two referees or 2) a non-refereed research abstract of 300 words maximum. All submissions should be submitted electronically following the detailed instructions provided below. All research papers accepted and presented at the conference will be published in abstract form in the conference proceedings. The submission of a research paper or research abstract means that the authors certify that the research is not copyrighted and it has not been accepted for publication in a journal. Further, authors certify their intent for at least one author to register for and attend this meeting to present the paper or abstract. The copyrights for all forms of presentation at this meeting will remain with the authors.
Submission Deadlines The submission deadline for refereed research papers is July 1, 2008. Only completed papers or 5-10 page works-in-process will be accepted for review. Papers will be subject to double-blind review by academic and, if appropriate, practitioner reviews. The submission deadline for non-refereed research abstracts is also July 1, 2008. Please send an electronic copy of the papers or abstracts to Elizabeth Lloyd at minor@pdx.edu Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent out by August 1, 2008. All presenters are expected to register for the conference. In addition, registration is required for the paper or abstract to be included in the proceedings. For further information or questions regarding this conference please go to the conference website at: http://www.bizandsustainability.org/ |
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Ninth International Research Symposium on Accounting Information Systems (in coordination with ICIS 2008 and the European Conference on Accounting Information Systems) Date: December 13, 2008 Location: Paris, France Submission Deadline: August 1, 2008
In 2008, the Annual International Research Symposium on Accounting Information Systems and the Twelfth European Conference on Accounting Information Systems will be combined to the Ninth International Research Symposium on Accounting Information Systems. It will precede the International Conference on Information Systems in Paris and replace the 2009 ECAIS. The symposium, which is sponsored by SIG-ASYS (Special Interest Group on Accounting Information Systems) and the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems (IJAIS), will feature research papers that focus on the link between accounting and information systems research. The Symposium is particularly interested in interdisciplinary papers that draw from accounting, psychology, cognitive science, behavioral science, economics, computer science, and/or information technology. High-quality, insightful, and theoretically sound studies of any type (action research, archival analysis, behavioral/experimental, design science, surveys, theory development, etc.) are equally encouraged. All submissions to IRSAIS 2008 must represent original work that has not already been published in a journal or conference proceedings (in complete form – abstract publication is permissible). If the work has been presented at another conference or is currently under consideration for publication or presentation elsewhere, the authors must disclose this fact. At least one author for every accepted paper must register for the symposium and be prepared to present his ideas in person. Authors of accepted submissions must address the suggestions (if any) of the reviewers, and submit an electronic copy of the final version of the work by the specified deadline. Failure to do so will be tantamount to withdrawing this work from further consideration and it will not be included on the final program. Submissions may be of two types: Completed research papers and research-in-progress papers. Completed research papersCompleted research submissions constitute a submission to IJAIS and such papers that are accepted for the Symposium will be published in an issue of the journal. Authors will need to revise the manuscript subsequent to presentation to address symposium comments and meet any additional requirements of the journal editor. Papers should conform to IJAIS format, which is consistent with other Elsevier accounting journals. Research-in-progress papersSubmission of promising research in its formative stages does not require complete analysis of results. Submissions should include a one-page abstract and a paper that includes the following sections: research objectives and questions, theoretical foundations of the study, research methodology being used, current status of the project, and a description of what the authors propose to present at the conference. These papers do not constitute submission to IJAIS, but will be eligible for fast track review through the journal subsequent to presentation if desired by the authors under advisement from the journal editor.
Authors should identify themselves and provide contact information only on the cover page, as these submissions will be blind reviewed. The second page of the paper should consist of an abstract plus a list of key words describing the main topics of the manuscript (the MISQ keyword list is recommended for use). Papers should be double-spaced to facilitate editing. The manuscript plus any supporting documentation (such as survey instruments) should be sent as e-mail attachments (in Word or PDF format) to: IJAIS editorial office ,ijais@bus.ucf.edu
Submission Deadline: August 1, 2008 Notification of Decision: September 22, 2008 Revised Manuscripts Deadline: October 27, 2008 Registration Deadline: October 31, 2008
Conference coordinators If you have any further questions, please contact on of the following conference coordinators: Jim Hunton, Bentley College/Maastricht University – jhunton@bentley.edu Steve Sutton, University of Central Florida/University of Melbourne – ssutton@bus.ucf.edu Eddy Vaassen, Maastricht University/University of Amsterdam – e.vaassen@aim.unimaas.nl |
